# PropelMapper: the core site > PropelMapper is a field-based, location-based reporting platform. People talk through a visit, take photos and pin observations to a place. We organize those captures into structured records and draft a professional client report for review. Agriculture is our first and main market: agronomists, crop consultants, farm managers and land managers. The same tools can document pest-control visits, cultivation walks, home and property inspections, landscaping and site surveys. The person doing the work checks the facts and adds professional judgment before signing and sending PDF and Word copies. Captures save offline; upload, transcription, new report drafting and sending need a connection. US crop and soil data and dated satellite imagery provide context for agricultural visits. Web app and mobile app for iOS and Android. People recording visits need seats; clients receiving reports do not. Free for 45 days on the full Individual plan. Add a card at checkout and pay $0 today. Cancel any time before day 45, or it continues at $99 a month. Individual: $99/month or $900/year. Team: $400/month or $4000/year for 5 users; additional users $80/month or $800/year. Education and enterprise pricing: contact the team. Choose a paid plan, complete Stripe checkout, then follow the account setup instructions. Canonical pricing: https://www.propelmapper.com/pricing/. Product capabilities: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/. Optional setup help: https://www.propelmapper.com/contact/. Contact: hello@propelmapper.com. Agriculture comes first: agronomists, crop consultants, farm managers and land managers. The same tools fit other teams that visit places. Page topics: Ag lenders; Agronomists and crop consultants; Beef and ranch; Cannabis cultivation; Contractors and home inspections; Dairy; Environmental and site surveys; Farm and land managers; Forestry and utility vegetation; Greenhouse and nursery; Land trusts and easement monitors; Sales teams selling to farms; Pest control; Pest control advisers; Property and facility inspections; Veterinarians and nutritionists; Vineyards and wineries. Topics are workflows we support, not a customer list. Full text: [who it's for](https://www.propelmapper.com/llms/solutions.txt). Directory: https://www.propelmapper.com/solutions/. The core pages of https://www.propelmapper.com, in sitemap order, generated at build from the published pages. Audience pages and guides have their own files. Earlier reference-file URLs remain available with consolidation notes (listed in https://www.propelmapper.com/llms.txt). --- # Walk the field. The draft is waiting when you’re done URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/ > Record field visits by voice and photo, pinned to the map, and get a draft client report to review, sign and send. Built for agronomists and farm managers. Talk through what you see as you walk. PropelMapper pins it to the place, turns it into a structured record and drafts the report you review, sign and send. Start 45 days free See pricing Web app + mobile app for iOS and Android Used on more than 9,100 field visits in 32 states since March 2025. Ridge Field Corn · scouting Example transcript Ponding on about two acres by the tile outlet, plants yellow. Stand count thirty-two four across three checks. Recheck in a week. Structured record Observation: Ponding damage, about 2 ac Stand count: 32,400 plants/ac Follow-up: Recheck Ridge Field in 7 days Ridge Field · iPhone app ## In our customers’ words “For us, it's awesome because then we can really go out and just do our job. We don't spend our life writing reports.” Jim G. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read the story “I'll do a recording about a customer, and it just takes everything out, super fast. It's incredible, honestly.” Rebecca J. Atmosphere Global Read the story Used by field teams at ## What you say becomes structured data PropelMapper listens for what you measure and decide: the disease and where it is, the stand count, the growth stage, the follow-up. Each one fills a field on the visit form, and the report is written from those fields. Press play to hear the note from Creek Bottom and watch each reading land in its field. See the full demo Voice note 2 · Creek Bottom (Corn) 1:53 PM · Oct 11 “Some gray leaf spot near the waterway. Stand count looks good, at about 32,000. Corn is at R5. Lower leaves are yellowing on the east edge.” Sarah Lindqvist · Prairie Agronomy The note read aloud, with its transcript. Visit form From the visit note - Disease Gray leaf spot near the waterway - Stand count 32,000 plants / acre - Growth stage R5 - Leaves Lower leaves yellowing east edge Prairie Agronomy ### Pre-harvest walk - Creek Bottom Jorgensen Family Farms › Creek Bottom (Corn) Visit 1:53 PM · Oct 11 Advisor Sarah Lindqvist Version 1 · English Numbered pins: visit captures · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Creek Bottom (Corn): Gray leaf spot observed near the waterway. Creek Bottom (Corn): Stand count approximately 32,000 plants per acre, noted as good. Creek Bottom (Corn): Corn at R5 growth stage. Creek Bottom (Corn): Lower leaf yellowing observed on the east edge. #### Readings Readings: Pre-harvest walk - Creek Bottom Reading This visit Stand count plants / acre 32,000 Growth stage R5 #### Sources - Voice note 2 · Oct 11, 2026 · Sarah Lindqvist Prairie Agronomy · Version 1 · English Voice note 2 · Creek Bottom (Corn), 1:53 PM · Oct 11: “Some gray leaf spot near the waterway. Stand count looks good, at about 32,000. Corn is at R5. Lower leaves are yellowing on the east edge.” The visit form gets Disease Gray leaf spot, Stand count 32,000, Growth stage R5, Leaves Lower leaves yellowing, and the report lists them under Pre-harvest walk - Creek Bottom. Example voice note and reviewed report ## Say it once, standing where it happened One big button on the phone. Talk while you walk, and the timer and waveform show it is hearing you. Photos, typed notes, layers and a field boundary are a tap away without stopping. Capture works with no signal, and uploads send when you reconnect. See the field app Press the big button and describe what you see. The timer runs and the waveform moves, so you know it is hearing you, and the visit already knows it is at Ridge Field. Every tool opens from the same screen without stopping the recording: take a photo, type a note, switch map layers or walk the field edge. Each voice note, photo and typed note is listed with its time and whether it has synced. Without signal they wait on the phone and upload later. The walked track, the time on site and the captures go up together, and Propel starts the draft report you review and sign. Read the draft with your recordings and photos beside it, fix a name or a count, add your recommendation and sign it. The client gets the PDF and Word copies and a link to confirm they received it. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## Every visit lands on the map Each capture is pinned where you stood, so the map builds up a record of where your team has worked. Visit heat shows which farms get the attention and which ones nobody has walked lately. Under it sit the field layers: NDVI from Sentinel-2, the SSURGO soil survey, eight years of crop history, and elevation and hillshade. Each layer clips to the field boundary you drew or walked, so you see the ground you manage and not the whole county. Explore field maps Choose a layer Visit heat Your team’s recorded visits A density view of where this team recorded observations during visits. Map views from PropelMapper · example fields. Captured views. Use the layer buttons to change the view. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap © Maxar Improve this map ## Built for teams that share the ground PropelMapper is built for teams: agronomy firms, farm managers and practices with several people visiting the same places. Everyone records into one shared record, the lead sees the week by person, and the history stays with the account when someone moves on. See how teams work Invite your advisors by email and give each one a role. Members lists everyone with their role, the visits they have recorded this year and when they joined. How teams work Schedule lays the week out with one row per person and a column per day, so a lead sees who is stretched and who has room before moving a stop. Every visit, photo, reading and signed report is tied to the place, whoever walked it. Filter visits by the place and the next advisor starts from the record, not from a phone call. A follow-up said at the field edge becomes a task with an assignee and followers, tied to the place and the visit. Filter visits by advisor to review one person’s week. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## See how your team is doing Each visit your advisors record reaches the team lead as soon as it uploads. Insights shows which places had a visit, which are due and which drafts are ready to sign, and scheduled reports send those numbers on the schedule you set. Open Insights before the weekly team review. Insights / Dashboard View full size Example account: Prairie Agronomy Visits, week by week: Read the activity chart before planning the next round. Places due for a walk: See which farms have had a recent visit and which have gone longer without one. Reports waiting on you: Check the time from visit end to signed report, then open the reports still awaiting a signature. See Insights ## The work around the visit, in the same place The visit is where the information starts. Your day, your tasks, your contacts, your boards and your readings all hang off the same places, so nobody retypes a thing. Your day opens on Today: the visits on your calendar, this week ahead, and a Needs you list of drafts to sign and tasks that are yours. Many of those tasks started as a follow-up you said on an earlier visit. How Today works Get prepped on the drive in. A short audio briefing tells you what was found at the place, what is still open and what the owner asked last time. How briefings work A follow-up you say in the field becomes a task linked to the place and the visit, with an owner and a due date. How tasks work For some teams PropelMapper is the CRM. Contacts and relationship notes sit beside the places they own, with Gmail or Outlook mail matched to the contact. Build a board for anything you track, from a sales pipeline to a product trial, with every card tied to its place and contact. How contacts work Readings you said out loud become columns: one row per place, one column per reading, ready to sort, map or export. How metrics work Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## You sign every report PropelMapper drafts the report from your recordings and photos. You check it, edit it and sign it, drawn or typed. Each report keeps an activity log of the visit, every version, your signature, each send and the client’s confirmation. Your team owns the record, and we don’t train on your data. See the activity log Example account: Prairie Agronomy ### What your client gets The report arrives on your letterhead. Your