MERGER ANNOUNCEMENT

Both Ag Management Solutions and SmithTech announce the merger of our organizations to form Vantage South effective September 1st 2016.  Our companies began with and continue the mission to provide superior precision ag hardware and service to all farmers, consultants, input suppliers, and iron dealers in our trade area.  While many companies promote a precision ag department, Vantage South is solely a precision ag company.  Without distraction of equipment and inputs, we provide our customers with unmatched service and dedication keeping pace with the rapid evolution of the precision ag industry and the necessity to evaluate and vet new technology. Our staff prides themselves on expertise and advanced knowledge of farm and equipment technology.  No matter what type or size of farming operation or level of precision ag adoption, we have a solution and the experts to support you.

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  • GPS DISPLAY SOLUTIONS

  • TMX 2050

    You don't just work for yourself. You work to provide for your family, your community, and to feed your nation. You work hard. And smart.

     

    The Trimble® TMX-2050™ display lets you work even smarter. Take control of your entire operation with a system that gives you the clarity, certainty, and connectivity you need. Because your business is too important to leave to chance.

     

    In the middle of a busy season, the last thing you need is a complicated interface. Built on the Android™ operating system, the flexible platform lets you choose the application you want to use based on the work you need to do today—FmX® Plus or Precision-IQ™. The FmX Plus app leverages the same familiar workflows and menus of the Trimble FmX integrated display so there's no need to retrain or learn new software. The Precision-IQ app provides a graphics-rich and streamlined workflow designed specially on the TMX-2050™ display and for today's leading grower.

     

    View different mapping layers, such as variable rate application, speed, and GPS quality overlaid on background map imagery. Manage your field directly from the display with the Field Manager view, showing fields, AB lines, and boundary information all in one easy-to-access screen.

  • FMX

    The Trimble® FmX® integrated display is an advanced, full-featured guidance display for all your precision farming applications. It is ideal for farmers who require high accuracy levels and functionality.

     

    The FmX® integrated display provides advanced precision agriculture functionalities, including: Guidance and Mapping

    Coverage, point, line, and area mapping

    Manual guidance for a number of field patterns, or add hands-free guidance with the EZ-Steer®, EZ-Pilot™, or Autopilot™ steering systems

    Implement control with TrueGuide™ and True Tracker™ systems

    Combine row guidance with RG-100 row guidance

     

    Planting and Nutrient/Pest Management

    Full Field-IQ™ crop input control capabilities, including spinner speed control for spreaders, advanced seed monitoring, 6-product variable rate application control, and automatic section control

    Nitrogen sensing with GreenSeeker® system

     

    Harvesting

    Yield Monitoring capabilities for grain crops, including variety tracking, load tracking, and auto-cut width

     

    Water Management

    Land leveling and levee installation with the FieldLevel II™ system

    Surface and subsurface drainage with the WM-Drain™ system

     

    Connected Farm™

    Wireless data transfer between multiple vehicles operating in the same field using Vehicle Sync

    Wireless data transfer between the field and farm office using Office Sync

    Remote access of the FmX display from any location using Remote Assistant

    Data analysis and reporting with Farm Works Software®

    FIRMWARE UPDATE

  • CFX 750

    The Trimble® CFX-750™ display provides key precision agriculture functionalities, including:

     

    Guidance and Mapping

    Coverage, point, line, and area mapping

    Manual guidance for a number of field patterns, or add hands-free guidance with the EZ-Steer, EZ-Pilot™, or Autopilot™ steering systems Planting and Nutrient/Pest Management

    Field-IQ™ crop input control capabilities, including seed monitoring, 2-product variable rate application control, boom height control, and automatic section control

     

    Harvesting

    Yield Monitoring capabilities for grain crops, including load tracking and auto-cut width

     

    Connected Farm™

    Wireless data transfer between the field and farm office using Office Sync

    Data analysis and reporting with Farm Works Software®

  • EZ GUIDE 250

    The Trimble® EZ-Guide® 250 system is an entry-level display providing high-quality guidance capabilities at an entry-level price. It is ideal for farmers who desire basic precision agriculture functionality for fields that require lower The EZ-Guide® 250 provides basic precision agriculture functionalities, including:

     

    Guidance and Mapping

    Coverage, point, line, and area mapping

    Manual guidance for a number of field patterns

    Hands-free guidance by adding the EZ-Steer® assisted steering system

     

    USB Data Transfer

    Data transfer between from the field to the office with a USB Drive

     

    Farm Software

    Data analysis and reporting with Farm Works Software®

     

    Available Correction Services-accuracy corrections.

