Jim Stottlemyre at UNIBEST

In this episode of Voices of Valley, agtech start-up company UNIBEST International shares how it has been providing farmers and agribusinesses with soil monitoring products and data that are tailored to their own unique needs – whether that be to optimize crop management, understand environmental contamination or grow a healthier plant – for the past four years. Increased governmental regulation concerning environmental issues is continuing to greatly affect the agriculture industry. With less available farmland and a rapidly increasing global population, growers must maximize acreage by increasing crop yields and quality. Increasing yields often involves increasing fertilizer inputs, driving a greater demand for precision nutrient data. Current methods make the balance of plant uptake, nutrient application timing and the minimization of environmental impacts difficult. UNIBEST International, Inc. COO Jim Stottlemyre explains how the company’s precision nutrient monitoring products and services assist in achieving both agricultural and environmental objectives. Quantifying sustainable agricultural production is an attainable goal with UNIBEST precision nutrient data. © 2018 Western Growers