He used this information on his farm to inform fertilizer applications and variable rate (VR) seeding. Jacob was a big advocate for soil scanning with electrical conductivity (EC) sensors to identify differences in your “soil battery” – finding out which parts of your field had the ability to hold a bigger charge (in terms of retaining moisture and nutrients) than others.
During a study tour there in the Fall of 2018 we visited the farm of Jacob van den Borne, a Dutch potato farmer known for his success in using technology to improve production. They have small fields, and similar to P.E.I., are also known for growing a lot of potatoes.
Rather than looking to Western Canada for solutions, we often turned to Western Europe and places like Belgium and Holland. Here in Prince Edward Island, our agricultural landscape is dominated by potato production. SWAT MAPS originated in Western Canada and have mainly been applied in cropping systems involving canola, wheat, barley, lentils, and other similar field crops.
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