Patent ID: 8521372

Claim:
A method for collecting and processing agricultural field data comprising: collecting a plurality of samples at a predetermined location; storing log data associated with the collected plurality of samples; transmitting the stored log data on the collected plurality of samples to a computer; analyzing the collected plurality of samples; transmitting analysis information on the collected plurality of samples to the computer; combining the analysis information with the stored log data for the collected plurality of samples with the computer; preparing a prescription plan for the predetermined location using the combined information for the collected plurality of samples; applying the prescription plan to the predetermined location with the predetermined piece of equipment; storing application data associated with the applied prescription plan; transmitting the application data on the prescription plan to the computer; applying the prescription plan to the predetermined location comprises monitoring a status of the predetermined piece of equipment and completing the prescription plan with the computer; displaying the prescription plan for the predetermined location on a map; creating a workorder for the predetermined location on the computer, the workorder including at least one action to collect a plurality of samples at the predetermined location; transmitting the workorder from the computer to a computing device separate from the computer, the computing device being associated with the at least one of the predetermined piece of equipment or operator of the predetermined piece of equipment; creating a workorder comprises storing a workorder on the computer; transmitting the workorder comprises providing directions to the predetermined location; transmitting the stored log data on the collected plurality of samples to a laboratory to analyze the collected plurality of samples, the laboratory having a laboratory computer to receive the stored log data; providing the collected plurality of samples to the laboratory; displaying on a map of the predetermined location and indicator corresponding to a location of each sample of the plurality of samples; accessing analysis information on a sample of a plurality of samples by selecting the corresponding indicator for the sample; combining the analysis information with the stored log data comprises displaying on a map the combined information for the collected plurality of samples with reference to the predetermined location; and collecting a plurality of samples at a predetermined location comprises collecting at least one of soil samples, tissue samples or nematode samples.