The AgroCares Scanner:

a revolution in soil testing on the Polish market

Farmers want to optimize their yields. That’s why they need to know more information about their soil. This process used to be complex, expensive and slow.

An innovative Ag-Tech service

This all ends now! You can now provide soil testing services for farmers affordably, quickly and effortlessly with a new revolutionary Ag-Tech service for precision soil testing & monitoring.

Testing & monitoring soil
has never been this easy!

With our Scanner Packages, you can test & monitor soil more frequently. This allows better nutrient application at the right time and location resulting in healthy crop development and ultimately higher yields.

Handheld, easy-to-use and quick

Our device and applications are easy-to-use on your smartphone and based on a cutting edge big data solution for fast soil analysis. For an annual fee you will get free access to our database for an unlimited amount of scans. You will receive information about the soil status on your mobile phone within 10 minutes.

Download the app on your smartphone, get your license and start scanning

What is our solution?

Choose the app that fits your business best. The following applications are already available:

  • SoilCares Lime – information about organic matter, PH, clay type, GPS-location and local lime recommendations.
  • SoilCares Manager – information about organic matter, N,P, K, ph, GPS-location, CEC and soil temperature..
  • NEW: SoilCares Adviser Europe – information about organic matter, N,P, K, ph, GPS-location, CEC and soil temperature +
    advice on the required nutrients depending on crop and target yield.
  • White label – Request your own personalized app with a customized list of crops, fertilizers and choose your own design.

How does our solution for fast soil analysis work?

Scan the soil at the field of your client, upload the data on your smartphone to the database, receive your soil report with a fast soil analysis & recommendations within 10 minutes. Give your client advise on how to optimize his yield!

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scan

Take 5 scans of your sample

upload

Upload data on your phone

analyse

Send it to database

act

Receive a soil report & recommendations

Why buy this Scanner?

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You can buy the Scanner Package in our webshop.

What is included in the Scanner Package:

  • Scanner
  • One year unlimited soil scanning
  • Application
  • A durable case

1 year guarantee

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Based on the latest technology

Use the precision agriculture tools of the future NOW!

Real time

Real time soil monitoring

Fast results

Get your fast soil analysis in 10 minutes

Applicable

Applicable in all stages of crop development.

Unlimited

Unlimited soil scanning

Easy to use

The app guides you through the process

But there is more:

 

Feed testing

 

With the same Scanner and a different app, it is now also possible in the Polish market to test your animal feed with our solution. Measure the nutrients in your feed and know how to optimize the diet of your animals. Contact us now to find out more.

Watch our new video and discover
how you can test your soil and feed
with the Scanner

Latest News

soil Romke Postma, Soil Scientist and Senior Project Manager at NMI, an agronomy consultancy working closely together with AgroCares, answers all the questions you have always asked yourself about soils. 1) Why are soils important? Soils are the basis of life for a large amount of plants and animals. Next to their importance for biodiversity, soils are the essential substrate on which most agricultural plants grow. It means that this is where the food we eat comes from. In addition to that, soils play an important role in the structuration of the ground, which is essential for any sort of construction. 2) What is soil? Soil is a thin layer of material of about one meter thick on the Earth’s surface. It is a natural resource consisting of weathered mineral and organic materials, air and water. There are three main types of mineral particles that can be found in soils: sand, silt, and clay. The mineral composition of the soil affects its properties, such as the capacity to adsorb water and nutrients. 3) How is soil formed? Soil formation occurs with matter originated from erosion, weathering of the bedrock, and deposition of materials through wind and water. Here in the Netherlands, sedimentation of soil particles by wind, water and ice has played a large role in the first step of soil formation. The second step in soil formation is the weathering by physical, chemical and biological processes on this matter. 4) Why do plants grow in soils? Plants thrive in soils because it brings them everything they need. They offer stability for their roots to support the stem, and nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. They also contain a vast amount of interconnecting cavities - or “holes” in which the roots can find air and water, two essential elements for their growth. 5) What is soil quality? The definition of soil quality depends on the use of the soil. A good quality soil for agricultural production differs from a good quality soil used for building houses. In the case of agricultural production, physical, chemical and biological factors determining soil quality may be distinguished. Examples of physical factors are soil structure and water holding capacity. Regarding chemical factors, examples are pH or total amounts and available fractions of plant nutrients. Biological factors determine the capacity of the soil organisms to recycle nutrients and to resist to plant diseases. 6) What is a healthy soil? A healthy soil is a stable living environment which enables all essential biological processes, and which is resistant against pests and diseases. It contains enough diversity of organisms coexisting so that germs do not affect it dramatically. Moreover, a healthy soil is able to recycle nutrients from the decomposition of organic matter into plant available forms, without high losses of nutrients in the environment. 7) How healthy are soils worldwide? Roughly, three different situations for soils may be distinguished. First, soils in natural ecosystems that are long-established: these systems are usually sustainable and are not threatened if they are not colonized by men. Secondly, soils that are under the influence of men, for example used for farming purposes: In these cases, it depends on the farming systems. If the farmers take care of their soils, and for example avoid monocropping without rotation, the soils can keep their properties. I foresee that in the Netherlands and more generally in Europe, the soils will maintain their level of fertility in spite of threats such as soil compaction and intensification of agricultural production. However, in regions of other continents, risks of soil degradation are higher due to desertification, stronger climate change impacts, and salinization. Thirdly, soils that were part of natural ecosystems and that are colonized by men, for example the Amazon rainforest being clear-cut for agriculture: these soils are at high risks of losing fertility because of processes such as erosion. Technically, it would be possible for farmers to maintain these soils in good health, but experience shows that the agricultural practices in these cases are often too demanding. 8) How can we protect soils? Soils are parts of different ecosystems with varying biophysical conditions. It is important to consider them as unique: no single solution can be applied to all unhealthy soils. To be able to optimize the conditions for plant growth, we should learn more about what the soils need, and the best way to do that is to test soils. In general, soil degradation should be prevented by careful use and management of the soil. This means for example that erosion should be tackled, the conditions for plant growth should be optimized and plant diseases should be prevented by the selection of good crop rotations. 9) What is the biggest challenge for soil scientist today? Soils play an important role in the fight against climate change. It has been proven that a massive amount of carbon is stored in soils. Nowadays, there is on-going research looking at the potential of soils to store more carbon, but also at how much CO2 could be released from soils in the case of agricultural practices such as monocropping without rotation. Peat soils in particular are concerned with potential CO2 emission. The biggest challenge for soil science is to combine the important role of soils for climate change with its’ crucial role in food production for the growing world population. 10) Is soil a renewable resource? No, it is not a renewable resource. In theory, soil regeneration is possible for polluted or unhealthy soils. However, regeneration takes so much more time compared to pollution that soils should not be considered as a renewable resource.
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