Scouting prioritization
Know which blocks or rows need a walk first instead of covering the whole property the same way.
Weekly scouting
Weekly crop scouting for faster field checks.
Farmbit is built around one weekly question: which orchard, berry, or vineyard block deserves attention first, and what should the crew or advisor verify when they get there?
Orchards, berries, vineyardsIrrigation follow-upCrew and advisor brief
What Farmbit is replacing
Not another map drop
You should not need to interpret a fresh orthomosaic from scratch every week.
Not another software seat
Farmbit is meant to hand off the next field decision, not create another tool the crew or advisor has to babysit.
A weekly field triage
Results page, ranked zones, likely drivers, and next actions for the next walk or advisor visit.
Use cases
What crop teams and advisors can decide faster
Irrigation checks
Turn weak field signals into clear water / wait / check follow-ups for the crew.
Advisor-ready first pass
Hand the advisor or crew a short first-pass brief before anyone spends half the day chasing weak signals.
Field brief
What the weekly brief should contain
Farmbit should leave the crew with a short, inspectable weekly scouting report instead of a pile of files.
Top alerts
The few blocks or zones that need attention this week.
Likely drivers
Operational hypotheses such as irrigation, canopy, or surface-condition issues.
Next actions
What to check today, where to go first, and what to hand off to the advisor.
Confidence and why
Coverage, QA, and evidence notes so crews know what to trust.
Fit pages
Weekly scouting fit pages for crop teams and advisors
These fit pages are not generic doorway pages. Each one explains what Farmbit helps catch early, where the signal is weak, and what a crew-ready brief should look like for that crop or role.
Weekly scouting for almond orchards
Use Farmbit to rank which almond blocks deserve the first walk, what the crew should verify first, and when a closer follow-up is worth paying for.
Satellite firstDrone mapping
Weekly scouting for vineyards
Rank vineyard blocks before the first walk, narrow where the crew should stand first, and decide when drone or phone follow-up is actually worth it.
Satellite firstDrone mapping
Weekly scouting for berry blocks
Use Farmbit to narrow which berry blocks deserve the first walk, what the crew should verify first, and when closer follow-up is worth the cost.
Satellite firstDrone mapping
Weekly scouting for apple orchards
Help the apple crew decide where to walk first, what likely changed, and when one block needs closer evidence than the free satellite pass can provide.
Satellite firstDrone mapping
For advisors and agronomists
Open the advisor page when the question starts from the visit plan, the first stop, or whether one block deserves closer proof before the truck arrives.
Advisor briefFirst stop
Operating model
Read how Farmbit turns field imagery into a weekly action plan.
These pages explain the logic behind the product: close the loop from survey to action, start with workable RGB and multispectral inputs, and judge tools by whether they shorten the next field decision for the crew or advisor.
Step 1
Survey
Capture on a routine, not on a heroic day
Use a repeatable flight or photo routine so the comparison next week still means something.
Step 2
Analyze
Compare against a baseline
Look for the few places that changed, not a perfect explanation for every pixel.
Step 3
Decide
Rank the walk order
Turn the signal into a short list of blocks or zones worth checking first.
Step 4
Act
Give the crew a real next check
The brief should say what to inspect when they arrive, not just that something looks off.
Step 5
Verify
Come back and see if the fix held
The second pass matters. That is where trust grows and false alarms start to fall away.
Workflow hub
Survey, decide, verify
The main workflow page explains why field teams stop trusting maps when the brief ends one step too early.
5 min read
How RGB Imagery Can Power Practical Orchard Scouting Today
RGB is enough to start a serious orchard scouting workflow when the team cares about ranking the walk, checking the likely cause, and verifying the result a few days later.
4 min read
Why Farm Imaging Alone Is Not Enough
Imagery helps, but it is still unfinished work until someone decides where to walk first, what to inspect, and whether last week's change actually helped.
Compare the alternatives
See how Farmbit differs from the adjacent ways teams try to solve this.
Comparison pages work best when they stay focused on the operational decision, not on a feature-table argument.
Satellite NDVI vs Farmbit
Satellite NDVI is useful for broad monitoring. Farmbit is the better fit when a small orchard crew needs a ranked walk order, a short report, and a direct brief this week.
DIY sensors vs managed system
A DIY stack is a hardware and maintenance project. Farmbit is the better fit when the team wants a managed workflow that resolves into one weekly field brief.
Drone mapping vs Farmbit
Drone mapping is the right closer proof step. Farmbit is the better fit when the team first needs to know whether one block deserves that extra spend.
Manual orchard scouting vs Farmbit
Manual scouting is still necessary. Farmbit makes it more focused by ranking the first walk and narrowing what the crew should verify first.
Problem pages
Operational field problems the crew needs to narrow first
Problem pages work best when the question starts from irrigation, disease scouting, or another field pain instead of crop type.
Orchard irrigation stress: where to inspect first
Use Farmbit to narrow where irrigation stress may deserve the first walk, what the crew should verify on the ground, and when the coarse signal is too weak to over-read.
Early orchard disease scouting without wasting a full walk
Farmbit should help narrow where to verify early disease risk first, not pretend a coarse pass can confirm disease on its own.
Field guides
Read the operating logic behind the brief.
These guides are written for orchard, berry, and vineyard operators plus advisors, not for generic ag-tech SEO.
6 min read
Interpreting NDVI for Vineyards
A short field guide to reading NDVI in vineyards without mistaking vigor patterns for diagnosis.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6 min read
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.
Public result proof
See the proof before you talk to us.
The sample run shows the kind of field triage an orchard, berry, or vineyard team can actually inspect.
Result page
Open the same result page a crew lead would use before leaving the yard.
Crew brief
Read the short PDF that tells the crew what to verify on the ground.
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Open crew brief
Preview image is for proof. Open the PDF for the full report pages.
Result page
Open the same result page a crew lead would use before leaving the yard.
Crew brief
Read the short PDF that tells the crew what to verify on the ground.
Priority map
Send the same scouting boundary to an advisor or GIS tool.
Next step
Ready to test one real block?
Run the free satellite block check, review the preview, and use that first read to decide whether this block needs a closer paid pass.