The back office isn’t the only place Royster-Clark is innovating through technology; in the fields, the company is implementing a variety of other emerging technologies as well. The most complex of these is a series of applications that make up an effort known as Precision Agriculture. The project uses GPS technology to pinpoint exactly how much of a certain kind of fertilizer to drop where.To determine this equation, Royster-Clark agronomists take geo-referenced soil samples from a farm and send them to a laboratory for analysis. Once lab specialists identify which nutrients exist in the soil, the data is correlated with soil type (sandy, clay and so on) into a database that also incorporates the type of crop a farmer plans to grow. The database runs an algorithm designed to determine which fertilizer must be applied to achieve optimum yield. This information is then fed remotely into a GPS device that instructs farmers how to feed their crops for maximum growth.Today, Royster-Clark has nearly 1 million acres of land involved in some form of precision agriculture. According to Managing Director of IT Robert Paarlberg, as the company obtains soil sample results, yield data and other information, it compiles those figures into a database to make future fertilization recommendations even better. Related content news Emirates NBD drives sustainability goals with Microsoft partnership By Andrea Benito Dec 10, 2023 2 mins CIO news COP28: How Du and Ericsson's partnership is supporting UAE Net Zero Strategy By Andrea Benito Dec 10, 2023 3 mins CIO Green IT brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe