With all the inputs options in production agriculture how do you know what did and did not work? Management of this information for decision making is why PIMS was developed, providing you with information to make informed management decisions.

Management of Data
When we look at all the data gathered from a farming operation in a year it can be an overwhelming task processing and analyzing it to make better management decisions. With PIMS, we use a personal approach in assisting you in the management of your production data. This includes soil testing, verifying planting data, reviewing yield data and correlating accounting information. Knowing that every operation is unique, TCC works with you in developing a system that moves data from the planning stage in the spring to the analysis stage in the winter.

Data Analysis
With PIMS, we work to gather the information surrounding every management decision made in the operation. This allows for full documentation of the management decision-from the cost of the input to the outcome in yield. This is the bottom line! It may be fun to talk about yield, but it doesn't pay the bills at the end of the year. Connecting the geo-referenced field location of a management decision with the actual inputs applied, coupled with the cost of the inputs and application, brings the value of PIMS to a new level. A producer can ascertain the outcome, and impact, of decisions on a field-by-field basis with comprehensive knowledge of the expense, income and increased profit at the end.

Bottom Line
As production costs move higher each year and the percentage of acres farmed under cash rent contracts are increasing, understanding costs and increasing profits on a field by field basis is more important now than ever before. Complete, accurate, relevant and comprehensible information is paramount in making intelligent, informed decisions that maintain your competitive edge in agriculture.