With spring planting just around the corner, MapShots has provided new and updated tools to help farmers generate plans for their acreage this year. New videos now live on the MapShots website offer detailed guidance for farmers planning all aspects of their growing operations.

The instructional videos are geared toward setting up and using MapShots AgStudio software for variable rate seeding and fertility, record-keeping, yield analysis and more.

Updated videos about Setting Up AgStudio software include “Managing Products,” “Building a Spreadsheet Calculator,” and “Using Advanced Variety Placer.”

For information about fertilizing, updated videos are “Creating Nutrient Recommendations” and “Formulating and Exporting Recommendations.”

Updated videos about Seeding include “Creating VRS Maps” and “Exporting VRS Recommendations.”

In addition, several new Reference Guides are available relating to Spring Planting. Topics embrace Variable Rate Seeding and Variable Rate Fertility.

“We know how busy service providers, retailers and farmers get this time of year and we’re trying to make the planning season as painless and profitable as possible,” said Doug Mills, Business Manager for MapShots. “Using MapShots AgStudio software to generate meaningful plans and record all details about their operations is what it’s all about.”

MapShots AgStudio software is a fifth-generation total agronomic data management solution for growers and agricultural service providers. AgStudio is built to handle precision and conventional farming data seamlessly from equipment to laptop, tablet or smart phone.