client reads it without an account and taps one link to confirm it arrived. ## PropelMapper by the numbers Since March 2025, teams have recorded 9,100+ field visits on PropelMapper and sent 13,000 reports from them, with 22,000 photos and recordings attached. Their drawn fields cover 467,000 acres in 32 states and 4 countries. The median draft report is ready 20 seconds after a visit ends. Field visits by state, customer teams California 6,270 Nebraska 1,047 Illinois 472 Iowa 394 Arkansas 73 Mississippi 51 Minnesota 47 South Carolina 29 Counted from our production database, October 28, 2026. ## Built for people who walk the ground Farming came first, and it still leads. The same visit, the same structure and the same signed report fit any trade that goes to a place and owes someone a write-up. Agriculture - Agronomists and crop consultants - Farm and land managers - Veterinarians and nutritionists - Dairies - Beef and ranch - Vineyards and wineries - Greenhouse and nursery - Ag lenders Other site work - Pest control - Pest control advisers - Cannabis cultivation - Property and facility inspections - Environmental and site surveys - Forestry and utility vegetation - Land trusts and easements - Every industry ## Your crew can work in Spanish A grower walking a strawberry block talks through what he sees in Spanish. PropelMapper fills the visit form in Spanish and writes the report on a Spanish template. Press play to hear it. How languages work Nota de voz · Bloque 7 (fresa) 7:42 a. m. · 28 oct “Bloque siete, fresa. Hay araña roja en el envés de las hojas, unas diez por hoja en la orilla norte. El goteo está bien, pero hay una fuga en la línea tres. Regreso el jueves para revisar.” Rancho Las Palmas La nota leída en voz alta, con su transcripción. Formulario de visita De la nota de voz - Plaga Araña roja envés de la hoja - Ácaros por hoja 10 orilla norte - Riego Fuga en la línea 3 goteo correcto - Seguimiento Revisar el jueves Rancho Las Palmas ### Revisión de plagas - Bloque 7 Rancho Las Palmas › Bloque 7 (fresa) Visita 7:42 a. m. · 28 oct Versión 1 · Español #### De un vistazo Bloque 7 (fresa): araña roja en el envés de las hojas. Bloque 7 (fresa): unos 10 ácaros por hoja en la orilla norte. Bloque 7 (fresa): riego por goteo correcto; fuga en la línea 3. Seguimiento: revisar el bloque 7 el jueves. Próximo paso Revisar el bloque 7 el jueves #### Lecturas Lecturas: Revisión de plagas - Bloque 7 Lectura Esta visita Ácaros por hoja orilla norte 10 #### Fuentes - De 1 nota de voz Rancho Las Palmas · Versión 1 · Español Nota de voz · Bloque 7 (fresa), 7:42 a. m. · 28 oct: “Bloque siete, fresa. Hay araña roja en el envés de las hojas, unas diez por hoja en la orilla norte. El goteo está bien, pero hay una fuga en la línea tres. Regreso el jueves para revisar.” The visit form gets Plaga Araña roja, Ácaros por hoja 10, Riego Fuga en la línea 3, Seguimiento Revisar el jueves, and the report lists them under Revisión de plagas - Bloque 7. Example voice note and reviewed report Spoken in Spanish, kept in Spanish: the visit form and the report use a Spanish template. Each person also picks English or Español for the app itself, on the phone and the web. Example account: Rancho Las Palmas ## Calculators for the numbers you check in the field Plant population, seeding rate, growing degree days, milk-weighted SCC and more. Each shows its formula and a worked example. No account needed. All calculators - 01 ### Plant population Turn a measured row count into plants per acre. Keep the row length and spacing with the result. Plants per acre - 02 ### Seeding rate Work from a target stand and your establishment assumptions to a seed requirement. Seeds per acre - 03 ### Corn growing degree days Calculate heat units from daily temperatures with the corn method and limits explained. Corn heat units - 04 ### Milk-weighted SCC Compare a milk-weighted herd figure using each group’s milk volume and cell count. Milk-weighted SCC Grants and backers - Startup grant - Investor - Finalist, 2026 --- # Meet the people behind PropelMapper URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/about/ > We build field reporting with agricultural advisors first, and for other teams that visit places. Meet the people behind PropelMapper and its client reports. PropelMapper is reporting software for people who visit places and explain what they found. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. ## Turning farm visit notes into reports A farm manager photographs a blocked outlet while the tenant explains when the water rose. Later, the owner needs both the photo and that conversation to understand the repair request. We want the report to carry what the manager learned on the visit. You can say what you see into your phone and take photos as you go. After upload, we organize the notes and prepare a draft report. You read it with the originals available, correct anything we misunderstood and add your advice before sending it. “Data isn't only numbers. It's relationship factors. It's what someone's kid did at school. It's the context that turns a good advisor into an indispensable one. The humanity behind it all.” Mark Donne Founder and CEO · PropelMapper Mark Donne · PropelMapper ## Our agricultural customers Peoples Company records farm visits and owner reports. Agricultural Advisors records crop advisory visits in California, and Atmosphere Global runs its biosecurity sales relationships in PropelMapper. Boon Greenhouse Consultancy files grower visits by site. Their customer stories describe how those notes become part of the work. Teams have recorded 9,100+ field visits and 13,000 reports in PropelMapper, with 467,000 acres inside their drawn field boundaries. Headquartered in Boston. Engineering in San Francisco. Customers from California to the Carolinas. ## Site visits outside agriculture A contractor visits a house, takes photos and owes the homeowner a report. A property manager returns to check a repair. Pest-control teams, cultivation advisors, landscapers and environmental survey teams also need to record what they found at a place. Our capture and reporting tools can serve those visits too. Farm photography by the PropelMapper team. ## The PropelMapper team ### Mark Donne Founder and CEO · Boston Mark founded PropelMapper in 2024. He leads the company and works with customers on how their visits become reports. ### Jamison Cote Chief Technology Officer · San Francisco Jamison leads product and engineering, including the phone app, browser app and the records shared between them. Our editorial standards and map data sources explain how we write and where the maps come from. Grants and backers ElevenLabs gave PropelMapper a startup grant, and Ag Startup Engine invested in 2026, the year we were a Grow-NY finalist. - Startup grant - Investor - Finalist, 2026 --- # Sources behind our field maps and weather URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/about/data-sources/ > Find the sources behind our agricultural crop, soil and NDVI layers, weather and basemaps. Check geographic coverage, image dates and interpretation limits. About Data sources PropelMapper’s agricultural maps combine crop classifications, soil surveys, satellite imagery and weather models. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap ## Survey background and today’s finding: what you said and what the report says The survey source and the observation made during the visit stay separate. The voice note “I looked at the USDA soil survey before coming out. At the sample point today there is standing water. I photographed it. Soil sample results are still pending.” ### Survey background and today’s finding - Field visit #### At a glance USDA NRCS SSURGO was consulted as survey background before the visit. Standing water was observed and photographed at the sample point during the visit. Soil sample results are pending. #### Observations USDA NRCS SSURGO was consulted as survey background before the visit. Standing water was observed and photographed at the sample point during the visit. Soil sample results are pending. After your review ## Crop history: Cropland Data Layer USDA NASS classifies land cover from satellite imagery and ground references. We show the leading classified crops and their shares inside a saved field boundary. The grower’s planting records can confirm what was grown; a mapped classification can raise a question to discuss at the visit. USDA NASS, 2025 Cropland Data Layer metadata (2026) Crop history in PropelMapper The cited 2025 layer covers the continental United States. Our summary covers the area inside the saved boundary. CDL is an annual classification. PropelMapper shows a rolling eight-year window. The classification year tells you which planting record it can be compared with. The classification year belongs beside the crop label and percentage in a report. A US government work in the public domain; credit USDA NASS. ## Soils: SSURGO survey data USDA NRCS maps soil units and links them to tables of soil components and properties. A map unit can contain several soils. We show its symbols, names, field shares and available ratings; the map does not describe a fresh soil sample from every point. USDA NRCS, SSURGO database description (undated; accessed 2026) Soil maps in PropelMapper Our soil integration covers the United States. CSR2 applies to Iowa; NCCPI is shown where available. NRCS maintains the source survey. A downloaded report needs the survey source and retrieval date. The rated acres and the acres in an average explain how much of the field that rating describes. A US government work in the public domain; credit USDA NRCS. ## NDVI: Sentinel-2 imagery We use Sentinel-2 imagery supplied through Microsoft Planetary Computer to calculate NDVI. Differences in the image can help you choose where to walk. They do not identify the cause of a crop problem. European Space Agency, Copernicus program NDVI in PropelMapper The provider offers worldwide land imagery. A particular field still needs a suitable image after cloud, shadow and snow filtering. The displayed image date identifies the pass. The latest usable image may be older than the visit, and filtering cannot guarantee that every part of it is clear. The image date and visit date remain separate in the report, so the reader can tell when each observation was made. ## Weather: Open-Meteo Open-Meteo supplies modeled weather and forecasts, including soil temperature and moisture. These describe model results for the location. They are separate from readings you take during a visit. Open-Meteo Map context in PropelMapper The provider offers worldwide coverage; available weather fields depend on the returned model data. The date and time attached to the weather result let you compare it with the timing of a visit. A weather result is model context for the visit; an application decision still depends on the actual product label and local requirements. ## Basemaps and terrain: Mapbox Mapbox supplies the base map, imagery and terrain under saved field boundaries and observation pins. PropelMapper stores your farm and visit records separately; map requests may still send request metadata to Mapbox. Mapbox Maps in PropelMapper Basemaps cover the world. Image detail and coverage vary with Mapbox’s sources. Mapbox controls updates to its imagery. The basemap alone does not establish when a satellite passed over a field. The visit’s original photos show observations made on site; the base map provides location context. --- # How we write and check field guides URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/about/editorial-standards/ > Meet the people responsible for our guides. Read how we use sources, identify fictional examples, describe technical review and handle corrections. About Editorial standards Every PropelMapper field guide explains what to look for, how to record it and what the evidence can support. