Farm soil mapping
A field is never one thing. Map it, then spend where it counts.
We survey the whole farm and build a picture of what is actually in the ground, block by block. Then the same fertiliser budget goes where it changes the yield.
The problem
Fertiliser is one of the biggest cheques a farm writes each season, and most of it gets spread evenly across ground that is not even. One corner is already rich and gets topped up for nothing. Another has been starved for years and never gets enough to catch up.
You pay for both mistakes twice — once at the agrovet, and again at harvest. A single composite sample from the middle of a field averages the two away.
How it works
From survey to running system
- 1
Walk and grid the farm
We lay out survey points across every block, weighted towards visible differences in slope, colour, drainage and past yield.
- 2
Measure every point
Nutrients, pH and electrical conductivity are measured at each point and geo-tagged.
- 3
Build the three maps
Point readings are interpolated into continuous farm maps and split into management blocks you can actually treat differently.
- 4
Turn maps into a plan
Which blend goes where, where lime is worth spreading and where it is not, and which blocks need their salt managed.
What you get
Why farms choose it
Stop wasting fertiliser
The same budget goes to the blocks where it lifts the yield instead of topping up ground that was already rich.
Lime with a reason
pH quietly decides everything else. The map shows exactly where correcting acidity unlocks the fertiliser you are already paying for.
A farm profile
Read together, the three maps give an honest account of the ground you own — the thing most farms have never actually had.
Feeds the automation
If you add fertigation later, each block can be fed differently, straight from what the maps showed.
Questions
Farm soil mapping: FAQ
Do I need sensors installed to get a soil map?
No. Mapping is a survey service quoted per farm by size and stands on its own. Many farms start here.
How is this different from a lab soil test?
A lab test of one composite sample gives an average for the field. A map measures many geo-tagged points and shows how the field varies, which is what you need to fertilise and lime differently by block.
How often should a farm be re-mapped?
Every few seasons, or after a major change such as heavy liming or a switch in crop. Comparing maps over time shows whether the ground is improving.
Start with a walk around your farm.
The first conversation is a site visit: we walk the farm with you and understand what you grow or keep and what is going wrong. No cost, no commitment. Buy outright, lease, or pay as you go by M-Pesa.