    DATA SHEET

  • GPS STEERING

  • AUTOPILOT

    The Trimble® Autopilot™ automated steering system automatically steers your vehicle on line with maximum precision.  When your vehicle gets offline, Autopilot signals it to adjust its position to follow the correct path, no matter the field pattern or terrain type—so you can focus on the job ahead of you. Complete field applications quickly and accurately

    Reduce operator fatigue and increase safety

    Operate day or night and in dusty or low visibility conditions

     

    NextSwath End-of-Row Turn Technology

    When used on the TMX-2050 display, Autopilot includes Trimble NextSwath™ end-of-row turn technology to automatically calculate and execute the best possible path to turn around a vehicle and approach the next crop row or swath with the implement precisely aligned to begin working.

     

    OnSwath Line Acquisition Technology

    Trimble OnSwath™ line acquisition technology allows Autopilot users to customize line acquisition preferences to the vehicle and field operation at hand.  Using OnSwath the vehicle projects its path to the line, which allows it to get back online faster.

     

    Terrain Compensation Technology

    Autopilot uses T3™ sensors to calculate the actual position of the vehicle to help minimize skips and overlaps in areas with rolling terrain, slopes, and rough ground.

    DATA SHEET

  • EZ PILOT

    The Trimble® EZ-Pilot® assisted steering system provides high-accuracy steering at an affordable price. When you are driving your vehicle, the EZ-Pilot system turns the wheel for you with a compact electric motor drive using guidance from Trimble displays to help keep you on line and improve your efficiency.  The versatile steering   system is ideal for both low-accuracy broadacre farming applications as well as high-accuracy row crop applications.

     

     Complete field applications quickly and accurately

    Reduce operator fatigue and increase safety

    Operate day or night and in dusty or low visibility conditions

     

     

    Terrain Compensation Technology

    EZ-Pilot uses T3™ sensors to calculate the actual position of the vehicle to help minimize skips and overlaps in areas with rolling terrain, slopes, and rough ground.nd.

    DATA SHEET

  • EZ STEER

    The Trimble® EZ-Steer® assisted steering system provides simple, portable, hands-free farming for more than 1200 vehicle models - old and new. The EZ-Steer system turns the steering wheel for you by combining a friction wheel and a motor with guidance from any Trimble display. It keeps your vehicle on line for efficient, low stress steering capabilities for your faComplete field applications quickly and accurately

    Reduce operator fatigue and increase safety

    Operate day or night and in dusty or low visibility conditions

     

     

    Terrain Compensation Technology

    EZ-Steer uses T2® sensors to calculate the actual position of the vehicle to help minimize skips and overlaps in areas with rolling terrain, slopes, and rough ground.rming applications.

    DATA SHEET

  • WATER MANAGEMENT

  • FIELD LEVEL II

    The Trimble® FieldLevel™ II system streamlines the surveying, designing, and leveling steps required for land leveling projects. It also provides two methods for installing rice levees.     FieldLevel II helps ensure optimal water management by providing improvements in yields, water usage, and farm productivity. Functionalities include:

    Land Leveling

    Survey

    Precisely map your fields; create boundaries, interior points, and surfaces with ease; and calculate and report on the true acreage of your survey area-for optimal field coverage and accurate surface designs.

     

    Design

    Create a best-fit surface using Autoplane technology; define primary and cross slopes for prescribed orientation and grades; and utilize Multiplane design software for more complex field requirements.

     

    Level

    Automatically drive the scraper hydraulic valves on any type of tractor and scraper to level your fields. You can also operate both tandem and dual scraper systems to increase the productivity of your leveling projects.

     

    Levee Design and Installation Survey

    Capture 3D topography data using the FieldLevel II Survey and Design module on the FmX® integrated display.

     

    Design

    Analyze the shape of the field using 3D view, contours, flow arrows, and tributary information within Farm Works Surface™ software . Define the start point, vertical intervals, and turn radius capability of the machine you're using and Surface will determine the optimal location for your levees.

     

    Installation

    Use a Trimble Autopilot™ steering system to accurately guide your tractor as the levees are being installed.

