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From The Field... How Accurate Is a Soil Sampling Robot? While doing operator interviews in Nebraska, Josh found himself "sampling" the same field 10+come times. Take a look at how precisely our robot repeated individual core and sample locations between those trials. Now THIS is precision ag!

Here's how 1 bad sample cost me $70/ac... Wondering how problematic sampling errors actually are? Pulled 15 points by hand and by robot on the same field. One pH error alone = $70/acre in wasted lime. Even in the worst-case scenario I could build, the robotics paid for themselves on one sample out…

Should You Take All Your Soil Cores In One Spot? It depends. Like everything else in soil sampling, the tradeoff is between accuracy and efficiency. Taking your cores throughout any grid or zone will make it a (sometimes only slightly) more accurate representation of that grid or zone. The degree…

How Accurate is a Phone/iPad GPS for Soil Sampling? #agronomy Even creeping along at just 5 mph - my phone's furthest two GPS marks were 40x farther apart than the robot's. In this video I had 1 target point and 5 flags, trying to see how close my phone GPS could get me to the same point 5 times…

The #1 Soil Sampling Mistake Ag Tech Experts All Agree On Discover why inconsistent soil sampling depths are the top cause of irregularities in soil analysis - a (rare) point of consensus across the ag tech industry! - Midwest Labs calls it the #1 factor in their agronomy handbook - SoilView warns…

Is Taking More Cores the Key to Soil Sample Accuracy? #agronomy If we take a ton of soil cores, can we essentially guarantee the accuracy of our soil samples with any extraction method? Hand probe, hydraulic probe, auger, etc? Not quite. First, no matter how many cores we take, we still have to…

Throwback to December's Snowstorm! #soilsampling Sampling in the snow makes everything more complicated, and some people have asked if it throws off our depth accuracy. The answer: It's not a problem. If the snow IS deep enough to significantly effect sample depths, we likely won't be sampling it…

Best Part of Robotic Soil Sampling? Precise Depths #soilsampling In this quick chat, Keystone Coop's Matt Clark shares with ROGO's Drew Schumacher why precise depth control - hitting within 1/8" of target - is the most impactful aspect of the robotic sampling system. Honorable mentions include…

The Right Soil Sampling Depth #soilsampling Most soil fertility samples are taken 6-8 inches deep. In this video, we explain why “ideal depth” depends on how your fertilizer recommendations are calculated. Most agronomic recs are based on university studies that correlate soil test values to…

How Soil Labs Measure Phosphorus | #soiltesting Why are there so many ways to measure phosphorus in soil testing? In this video, we break down the most common phosphorus soil test methods - Mehlich-3, Mehlich-3 ICP, Bray-1, and Olsen (Bicarbonate) - and explain why your choice of extractant…

How Do We Make a Kubota Drive Itself? #agriculturetechnology This throttle actuator is controlled by the compute module, and simply moves the mechanical throttle plate on the engine back and forth. It doesn’t move the pedal in the cab. It’s a hydraulic steering system, so we have a controller…

If there’s one video on robotic soil sampling that deserves to go viral - this is it. Our autonomous soil sampling robot is targeting 6¾ inches, and in this test, we’re checking just how close it really gets. Most agronomists and soil labs will tell you: getting consistent soil sample depth is the…

Grid vs. Zone Sampling — Which Is Better for Your Fields? 🌾 Deciding between grid sampling and zone sampling actually involves three key decisions: 1️⃣ Sampling Pattern: Should you set points by soil data layers or use a standard grid pattern? Using the right soil layers can boost accuracy, but…

Full Video with Logan Ag: link in bio ROGO uses digital barcodes to track every soil sample from field to lab - eliminating confusion and ensuring total traceability. In this video, Drew shows how ROGO’s system prints specialized check-in sheets, links each barcode ID to the sample ID through a…

Alight, let's do a deep dive... Behind the scenes, 12 main "modules" work together to orchestrate a soil sampling robot's basic functions. - Sampling arm hydraulics, the AutoDrive components, and various sensors allow the robot to do its basic job - but there's a lot more to it. - The compute…

Autonomous driving improves the locational accuracy of our samples. This means more accurate spatial maps, and a more reliable way to compare the changes in a field between sampling events. My job as an operator is to drive the rig around and set up the robot. So I load my mission - all my points…

We interviewed 5 members of the Keystone team about why they use ROGO. In 40 seconds, here are their answers... #agronomy #soilsampling

Automatically Pulling Soil Cores From the Right Depth Being an inch off in your sample depths can distort your nutrient results by 10-20+%. In this video, Drew talks through how dropping the bucket to the ground before extending the probe helps make sure we're hitting depths accurately…

Can our robot pull clean soil samples through heavy corn residue? Absolutely. But don’t just take our word for it - the sample in this video is as clean (or cleaner) than what we’d get with a hand probe. Residue can cause big problems for some automated systems - contaminating samples or blocking…

Because of nutrient stratification, sampling 1/2″ too shallow or too deep significantly changes nutrient results. ROGO fixes these problems in 2 steps: 1. Our sampling arm makes firm contact with the ground before extending the probe, allowing us to measure depth directly from the ground plane 2…

Hot take - Soil sampling actually matters MORE when the farm economy is tight. Just released a video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXcRB__KbEg Since the core goal behind sampling has always been to get more value out of our fertility inputs, the rising costs of fertilizer and low…

Well, it's October 😎. For team ROGO, that means our fleet is in the field and the sampling season is in full swing! It looks like this will be our largest season on record by a significant margin, and we're thankful for all the work our team has put into making that happen. To our customers, thank…

Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyS1KMpGPKw Drew joins Blake Albrecht, TRAX Agronomy Lead at Premier Ag for an episode of The High Ground Podcast, which just dropped this week. It's worth a listen! #precisionag #soilsampling

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjA1YfEMwWo "Smart" High Density Sampling #soilanalysis Quick clip summarizing the results of a few of our field trials #soilscience #agronomy

To drive both autonomously AND efficiently, our robot needs to think several steps ahead - we've designed our GPS system to support this 📡. We use a dual-antenna system, which tells us where both the front and rear of the robot are at all times. This lets us calculate the robot's "heading" even…

Full video 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq1lEZpHjl8&t=8s #agronomyomy #soilscience

I think it's time to "steer into the storm" on soil health... We need to both ask and answer some specific questions. It's undeniable that microbes break down organic matter, and build soil structures called aggregates. This much is visible to anyone with a microscope. But... there are more than…

ROGO continues to revolutionize and enhance the soil sampling process by introducing a new feature. Now, both you and your grower can receive a convenient text message to keep you informed when we are on our way to the next field. This eliminates the need for phone calls to determine who is in the…

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