Orchard operations • 7 min read
Weekly orchard scouting checklist for small crews
A practical checklist for ranking the first walk, briefing the crew fast, and deciding when one block needs closer proof.
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Farmbit Guides
Evergreen playbooks and field guides for orchard and vineyard operations.
Getting Started
Orchard operations • 7 min read
Orchard irrigation checks with clear next steps
A practical guide for turning weak irrigation signals into water, wait, and check follow-up instead of another vague stress map.
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Reduce wasted walks in small orchards
A field guide for deciding which rows deserve the first walk, what to verify on the ground, and what should stay low priority.
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Satellite Analysis
Remote sensing • 6 min read
Interpreting NDVI for Vineyards
A short field guide to reading NDVI in vineyards without mistaking vigor patterns for diagnosis.
Open guideBC vineyards, berries, and advisors • 10 min read
Part 3: Drone Scouting - Detail Without Diagnosis
When drone mapping is worth the cost, what block-level detail it adds, and why pretty maps still need ground truth.
Open guideBC vineyards, berries, and advisors • 9 min read
Part 2: Satellite Scouting - The Art of Triage
What Sentinel-2 can actually tell vineyard and berry operators, and where 10-meter pixels stop being trustworthy.
Open guideBC vineyards, berries, and advisors • 14 min read
Satellite vs. Drone vs. Phone for Vineyard and Berry Scouting: A 2023+ Evidence-Based Decision Framework for British Columbia
An evidence-based decision framework for BC vineyard and berry scouting: satellite for triage, drone for delineation, and phone or ground checks for action confidence.
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Decision Frameworks
Scouting playbook • 30 min read
The Orchard Scouting Playbook
A full guide on how to sequence satellite, drone, and ground-truth scouting for lower-cost field decisions and better yield protection.
Open guideBC vineyards, berries, and advisors • 10 min read
Part 4: Ground Truth and Expensive Mistakes
Why phone and ground photos are the only honest action layer, and the costly mistakes growers make when they skip them.
Open guideBC vineyards, berries, and advisors • 8 min read
Part 1: The Myth of the Magic Map
Why one map, one flight, and one dashboard is the wrong operating model for BC vineyards and berry blocks.
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