SoilEssentials

General information

SoilEssentials Ltd, the leading Scottish precision agriculture specialists, are based near the foot of the Angus Glens and provide integrated solutions through the seasons to make a farmer’s life easier and more profitable by farming smarter.

The two directors, Jim Wilson and Robert Ramsay, each have a working farm in Angus, a heritage in farming practices and a firm passion for all that is precision. As the Trimble® designated authorised resellers for Northern UK, SoilEssentials blend this with a complementary portfolio of products and services of their own.

What started with soil sampling, soon diversified further and now SoilEssentials have three distinct sections:

1. Agronomy, with soil sampling, area measuring and mapping (EssentialsMap is a precision ag portal), and EssentialsAnalysis – where SoilEssentials will create yield maps from historical data to assist growers in improving crop performance

2. Machine Control – with Trimble® Agriculture kit and SoilEssentials’ complementary products such as EssentialsNet and EssentialsRootYield

3. Software Development/Projects – in-house team of software developers taking forward projects to further push the boundaries of possibilities and introduce new platforms to enhance the farmer’s life and their profitability. In addition, there are ever-increasing project opportunities – at present working in partnership with Newcastle University, Innovate UK and the European Space Agency

More information: visit www.soilessentials.com