Package AGROBALANCE Standard
AgroBalance is a complex agronomic service, thanks to which agricultural
manufacturers receive detailed information at the block level about the quantity of available
nutrient reserves in the soil. In addition to professional soil sampling and analyzes, the service also includes individual recommendations, where and how much nutrients it is necessary to apply in order to achieve optimal results in plant nutrition and reach the desired yield. In the scope of AgroBalance, full traceability is ensured — from taking the samples from the field to obtaining the final results and recommendations.
AgroBalance Standard is available in two versions — for a period of 1 year and for a period of 4 years.
1. Automated sampling according to standard
Sampling according to ISO standard (0-30 cm) with special ground test equipment and automatic probe. Establishment of the general agrochemical background (stocks of nutrients) in the blocks of the farm. The size of the sampling cells is determined according to the Bulgarian State Standard. Each user receives access to information about: the exact path of the samplers; the location of the cells from which the soil samples are taken, within the boundaries of each individual block.
2. Soil analysis
Analysis in a specialized laboratory of NIK Agro Service, accredited under the BDS, of the following indicators:
- soil reaction (pH)
- nutrients (total mineral nitrogen — ammonium N-NH4 and nitrate nitrogen N-NO3), digestible phosphorus (P2O5), exchangeable potassium (K2O), digestible forms of calcium (CaO), magnesium (MgO), sulfur (S), sodium (Na2O), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn) and boron (B).
3. Agrochemical analysis and recommendations for fertilizing
- Digital agrochemical maps
Preparation of digital agrochemical maps with information on the distribution of the following indicators: soil reaction (pH), nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. - Fertilization recommendations
The agronomic team of NIK Agro Service prepares an individual plan for balanced fertilization for each plot and the respective crop.
4. Collection of control samples during the growing season
One plant and its corresponding soil sample from each block. Analysis of control samples for the content of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, sodium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese and boron. The agronomist team monitors the condition of the crops and prepares a document with comments on the results obtained and guidelines for follow-up.
5. Control soil sampling after harvest — 20% of the initial number of samples.
Based on the results obtained, the agronomists of the NIK Agro Service prepare recommendations for fertilization for the next business year.
All users of the AgroBalance service get access to the monitoring platform
of cultures Farming, where they visualize:
- the route and the soil sampling points;
- the digital agrochemical maps of the stock of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and pH of the respective parcel.
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