[Promoted from the "Howdy" thread because the value of CoNEAT scoring keeps coming up re: the agricultural-economic value of a property.]
If I'm reading the MGAP site correctly
Artículo 68 goes on to explicitly define the mean (may translate as 'average') CoNEAT score to be the number of kilos of beef cattle, dairy cattle, or sheep a hectare of land is likely to produce. It doesn't mention agronomy or fertility. The text also implies that aerial photography (via the Uruguayan Air Force) is the primary -- maybe the only -- assessment methodology, which doesn't seem 100% empirical.
So my first question is whether or not a nationwide program of soil testing (=> fertility) has been incorporated into the CoNEAT system since 1968. Assuming soils *are* being tested nationwide on a regular basis, how does MGAP derive a meaningful univariate score from the dozens of chemical, biological, structural, and environmental factors that contribute to soil fertility for a particular crop? Berries, e.g., require a completely different soil composition compared to fodder crops.
Don't know about Uruguay, but in El Norte having the soil & water tested is part of due diligence before buying any kind of agricultural land. Do people in UY really make a purchasing decision based on CoNEAT score alone? Feels like I'm missing something here ...
If I'm reading the MGAP site correctly
Artículo 68 goes on to explicitly define the mean (may translate as 'average') CoNEAT score to be the number of kilos of beef cattle, dairy cattle, or sheep a hectare of land is likely to produce. It doesn't mention agronomy or fertility. The text also implies that aerial photography (via the Uruguayan Air Force) is the primary -- maybe the only -- assessment methodology, which doesn't seem 100% empirical.
So my first question is whether or not a nationwide program of soil testing (=> fertility) has been incorporated into the CoNEAT system since 1968. Assuming soils *are* being tested nationwide on a regular basis, how does MGAP derive a meaningful univariate score from the dozens of chemical, biological, structural, and environmental factors that contribute to soil fertility for a particular crop? Berries, e.g., require a completely different soil composition compared to fodder crops.
Don't know about Uruguay, but in El Norte having the soil & water tested is part of due diligence before buying any kind of agricultural land. Do people in UY really make a purchasing decision based on CoNEAT score alone? Feels like I'm missing something here ...