  • WM TOPO

    The Trimble® WM-Topo™ survey system is a topographic data collection device that can be taken into hard-to-reach areas such as ditches, steep terrain, muddy fields, or fields with mature crop cover. Survey data can be used to create surface models-to help you make well-informed water management decisions.  Benefits include:

    Highly Portable

    The WM-Topo system can be taken into areas that are inaccessible to tractor or truck-mounted survey equipment due to poor field conditions or mature crops-allowing you to easily collect survey data by hand.

     

    Fast Payback

    The WM-Topo system pays for itself by enabling users to gather topographic survey data year round and in a variety of environments.

     

    Wireless Data Transfer

    Topographic data collected with the WM-Topo system can be transferred to Farm Works Surface via USB stick or wirelessly using Office Sync to create a 3D model of the field.

     

    Integrates with Drainage and Leveling Operations

    Surface models created from the collected topographic data can be used to install drain pipes with the WM-Drain™ farm drainage solution or to create a leveling design for use with the FieldLevel II™ system.

  • WM FORM

    Whether you’re a grower or an earthworks contractor, the Trimble® WM-Form™ land forming solution can help you fix underproducing acres – while also controlling the cost of the earthworks and minimizing disturbance to valuable topsoil.

    With easy-to-use surface design tools and flexible parameters, WM-Form software can help you create field leveling, drainage and irrigation designs that optimize the field surface for water management and produce a more consistent yield.

     

    You’ll get problem areas producing in no time, while you

    Open up more acres to be farmed

    Enable optimal water distribution and drainage

    Minimize disturbance to valuable topsoil

    Reduce erosion and minimize flooding by effectively channeling water

    Create more uniform production and increase yield

     

  • WM DRAIN

    The Trimble® WM-Drain® farm drainage solution is a concept to completion toolset that streamlines the survey, analysis, design, installation, and mapping steps of surface and subsurface drainage.

    The WM-Drain solution ensure optimal 3D drain placement, which improves crop yields by controlling ponding, optimizing root depth, maximizing planting seasons, and minimizing nutrient loss.

     

    Benefit from Streamlined Drainage

    Complete all your drainage operations with one integrated solution

    Improve crop yields up to 30%

    Increase operating efficiency up to 20% compared to laser equipment

    Maintain a more developed root zone for better nutrient absorption

    Remove excess water from the field and lower plant stress

    Reduce field compaction and minimize soil erosion

    Use with any type of drainage plow—self-propelled, pull-type, chain, or wheel trenchers, ditches, scrapers or any other water management implement

    Choose to apply water only to the best producing areas within a field

    DATA SHEET

  • IRRIGATE IQ

    You’ve invested in pivot irrigation systems to help get you get water to the crop and maximize your yields. Now, you’re ready to take the next step in irrigation management, whether it is monitoring and controlling all your pivots from any location, or targeting applications in specific areas across your field. Every situation is different from field to field, and grower to grower. That’s where the Irrigate-IQ solution comes in.

    The Irrigate-IQ solution is flexible and scalable to suit your specific irrigation needs. It can be installed on many makes and models or pivots that have basic or smart panels. Because the Irrigate-IQ solution is scalable, you can start with the basic system to remotely monitor and control pivots, and upgrade to either optimal flow or variable rate irrigation at any time, using the same base hardware. There is no loss of initial investment!

     

    Irrigate-IQ Monitor and Control

    Monitor and control your irrigation system from any computer, smart phone, or tablet—so you don’t have to waste time going out to the field.

     

    Irrigate-IQ Optimal Flow

    Incorporate no spray areas within your irrigation plan, even if you do not have a variable frequency drive irrigation pump, without risking damage to your equipment.

     

    Irrigate-IQ Variable Rate Irrigation

    Perform highly targeted application or water, fertigation, or effluent by varying the rate of application across your pivot.

  • LASER CONTROL

     AG GCS100 Grade Control System

    An economical grade control system delivering excellent performance in long range applications with adverse environmental conditions.

    Designed for vehicles pulling scrapers or drainage machines requiring connection with a PT valve

    Operates with a single rigid mast

    Configures with the CB40 control box and the LR40 laser receiver

     

    Trimble Agriculture AG-GCS200 Grade Control System

     

    AG GCS200 Grade Control System

    A mid-level grade control system that includes a digital elevation display.

