Tools for the field

Put knowledge to work.

Practical tools for soil tests, sampling, cover crops, manure, field records, funding, and CEMA 216 work.

Soil Report Helper

Turn a lab report into a plan

Upload or paste a soil test and get a plain-language interpretation, benchmarks from comparable fields, and a prioritized action plan. In Missouri and Nebraska, supported crops also get nutrient rates calibrated to land-grant guidance.

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ProducersAgronomistsStudents

What you can do

Reads your report. CSV, TXT, or PDF lab reports, or enter values by hand.
Fair comparisons. Benchmarks come from fields with the same land resource area, soil texture, and precipitation.
What to do first. A decision brief that separates usable guidance from items to confirm with your adviser.

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Sampling Planner

Map the campaign and collect with GPS

1 free plan a month

Soil samplingField mapping

Draw or import a field boundary, generate laboratory sample and core IDs, and collect with GPS on a phone. The plan preview and JSON restore file are free; My Farm adds route tables, bag labels, GIS files, and campaign storage. The CEMA 216 Field Pack is $39 or included in My Farm.

Built for

ProducersAgronomistsConservation teamsLaboratories

What you can do

Boundary-to-points workflow. Draw multiple polygons, keep zones separate, and generate spread points with an adjustable field-edge buffer.
Field collection mode. Navigate to each core, record actual GPS and accuracy, mark skipped points, and preserve field notes.
Sample hierarchy preserved. Every core stays attached to its management zone and laboratory bag ID across all exports.

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Cover Crop Lab

Build a cover crop mix for your goals

Free

Cover cropsField planning

Pick your region, planting window, and goals. A 40+ species deck re-ranks as you go, and N credit, biomass, weed suppression, compaction relief, grazing, pollinator value, and seed cost respond to every change.

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ProducersAgronomistsExtension teams

What you can do

Live goal dials. Add or remove species and watch N, biomass, weed suppression, and cost re-compute instantly.
Tradeoffs up front. Allelopathy flags for small-seeded next crops, prussic acid risk, and bloat risk surface as you build.
Reference mixes. 10 reference mixes drawn from SARE, NRCS, Rodale, and university extension trials.

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Manure Calculator

A nutrient plan from real lab data

Free

Nutrient managementSoil fertility

Turn manure into a rate, a three-year plant-available nitrogen schedule, a nutrient balance, and a dollar value, grounded in UMN ManureDB lab analyses and the PAN math from Iowa State and Penn State Extension.

Built for

ProducersAgronomistsCustom applicators

What you can do

Rate with the P-index rule. N-based, P-limited, or P-based: the tool picks the basis from your soil test P.
3-year PAN schedule. Year-1, Year-2, Year-3 plant-available N by mineralization category and application method.
Risk flags. Runoff risk, C:N immobilization, and NRCS 590 timing issues surfaced automatically.

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Funding Finder

Cost-share, grants, and loans by state

Free

FundingCost-share

Search federal, state, and private funding for farms and ranches. Filter by your state, what you need funded, and how soon you can apply; save programs and get deadline reminders.

Built for

ProducersAdvisersConservation teams

What you can do

Every state. Programs filtered to where you farm, with national programs alongside.
Deadline reminders. Get an email before a program closes so there is time to apply.

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CREU Map

Find your field’s comparison group

Free

Soil mappingBenchmarks

Drop a pin, search an address, or use your location to find your CREU: fields with the same land resource area, soil texture, and precipitation group, and the reference sites within it.

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ProducersResearchersAgronomists

What you can do

Reference sites. See published soil-health reference sites near your field.
Comparable benchmarks. The same grouping the Soil Report Helper uses for its comparisons.

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QI Finder

Find a Qualified Individual for CEMA 216

Free

CEMA 216Directory

Search Qualified Individuals by state, compare their services and qualifications, and contact a practitioner for CEMA 216 soil health testing. Free to browse and free to join.

Built for

ProducersQualified IndividualsConservation teams

What you can do

Search by state. Find practitioners who work where your fields are.
Direct contact. Reach a QI from their profile without a middleman.

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CEMA 216 Report Builder

Connect evidence into a traceable report draft

Free preview · $49/project

CEMA 216Professional reporting

Import a sampling plan, preview the intake and evidence chain, see the first readiness issues, and keep a device-private JSON restore file. Laboratory results, interpretation, the full audit, and client or NRCS delivery start with a $49 Project Pass.

Built for

Qualified IndividualsAgronomistsConservation practitioners

What you can do

Sampling-plan import. Bring sample identities and WGS84 locations forward instead of re-keying the field record.
Evidence readiness. Preview the first missing items; the complete audit is part of the practitioner project.
Free intake and backup. Enter participant, project, records, and sample traceability data and keep a downloadable JSON restore file.

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FieldLog

Put your plan to work in the field

Free plan · paid plans available

Field managementResearch trialsAgronomy

Organize field tasks, log activities, and keep observations, photos, and costs together through the season. FieldLog supports day-to-day farm work and on-farm trials, with spreadsheet imports, field maps, and team collaboration.

FieldLog is a separate product. Paid FieldLog access is billed separately from My Farm membership.

Built for

ProducersAgronomistsOn-farm researchersExtension teams

What you can do

Field & operations log. Record planting, tillage, amendments, scouting, and harvest with dates, inputs, and notes.
Trial & plot design. Set up treatments, replications, and plot layouts for on-farm and small-plot agronomic research.
In-field data capture. Collect observations, measurements, and photos against specific plots from your phone.
Season-over-season history. Track rotations, yields, and treatment comparisons across years in one shared record.

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Free My Farm $9/mo Practitioner $49/project

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