Every field in Northern Ireland is being analysed for soil health in a free scheme for farmers.
The free scheme is the first of its kind in the world and all 700,000 fields in Northern Ireland will be analysed"You've got to use what you've got - and that's the land."
"You want to increase your production of your grass, therefore reducing your costs and more profitability of the farm, and also reduce the soil nutrient waste." That technology includes live GPS tracking so samplers can see that they are walking the right pattern for a representative sample.
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