Satellite monitoring for the Corn Belt, the Plains, the Delta and California, from field boundaries and crop type to VRA files for ISOBUS machinery.
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Farming in United States
The United States grows a very wide range of crops, so no single calendar fits. Corn and soybeans dominate the Corn Belt across Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota and Indiana. Winter wheat runs through Kansas and the southern Plains, spring wheat through North Dakota and Montana, and cotton across Texas, Georgia and the Mississippi Delta.
California's Central Valley carries almonds, tomatoes, grapes and citrus under irrigation. Arkansas and the Sacramento Valley grow rice, and Washington is known for apples. Farms are often large and well equipped, and decisions on seed, nitrogen and water are made field by field, or zone by zone inside a field.
Map My Crop supports growers, agribusinesses, insurers and agencies in the United States. Regular satellite coverage gives each field a record of its condition through the season, which feeds machine prescriptions, claims checks and traceability files.
Main crops
Corn
The main crop of the Corn Belt, where nitrogen decisions and uneven stands drive field-by-field differences.
Soybeans
Grown across the Midwest, the Delta and the Southeast, often in rotation with corn.
Wheat
Winter wheat on the southern Plains and spring wheat in the northern states, with very different seasons.
Cotton
Grown from Texas across the South, where water supply and heat stress shape the season.
Rice
Flooded fields in Arkansas, Louisiana and California's Sacramento Valley, where water management is central.
Almonds
Irrigated orchards in California's Central Valley, managed block by block.
Tomatoes
Processing and fresh tomatoes, with California the well-known growing area.
What makes it hard
Drought and falling groundwater
Dry spells hit rain-fed corn and soybeans in the Midwest and Plains. Parts of the High Plains depend on the Ogallala Aquifer, where pumping has lowered water levels in places. In the West, irrigators work within water allocations that change from year to year. Field-level water stress and soil moisture maps show which fields need attention first.
Hail, wind, flood and fire
Severe storms, hail, river flooding and wildfire can damage crops across wide areas within hours. Growers and insurers need to know which fields were hit and how much of each field is affected, quickly and with dated evidence.
Scale and record-keeping
Large operations spread over many owned and rented parcels need clean records for crop insurance, acreage reporting, lenders and buyers. Food companies also handle traceability record-keeping for certain foods under FSMA 204.
How Map My Crop helps in United States
Variable-rate maps for ISOBUS machinery
Build zoning and VRA prescription maps for seed, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium from field-level imagery. Export them as ISO XML or shapefile for machinery that supports the ISOBUS format. Supported brands include John Deere, Case IH and AGCO.
Crop insurance claims and acreage checks
Check hail, drought, flood and fire claims against weather records and before-and-after imagery. Estimate damaged area per insured field and flag declared losses on healthy fields before a site visit is booked.
FSMA 204 traceability records
Field-level crop identity, planting and harvest dates and geolocated boundaries support FSMA 204 traceability records, with critical tracking events, links to ERP systems and audit-ready reports.
Irrigation scheduling for pivots and orchards
Use soil moisture, evapotranspiration and forecast rain to plan how much water each field or zone needs. Compare planned, recommended and applied water each week, on pivots in the Plains and on orchards in the West.
Yield and harvest forecasts for buyers
Forecast yield and harvest timing by field, region or portfolio from satellite data, weather and historical records. Grain buyers, processors and lenders can plan logistics and exposure before harvest starts.
How it starts
- Tell us your crops, states and the fields or portfolio you want covered. A boundary file helps, but it is not required.
- We map or import field boundaries, label crops where needed and switch on monitoring for the fields in scope.
- Your team sees health maps, alerts and exports in the platform and through the API, and can add VRA files, claims checks or forecasts as the season goes on.
Frequently asked questions
Does Map My Crop work with my precision agriculture machinery?
Nitrogen prescription files, VRA and zoning maps work with machinery that supports the ISOBUS format. Maps export as ISO XML or shapefile, and seed, chemical and fertiliser prescriptions can be sent to the machine maker's system. Ask us to confirm your specific controller.
Can it help with crop insurance claims?
Yes. It checks claimed hail, drought, flood and fire events against weather records and before-and-after imagery, estimates damaged area per field and keeps a dated evidence pack. The findings support the adjuster and do not replace the adjuster's judgement.
Can I monitor both field crops and orchards?
Yes. Crop Monitoring covers field crops, Plantation Monitoring covers orchards and other tree crops, and Farm Monitoring shows both in one view for mixed farms.
How do I get started?
Book a demo and tell us your crops and states. We reply within one business day.