Precision agriculture, block by block.
For growers in Southern New Mexico and West Texas, with a specialty in pecan orchards. Satellite imagery, checked every 14 days, shows where a block is changing; we sample there and turn the lab results into decisions for that block.
- Southern New Mexico & West Texas
- Satellite check every 14 days, Mar 15 – Oct 15
- Sap, leaf, soil and water sampled in the field
Reserves3Where we sample
How a pecan tree stores and spends its reserves, month by month. The numbers on the tree mark where each sample is taken.
Tests and dates: the 2027 program. Tree stages: typical for Southern New Mexico and West Texas.
October
Shuck split- The tree
- Shucks split; the kernels are full.
- Reserves
- Medium. The leaves now refill the roots and trunk.
We sample
- 1
Satellite imagery · until Oct 15Where the canopy changed.
- 2
Soil moistureWhether the root zone needs water yet.
- 3
SapWhat the tree is taking up now.
- 4
Fertilizer inputThat what went in matches the plan.
- 6
Irrigation waterSalinity, sodium and pH.
- 7
Carbohydrate reserves · mid-October, as the refill startsWhat the tree stored for next year.
In the field
All ten tests, and when
Watch a sample report
Eight minutes built from one season, with real orchards and their names withheld. Each grower’s report follows the same steps with their own blocks, dates and results. Jump to a step:
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What we do
- ServicesSap, leaf, soil, water, reserve and kernel testing, placed where the satellite shows a block changing: five layers of one orchard and one season, image by image.
- HydrologyWells, pivots, drip and flood systems: delivery, pressure and uniformity, water quality and soil moisture.
- PricingStarting rates per acre, and what each grower receives: maps, monthly reports, a site plan and lab results.
- Conservation programsField and lab records that can support conservation programs, and what we can and cannot do.