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. ## What was observed and what was reported: what you said and what the report says How we attribute someone else’s account in a report passage. The voice note “The grower says water stood here after last week’s rain. The ground is damp today, but I did not see standing water. Photo saved.” ### What was observed and what was reported - Field visit #### At a glance The ground was damp during the visit and a photo was taken. No standing water was observed. The grower reported standing water after the previous week’s rain. #### Observations The ground was damp during the visit and a photo was taken. No standing water was observed. The grower reported standing water after the previous week’s rain. After your review ## Who writes the guides Mark Donne and Jamison Cote write and maintain this site. When we write together, the byline is “PropelMapper Field Team.” We build the software that turns visit notes into reports. Our company roles do not establish agronomic or veterinary credentials. A citation tells you where a method came from. It does not mean a qualified professional has reviewed our explanation. We have no named subject reviewer for these guides; technical material awaiting that review remains unpublished. ## What the sources and examples mean For agricultural methods, we link to the Extension service, agency or institution that published them. We keep the publication’s crop, region, stage, units and sampling method with a figure or decision rule. A source for one crop does not establish a threshold for another. Our forms and note-to-report passages use fictional examples labeled “Example.” They show how an observation can be written, rather than evidence of a customer result. A note about standing water can become a ponding observation in the report; it cannot establish a blocked buried drain. Treatment or cost entries in a completed form are examples, not advice. Customer quotations require permission to publish. Product pages describe supported behavior. The map-source page identifies the providers, coverage and dates behind agricultural layers. A satellite image or mapped soil rating remains separate from an observation made during a visit. ## How we handle a correction Mark reads hello@propelmapper.com. A page link, the wording that needs checking and a supporting publication give us a place to start. We compare the passage with its source and correct errors. When a change affects how a figure or method should be used, we record the correction and its date on the page. Read the map and weather sources --- # Compare PropelMapper with what you use now URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/ > Plain comparisons of PropelMapper with spreadsheets, notebooks, voice memos, FarmQA, Agworld, Cropwise Protector and Climate FieldView. These pages set PropelMapper beside the ways people record field visits today, from spreadsheets and notebooks to other farm software, and say where the other choice is better. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Compared with spreadsheets, notebooks and memos Each page starts with the place that habit tends to break. - A notebook and memory For advisors whose history of a farm lives in a pocket notebook and their own head. We look at what is left for a colleague when that advisor moves on. - Voice memos and texts For people who already talk into their phone at the field. We look at the gap between a memo on the phone and a report the client can read. - Spreadsheets For teams who type field readings into a workbook after each visit. The problem we look at is the second round of typing, and the row that never records where in the field a number came from. ## Compared with other farm software Every claim about another product links to that company’s own page, re-checked on October 29, 2026. - PropelMapper vs FarmQA FarmQA suits agronomy businesses running scouting crews, recommendations and prescriptions. Sourced from farmqa.com and its price list. - PropelMapper vs Agworld Agworld is a farm management system for planning, budgets, work orders and compliance records. Sourced from its US plans page and Scout app listing. - PropelMapper vs Cropwise Protector Cropwise Protector, from Syngenta Digital, monitors pests, traps and crop stages at scale. Sourced from its scouting app listing; its US page blocked our check. - PropelMapper vs Climate FieldView Climate FieldView runs on machine data: planting, harvest, yield analysis and imagery. Sourced from climate.com, including US prices. ## How we wrote the product comparisons We used only the other company’s own pages: its website, help pages, price list or app store listing. Where those pages did not settle a question, the cell says “not verified”. That means we could not confirm it, never that the product lacks it. We did not sign up for the other products or test them hands-on. Every page lists jobs where the other product is the better choice, and we only quote prices a company publishes. If something is out of date, tell us and we will fix it. Sources 10 named on this page - Crop scouting and issue detection (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated - Field mapping and satellite imagery (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated - Advice and recommendation delivery (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated - FarmQA pricing plans (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated - Agworld Scout on the US App Store (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Agworld · undated - Agworld plans and features, United States page (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Agworld · undated - Cropwise Protector Scouting on the US App Store (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Syngenta Digital · undated - Put your data to work (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Climate FieldView · undated - US pricing (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Climate FieldView · undated - Pre-harvest checklist and resources (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Climate FieldView · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources ## Choosing a tool for field visits Take one visit from your own work through capture, review and sending. Check which steps the product keeps together and what your team needs to enter again. --- # A field notebook vs PropelMapper URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/notebook-and-memory/ > A field notebook works until its owner retires, changes jobs or forgets. Compare what a colleague can find in a notebook with a PropelMapper field record. Compare Notebooks and memory An advisor’s notebook and memory are often the best record of a farm, and both leave when the advisor does; PropelMapper keeps that record on the field’s own page instead. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Side by side Today: Notes and history in one person’s pocket and head With PropelMapper: Each field’s history on its own page, for the team ## What a field notebook loses when an advisor leaves A notebook works for its owner. It stops working the day someone else needs it. Shorthand “Wet spot again, NE.” Clear to the person who wrote it. To a colleague it is a puzzle: which field, which year, how wet. The handoff Memory Which hybrid went in, what the tenant said about the tile line, why the east end gets sprayed late. Most of it was never written down. Every season One copy The notebook sits in one truck. If it is lost, or its owner retires or moves on, years of observations go with it. For good ## What a field notebook does well A pocket notebook is quick and it never runs flat. You can sketch a drainage problem with an arrow faster than you can open any app, and paper does not care whether there is a signal at the back of the farm. Plenty of good advisors keep one for life. The weakness is not the paper. It is that the record belongs to one person, and the farm needs it to outlast them. What it does well Fast A word and an arrow, and you are walking again. No battery, no signal Works in a dead zone and in the rain, if you keep it dry. Sketches Draw the problem. Photograph the page if you want it on the visit. “I would grab this big old box that holds all my files. I tried to do 10 to 12 farm visits in a day. I would bring all my files with me, and then I'd write my notes on the files. Now I just go out to the field. I pull up the app on my phone.” Shea S. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## Keeping field history on each field page In PropelMapper every visit is filed under its place. Open a field and you see its boundary, its area, how many days since someone last walked it and how many visits it has had this year. From there you can open each visit and its recordings, photos, readings and signed report. When a colleague takes over the account, or you come back to a farm after a year away, that page is where the history is. Capture works with no signal, like paper; it uploads when you are back in range. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## A notebook and memory next to a field record A notebook and memory compared with PropelMapper Part of the job A notebook and memory With PropelMapper Who can read it The person who wrote it Anyone on the team with access What it is filed under A page number, maybe a date The farm and field, with GPS on each capture Last season on this field Find the right notebook Open the field What the grower said Remembered, or not In the recording, word for word Photos In a camera roll with everything else On the visit, under the field Promises made at the truck A star in the margin A task with a person and a due date When the advisor leaves The notebook leaves too The history stays with the team No signal Works Works; uploads when back in range ## Field notebook questions Q: Can I keep my notebook? A: Yes. Keep sketching on paper, and photograph a page or a sketch to attach it to the visit when it matters. Q: What happens to my visits if I leave the team? A: They stay with the team’s places, where your colleagues can find them. That is the point of keeping the record on the field. Q: I am not a phone person. Is this hard? A: If you can leave a voicemail, you can record a visit. Recording is one large button, and the rest is talking about what you see. Q: Does it work where my notebook works? A: Yes. Voice, photos and GPS are saved on the phone without a signal. Transcription and the report draft wait until you are back in range. Sources Prepared by the PropelMapper team. How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # PropelMapper vs Agworld for field visits URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/propelmapper-vs-agworld/ > Agworld and PropelMapper compared on scouting, offline use, maps, reports, work orders and plans. Sourced from Agworld’s own pages, October 2026. Compare Agworld PropelMapper turns what you say and photograph on a field visit into a client report, while Agworld covers far more of the farm: plans, budgets, jobs and compliance records shared by grower and agronomist. