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Concordia, KS | I've dealt with enough Veris data on farms that have yield data to see that in our conditions, the Veris EC map will give you zones similar to what you would find in a normalized yield map. Is it perfect, no, but is it better than nothing at all? Yes.
I think you have a decently priced bundle, when you figure in Veris and zone sampling, you would have probably 18 bucks in it by itself. If your provider is using SST for analysis, they will have a $.90/ per acre per year charge and a minimum of $.75/acre to get the Veris data. That's why prescriptions aren't always free. Dealing with prescriptions and some of the problems associated with them are why a retailer has an upcharge for variable rate application. People's time isn't free, software isn't free, and analytics aren't free.
I wouldn't do your whole farm, try one or two and see if you like the data.
A selling point for me in Veris is the high resolution pH mapping. Instead of a 2.5 acre grid, which is a 330 by 330 ft area, if you Veris on 60 foot swaths, you essentially get a 60 by 60 ft. pH map. A rate controller cant change rates every 60 feet, but it sure can in 120. There have been extreme cases where we have saved enough lime to pay for the Veris trip. Our pH's are highly variable, and we can have 4's to 7.5+ ph's in a single field and we can pick out that variability that we would miss with a grid.
Veris isn't perfect, but if you have no yield data, it works alright. It can be a "measuring with a micrometer and cutting with an axe" type of deal, but is many cases, our agronomy software has outpaced what the machinery can do.
I think its a decent deal, but again, do one or two farms first before you spend $40K. | |
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Cost for Veris mapping? Does this sound right?
