 |
| CLICK HERE TO VIEW CURRENT ISSUE |
 |
| Best of NAMA 2025 |
|
 |
|
TERRAFORM TILLAGE RECEIVES PATENT FOR SMARTPROBE SYSTEM, SOIL COMPACTION TECHNOLOGY
Apr. 3, 2025
Source: Terraform Tillage news release
 |
|---|
| The SmartProbe System creates maps highlighting areas of compaction (red/yellow plots) at various depths within a given field so subsoiling can be targeted to areas where it's needed. |
ELDORA, Iowa - Terraform Tillage today announced it has received a U.S. patent (U.S. Patent No. 12,216,096) for its SmartProbe System, a technology that helps measure and map yield-robbing soil compaction.
The SmartProbe System features the SmartProbe app and a mounting kit that attaches a smartphone to a soil penetrometer, a tool that identifies soil compaction by measuring the force required to push a probe into the soil. The SmartProbe System allows farmers or service providers an easier way to record penetrometer readings and create real-time maps showing soil compaction at different depths in the field. This allows sub-surface tillage to be focused on areas of the field that need it--increasing yields, reducing costs and improving soil health.
"Soil compaction isn't uniform across a field," says Josh Jeske, founder of Terraform Tillage and developer of the SmartProbe System. "The SmartProbe System allows growers to focus subsoiling on areas that will provide an economic return."
Reduced Costs, Improved Yields
Jeske says the SmartProbe System allows farmers to reduce sub-surface tillage up to 90%. "Our value comes from reducing tillage in field areas that don't need it-and focusing tillage on areas that do," Jeske says. "That's better for the grower and the environment."
Free Trial of SmartProbe App
The SmartProbe app is now available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Downloading and use of the app is free through 2025. The mounting kit can be purchased at the Terraform Tillage website.
Compaction Mapping Service
 |
|---|
| The SmartProbe System app and mounting kit in use. |
The SmartProbe System is also available as a service in Iowa. Growers can contract Terraform Tillage to map fields for them and offer precise tillage recommendations. The service is available for $5 per acre for one-acre grids with minimum acreage thresholds based on location of the fields being mapped.
To learn more about the Terraform Tillage service, visit https://terraformtillage.com/mapping-service-iowa.
|
|
|
|
|