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Side by side Agworld: Farm records, planning and scouting in one account With PropelMapper: Recorded visits drafted into signed reports ## What Agworld and PropelMapper are for Agworld Agworld sells plans for growers and for agronomists and ag retailers. The grower side covers records, planning, budgeting, harvest and work orders; the agronomist side covers recommendations, observations and reporting across connected farms (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). Its Scout app runs in-field assessments and needs an existing Agworld account (Agworld Scout listing, checked October 2026). PropelMapper PropelMapper serves the person who walks the field and owes someone a report afterward. That includes agronomists, farm managers writing to landowners, and livestock advisors. Recordings, photos and readings stay on the visit, and the report draft is written from them. ## Feature comparison The Scout app listing and US plans page describe Agworld’s field workflow. Each row links the page behind its description. Agworld and PropelMapper compared by field job, sourced October 2026 Part of the job Agworld With PropelMapper Voice capture Voice recording and transcription:? (Agworld Scout listing, checked October 2026). Voice recordings with transcripts after upload and processing. Voice capture. Photo capture Scout assessments take photo attachments and notes, with rating scales you can configure (Agworld Scout listing, checked October 2026). Photos and notes kept with the visit and its mapped captures. Field app. Offline Scout lists online and offline use with automatic syncing; the phone apps on every plan include offline access (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). Capture, GPS and boundaries work offline. Transcription, drafting and sending need a connection. Offline details. Maps and field boundaries View, create and update the farm map, with shapefile or KML import and export and freehand map annotations (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). Field polygons and mapped captures. Draw, walk or import boundaries. Maps, imports. Client-ready reports Spray diary, withholding period, nutrition summary and other reports. Scout data can feed reports or be saved as Excel files. A narrative visit report drafted for you:? (Agworld Scout listing, checked October 2026). Draft reports from visit captures; review, sign and export PDF or Word. Reports. Tasks Work orders let you create and assign jobs to your team on Grower Plus and above; observations can become a job to do (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). Follow-ups said in a recording are offered as tasks to confirm, with an assignee and a due date. Tasks. Team review Scout lists real-time monitoring and feedback to clients and managers. A formal report sign-off step:? (Agworld Scout listing, checked October 2026). Team leads can check and sign any draft before it goes out, or leave it to the advisor. Insights shows visits, coverage and report turnaround across the team. Insights. Price model Tiered plans for growers (Basic, Plus, Pro, Enterprise) and for agronomists (Basic, Plus, Pro), with a 7-day trial of Pro features (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). We did not find US dollar prices on that page; ask Agworld for a quote. Individual: $99/month or $900/year. Team: $400/month for five users. Education and Enterprise by quote. Plan details. ## Where Agworld does more Agworld is a farm management system. Several jobs it handles sit outside what PropelMapper does at all. - Season planning and money. Production plans, budgets, gross margin reporting and a master price list are on Grower Plus (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). PropelMapper has no budgeting or margin tools. - Input and compliance records. Application records, spray diaries, withholding period reports and a library of product labels and SDS sheets are part of the plans (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). We do not keep spray or input records. - Harvest and inventory. Agworld tracks harvest loads and sales, and offers inventory and grain storage add-ons (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). - One shared farm account. Growers and agronomists work in the same records and the grower controls who has access (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). ## Choosing Agworld or PropelMapper Pick Agworld You want one system for the farm’s whole year: the plan, the budget, the jobs your crew does, the spray records an auditor will ask for, and an agronomist working in the same account. Pick PropelMapper The farm already has its records somewhere, and your job is the visit and the report that follows. You want to talk while you walk, keep each photo and reading with the field it came from, and send a signed report the same day. These can coexist. An advisor might record visits in PropelMapper while the grower runs the farm in Agworld. The thing to test is your report: record one visit, read our draft, and check it against what you send today. See reports and offline capture. ## Agworld questions Q: Do I need an Agworld account to use Agworld Scout? A: Yes. The App Store listing says the app requires an existing Agworld account and syncs your maps, crops and fields from it (Agworld Scout listing, checked October 2026). Q: How much does Agworld cost in the US? A: We could not tell from the plans page we fetched, which lists plan tiers and features but showed no dollar prices. Agworld offers a 7-day trial with Pro features (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). Ask them for a quote. Q: Can Agworld and PropelMapper exchange field maps? A: Agworld lists shapefile and KML import and export (Agworld plans, checked October 2026). PropelMapper imports KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, CSV and zipped shapefiles up to 20 MB, so an exported Agworld map should come in. We have not tested the round trip. Q: Is PropelMapper a replacement for Agworld? A: For most farms, no. PropelMapper does not do budgets, work orders for spray crews or input compliance. It replaces the notebook, the voice memos and the evening spent writing up visits. Sources 2 named on this page - Agworld Scout on the US App Store (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Agworld · undated - Agworld plans and features, United States page (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Agworld · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources A question mark (?) means “not verified”: the cited vendor pages do not establish that capability. It does not mean the product lacks it. Our comparison uses published sources; ask the vendor for a hands-on demonstration. Vendor pages re-checked on October 29, 2026. Reviewed for publication by Jamison Cote. Vendors change their products; if something here is out of date, write to us and we will correct it. --- # PropelMapper vs Climate FieldView for scouting URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/propelmapper-vs-climate-fieldview/ > Climate FieldView and PropelMapper compared on scouting pins, photos, boundaries, PDF reports and US prices. Sourced from climate.com, October 2026. Compare Climate FieldView PropelMapper records the advisor’s field visit and drafts the client report for the advisor to check and sign, while Climate FieldView turns machine data from the cab into yield maps, imagery and field reports. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Side by side Climate FieldView: Planting, harvest and imagery data from the cab With PropelMapper: The advisor’s walk, recorded and written up ## What FieldView and PropelMapper are for Climate FieldView FieldView is for farm operations collecting field data, scouting with satellite imagery, and analyzing crop performance. Basic connects the FieldView Cab app; Plus adds imagery, record-based scouting, yield analysis and field region reports (FieldView pricing, checked October 2026). PropelMapper PropelMapper is for the advisor or manager who visits the field and reports to someone else: agronomists writing to growers, farm managers writing to owners. You record what you see and hear, and the report is drafted from the recordings, photos and readings for you to edit and sign. ## FieldView and PropelMapper by field job The FieldView guide, harvest documentation and US plan comparison cover the jobs below. Follow the links for the vendor’s full descriptions. Climate FieldView and PropelMapper compared by field job, sourced October 2026 Part of the job Climate FieldView With PropelMapper Voice capture Voice recording and transcription:? (FieldView guide, checked October 2026). Voice recordings with transcripts after upload and processing. Voice capture. Photo capture Drop a pin from the scouting or vegetation map and add a description, note and photos, tagged with an issue and coordinates (FieldView guide, checked October 2026). Photos and notes kept with the visit and its mapped captures. Field app. Offline Offline scouting capture and sync:?. The cab app’s offline machine mapping is a different job and is not counted here (FieldView guide, checked October 2026). Capture, GPS and boundaries work offline. Transcription, drafting and sending need a connection. Offline details. Maps and field boundaries Edit boundaries at fieldview.com or upload them from the Data tab, then CloudSync them to the Cab app (FieldView harvest checklist, checked October 2026). Field polygons and mapped captures. Draw, walk or import boundaries. Maps, imports. Client-ready reports Map PDFs, season summary PDFs, field region reports and yield analysis reports as PDF or CSV. A narrative visit report drafted for you:? (FieldView harvest checklist, checked October 2026). Draft reports from visit captures; review, sign and export PDF or Word. Reports. Tasks Assigned follow-up tasks:? (FieldView pricing, checked October 2026). Follow-ups said in a recording are offered as tasks to confirm, with an assignee and a due date. Tasks. Team review Share pins and fields with business and agronomic partners. A formal report sign-off step:? (FieldView guide, checked October 2026). Team leads can check and sign any draft before it goes out, or leave it to the advisor. Insights shows visits, coverage and report turnaround across the team. Insights. Price model Basic starts at $0 