Scouting prioritization
Know which blocks or rows need a walk first instead of covering the whole property the same way.
Weekly scouting
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?
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
Know which blocks or rows need a walk first instead of covering the whole property the same way.
Turn weak field signals into clear water / wait / check follow-ups for the crew.
Hand the advisor or crew a short first-pass brief before anyone spends half the day chasing weak signals.
Compare the alternatives
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.
Field guides
These guides are written for orchard, berry, and vineyard operators plus advisors, not for generic ag-tech SEO.
6 min read
A practical weekly sequence for one supervisor and a small walking crew.
5 min read
A short field-first workflow for getting a useful preview before the crew drives.
7 min read
The minimum evidence and next-action structure a real orchard brief needs.
6 min read
Why broad vegetation layers are useful for monitoring and still weak for dispatching a walk.
7 min read
Reserve drone passes for the blocks that already proved they deserve the spend.
8 min read
A practical BC-focused chooser for when to use satellite, drone, or phone-based field confirmation.
See the proof before you talk to us.
Run the free satellite block check, review the preview, and use that first read to decide whether this block needs a closer paid pass.
Fit pages
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.
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.
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.
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.