     

    Designed for vehicles with PT valves

    Operates with a dual rigid mast or single electric mast

    Offers survey and control modes

    Configures with the CB60 control box and the LR410 laser receive

    Trimble Agriculture AG-GCS300/400 Grade Control System

     

    AG GCS300/400 Grade Control System

    Advanced grade control systems offering multiple capabilities to growers or water management contractors.

     

    Connects to almost all machine types and works with external control valves

    Offers control, survey, and indicate modes

    Operates with single or dual electric masts or survey configurations

    Configures with the CB415 control box and your choice of the LR410 or SR300 laser receiver

  • PRECISION FARMING

  • FIELD IQ SYSTEM

    The Trimble® Field-IQ™ crop input control system enables productive and efficient functionality for your planting and nutrient and pest management operations. The Field-IQ system works with the Trimble TMX-2050 display, FmX® integrated display and CFX-750™ display. The Field-IQ™ crop input control system provides key precision agriculture functionality for your flow and application control, including:

    Variable Rate Application Control

    Save on input costs by monitoring and simultaneously varying up to 6 different materials to precisely plant seeds, apply chemicals, and broadcast fertilizers.

     

    Keep as-applied mapping records of inputs

    Adjust your seed population, fertilizer rates, or spray application manually or using a prescription created with Farm Works™ Mapping software

    For more efficient fertilizer utilization, add a GreenSeeker® system

     

    Automatic Section Control

    Increase your profits by avoiding double coverage and eliminating wasted inputs using automatic or manual section control.

     

    Automatically control up to 48 rows individually for maximum savings and increased yields

    See where you have been and what you have done with overlap detection

    Eliminate overlap by adding Tru Count Air Clutches® and Tru Count LiquiBlock™ Valves

     

    Boom Height Control

    Maintain even material application when spraying, minimize environmental impact, and reduce operator fatigue.

     

    Automatically adjust the height of boom sections with sensors that measure the distance between ground cover or plant canopy, resulting in an even application of materials

    Ensure the health of neighboring crops and minimize environmental impact by eliminating off-target applications of products

    Automatic height sensing reduces operator fatigue by eliminating the need for manual boom switching

     

    Seed Monitoring

    Monitor real-time seeding information or fertilizer delivery lines and prevent costly planter problems by catching them early before they cause yield reduction.

     

    See the results of singulation analysis, including information on population, singulation, skips/multiples, spacing, and quality of spacing

     

    Spinner Speed Control

    Automatically control spinner speed for spreader application systems.

  • YIELD MONITORING

    During harvest, you can accurately view, map, and record crop yield and moisture data in real-time to instantly understand how well your crop performed. Functionality is dependent on which Trimble display you use.

    Variety Tracking

    Map and compare the performance of different seed varieties throughout your field.

     

    Moisture Tracking

    Determine if grain needs to be stored or dried based on the in-field moisture content.

     

    Load Tracking

    Record the amount of grain harvested and loaded onto your trucks.

     

    Auto-cut Width

    Adjust the cut width automatically when traveling over odd-shaped fields, point rows, or other previously harvested areas to improve the accuracy of yield calculations.

     

    In-office Yield Analysis

    Think of your yield map as an assessment of your crop. You can import your yield map into Farm Works Software® to view and assess the performance of your fields.

     

    Identify high- and low-performance areas, determine the best seed variety for your farm, reconcile yield maps with the actual load ticket data, and generate reports.

     

    Planning

    The assessment of your crop yield will help you develop a plan for your fields the next year. Use the yield map within Farm Works Software to determine why your crop performed the way it did and design a strategy for the land prep and planting season.

     

    Create prescription maps for variable rate application, budget your seed, chemical, and/or fertilizer costs, and create a plan for optimal water management.

