What the surface said
Standard surface observations read a severe, widespread nitrogen deficiency across the site. On that reading, the fertiliser budget would have gone straight to nitrogen.
What the 5D engine found
Validated against ground truth, our system corrected the deficit: a highly stable 1.11 g/kg nitrogen maintenance baseline.
It also caught what the nitrogen reading never would have: a massive clay concentration of 41–45%, flagging severe aeration and compaction risks invisible from above.
Blind spots the surface never showed.
The operational pivot
Wasted fertiliser capital was eliminated. The budget was redirected to the work the soil actually needed: deep-ripping and soil aeration.
Clay concentration41–45%
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