Wireless NPK monitoring watches soil fertility all season long

Peter Scharpe
Aug 3, 2018
Aug 3, 2018 Updated Feb 10, 2021

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The Teralytic wireless NPK soil probe in the soil. Submitted photo.

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Steve Ridder, Teralytic CEO. Submitted photo.

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Peter Scharpe

Knowing the in-season fertility of a soil is a real challenge to farmers, particularly in a wet year like 2018.

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