Bartholomews: Leveraging PowerZone Mapping for Over Three Years to Boost Field Performance
At Bartholomews, we have always believed that the best cropping decisions come from deep and reliable insight. For the past three years, we have been giving growers access to xarvio FIELD MANAGER PowerZone mapping, a technology that has become a core part of our Precision Agronomy and Platinum Agronomy packages. While digital agronomy continues to evolve, PowerZone has already been quietly transforming how our customers plan, manage and optimise their crops across the South.
What Is PowerZone Mapping?
PowerZone mapping analyses up to fifteen years of satellite biomass trends to build a long term picture of how different zones within a field perform over time. Instead of relying only on recent yield maps, which can be influenced by machinery changes or extreme weather, PowerZone offers a stable multi year perspective. This helps our agronomy team to:
• Identify consistently high performing and low performing field zones
• Optimise variable rate seeding and nutrition programmes
• Improve nutrient use efficiency and support carbon efficient fertiliser strategies
• Guide decisions on land entering rotation or land without historical yield information
Why It Matters for Resilient Cropping
In a landscape shaped by unpredictable weather, input volatility and increasing sustainability expectations, long term field intelligence is invaluable. PowerZone provides a dependable foundation for building cropping plans that are more resilient, more efficient and more profitable. This is not new at Bartholomews. We have been delivering PowerZone based insight to growers for three years, and it is fully integrated into how we create cropping strategies that withstand real world challenges.
Looking Ahead: Digital Agronomy for 2026 and Beyond
As we look toward the 2026 season, we are excited to continue advancing digital agronomy with the BASF xarvio platform. Our goal remains the same. We want to deliver more insight, more precision and more return per hectare, powered by tools that have already proven themselves in the field.
Ready to See What PowerZone Can Do for Your Spring 2026 Cropping Plan?
If you would like to explore how long term field performance mapping could strengthen your decision making, our agronomy team is ready to help. Get in touch to arrange a personalised PowerZone overview for your fields.