per year and Plus at $649 per year, billed annually (FieldView pricing, checked October 2026). Check hardware needs separately. Individual: $99/month or $900/year. Team: $400/month for five users. Education and Enterprise by quote. Plan details. ## What FieldView handles better FieldView is built on data that comes off the machines, and for that work it is the better tool. - Planting, application and harvest records from the cab. The Cab app produces summary reports for each, plus a season summary PDF across every pass in a field (FieldView guide, checked October 2026). - Yield analysis. Sort by field or hybrid, then export a PDF or CSV (FieldView harvest checklist, checked October 2026). PropelMapper does not take in yield monitor data. - Following a region over seasons. Save a test plot or problem area as a region and measure what your decisions did to yield there (FieldView guide, checked October 2026). - A free starting tier. Basic is $0 per year for collecting and sharing field data (FieldView pricing, checked October 2026). PropelMapper: Free for 45 days on the full Individual plan. Add a card at checkout and pay $0 today. Cancel any time before day 45, or it continues at $99 a month. See our pricing page. ## Choosing FieldView or PropelMapper Pick Climate FieldView The farm runs FieldView-connected equipment and the questions are about yield, hybrids and what happened in a pass. You want imagery to tell you where to scout. Pick PropelMapper The questions are about what you saw on foot and what the client should do next. You want the conversation at the truck in the report too, and you want to sign a report before it goes out. Many farms will keep FieldView for machine data whatever else they use. If you advise those farms, record your visits with us and compare the report with what you send now. Start with voice capture and the field map. ## Climate FieldView questions Q: Can I share FieldView scouting pins with an agronomist? A: Yes. Pins can hold notes and photos, and FieldView describes sharing them with business and agronomic partners (FieldView guide, checked October 2026). Q: What does FieldView Plus cost? A: Plus starts at $649 per year and Basic at $0, billed annually, on the US pricing page (FieldView pricing, checked October 2026). FieldView also sells hardware such as FieldView Drive 2.0; check whether your equipment needs it. Q: Is a FieldView PDF the same as a PropelMapper report? A: They answer different questions. FieldView’s PDFs are maps and summaries of field data, such as a harvest summary or a field region report. A PropelMapper report is written from your visit: what you saw, what you measured, what you recommend, signed by you. Q: Does PropelMapper read FieldView data? A: No. PropelMapper has no FieldView connection. Field boundaries can be imported from KML, GeoJSON or shapefile files. Sources 3 named on this page - Put your data to work (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Climate FieldView · undated - US pricing (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Climate FieldView · undated - Pre-harvest checklist and resources (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Climate FieldView · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources A question mark (?) means “not verified”: the cited vendor pages do not establish that capability. It does not mean the product lacks it. Our comparison uses published sources; ask the vendor for a hands-on demonstration. Vendor pages re-checked on October 29, 2026. Reviewed for publication by Jamison Cote. Vendors change their products; if something here is out of date, write to us and we will correct it. --- # PropelMapper vs Cropwise Protector URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/propelmapper-vs-cropwise-protector/ > Cropwise Protector and PropelMapper compared on pest monitoring, offline capture, tasks and reports. What we confirmed in October 2026, and what we could not. Compare Cropwise Protector PropelMapper records an advisor’s field visit and drafts the client report, while Cropwise Protector, from Syngenta Digital, monitors pests, diseases, weeds, traps and crop stages across many fields. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Side by side Cropwise Protector: Pest and crop monitoring across many hectares With PropelMapper: An advisor’s visit, written up and signed ## What Cropwise Protector and PropelMapper are for Cropwise Protector Protector is a monitoring tool for growers. Field technicians use the Protector Scouting app, which feeds Protector Analytics and the Protector Web Panel, and you have to be a Protector customer to use the apps (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). PropelMapper PropelMapper is for one person, or a small team, visiting fields and owing a written report: agronomists, pest control advisers and farm managers. You speak your observations at the field and we draft the report from the recordings and photos. ## Feature comparison This comparison draws on Syngenta Digital’s scouting app listing. The sources section explains the limits of that published information. Cropwise Protector and PropelMapper compared by field job, sourced October 2026 Part of the job Cropwise Protector With PropelMapper Voice capture Voice notes:? (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Voice recordings with transcripts after upload and processing. Voice capture. Photo capture Photos:?; the listing describes soil sampling and notes (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Photos and notes kept with the visit and its mapped captures. Field app. Offline Offline collection: information is recorded and synchronized when there is a connection (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Capture, GPS and boundaries work offline. Transcription, drafting and sending need a connection. Offline details. Maps and field boundaries Tasks for field technicians are georeferenced. Boundary import formats:? (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Field polygons and mapped captures. Draw, walk or import boundaries. Maps, imports. Client-ready reports Results are analyzed in Protector Analytics and the Web Panel. The format of a report for a client:? (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Draft reports from visit captures; review, sign and export PDF or Word. Reports. Tasks A list of tasks for field technicians, with georeferencing (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Follow-ups said in a recording are offered as tasks to confirm, with an assignee and a due date. Tasks. Team review Review or sign-off of a report before it goes to a client:? (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Team leads can check and sign any draft before it goes out, or leave it to the advisor. Insights shows visits, coverage and report turnaround across the team. Insights. Price model No price on the listing. The apps require a Protector customer account; ask Syngenta for a quote (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Individual: $99/month or $900/year. Team: $400/month for five users. Education and Enterprise by quote. Plan details. ## Where Cropwise Protector does more Protector is built to measure pest and crop pressure at scale. These jobs suit it better than us. - Structured pest, disease and weed sampling, plus quality and crop evolution parameters, collected so they can be analyzed across fields (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). - Tracking phenological stage over the season (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). PropelMapper keeps readings you record, but has no crop stage model. - Inspecting and managing fixed points such as rain gauges and traps (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). - Recording complete applications in the same system as the scouting (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). We do not keep application records. ## Choosing Cropwise Protector or PropelMapper Pick Cropwise Protector Your operation monitors pest pressure across a large area with field technicians, checks traps and rain gauges on a route, and wants the numbers to roll up into analytics panels. Pick PropelMapper You are the advisor on the visit, and what the client pays for is your judgment in writing. You want to talk through what you found, keep the photos with the field, and sign a report that day. If Protector is already in place, the useful test is narrow: does your client get a better report from your visit with PropelMapper? Record one and read the draft. Our reports and tasks pages explain what happens after you stop recording. ## Cropwise Protector questions Q: Does Cropwise Protector work offline? A: Yes. The scouting app listing says information is recorded offline and synchronized when there is a connection (Protector Scouting listing, checked October 2026). Q: Does Cropwise Protector take voice notes? A: We could not confirm it on October 29, 2026. When we first researched this page in mid-October, the Cropwise US product page listed voice notes, but it did not load when we re-checked and the app listing does not mention them. It may well have them; ask Syngenta to show you. Q: Can anyone sign up for Protector? A: The listing says you must be a Protector customer to use the apps, and it shows no price. Contact Syngenta Digital for access and pricing. Q: Does PropelMapper connect to Cropwise? A: No. There is no connection between PropelMapper and Cropwise today. Sources 1 named on this page - Cropwise Protector Scouting on the US App Store (undated; checked October 29, 2026) Syngenta Digital · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources A question mark (?) means “not verified”: the cited vendor pages do not establish that capability. It does not mean the product lacks it. Our comparison uses published sources; ask the vendor for a hands-on demonstration. Vendor pages re-checked on October 29, 2026. Reviewed for publication by Jamison Cote. Vendors change their products; if something here is out of date, write to us and we will correct it. --- # PropelMapper vs FarmQA for scouting URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/propelmapper-vs-farmqa/ > FarmQA and PropelMapper compared on eight field jobs, from offline scouting to client reports and price. Sourced from FarmQA’s own pages, October 2026. Compare FarmQA PropelMapper starts from a spoken field visit and drafts the client report from it, while FarmQA is built around scouting forms, recommendations and prescriptions for agronomy businesses. