Crop & Field Details
Improve predictions and field insights by completing crop and field-specific information
The Crop & Field Details configuration page allows you to enter additional agronomic and structural information about your field. Carbonleap uses this data to refine predictions, improve alert accuracy, enhance vegetation model interpretation, and provide more contextual recommendations.
Completing this section helps Carbonleap tailor insights specifically to your crop, variety, planting density, trellis structure, and site conditions.
Overview of the Crop & Field Details Screen
At the top of the screen, you will see:
Crop
Variety
Location
Field name
Acreage
Contact person and email
Last updated timestamp
These identify the field you are editing and provide a history of when details were last modified.
The screen is divided into two primary sections:
Crop Data
Field Data
Additional advanced details can be added under More Details.
1. Crop Data
The Crop Data section captures biological, varietal, and planting information that influences how Carbonleap interprets crop development, GDD behavior, and stress sensitivity.
Fields include:
Crop Name
Example: Grape (This value is prepopulated from your field setup.)
Variety
Example: A4 Varietal differences can influence growth timing and model behavior.
Clone
Optional identifier such as “Clone 7”. This is helpful for vineyards with mixed planting material.
Root Stock
Example: 1103P Different rootstocks may influence vigor, water use, and tolerance to stress.
Is Perennial
Indicates whether the crop returns every year (e.g., grapes, almonds, apples). This informs multi-year modeling.
Date Planted
You may use:
A year (e.g., 2022), or
A full date (e.g., 3/1/2022)
Age matters for:
Expected vigor
Production potential
Stage behavior
Stress sensitivity
Budget Tier
Optional field to classify the management intensity for the crop. Growers often use this to distinguish between:
Premium blocks
Standard blocks
Experimental blocks
Low-input fields
This may influence future recommendation tuning.
2. Field Data
This section captures structural characteristics of the field and planting density. These values help Carbonleap interpret satellite signal patterns and estimate crop load or canopy structure.
Row Spacing (ft)
Distance between vine or plant rows. Example: 10 ft
Plant Spacing (ft)
Distance between plants within a row. Example: 6 ft
Field Number of Rows
Total number of rows in the field.
Acreage
Automatically calculated based on field boundary.
Field Number of Plants
Optional; useful for calculating:
Yield per plant
Stand density
Per-row productivity
Boolean Number of Plants (Use Setting)
Enables plant-count–based modeling when total plant count is known.
Plants Per Acre
Automatically derived when spacing or plant count is provided.
Trellis Type
Examples:
VSP
T-Trellis
Smart-Dyson
Lyre system
Trellis type influences canopy shape and may affect NDVI/NDRE interpretation.
Irrigation Type
Optional description such as:
“2 drip emitters per plant, 1.5 gallon/hr each”
“Overhead sprinkler”
“Flood irrigation”
This information supports water-related modeling and future irrigation recommendations.
Field Elevation (ft)
Elevation affects temperature swings, GDD accumulation, frost risk, and phenology timing.
3. More Details (Optional but Valuable)
These expandable fields capture additional context about your field that can meaningfully improve model behavior and alert interpretation.
Certifications
Examples:
USDA Organic
SIP Certified
Regenerative Standards
Cover Crop
Examples:
Buckwheat
Barley
Clover mix
Useful for interpreting winter NDVI and soil moisture signals.
Soil Descriptors
Examples:
“High clay”
“Well-drained loam”
“Rocky volcanic”
Soil type influences water deficit alerts and NDMI interpretation.
Notes
Free-form notes to record observations such as:
“Frequent water logging in NE corner”
“Shifted to no-till in 2022”
“Rodent damage historically in this block”
These notes provide valuable, persistent field context.
Saving or Canceling Changes
Save Changes updates the field configuration
Cancel returns all fields to their previously saved values
Changes applied here affect multiple Carbonleap components:
Phenological model
Field Highlights
Metrics interpretation
Alert sensitivity
Water-stress modeling
Canopy development expectations
When to Update Crop & Field Details
You should review or update this section when:
A new crop or variety is planted
Trellis systems are changed
Row or plant spacing is altered
Field is replanted or grafted
Irrigation system is upgraded
Significant soil amendments occur
You want more personalized insights
The more accurate the details, the better Carbonleap’s predictions and analytics will perform.
Summary
The Crop & Field Details page enriches Carbonleap’s understanding of your field by capturing biological, structural, and operational context. This enhanced context enables:
Better predictions
More accurate alerts
Smarter recommendations
More precise interpretation of satellite metrics
Improved season-long modeling
Completing this page maximizes the value of the Carbonleap analytics engine.
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