Automated Yield Report. Did the variable rate pay?
See how every zone and rate step performed after harvest, then plan next season from the result.
What is in the report.
Field performance, zone and rate response, as well as where to act next. Open a field, then select the Yield Report tab.
Field KPIs
Average and total yield, harvested area against field area, as well as variability (CV).Yield map with zones
Split view or overlay. When you hover a zone, it highlights on the map, the chart, and the table.Rate versus yield
Either prescribed or applied rates against yield per zone, in five chart modes.Economics per rate step
Whether the extra product paid for itself, together with the break-even response and crop price.Distributions and trend
A yield box plot per zone, as well as a multi-year trend across crops.Summary, suggestions, PDF
A written summary, suggestions that open the next workflow, as well as a shareable PDF.Before you start
One imported yield dataset. Cleaned and calibrated versions are marked in the picker, so they are preferred by default.
A zones map or an as-applied map from that season: prescribed rates, or the rates the machine actually put down.
For economics, a crop price and a product price. Product prices prefill from the prescription.
How the report is laid out.
GeoPard preselects the latest cleaned yield dataset as well as that season’s zones map, so the report opens ready to read.
Read the field first
A gap between harvested and field area points to missing passes or aggressive cleaning, while a high CV means variability worth managing.Split or overlay
Split shows yield and zones at the same extent, whereas Overlay blends them with an opacity slider.Five ways to compare
Actual, % of avg, Low-high, Rate vs Yield against either the previous rate or a base zone, and Economics.One row per zone
Area and share, rates, average, total, and delta versus the field average. Shares below 100% mean missing yield data.
Did the extra product pay for itself?
Enter a crop price and a product price, then the report prices every zone and every rate step. The calculator below runs the same formulas on a sample field.
Sample: wheat, three zones at 70 / 100 / 130 kg/ha of one nitrogen product on 253 ha, yields 6.09 / 6.45 / 6.62 t/ha.
Rate steps
Zones are sorted by rate, so each row compares one step with the next. Other season costs are not included.
| Rate step | Extra product | Yield response | Net result | Verdict |
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Zone economics versus the field average
Per hectare; hover or tap a bar for the numbers.
The zone figures add up to zero across the field, because each zone is measured against the average.
Zone figures, each zone against the field average
Product cost effect = (field average rate − zone rate) × product price
Yield value = (zone average yield − field average yield) × crop price
Net = product cost effect + yield value
Rate step figures, each zone against the next lowest rate
Step cost = extra product × product price
Break-even yield response = step cost ÷ crop price
Net result = (actual yield response × crop price) − step cost
Break-even crop price = step cost ÷ actual yield response
Verdict follows the return on the extra product: +20% or more is paid off, −10% or worse is did not pay, anything between is break-even. Averages are weighted by area.
Summary, distributions, and trend.
Summary and suggestions
The summary explains the comparison, then flags where to look. Suggestions open the next workflow:
Yield distribution by zone
A tight box is a consistent zone, whereas a tall box is mixed conditions. Wide, overlapping boxes mean the zones no longer fit the field, so rebuild them from this harvest.
Multi-year trend
One bar per season and crop, cleaned datasets first. Different units across seasons are flagged, so bars for different crops are not read as one trend.
Four questions the report answers.
Did my VRA prescription work?
Compare the harvest with the applied zones map in Rate vs Yield: yield rising then flattening shows where extra input stopped paying. Add prices to see whether each step paid, then confirm rate changes with trial strips before scaling them.Did the machine apply what I prescribed?
Run the report against the zones map, then against the as-applied map. A gap between the rate columns is an execution issue rather than an agronomic one.Which fields deserve the soil sampling budget?
Fields with high CV as well as zones consistently below average return the most from targeted sampling, so open a sampling plan from the suggestion.Are my zones still right?
When zone distributions overlap widely, the zones no longer represent the field. Rebuild them with Create Zones from This Yield, then start the next prescription from there.Report actions.
Export PDF Report
The full report with KPIs, maps, charts, economics, and suggestions, for grower meetings as well as landlord reporting.Create Zones from This Yield
Harvest performance becomes next season’s zones, then a new variable-rate map.Open in Compare Layers
Yield next to NDVI, soil, and topography, so you know why a zone underperformed before changing a rate.
Getting data in: yield and as-applied layers either sync from John Deere Operations Center or import as files. Clean and calibrate them before you run the report.
Where ROI comes from.
Input savings
Find the rate steps that did not pay, then cut them where the result repeats.Yield gains
Target the zones that consistently underperform, because they carry the greatest upside.Prioritization
Use CV and zone deltas, so budget goes to the fields that respond.Risk reduction
Compare prescribed and applied rates before an execution error repeats next season.Validation
See whether the prescription worked, then plan the next one from the result.Evidence
A shareable PDF with prices and per-step results backs up rate decisions with owners as well as advisors.Growers, advisors, producers, and research teams.
Growers and farm managers
Validate variable-rate results, then set next season’s rates on evidence.Agronomists and advisors
Prepare post-harvest reviews, then share the PDF with growers.Seed and fertilizer producers
Evaluate how hybrids, varieties, and product rates performed across trial fields, with a PDF per field.Service providers and research teams
Compare response across fields and seasons, then document trials zone by zone.Offer it under your own brand.
The Yield Report ships in GeoPard white-label deployments, so your growers review harvests inside your brand.
Ask the AI Assistant about this field.
It works on the same yield, zones, and as-applied data: ask why a zone underperformed, or have it build next season’s zones. You approve every step.
Common questions.
Zones map or as-applied map: which should I compare against?
A zones map validates the prescription, whereas an as-applied map validates machine execution. Run both for the same operation, then compare the rate columns.
What if my zones map has no prescription rates?
The rate chart uses the zone index average instead, labeled Zone avg. You still get zone performance, distributions, summary, and suggestions; only the economics section needs rates.
Why do the area shares total less than 100%?
Only cells with both a yield value and a rate value count, so missing passes or aggressively cleaned edges drop out. The harvested-area KPI shows the same gap.
How do yield and as-applied data get into GeoPard?
Either connect John Deere Operations Center or import harvest and application files directly. Clean and calibrate the yield data, then open the Yield Report tab. Read the Yield Report tutorial
What GeoPard users say.
“GeoPard doesn’t just help us visualise data, it gives us the tools to analyse it, create solutions, and write prescriptions.”
Steve LarocqueBeyond Agronomy owner and FarmVU CEO“A system where I store my own data and receive current satellite imagery from my fields, securely in the cloud and accessible any time. My data is only shared when I give permission.”
Nicole BarteldsDataboerin“Using GeoPard has streamlined key parts of our workflow. In seasons where time is money, we can rely on the GeoPard team to get it done.”
Brendon FriesenPointForward, operations and technology manager“We’re happy to have GeoPard among the platforms working with SoilOptix data, giving growers and agronomists the tools to accurately analyse and manage their fields.”
Zachary HarmerSoilOptix“GeoPard’s analytics make it easy for our team and farmers to use precision-ag tools effectively. Reliable analytics and steady support through the season improved our input planning.”
Open the Yield Report on your fields.
Select the Yield Report tab on any field, as soon as a yield dataset is imported.
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