Methods and systems for recommending agricultural activities

A networked agricultural intelligence system for providing an improvement in recommending agricultural activities determined based on crop-related data and field condition data and using a computer system, the networked agricultural intelligence system comprising:

• a plurality of data network computer systems;
• an agricultural intelligence computer system comprising a processor and a memory in communication with said processor, said processor configured to:
• receive a plurality of field definition data;
• retrieve a plurality of input data from the plurality of data network computer systems;
• determine a plurality of field regions based on the field definition data;
• identify a subset of the plurality of input data associated with the plurality of field regions;
• determine a plurality of field condition data based on the subset of the plurality of input data;
• identify a plurality of field activity options;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a recommended field activity option, of the plurality of field activity options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a recommended crop type, of a plurality of recommended crop options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a recommendation score, of a plurality of recommendation scores, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a tillage practice option, of a plurality of recommended tillage practice options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• provide, and displaying on a display device of the agricultural intelligence computer system, a graphical user interface that displays a page including:
• a first pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommended field activity option from the plurality of field activity options,
• a second pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommended crop type from the plurality of recommended crop options;
• a third pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommendation score from the plurality of recommendation scores,
• a fourth pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular tillage practice from the plurality of recommended tillage practice options and determined based on the plurality of field activity options and associated recommendation scores;
• automatically generate an update based on the particular recommended field activity option, the particular recommended crop type, the particular recommendation score and the particular tillage practice, and updating, based on the update, the graphical user interface to reflect options selected for each field region of the plurality of field regions;
• transmit the update for the plurality of field regions to one or more agricultural machines in real time, so that each agricultural machine, of the one or more agricultural machines, executes instructions, included in the update, in a field region of the plurality of field regions;
• perform, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, a historical data analysis based on user's farming practices within a current season and for historical seasons;
• determine, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, a relative maturity value of crops based on expected heat units over a growing season in light of a planting date, the user's farming practices, and field-specific and environmental data;
• calculate, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, expected heat units for crops and determining a development of maturity of the crops as heat is a proxy for energy received by the crop.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage media for providing an improvement in recommending agricultural activities determined based on crop-related data and field condition data, the non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein, when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

• receive a plurality of field definition data;
• retrieve a plurality of input data from a plurality of data networks;
• determine a plurality of field regions based on the field definition data;
• identify a subset of the plurality of input data associated with the plurality of field regions;
• determine a plurality of field condition data based on the subset of the plurality of input data;
• identify a plurality of field activity options;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a recommended field activity option, of the plurality of field activity options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a recommended crop type, of a plurality of recommended crop options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a recommendation score, of a plurality of recommendation scores, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a tillage practice option, of a plurality of recommended tillage practice options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• provide, and displaying on a display device of a agricultural intelligence computer system, a graphical user interface that displays a page including:
• a first pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommended field activity option from the plurality of field activity options,
• a second pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommended crop type from the plurality of recommended crop options;
• a third pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommendation score from the plurality of recommendation scores,
• a fourth pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular tillage practice from the plurality of recommended tillage practice options and determined based on the plurality of field activity options and associated recommendation scores;
• automatically generate an update based on the particular recommended field activity option, the particular recommended crop type, the particular recommendation score and the particular tillage practice, and updating, based on the update, the graphical user interface to reflect options selected for each field region of the plurality of field regions;
• transmit the update for the plurality of field regions to one or more agricultural machines in real time, so that each agricultural machine, of the one or more agricultural machines, executes instructions, included in the update, in a field region of the plurality of field regions;
• perform, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, a historical data analysis based on user's farming practices within a current season and for historical seasons;
• determine, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, a relative maturity value of crops based on expected heat units over a growing season in light of a planting date, the user's farming practices, and field-specific and environmental data;
• calculate, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, expected heat units for crops and determining a development of maturity of the crops as heat is a proxy for energy received by the crop.

An agricultural intelligence computer system for providing an improvement in recommending agricultural activities determined based on crop-related data and field condition data, the agricultural intelligence computer system comprising a processor and a memory in communication with said processor, said processor configured to:

• receive a plurality of field definition data;
• retrieve a plurality of input data from a plurality of data network computer systems;
• determine a plurality of field regions based on the field definition data;
• identify a subset of the plurality of input data associated with the plurality of field regions;
• determine a plurality of field condition data based on the subset of the plurality of input data;
• identify a plurality of field activity options;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a recommended field activity option, of the plurality of field activity options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a recommended crop type, of a plurality of recommended crop options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a recommendation score, of a plurality of recommendation scores, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• determine, for each of the plurality of field regions, a tillage practice option, of a plurality of recommended tillage practice options, based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data;
• provide, and displaying on a display device of the agricultural intelligence computer system, a graphical user interface that displays a page including:
• a first pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommended field activity option from the plurality of field activity options,
• a second pull-down that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommended crop type from the plurality of recommended crop options;
• a third pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular recommendation score from the plurality of recommendation scores,
• a fourth pull-down menu that allows selecting, for each field region of the plurality of field regions, a particular tillage practice from the plurality of recommended tillage practice options and determined based on the plurality of field activity options and associated recommendation scores;
• automatically generate an update based on the particular recommended field activity option, the particular recommended crop type, the particular recommendation score and the particular tillage practice, and updating, based on the update, the graphical user interface to reflect options selected for each field region of the plurality of field regions;
• transmit the update for the plurality of field regions to one or more agricultural machines in real time, so that each agricultural machine, of the one or more agricultural machines, executes instructions, included in the update, in a field region of the plurality of field regions;
• perform, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, a historical data analysis based on user's farming practices within a current season and for historical seasons;
• determine, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, a relative maturity value of crops based on expected heat units over a growing season in light of a planting date, the user's farming practices, and field-specific and environmental data;
• calculate, by the agricultural intelligence computer system, expected heat units for crops and determining a development of maturity of the crops as heat is a proxy for energy received by the crop.