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Side by side FarmQA: Scouting forms, recommendations and a grower app With PropelMapper: A spoken visit that becomes a reviewed report ## What FarmQA and PropelMapper are for FarmQA QA Advisor is FarmQA’s platform for agronomists and ag retailers: scouting, imagery, soil sampling, recommendations and records. Growers get a separate QA Farmer app where reports arrive and you can see when they were viewed (FarmQA, checked October 2026). PropelMapper PropelMapper is for advisors whose visit ends in a written report: agronomists, farm managers, and vets and nutritionists. You talk through the visit at the field, take photos and readings, and we draft the report from those captures for you to check and sign. ## Feature comparison FarmQA’s scouting, mapping and pricing pages support the rows below. Use the links to read the vendor’s description of each job. FarmQA and PropelMapper compared by field job, sourced October 2026 Part of the job FarmQA With PropelMapper Voice capture Voice recording and transcription:? (FarmQA, checked October 2026). Voice recordings with transcripts after upload and processing. Voice capture. Photo capture Photos are geo-tagged and sit with notes, map annotations and custom scouting forms (FarmQA, checked October 2026). Photos and notes kept with the visit and its mapped captures. Field app. Offline Data entry works fully offline. Data and scouting templates are cached on the device and sync when you are back online (FarmQA, checked October 2026). Capture, GPS and boundaries work offline. Transcription, drafting and sending need a connection. Offline details. Maps and field boundaries Draw boundaries in the browser, drive them with the phone app, upload shapefiles, or sync from John Deere Operations Center and CNH (FarmQA, checked October 2026). Field polygons and mapped captures. Draw, walk or import boundaries. Maps, imports. Client-ready reports Scouting observations become a PDF report with field maps, photos, conditions and recommendations, sent by text, email or the QA Farmer app (FarmQA, checked October 2026). Draft reports from visit captures; review, sign and export PDF or Word. Reports. Tasks A Tasks add-on schedules, assigns and tracks follow-up work, at $150 per user per year (FarmQA pricing, checked October 2026). Follow-ups said in a recording are offered as tasks to confirm, with an assignee and a due date. Tasks. Team review Managers see seasonal scouts’ reports in one place and approve them before they reach growers. Reports from several scouts can be merged into one (FarmQA, checked October 2026). Team leads can check and sign any draft before it goes out, or leave it to the advisor. Insights shows visits, coverage and report turnaround across the team. Insights. Price model Billed annually by role, with a 14-day trial (FarmQA pricing, checked October 2026). Every account needs an Administrator/Agronomist seat at $800 per user per year (FarmQA pricing, checked October 2026). Technician seats are $200 and Operator seats $100 per user per year, with add-ons extra (FarmQA pricing, checked October 2026). Individual: $99/month or $900/year. Team: $400/month for five users. Education and Enterprise by quote. Plan details. ## Where FarmQA does more If your work is mostly what follows a scouting pass, FarmQA covers ground we do not. - Writing recommendations. FarmQA links a recommendation to the scouting report behind it and sends a PDF with products, rates, mixing order and totals based on field acreage (FarmQA, checked October 2026). PropelMapper has no rate or product-total calculator. - Prescriptions and zones. FarmQA sells basic and formula-based variable rate prescription tiers (FarmQA pricing, checked October 2026). PropelMapper does not write prescriptions. - Boundaries from equipment. FarmQA syncs field information from John Deere Operations Center and CNH (FarmQA, checked October 2026). PropelMapper imports boundary files but has no equipment connection. - Running a scouting crew. Merging several scouts’ reports into one and approving them before they go out is described on FarmQA’s scouting page (FarmQA, checked October 2026). ## Choosing FarmQA or PropelMapper Pick FarmQA You run an agronomy business or retail location with scouts on standard forms, you write recommendations and prescriptions, and you want growers to open reports in their own app. Pick PropelMapper Your visit is a conversation as much as a count, and the deliverable is a narrative report or letter to a client or landowner. You would rather talk through the field than fill in a form, then check a draft before you sign it. Not sure? Take a field you know well. Record the visit in each app the same week and compare the report your client would get, the time it took you, and how easily a colleague can find the source of each number. Our voice capture and reports pages show our side in detail. ## FarmQA questions Q: Does FarmQA work without a signal? A: Yes. FarmQA says data entry works fully offline, with data and scouting templates cached on the device and syncing automatically when you reconnect (FarmQA, checked October 2026). Q: What does FarmQA cost? A: FarmQA prices by role and bills annually. Its pricing page lists a required Administrator/Agronomist seat at $800 per user per year, Technician seats at $200 and Operator seats at $100, with Tasks, imagery, prescriptions and other add-ons extra (FarmQA pricing, checked October 2026). Q: Can I record voice notes in FarmQA? A: We could not confirm it. The FarmQA pages we checked describe notes, photos, map annotations and forms, and do not mention voice recording. Ask FarmQA to show you before you decide. Q: Can I bring FarmQA field boundaries into PropelMapper? A: PropelMapper imports places from CSV, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON and zipped shapefiles up to 20 MB. If you can export your boundaries from FarmQA in one of those formats, they will come in. We have not checked FarmQA’s export options. Sources 4 named on this page - Crop scouting and issue detection (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated - Field mapping and satellite imagery (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated - Advice and recommendation delivery (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated - FarmQA pricing plans (undated; checked October 29, 2026) FarmQA · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources A question mark (?) means “not verified”: the cited vendor pages do not establish that capability. It does not mean the product lacks it. Our comparison uses published sources; ask the vendor for a hands-on demonstration. Vendor pages re-checked on October 29, 2026. Reviewed for publication by Jamison Cote. Vendors change their products; if something here is out of date, write to us and we will correct it. --- # Spreadsheets vs PropelMapper for field readings URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/spreadsheets/ > A farm visit spreadsheet means typing each reading twice, and the row never knows where in the field it was taken. See what changes with PropelMapper. Compare Spreadsheets In a visit spreadsheet every reading is written twice and lands in a row with no location; PropelMapper keeps it on the visit and the field where you took it. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Side by side Today: Readings retyped at night into a row with no location With PropelMapper: Readings confirmed on the visit, exported when you want them ## Where a visit spreadsheet loses detail The workbook is rarely the problem. The trouble is the trip from the field to the cell. Retyping A stand count written on a pad or a phone gets typed into the sheet that evening. Each retype is a chance to swap two digits or put a value in the wrong row. Every visit No place A row says “North 80”. It does not say which end, or where the count was taken, so nobody can walk back to the same spot next month. Next visit No context A disease score on its own means little without the scale, the crop stage and the note that explains it. A client asking about it in August deserves more than the number. At the report ## The visit workbook next to PropelMapper A manually updated visit workbook compared with PropelMapper Part of the job Spreadsheets With PropelMapper Getting the number in Written at the field, typed again later Said or typed once, during the visit Where it was taken A field name in a cell The field, with the GPS point of the capture The note behind it In another file, if anywhere Linked to the voice note it came from Photos Not in the sheet On the same visit, under the same field Checking a value Ask whoever typed it Open the visit and listen Trends over a season Formulas you maintain The Metrics table, by farm, field and date Your own analysis Already in Excel Export the Metrics table to CSV or Excel ## Recording field readings at the field In PropelMapper you say a reading out loud or type it while you are standing in the field. When the visit uploads, readings in the recording come out as values for you to confirm. Each one is filed under the farm, the field and the date, with a link back to the voice note. The Metrics table gathers those readings across every visit, and keeps their history. Export it to CSV or Excel and run your formulas as before. When a number in the workbook looks odd, open the visit it came from instead of asking around. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## What a visit spreadsheet does well Spreadsheets earn their place. Your formulas, pivot tables and charts are built the way your team thinks about a season, and everyone already knows how to open the file. We are not asking anyone to give that up. The change is upstream: how numbers reach the workbook, and whether each one can still be traced to a spot in a field. What it does well Your formulas Calculations your team trusts, built over years. Everyone can open it No training, no new login, no account to set up. Analysis your way Pivot tables and charts shaped to the question you are asking. “The ability to recall everything about everything is really difficult. And so now I can just pop open and look at the metrics tab and say, okay, where was I at when I checked this in the spring?” Jim G. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## Questions from spreadsheet users Q: Can I keep using Excel? A: Yes. Export the Metrics table to CSV or Excel whenever you want, and keep your formulas and charts in the workbook. Q: Which readings can PropelMapper track? A: The ones your team defines: stand counts, insect counts, disease scores, moisture, plant height and so on. You set up metric types, with alternate names, and readings from each visit fill them in. Q: Can I bring in last season’s spreadsheet? A: Places and field boundaries import from CSV, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON or a zipped shapefile, up to 20 MB. For past readings, talk to us when you start and we will look at your file. Q: Do I still check the numbers? A: Yes. A value taken from a recording waits for you to confirm it, and you can open the voice note it came from. Sources Prepared by the PropelMapper team. How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Voice memos and texts vs PropelMapper URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/compare/voice-memos-and-texts/ > Voice memos and texts capture the visit, but nothing ties the recording to the field or the report. Compare that with a PropelMapper visit. Compare Voice memos and texts A voice memo is not tied to a field or a report, so PropelMapper records the same talk inside the visit, where it lands on the field and in the draft. