1413 E Poplar St Algona IA 50511 Ph

1413 E. Poplar St. Algona, IA 50511 Ph: 515 -295 -4905 www. advcrop. com Email: advcrop@netamumail. com

Advanced Crop Management • Established in 1996 • Main focus was soil sampling for variable rate fertilizer application • GPS services have grown with the business for soil sampling, crop scouting, and precision ag solutions • Nutrient Management Plans for livestock producers

Advanced Crop Management • Agricultural Services – Crop Consulting – Nutrient Management Plans – Soil Sampling – Precision Ag Sales & Installation- Ag Leader

Advanced Crop Management • Crop Consulting – Crop Planning • Seed, Herbicide, Fertilizer, Fungicide, Insecticide – Crop Scouting • Crop staging, weeds, insects, disease, nutrient deficiency, soil nitrate test, yield estimates

Nutrient Management Plans • Develop and maintain NMP’s for new and existing livestock operations • Collecting manure samples for NMP records and analysis for application rates • Soil samples are taken to determine soil fertility levels

Advanced Crop Management • Soil Sampling – Grid – 2. 5, 4. 4, 10 ac – Management Zone – Soil Type • Use GPS and field mapping software in-field – Ag Leader GPS – HGIS Mapping Software • Desktop Software – Ag Leader SMS Software – SST Software – SGIS Software

Field Boundaries • Exterior of field is driven while GPS marks out the boundary. • This is drawn prior to taking soil samples. • Waterways, terraces, ponds, etc. are marked out as well.

Grid Size and Sample Points • Once the boundary is drawn, grid squares are created based on grid size and boundary shape. • Points are then drawn within the grid areas. • This is where the sample will be taken.

Soil Sample Results

Flat Rate vs. VRT Application

Flat Rate vs. VRT Application • MAP (Mono-ammonium phosphate) – $730. 00 per ton – Flat Rate Total Amount Applied • 11. 6 tons x $730. 00/ton = $8, 468. 00 • $8, 468 / 149. 1 ac = $56. 80 per acre for MAP Flat Rate – VRT Total Amount Applied • 4. 2 tons x $730. 00/ton = $3, 066. 00 • $3, 066 / 149. 1 = $20. 56 per acre for MAP VRT

Flat Rate vs. VRT Application

Flat Rate vs. VRT Application • Potash – $600. 00 per ton – Flat Rate Total Amount Applied • 15. 0 tons x $600/ton = $9000. 00 • $9000 / 149. 1 ac = $60. 40 per acre for Potash Flat Rate – VRT Potash • 12. 0 tons x $600/ton = $7200. 00 • $7200 / 149. 1 ac = $48. 30 per acre for Potash VRT

Advanced Crop Management • Precision Ag Sales & Installation – Ag Leader Products • • Seed. Command – Planters, drills, air seeders Direct. Command – Sprayers, spinner spreaders, strip-till GPS/Guidance – Assisted steering, hydraulic steering Harvest – Yield monitoring on combines – Selling – Installing – Supporting

Advanced Crop Management • Benefits of Precision Ag – More efficient use of agricultural inputs • Seed – Row Shutoffs • Fertilizer • Chemicals – Sprayer Boom Section Shutoffs – Allows operator to concentrate more on task at hand; Reduces operator fatigue – End Result= Precision products gives the producer priceless data to continue to make profitable decisions for their operation