Co-op AgZone FIELD is a digital agronomy tool for collecting, organizing and analyzing data to make informed decisions. Local growers and Grow Team members who have used the tool for a complete growing season have seen significant improvements in their day-to-day operations.
Starting the Day
Co-op Grow Team members use Co-op AgZone FIELD to help address customers’ needs and concerns faster and more efficiently.
AgZone FIELD enables easier scouting and crop planning by collecting and organizing data from yield monitors, satellite imagery, soil maps and more. Grow Team members can generate real-time reports on their tablets right in the field and give immediate recommendations to growers. Additionally, they can use it to record soil sampling results, herbicide applications and scouting notes to allow for better planning in the future. Putting detailed notes into the platform creates records that are later analyzed to provide further recommendations, schedule upcoming scouting trips and create a more in-depth vision of every acre.
Afternoon Rush
Your Grow Team uses AgZone FIELD to help navigate the busy growing season and serve customers better than ever before. A typical day sees the team in the field, crop scouting and providing recommendations, with AgZone FIELD allowing the team to geo-reference their observations on pests, weeds and diseases. Taking photos on location helps our team recommend what pesticides to use, if required. Photos can be directly linked to field hotspots identified during scouting, and growers can easily see the field-specific data and identify the insect or disease pressure that needs to be addressed.
As AgZone FIELD centralizes all the data Grow Team members input, and observations and updates can be shared with growers on a common dashboard. This is particularly helpful during busy periods when these insights on crop health, applied treatments and high-priority scenarios can help farmers make quick decisions.
Wrapping Up
In the fall, soil samples can be uploaded toAgZone FIELD and cross referenced with fertilizer blend information to help growers identify which nutrients are deficient or in surplus. This allows for a more precise and sustainable crop plan for this year and next.
Grow Team members also gather any data growers collect via other tools to complete each field’s profile. Climate FieldView data, for example, is simple to import into AgZone. Within a few minutes, your whole farm’s data is transferred over. Unified data allows your agronomist exact field boundaries and acres, increasing accuracy of crop and input planning.
Tomorrow
Using AgZone FIELD makes planning next year easier. The tool helps to analyze gathered data, identify trends and build economic scenarios, providing insights that Grow Team members can use to suggest the necessary actions that will ensure the upcoming season’s success.
Co-op AgZone FIELD will continue to evolve based on feedback from growers and agronomists. As the AgZone digital platform grows, all Grow Team members will have more ways to support local growers with advanced digital tools that make the business of farming simpler — and smarter.