Boosting Soil Sampling Techniques with ATP Nutriscan
Taber, AB|Jan 17, 2024
Does anyone have experience with the ATP Nutriscan? Questioning more how it compares to traditional soil sampling methods, does it run on a trend/algorithms?
Anecdotal evidence welcome!
Answers (3):
Feb 06, 2024
I had some experience with Nutriscan this last summer in Alberta. The results seem to be within 15percent of wet chemistry results from the same site. The N and K seem pretty good, but the P is variable (which it is with wet chemistry as well). S values were all over the place.
Regardless it gives nearly instant results,(vs several days for Wet chemistry). If you do a lot of samples per season, the results are a fraction of the cost of the traditional wet chem methods.
Overall I think it's a good tool, so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
Even wet chemistry analysis vary between labs , so I think the results from Nutriscan can be considered comparable.
Jan 27, 2024
We use one in our business for the last 18 months. It runs on an algorithm, which i understood was to become more consistent with the more samples taken. It’s has been a challenge to educate our customers on how to interpret the results as they are different than in lab analysis’s, At the end of the day we like it and are excited for the tissue sampling capabilities coming this spring.
Jan 22, 2024
Tried it but reading where all over the place. It used to be these you would have to log your answers so that you could compare change. Not sure if that is still the case or not