S4 is a georeferenced multichannel software for the productive agri-cultural process which integrates the input and output information from combines and satellite images that allows to plan, operate, ana-lyze and audit the results of a crop from the individual, organizational and benchmarking perspective. S4 is accesible via web.

TRACEABILITY CASE

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AAPRESID(1) (AC) Agricultural Certification

REFERENCES(1) AAPRESID: Argentine Farmer Association. AAPRESID promotes the No Till system in order to achieve an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agricultural activity based on technological, organi-zational and institutional innovation, undertaking the commitment to in-teract with public and private organizations to achieve an integral devel-opment of Argentina.(2) Direct seeding: is a cropping system which aims to improve soil and soil moisture conservation.  Soil is not tilled before planting.

AC is a certification to promote the use of a quality production management system for direct seeding schemes(2).

Analyze and describe the processes involved their production.

Farmers who want to apply the AC certification should:

Document

Must implement and keep systematic records that allows auditor to make a detailed evaluation.

Measure& record

S4 INTEGRATESSTANDARIZED INFORMATION

SOIL TESTING LABORATORY

FARMER

ASSOCIATION(CERTIFIES)

MACHINERY

AC CERTIFICATION SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL MARKETS

GREEN PROJECT

THE PROJECT

In the process of site specific crop management strategy we delimited environments with low, middle an high potential production averages and GSS were placed on those areas.

Thanks to this method we found a spatial pattern in the amount of available. Phosporous on the soil and we also found specific indicators for monitoring the over time.

GSS In Wheat and Corn were distributed every 60 has in envi-ronments that are characterized by images satellite. Each GSS took about 15 subsamples. Soy diagnosing Phosphorus fertilization was based on the historical information of the environment.

GEOREFERENCED RESULTS

SOIL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY:Georeferenced Sampling Stations.

GSS: Georeferenced Sample Stations .It is a sample point which represents an specific area. GSS logic: We choose a point in the lot. This point should define the productive capabilities of the agroecological area.. Once we choose that point, an automate area of 1 hectare around will be defined on the platform. In this areas is where we are going to take soil samples.

REFERENCES (1) GSS = Georreferenced Sample Stations(2) SOM = Soil Organic Matter(3) Direct Seeding = Direct seeding is a cropping system which aims to improve soil and soil moisture conservation.  Soil is not tilled before plating.

General Information PLACE > Henderson, Daireaux, Buenos Aires.Pampa Argentina

FIELD > La Paz & La Mancha, 36° 36’ 0” S, 60° 45’ 0” W

AVERAGE RAINFALL > 800/900 mm annual precipitation

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE > Summer 20/25º; Winter 5º/10º

TYPE OF PROJECT > Green Project / SOM (2) evolution and assimilable phosphorous environment relationships. Method: Followed by GSS (1)

CROP ROTATION > Wheat, Corn & Soybean

SOWING STRATEGY > Direct Seeding(3)

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PER HECTARE IN CORN SEED

Nitrogen APPLICATION WAS AVOIDED IN 30% of surface considered as low productivity environments.

increased in

17% 4 YEARS

increased in 38% 4 YEARS

About AC certification:S4 ALLOWSTO FOLLOWAGRONOMIC

MANAGEMENTINDICATORS

Agronomicmanagement

indicators

AMI

GoodAgricultural

Practices

GAP

Benefits andOpportunities

B+O

BANCO GALICIANominated forinnovation award

AGROFUTURO 2013Innovation ServiceAward mention

TERNIUM SIDERARAWARD 2013 Silver MedalSoftware Category

SOM

AAPRESID must obtain evidenceand assess compliance with theAC protocol plans in order to issue Certificate.

To certify and validate AAPRESID must:

To auditS4 MAKES

AVAILABLE THE INFORMATION.

MAPPED LOT:

TRIALSFOLLOWED FROM THE PLATFORM.

• Soybean• Corn• Sunflower• Wheat

• Barley• Rice• Chía• Oilseed

• Hazelnuts• Forestry

• Vetch• Chickpea• Mung Bean rape

CROPS SET UP IN THE PLATAFORM:

EFFICIENCY:• Farmers own production• Third-parties production• Trials, R & D

AUDIT & TRACEABILITY:• GAP certifications • Food Safety – Traceability • Investment Audit

2 big segments in which S4 adds value:

GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE:

ACTIVE PROJECTS:Argentine, Uruguay & Colombia

PROJECTS WITH MAPPED FIELDS: Ghana & Ukraine

LANDING IN:Chile, Paraguay & Bolivia

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