TopSoil® Tool: New Features, New Value

The features that are accessible with the new updates from Topsoil.

Over the last year, Continuum Ag® has been building the agricultural space’s first soil health data analytics platform. We publicly launched the TopSoil® Tool in March 2020 and we’re really excited to share some of the new features that we are now releasing to the public for the fall soil sampling season. The TopSoil® Tool […]

Plant 2020: Our Strategy

Planting is under way at the Hora family farm in 2020 and this year they are focusing on sustainability and planting green.

Well, not sure when Mother Nature is going to cooperate, but sometime here spring will stay! Plant 2020 is here! We hope you are excited as we are. It’s important to reflect during this time on the importance of our role as farmers, we are the shepherds of creation. We want to grow our soils, […]

Understanding The Importance of AgTech

The technological use of drones can help us make improvements toward sustainability.

AgTech has been a buzzword that has continuously grown. It can be great, and provide a lot of tools for us as farmers, but it can also be scary in the sense that we’re being bombarded with a ton of technologies, data and new tools that can help our operations. At Continuum Ag®, we want […]

Relay Crop Trial Results

Lemonweir Valley Mitchell Hora Field Day

The idea to execute this trial came about because we’ve been using cover crops on our farm for the last couple of years. However, seed can be an issue in terms of availability and price. So, I said, “Dad, why don’t we try to harvest some of this?” and he said, “Okay, not a bad […]

60-inch Corn Trial 2019

Planting corn in 60 in rows in Southeast, Iowa as an experiment.

As promised, we want to tell the complete story of our experiment with 30 inch by 60 inch row corn here in Iowa on the Continuum Ag® farm. Mitchell bought this plot in 2017. Last year it was soybeans, and they did really well. This 30 acre area did 80 bushels, which was awesome. The […]

Harvest Data Collection: Why It’s Becoming So Important

Claas combine harvesting Low Carbon Intensity® Grain.

Traditional harvest data As we are now getting into the heat of harvest season, data is on everyone’s mind – yield data, moisture, acres harvested, total bushels produced and crop pricing. These are some of the many different data points we have to keep track of as farmers, but how do we make sense of […]

Grain Quality Testing: Why It’s Important

Seed that is getting ready to be planted on the farm in Southeast, Iowa

As we’re preparing for harvest, the main driving metric that we’ve always looked at to evaluate success has been yield and yield only. But, only driving for more yield has taken us away from other metrics that really matter in running a successful farming operation or ranch. Not only do we want to continue to […]

It’s Time to Start Thinking About Fall Soil Sampling

Rightway soil sampling can help you understand the health of your soil and how you can help.

Are you getting a return on investment in your soil fertility program? How did the adverse weather this year impact your soil and overall soil health? We can do soil sampling tests to find out. What is RightWay®? RightWay®® is Continuum Ag®’s zone soil sampling program. We thoroughly evaluate the soil based on assessing actual […]

What is Continuum Ag?

Mitchell Hora, CEO and Founder of Continuum Ag®, is out in the fields checking out this year's plant progress.

What is Continuum Ag®? Continuum Ag® is a soil health consulting company fueled by our new custom analytics software. With this software, we can quantify and improve soil health around the world. As we fine-tuning our services, we are  working with farmers, consultants and agribusinesses to design a unique plan that logistically and economically advances […]