SoilTour Episode #1: Contractor in Lower Saxony
The SoilTour starts in Bommelsen in Lower Saxony. In addition to its contracting business, the 4-generation farm also runs a horse boarding facility and its own arable land. The company is also specialised in the mechanised sampling and reporting of soil samples.
We followed Volker Jäger during sampling on a 2.6 ha field and he tells us everything about professional soil sampling.
AGRAR-SERVICE VIBO GmbH
- Manager: Thilo Jäger
- Contractor
- Own farm size: 80 ha
- Soil: Sandy loam soil
- Crop: Corn
- Soil ranking: 18-40
- Particularity: Sampling of soil to determine fertiliser requirements
„The soil is the foundation stone for our daily work.“
Thilo Jäger