  • CONNECTED FARM

    The Trimble® CFX-750™ display provides key precision agriculture functionalities, including:

     

    Guidance and Mapping

    Coverage, point, line, and area mapping

    Manual guidance for a number of field patterns, or add hands-free guidance with the EZ-Steer, EZ-Pilot™, or Autopilot™ steering systems Planting and Nutrient/Pest Management

    Field-IQ™ crop input control capabilities, including seed monitoring, 2-product variable rate application control, boom height control, and automatic section control

     

    Harvesting

    Yield Monitoring capabilities for grain crops, including load tracking and auto-cut width

     

    Connected Farm™

    Wireless data transfer between the field and farm office using Office Sync

    Data analysis and reporting with Farm Works Software®

  • AGRONOMIC SERVICES

    More to come

  • AERIAL IMAGING

    The Trimble UX5 HP Aerial Imaging Solution is an easy to use, fully automated, high precision system for capturing images with resolution down to 1 cm.  Captured imagery is processed through the Trimble Business Center (TBC) solution, using an intuitive workflow that allows you to create crisp orthomosaics and 3D models for agronomic and topographic agriculture applications.

    Imagery produced by TBC can also be uploaded to Connected Farm™ to compute vegetation vigor maps with indexes such as NDVI.

     

    Superior Image Acquisition and Accuracy

    The UX5 HP delivers precise data by integrating a high-performance Trimble GNSS receiver and a superior camera.  PPK GNSS technology is used to establish very accurate image locations in absolute coordinate systems, eliminating the need for ground control.  As a result, less time is spent in the field and high precision results can be achieved even in the most inaccessible areas.  With PPK, georeferencing aerial data is more robust and accurate than RTK, providing a superior level of reliability and accuracy.  Use either your own base station or work with data from reference stations to georeference your deliverables with the highest accuracy possible.

     

    Trusted Performance

    The UX5 HP is an extremely safe and durable system, made from impact resistant foam, that can withstand extreme temperatures, winds up to 55 km/h, and light rain—making it ideal for use in conditions that most unmanned aircrafts struggle to operate in.  Engineered with an advanced reverse thrust technology, you can count on accurate and predictable landings in confined areas.  The UX5 HP is easy to maintain with an airframe that can be renewed as needed.  Whether you work with row crops, vegetables, or fruit trees, the UX5 HP will continue to capture the highest quality data, flight after flight.

  • CAPSTAN AG SPRAYER CONTROL

    PinPoint provides everything the name implies – pinpoint accurate product application and significant gains in efficiency. PinPoint combines all the features of Capstan Ag’s patented blended pulse-width modulation (PWM) technology coupled with individual nozzle control solution. This pairing offers the most extreme and precise application control on the market.

     

       PinPoint's accurate product placement is achieved through Capstan’s unparalleled approach in application management. Through PWM flow is instantly modified at each nozzle location for immediate on/off at the nozzle meaning no more start/stop spray build up and bleed downs. PWM allows the operator to set a constant pressure and achieve a wide range of speeds and rates without changing droplet size or even changing tips.  Driftable fines are a thing of the past because PinPoint radically reduces drift.

     

       Coupling PWM with PinPoint's individual nozzle control means your sprayer will now adjust each nozzle independently. Flow to each individual nozzle can be managed for individual nozzle section control, turn compensation – adjusting flow across boom to maintain even application rate through a turn, variable rate by nozzle, and an endless number of advantages to the quality of your spray application.

     

       PinPoint improves application quality it also provides gains in productivity and sprayer efficiency. PinPoint allows higher average field speeds through the pressure management system – PWM provides a large range of flow through a single orifice and you are no longer confined to the small range of a single tip. PinPoint instantaneously and automatically changes the flow through each tip to appear as if changing to any number of different tips through your speed and flow range.

  • TIME CLOCK

  • NEW! SMITH TECH TIME CLOCK

    INSTALLATION UPDATE

    Timer to Time Clock Version 1.0.6

    The Smith Tech Time Clock is an app that tracks user/equipment hours and load counts across multiple projects each with their own unique name.  It tracks time on a per day, project, and yearly bases.  This information is then written daily to the on-board calendar.  Smith Tech Time Clock also has the capability to email a time report for all or just a single project.

    This app was created with the custom operators in mind so they could keep track of hours and load on all projects.  And giving them the ease of record keeping with daily calendar entries and the ability to email project records straight from the field to the office for faster processing.

     

    Features

    •  Project time tracker and load counter
    •  Track multiple projects
    •  Creates daily calander entries of projects
    •  Load counter with elapse timer
    •  Capability to email projects from device (requires internet access and email account set up)
    •  Save and export entire time clock database
    •  Edit time and load counts

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VANTAGE SOUTH

1315 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE

CLARKDALE, MS 38614

 

662-302-0929