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Side by side Today: Memos, photos and texts in three apps With PropelMapper: One visit: the talk, the photos and the report draft ## Problems with voice memos and texts The recording is fine. It is everything around it that has to be stitched together by hand. Which field? Four memos from Tuesday, all called something like “New Recording”. You remember two of them. The other two could be either farm on that road. That night Which report? To get the memo into a report you replay it and type it up. The memo itself never becomes the report. The write-up Whose phone? The memos, photos and texts with the grower all sit on one person’s phone. When a colleague needs them, they are out of reach. Next season ## Recording voice notes inside a visit With PropelMapper you start a visit at the field and talk exactly as you would into a memo. Each recording, photo and note is saved with its time and GPS point on that field, with or without a signal. Once the visit uploads, you get a transcript of each recording and a report draft written from all of them. You read the draft against the recordings, fix what needs fixing and sign it. Words it tends to miss, like a hybrid or a farm name, go into your team’s vocabulary once and are recognized from then on. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## Memos and texts beside a recorded visit Separate voice memos, photos and texts compared with PropelMapper Part of the job Voice memos and texts With PropelMapper Where it is recorded The memo app, the camera and the message thread One visit: voice, photos, notes and readings Which field Whatever the file name says The field, with a GPS point for every capture Transcript Typed by hand, if at all Written for you after upload Numbers you said Somewhere in the audio Pulled out as values you confirm The report Written from scratch that evening Drafted from the recordings, then reviewed and signed by you Who can find it later Whoever has the phone The team, under the field Texts with the grower In your messages Still in your messages; we do not import texts ## Why advisors use voice memos Speaking is faster than writing, especially with gloves on or a calf to hold. A memo keeps your exact words, and a quick photo to the grower can settle a question before you leave the yard. None of that changes. What changes is where the recording ends up, and whether it can become the report without being typed out again. What it does well Talking is fast Say it as you see it, in your own words. Already on your phone Nothing to install and nothing to learn. Texts reach the grower A photo in a message gets an answer quickly. ## Voice memo questions Q: I already record memos. Why change? A: Time how long it takes to find last month’s memo for a field and turn it into a report. In PropelMapper the recording is already on the field and already in the draft, though you still read and sign the draft. Q: Can I upload recordings I already have? A: Yes. In the web app you can upload a recording of up to 120 minutes, and it is structured the same way as a visit captured on the phone. Q: Does it get farm words right? A: It handles common agronomy and livestock terms. For product, hybrid and farm names, add them to your team’s vocabulary under Settings, Terms. Recognition and report writing use that list for everyone on the team. Q: What about my texts with the grower? A: Keep texting the way you do. PropelMapper does not import text messages. Email is different: you can connect Gmail or Outlook so client mail is matched to contacts. Sources Prepared by the PropelMapper team. How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # A setup call for your field reporting team URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/contact/ > Tell us about your team, the times that work for you and what you want to set up. Request a PropelMapper setup call, or start 45 days free on your own. On a PropelMapper setup call we work through a report you already send to growers or owners and show where your visit notes and photos would go. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. ## Book a setup call If the form does not work, use the Notion form or email hello@propelmapper.com. Bring a report you already send, or compare it with ours: download the sample crop scouting report (PDF). --- # Customer stories about field visits and reports URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/customers/ > Read how Peoples Company, Agricultural Advisors and Atmosphere Global describe their work in PropelMapper, plus Boon’s greenhouse site-visit profile. Farm managers, crop advisors and other agricultural teams describe what they record in PropelMapper during a visit and how the notes reach the next person. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Used by field teams at ## Customer stories ### Peoples Company Peoples Company manages farmland in Iowa and the Midwest. Managers record inspections for owners, and the office reviews the reports. Farmland management · Iowa and the Midwest Read Peoples Company’s account ### Agricultural Advisors Agricultural Advisors works with specialty crops in California’s Sacramento Valley. Mike M. visits the ranches and records his observations for the office. Crop advisory · Sacramento Valley, California Read Agricultural Advisors’s account ### Atmosphere Global Atmosphere Global sells its own cleaning and biosecurity products to swine and livestock operations. Most of its selling happens at trade shows. The team records each booth conversation in PropelMapper and runs its customer relationships there: contacts, relationship notes and the account history behind each follow-up. Biosecurity sales · Illinois Read Atmosphere Global’s account ### Boon Greenhouse Consultancy Boon Greenhouse Consultancy records visits to greenhouse growers in PropelMapper. Each visit is filed under the grower’s site, where the consultant can find it when returning. Greenhouse consulting Read Boon Greenhouse Consultancy’s account ## What to look for in these accounts The report you owe someone can help you choose an account to read. Peoples Company describes farm inspections and office review for owner reports. Agricultural Advisors describes the ranch map and recordings used to prepare crop reports. Atmosphere Global describes customer conversations and account history. Boon’s profile describes greenhouse visits saved under the grower’s site. For your own work, follow the information from the place you visited to the person receiving the report. Can that reader identify the field, bench or building? Can they find the photos behind a finding? Can a colleague see what needs another visit? The individual pages pair the published account with practical guidance for planning your own record and a separately labeled product example. We turn uploaded notes and photos into a draft report. You check the names and readings against the originals, add your assessment and review the next steps before signing and sending. A blank report form can help you plan the details you need. The field tools and calculators work with your own inputs; those inputs and assumptions belong with any result you include in a client report. Farm photography by the PropelMapper team. --- # Agricultural Advisors’ ranch visits and crop reports URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/customers/agricultural-advisors/ > Mike M. of Agricultural Advisors describes recording between Sacramento Valley ranch visits and using the PropelMapper map to find the current ranch. Customers Crop advisory Mike M. visits specialty-crop ranches in California’s Sacramento Valley and records them in PropelMapper. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. “It's satisfying to see all your completed reports. You feel a sense of accomplishment. Like, I'm done, I got all my reports done, and it's off your plate, especially this time of year.” Mike M. Crop Advisor, Agricultural Advisors Read Agricultural Advisors’s story ## A working day between ranches Mike describes the pace of his route and the limited time available to record it. His notes have to reach the people writing the reports. Agricultural Advisors works with specialty crops in California’s Sacramento Valley. Mike M. visits the ranches and records his observations for the office. “I can do this while I'm driving in between ranches, because that's all the time we have. There's no extra time. Sun up to sun down, we are working.” Mike M. Crop Advisor, Agricultural Advisors Read Agricultural Advisors’s story ## Ranch recordings become reports for clients Mike uses the map to open the ranch he is visiting. His recordings give the office the notes it uses to prepare and send the reports. “I do like the distance feature. As far as the mapping is concerned, that does help me. I don't have to search, I can click on the ranch that I'm at.” Mike M. Crop Advisor, Agricultural Advisors Read Agricultural Advisors’s story ## The ranch map identifies the place, and the recording carries Mike’s observations to the office - Mike selects the ranch from the map. - The office uses his recordings to prepare the reports. ## Checks for your own visit report These checks help readers of Agricultural Advisors’s account prepare a record for their own visits. ### Make the field identity clear in your own notes When you move between farms or ranches, check the saved place before starting a recording. Say the field or block name again in the note, then describe the crop and the location of the observation. That gives the person preparing the report a way to check the place against the words, photographs and mapped position. A short note can still preserve the method behind a finding. For a count, record what you counted and the sampled area or row length. For a sample, keep its identifier, depth where relevant and collection location. Explain whether you chose a problem patch or followed a broader scouting route. Those details help the grower understand how far your observation applies. ### Review the advice as carefully as the field names A visible symptom, the grower’s explanation and your assessment each have a different role in the report. Your wording distinguishes them. If a result is pending, the report explains what information you need before completing the interpretation. A reader can then see what you found today and which question you intend to answer next. We turn uploaded notes and photos into a draft report, with the originals available for checking. You correct the field names and readings, add your agronomic judgment and review the next step before signing. If a colleague covers the next scouting round, the earlier report identifies the place to revisit and the reason for returning. The report form and stand-count calculator below can help you plan the details for your own work. --- # Atmosphere Global runs its customer relationships in PropelMapper URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/customers/atmosphere-global/ > Atmosphere Global sells biosecurity products to livestock operations, mostly at trade shows, and runs its contacts, notes and account history in PropelMapper. Customers Biosecurity sales Atmosphere Global uses PropelMapper as its CRM. