Satellite monitoring for wheat, barley, rapeseed, sugar beet and maize, from the large fields of the east to the smaller parcels of the south, with ISOBUS-ready VRA files.
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Farming in Germany
Germany's arable farming is concentrated in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Bavaria. Winter wheat, winter barley, rapeseed, sugar beet and maize lead the rotation. Rye and potatoes are important on the lighter, sandier soils of Brandenburg and Lower Saxony, and vines are grown in Rheinhessen, the Palatinate, Baden, Franken and along the Mosel.
Field structure differs by region. Farms in the east are often large with big parcels, while Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have many smaller and more irregular parcels. Fertile loess soils, such as the Magdeburger Börde, sit alongside sandy soils that dry out quickly.
Map My Crop supports growers, agribusinesses, insurers and agencies in Germany. Field-level data suits farms that run precision machinery and need evidence for area-based support checks and nutrient rules.
Main crops
Wheat
The main cereal, mostly winter wheat, with nitrogen timing and disease pressure the main management points.
Barley
Winter barley for feed and spring barley for malting, grown across northern and eastern Germany.
Rapeseed
An important oilseed in rotation, sensitive to pests at establishment and to spring frost and drought.
Sugar beet
Grown on the fertile soils of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.
Maize
Grown for silage, biogas and grain, with early vigour and water stress closely watched.
Potatoes
Grown for table, starch and processing, mainly in Lower Saxony and other northern states.
Vines
Vineyards on slopes and river valleys, where block-level monitoring and frost alerts matter.
What makes it hard
Dry summers and light soils
Recent dry summers have stressed crops, particularly in the east and on sandy soils that hold little water. Soil moisture, water stress and field-level weather maps show which fields run short first.
Nutrient rules and input costs
Nutrient rules limit nitrogen use in sensitive areas, and fertiliser is a large cost. Zoned nitrogen prescriptions put inputs where the crop needs them and give a record of what was planned for each field.
Area-based checks and small parcels
Support payments under the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rely on declared parcels being checked, increasingly with satellite data. Farmers and advisers need accurate boundaries and crop records, including on small and irregular parcels.
How Map My Crop helps in Germany
Zoned nitrogen and seed for ISOBUS machinery
Build zoning and VRA maps for nitrogen, seed, phosphorus and potassium and export them as ISO XML or shapefile for machinery that supports the ISOBUS format. Supported brands include Claas and Amazone.
Parcel boundaries that match your land records
Map field boundaries from satellite imagery, link them to parcel registers such as LPIS where available and compare declared and measured area. Boundary maps work on small and irregular parcels as well as large ones.
Declared and detected crop checks
Compare the crop declared on each parcel with the crop detected from imagery, flag fields with mixed or unplanted areas and keep a multi-season rotation history. Useful for advisers, cooperatives and agencies preparing for area-based checks.
Yield forecasts for merchants and processors
Forecast yield and harvest timing for cereals, rapeseed, sugar beet and maize by field, region or supply base, and update the forecast as weather changes.
Hail and drought evidence for insurers
Check claimed events against weather records and before-and-after imagery, estimate damaged area per field and keep a dated evidence pack for each claim.
How it starts
- Tell us your regions, crops and whether you manage your own fields, a cooperative or an insured portfolio.
- We map or import field boundaries, identify crops where needed and begin monitoring from the current imagery.
- Your team works from maps, alerts and exports in the platform or through the API, with VRA files, crop checks or forecasts added when needed.
Frequently asked questions
Can I send prescription maps straight to my machinery?
Nitrogen prescription files, VRA and zoning maps work with machinery that supports the ISOBUS format, exported as ISO XML or shapefile. Please confirm your terminal and implement with us.
Does it help with CAP area checks?
It gives accurate field boundaries, detected crop labels and dated imagery that advisers and agencies can use as evidence. It does not replace the official checks run by the paying agency.
Does it work on small parcels?
Yes. Boundary mapping works on small and irregular fields as well as large regular parcels, down to 0.02 ha.
How do I get started?
Book a demo and tell us your crops and regions. We reply within one business day.