Know which acres pay, and which ones quietly lose money.
MI DigitalFarm turns several seasons of yield data into stability zones and sub-field profitability, so growers, retailers, and extension educators can put inputs where they actually earn a return.
A shared, evidence-based view of digital agriculture.
The platform exists to help different stakeholders — from farmers to retailers to extension educators — understand where digital agriculture can improve profitability and resource-use efficiency while reducing environmental impact.
Rather than a single field-average number, MI DigitalFarm looks inside the field. It combines several seasons of yield data to find the parts of a field that consistently perform — and the parts that don't — then attaches an economic value to each. The same map can be read as agronomy or as dollars, which is usually where the conversation between a grower and an advisor actually happens.
Not all acres behave the same — or behave the same every year.
Stability is a powerful concept that uses plants as sensors.
The stability map shows zones within the field, categorized based on their performance — from satellite-derived crop vigor or historical yields.
The zones are classified by their relative production — low, medium, and high — and how consistent that behavior remains over time: stable vs. unstable.
Stability maps have proven to help farmers make better decisions — reducing inputs where they aren't helpful and increasing profitability.
Consistently your best ground. Dependable returns — the acres that justify pushing inputs.
Reliable, middle-of-the-road performers. Predictable, but rarely where the upside lives.
Reliably underperforms. A standing candidate for reduced inputs, soil work, or alternate use.
Swings hard between seasons — great in a wet year, poor in a dry one. Where variable-rate management earns its keep.
Shares shown for the Ingham Home Quarter field.
Yield is half the story. Profit is the decision.
Profit is the difference between crop revenue and input costs.
The yields are obtained from validated SALUS simulations. SALUS is a crop model that simulates the growth of the plant and the interactions between soil, weather, management, and genetics.
To learn more about SALUS, explore our book chapter and visit the Basso Lab SALUS page.
Start with one field.
Drop a pin on the map, name it, and add it to your farm.