Veris Technologies, a pioneer in soil sensing technology, recently unveiled CoreScan™. This groundbreaking automated soil sensor probe offers unparalleled insights into the soil profile, driving informed and profitable farming decisions. By integrating advanced sensor technology, CoreScan™ delivers high-definition maps of soil compaction, nutrient and water storage, organic matter/carbon and more. By revealing yield constraints previously hidden beneath the surface, this new tool revolutionizes soil management practices.
In the mid-1990s, Veris Technologies introduced on-the-go soil mapping, a technology adopted in 66 countries. Now, the company is once again at the forefront of agricultural innovation with the launch of CoreScan™.
“We are thrilled to introduce the CoreScan™,” said Tyler Lund, Vice President of Business Development. “This probe measures what matters most to farmers—the factors that cause yield and nutrient levels to go up and down across their fields. Farmers and their advisors can now digitize the rooting zone, giving them the detailed information they need to optimize their crop management practices, ultimately enhancing yield and sustainability.”
Key Features of the CoreScan™:
- Operational Efficiency: Using the automated system, the probe can cover up to 50 acres per hour (at a 1-acre density).
- In-Crop Sensing: The CoreScan™ is engaged only at sensing locations, allowing mapping during the growing season.
- Nutrient Modeling: Leveraging lab data, machine learning and the dense sensor data from the CoreScan™, natural nutrient variations can be modeled and verified for accurate fertilizer recommendations.
- Soil Sample Validation System: Includes soil coring hardware, with quality control and sensor-to-lab data fusion service via the FieldFusion™ cloud platform.
- Compaction Measurement: Equipped with force sensors to measure soil compaction, crucial for root growth and nutrient uptake.
- Soil Carbon/Organic Matter: Utilizes a dual-wavelength Vis-NIR optical sensor to assess organic matter and carbon content, essential for evaluating soil health and carbon sequestration.
- Soil Texture and Nutrient Holding Capacity: A Bulk Apparent Electrical Conductivity (ECa) sensor determines soil texture variations and predicts water-holding capacity and cation exchange capacity (CEC).
Proven Results
A 10-field, 5-state study revealed that using CoreScan™ and the Veris data processing system, has the potential to remove the most significant errors of conventional sampling and showed a 35% improvement in phosphorus recommendations.
Andrew Bulfer, a crop advisor in central Illinois, shared his experience, stating, “The ability to map soil characteristics throughout the entire rooting zone allows us to look at fields in ways we’ve never been able to in the past. One of the most useful features is the map that shows at what depth compaction begins to restrict root development. Whenever I show the CoreScan™ data to farmers, they are very impressed; it reveals things about their fields they've never seen from any other technology and drives new questions and thoughts around management practices.”
Designed for versatility, CoreScan™ can be mounted on UTVs, trucks, or tractors. Veris offers comprehensive training and support to ensure users can maximize the tool’s capabilities. Part of this training helps users easily integrate the CoreScan™ into current zone and grid sampling systems.
