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S4 Mobile Laboratories Expands the Subterra Platform with the New Subterra Insight Software with FieldAlytics Compatibility
S4 Mobile Laboratories is announcing our expanded Subterra offerings combining the Subterra Green hardware with Subterra Insight cloud-based software to help farmers, agronomists and agricultural professionals store, visualize, analyze and export data to work with their agronomic operations.
S4 Blogger
Oct 53 min read


S4 Mobile Laboratories Expands International Soil-Intelligence Collaboration Through PHENET
S4 Mobile Laboratories is building international momentum for its work in advanced soil measurement through PHENET, a European collaboration focused on making next-generation phenotyping and environmental measurement technologies more accessible to European research infrastructure and agriculture.
S4 Blogger
Sep 262 min read


Subterra Insight: The Software That Turns your Soil Data into Field Actionable Intelligence
The Subterra Green provides the hardware foundation for field-based soil analysis. Subterra Insight helps transform that analysis into a practical digital tool for planning
S4 Blogger
Sep 262 min read


From Field Measurement to Mapped Insight: How the Subterra Green Supports a Faster Soil Data Workflow
S4 Mobile Laboratories developed the Subterra Green to create a more connected field-to-insight workflow. The mobile, in-situ soil spectroscopy platform helps teams collect precision, georeferenced soil data across your fields, then view and analyze mapped results through Subterra Insight™. This cuts costs, saves time, and increases the precision of your data helping you create more informed agronomic decisions.
S4 Blogger
Aug 293 min read


Why Depth-Resolved Soil Data Matters for Field-Scale Decisions
The Subterra Green is S4 Mobile Laboratories’ mobile, in-situ soil spectroscopy platform for agricultural and environmental applications. It brings in-situ measurement, mapping, and analysis directly to the field.
S4 Blogger
Aug 293 min read


Why Depth and Density Break Down in Systems That Never Stop
Irrigated specialty crops don't run on a seasonal clock, and neither do the input costs tied to managing them. Farm-level fertilizer and fuel costs have climbed 20% to 40% depending on the operation and input mix over the past several months, driven by nitrogen and diesel price spikes tied to global supply disruption.¹ For high-value permanent crops like almonds, pistachios, and citrus, where a single soil management misstep carries real economic consequence — that cost press
S4 Blogger
Jul 262 min read


S4 Mobile Laboratories Supports the Search for Unmarked Burials at Former Indian Residential School Sites
Canada’s Globe and Mail recently published a powerful piece examining the ongoing search at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc. It is a sobering reminder of why building confidence through multiple, complementary methods is so critical. For families and nations waiting for answers, certainty is not just a technical goal, it is a critical mission for healing.
S4 Blogger
May 272 min read
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