This
unique feature will change the way you manage food plots.
■ by Whitetail Institute
Staff
With Plot Perfection, Whitetail Institute’s new food plotting app, soil testing has become more streamlined. The app is a one-stop shop for all your food plotting needs, including full integration with Whitetail Institute Laboratories for a smooth transition from field to app.
The process is simple: Collect your soil samples, log in to your Plot Perfection account, click the Soil Test tab, follow the Submit a Soil Test link and fill out the information for the field you’re testing. When that’s complete, Plot Perfection will download a submittal form to your computer. Print the submittal form and mail it with your soil the same way you have for years with our soil testing services. When the lab receives the soil, you will get an email acknowledging the staff has received it. The next email will tell you the lab has completed the testing, and the results will automatically be downloaded into your Plot Perfection account. The best part is that Plot Perfection will automatically calculate all your fertilizer and lime needs as required by your soil test. You can add any fertilizer you find locally into the equation, and the app will tell you how much you need. For example, if the report calls for 13-13-13 but you can only find 19-19-19, Plot Perfection will calculate the amount of 19-19-19 you need to substitute for the 13-13-13. If you want to change the crop for which you tested, you do that inside your app, and it will recalculate recommendations for the new crop. That ability is the first of its kind in the food plotting world. Having your soil test history tied to your plot, along with the history of everything you have done to that plot, will take the guesswork out of the process. Among all the benefits of Plot Perfection, that’s a premium feature that will change your food plotting and database building like never before. Contact Whitetail Institute at (800) 688-3030 with questions about soil testing or Plot Perfection. Our staffers are happy to walk you through the process and look forward to sharing this oneof- a-kind feature with food plotters.