Maximize crop yields with FieldView using crop yield analysis and farm data analytics to make smarter decisions from seeding to harvest.
In farming, optimizing return on investment can be a challenge. So many factors are beyond any individual farmer’s control. Input prices may rise, commodity prices may fall. The weather may work with you or against you. How can you improve your chances of seeing a positive return in any given year?
Tracking your performance and making better decisions with FieldView™ can certainly help. Chris Bauer, who farms with his wife Candace and family near Lake Lenore, SK, sees a parallel between FieldView as a digital farming tool and the introduction of GPS technology a decade or so ago. “Everyone remembers when they first used GPS,” Bauer says. “It was game changing. It was widely adopted quickly because it was so easy to see ROI. Once you take the time to learn FieldView, you might be surprised at the ROI change you’ll see in your operation.”
Maximizing crop yields is a constant goal for Prairie farmers. FieldView, a digital farming tool, supports this by providing farm data analytics and crop yield analysis that help growers make better decisions from seeding to harvest.
Modern farm equipment like seeders and sprayers can apply inputs at variable rates, helping to maximize crop yields. If you track historical data on seeding and spraying through FieldView, you can make better decisions. It’s as simple as that. Chris Bauer explains. “No two crop years are the same, so having a good digital record keeping system like FieldView is helping us make better decision in the long run. For example, FieldView helps us with things like variable fungicide application.” Not every part of every field may need a fungicide application so you can trim input costs, he points out.
That’s just one example of how FieldView can reduce input costs and improve ROI. Once you’re up and running with historical data on FieldView, you can match your inputs – such as seed, fertilizer, and crop protection with the outcomes at the end of the season such as yield, soil moisture, and harvest timing. The Bauers even use FieldView to track trial plots throughout the season. “When we did trials in the past, we might have put 25 flags out in the field. With FieldView, we just know where everything is.”
Using farm data analytics and trials can help optimize your ROI and determine what’s really profitable on your acres.
Post-harvest, FieldView supports crop yield analysis, helping farmers understand which hybrids and varieties contributed to maximizing crop yields across the farm. Acre by acre, field by field, FieldView can use historical information to report on cost per acre versus yield. It can also point out where your use of crop inputs proved to be inefficient – all available in a user-friendly format on your tablet or phone. This kind of analysis mirrors what’s described in Digital Farming Data For Yield Analysis, which shows how digital tools can guide better harvest decisions.
Candace Bauer points out that farmers used to rely – and still do – on the wisdom of an older generation to report on soil health, yields and field variability from the tractor cab. “The generation before us is getting old and eventually that wisdom will be lost,” she says. “I’m excited to see where technology will take us. I’m glad we’re collecting this data now with FieldView.”
Once you’re using FieldView to match historical data against what happened on the ground in the current year, you’re well on your way to sharpening input costs and understanding how you can improve ROI. If you’re not yet using FieldView to its full advantage, Candace Bauer has some simple advice: “If you’re just getting started, lean on the FieldView reps. Speak to the people who are using it. Ask questions. Be curious. It will get easier and easier.”
Are you interested in improving your return on investment? Check out our FieldView resource centre or call 888-924-7475.
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