The newly combined soil intelligence company will be the authoritative source of soil insights and the leader in Predictive Agronomy.

Announced at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, the launch of this new development will allow Solix Ag Robotics to operate 100% autonomously throughout the season, without the need for a manual refill.

This integration automates the transfer of data from CNH machinery to CropX for data visualization, record-keeping, planning, and variable-rate applications.

Tim Norris estimates that an RTK auto-steer system costs $18,000-$25,000. With this system, there are 3% fewer acres to plant, which translates to 3% less seed, labor and fertilizer used. For a system that costs $18,000, it would take 3,333 acres to see ROI, while a $25,000 system would take 4,629 acres to see ROI.

The new SmartProbe System features the SmartProbe app and a mounting kit that attaches a smartphone to a soil penetrometer, a device that identifies soil compaction by measuring resistance to vertical penetration.

“Launching FieldOps gives us the opportunity to provide solutions for three main challenges farmers face every day: operation logistics, data management, and mobile access to information,” said Kendal Quandahl, precision technology segment lead at Case IH.