Variable Rate Fertility Workflow: A Step-by-Step Guide

This workflow presents an overview of the process to create variable rate fertility recommendations (VRF Rx) which encompasses several extensions.

Each extension used in this process contains a Help button or icon (question mark) that provides comprehensive details and/or scenarios.

To create fertilizer recommendation layers that you can take to the field for application with a controller, use several key extensions in AgStudio:

• Calculator Editor
• Advanced Nutrient Recommendations
• Nutrient Formulator
• VRF Export

1. In preparation for creating a VRF Rx, you need to import calculators into AgStudio. 
2. To generate nutrient recommendations, you build scripts that contain: 
• details about the crops/commodities to be grown,
• the data inputs that are available,
• the calculators to be used, and
• options for the appearance of the final result.
3. You then run the newly-created script or any previously-saved script through the AgStudio desktop application or through AgStudio Select. 
4. Use the Nutrient Formulator to formulate nutrient recommendations into a combination of products that fulfill the recommendation. 
• This process accounts for the recommended nutrients and adjusts for other prior or planned applications.
5. Use the VRF Export to export product recommendations into device-specific files for various controllers. 
• Each controller may have its own set of proprietary information that you can enter during the export process.
• Get details about the Export Manager. 

Click here to view the Variable Rate Fertility workflow.