If you want to know how well your precision farming is working, you need to understand what is happening in your soil. SGS Nvirocrop’s independent specialist agronomists can help you do just that.

Cobus Burger, Business Manager of SGS Precision Farming Services, explains that SGS is an international company offering various farming services that help you understand and improve your agricultural operation.

They can assist you with:

  • Soil analyses
  • Leaf tissue, water, fertiliser, organic material, and lime analyses
  • Soil classification
  • GPS-based soil and leaf sampling
  • GIS maps, valuations, and fertiliser recommendations
  • Independent agricultural consulting services for sustainability
  • Crop scouting
  • Economic viability assessments of active farmland, as well as new or rehabilitated agricultural land

Post-farmgate services

According to Cobus, they also offer post-farmgate services, such as inspection and certification of your grain or oil after the crop has been harvested.

Agri-commodities

SGS also manages the import and export of agri-commodities such as oils, grains, and fertilisers.

Some of the services offered by SGS Nvirocrop.

Food safety

In South Africa, SGS operates two independent food laboratories to analyse food safety and nutritional value.

Agronomic services

SGS provides a variety of agronomic services that help farmers collect data. All the data collected by SGS is geo-tagged, making it easy to refer back to specific points. This also allows SGS to build layered maps and derive statistical insights.

“We basically use precision farming to gather soil information, and we also have our own soil laboratory which speeds up our response time,” says Cobus.

The lab assists with soil, leaf, water, fertiliser, and compost analyses. The information gathered during the precision farming process is used to make recommendations to farmers to help balance soil fertility.

Cobus explains that their agronomists are involved with farmers throughout the year, whether through crop inspections or other services. He believes this adds even more value to what they offer.

“We’ve found that you gain the most experience by being on the farm with the farmer. The more experience our agronomists gain and the more they learn, the more value we can offer our customers,” says Cobus.

He also believes that it’s during the tough years — when climate plays a major role — that the most is learned, and this knowledge can then be applied in the future for sustainable farming.

Other services from SGS Nvirocrop

SGS Nvirocrop can also assist with services like their Precision Gateway, a digital platform they have developed to help farmers make informed decisions in precision agriculture.

Other services include the creation of irrigation schedules, real-time crop monitoring, yield predictions and evaluations, and economic assessments of planting operations.

If you want to take your farm to the next level, SGS Nvirocrop are the people you want by your side. You can contact them at (+27)-18-285-7000.