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. “I'll do a recording about a customer, and it just takes everything out, super fast. It's incredible, honestly.” Rebecca J. Atmosphere Global Read Atmosphere Global’s story ## Biosecurity sales, based in Illinois Atmosphere Global sells its own cleaning and biosecurity products to swine and livestock operations. Most of its selling happens at trade shows. The team records each booth conversation in PropelMapper and runs its customer relationships there: contacts, relationship notes and the account history behind each follow-up. ## An account overview for the next call Rebecca J. describes recording notes about a customer. Rachel C. uses the account overview to see the broader history, rather than checking contacts one by one. “It just helps my dad be able to see everything in a very broad overview on an account. We couldn't do that. It was contact by contact, which was really frustrating. This is much, much better.” Rachel C. Atmosphere Global Read Atmosphere Global’s story ## Earlier conversations before the next customer call - Rebecca records notes about the customer. - Rachel reviews the account history in one overview. ## Checks for your own customer notes These checks help readers of Atmosphere Global’s account prepare a record for their own visits. ### Record a conversation another colleague can understand For your own customer visit or trade-show conversation, begin with the person’s name, organization and date. Explain the subject of the conversation and what information they asked for. If the discussion concerns a particular farm or animal group, name it in the note so a colleague does not have to guess from the contact record. The note makes clear which statements came from the customer. A question about a cleaning product, a request for a product sheet and an agreement to speak again are different entries. Your wording identifies which one occurred. If you make the note after leaving the conversation, the person and subject help identify the right meeting among several similar discussions from the same event. ### Prepare the next call from the earlier record Before following up, read the earlier notes for the account and find the question you promised to answer. The next person making contact needs to know what was requested, who agreed to provide it and whether it has arrived. A task can hold the responsible person and date; the visit record explains the conversation behind it. PropelMapper keeps contacts, relationship notes, visits and reports together. When a booth note says you will follow up, the follow-up becomes a task. The rep moves the card on the sales board by hand. An unanswered question stays outstanding until you have the information needed to address it. ## Booth conversation: the note and the follow-up The voice note “Talked with the owner of a three-site hog operation at the booth today. He wants the product sheet before the next barn wash. I’ll follow up next week.” ### Three-site hog operation - Trade show booth #### At a glance Spoke with the owner of a three-site hog operation at the booth. He asked for the product sheet before the next barn wash. Task: send the product sheet and follow up next week. #### Observations Spoke with the owner of a three-site hog operation at the booth. He asked for the product sheet before the next barn wash. Task: send the product sheet and follow up next week. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy People and farms linked to an account, with the role of each contact. --- # Boon Greenhouse Consultancy’s site visit records URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/customers/boon-greenhouse/ > Boon Greenhouse Consultancy records grower site visits in PropelMapper. Follow a greenhouse sticky-card example from spoken counts to a reviewed grower report. Customers Greenhouse consulting Boon Greenhouse Consultancy records greenhouse grower visits in PropelMapper. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Consulting for greenhouse growers Boon Greenhouse Consultancy records visits to greenhouse growers in PropelMapper. Each visit is filed under the grower’s site, where the consultant can find it when returning. ## A sticky-card visit in PropelMapper Example account: Skunk River Greenhouses, separate from Boon’s customer account. ### The greenhouse visit: sticky cards by house The product example below follows a sticky-card count at Skunk River Greenhouses. The consultant names House 1 and records whiteflies, thrips and fungus gnats. The saved visit brings the recording, mapped stops and confirmed readings together under that grower site. On a return walk, the card position and exposure period matter as much as the count. Record the house, bench or card identifier, when the card was placed and when it was read. A moved or missing card needs a note before comparing it with an earlier visit. ### From the card count to the grower report The spoken observation becomes a draft passage for the consultant to check against the source recording. House names, pest names, counts and units need that review. The consultant adds the interpretation and the area to revisit before signing and sending the report. Boon Greenhouse Consultancy’s published account establishes that it records grower visits by site in PropelMapper. This example shows that workflow in a separate example account; it does not attribute these counts or recommendations to Boon. ## Skunk River Greenhouses: what you said and what the report says The voice note “House 1 sticky cards. Thirteen whiteflies, eight thrips, twenty-three fungus gnats. Same cards as last week, so the counts compare.” ### Skunk River Greenhouses - Sticky card count #### At a glance House 1 sticky cards: 13 whiteflies, 8 thrips and 23 fungus gnats per card, read from the same card positions as the previous week. Each count is a confirmed reading on the visit, so the next walk compares card for card. #### Observations House 1 sticky cards: 13 whiteflies, 8 thrips and 23 fungus gnats per card, read from the same card positions as the previous week. Each count is a confirmed reading on the visit, so the next walk compares card for card. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The visit in the web app: the houses on satellite, where each card was read, and the counts confirmed as readings. --- # Peoples Company’s farm visits and owner reports URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/customers/peoples-company/ > Peoples Company managers describe the work from field inspection to owner report. Read Jim G. and Kyle’s accounts, with their original quotations. Customers Farmland management Peoples Company managers use PropelMapper to record farm inspections and prepare owner reports. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. “I had to have my notes open on a different screen, and I'm rereading my notes here, I'm reading them in the report, and I'm tweaking little bits and pieces of language.” Jim G. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story Map: central Iowa farmland from PropelMapper’s example records, not Peoples Company’s farms. ## Preparing and reviewing the owner’s report Jim describes reading notes on a separate screen while editing the report. Kyle describes the time the office spent reviewing managers’ write-ups. Peoples Company manages farmland in Iowa and the Midwest. Managers record inspections for owners, and the office reviews the reports. “It just takes our managers a lot of time to put this stuff together. And then we spend a ton of time having to review these and go through them.” Kyle W. Head of Farm Management, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## The manager’s visit and the office review Jim G. uses PropelMapper to record observations during the inspection. Kyle W. describes reviewing the reports in the office. The recordings carry the manager’s findings from the farm to the people preparing the owner’s copy. In the web app, the office can read any draft beside the farm manager’s recording and photos before it is signed. Insights shows coverage across every owner’s farms and which owner reports are still ready to sign. “For us, it's awesome because then we can really go out and just do our job. We don't spend our life writing reports.” Jim G. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## From the field recorder to the office reviewer - Jim records the inspection while he is on the farm. - Kyle describes receiving reports within the day. “We come up with these things and then you guys make it happen.” Kyle W. Head of Farm Management, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## Checks for your own visit report These checks help readers of Peoples Company’s account prepare a record for their own visits. ### Prepare a report for an owner who was not there When planning your own farm inspection, you start with the question the owner needs answered. You identify the farm and the areas to visit, then look at the previous report for an outstanding repair request or an area that could not be reached last time. During the walk, your notes distinguish what you see from what the tenant tells you. For a damaged crossing or fence, one photo can locate the issue and another can show the detail. The field or entrance name explains which part of the farm it serves. In the owner’s report, your recommendation belongs beside the finding, with the approval or information you need. A cost or completion date that is still unknown remains an open question. ### Give the reviewer enough context to check the report Where a manager makes the inspection notes and someone else reviews the report, both people need the same place names and source material. A reviewer should be able to match a finding to the original voice note and photo. You check names, dates and directions before signing, especially when the report covers several stops on a farm. We organize uploaded notes into a draft report; your team supplies the assessment and the final review. The closing paragraph states the decision needed, the person expected to act and the intended follow-up. A return visit adds a fresh dated observation. A repair request and a later inspection of that repair belong to different visits, each with its own supporting photos. --- # Field notes, maps and client reports in PropelMapper URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/demo/ > Try voice capture, switch field layers, browse crop history and read a sample report. See how PropelMapper keeps field observations with the right place. You walk Creek Bottom with PropelMapper open, notice yellow lower leaves and record what you see. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Example: a field note becomes a report passage At Creek Bottom, the advisor describes the leaves, crop stage and stand count. After the note uploads, we put those observations into the visit form and report. The advisor checks the wording and adds advice before the grower receives it. Voice note 2 · Creek Bottom (Corn) 1:53 PM · Oct 11 “Some gray leaf spot near the waterway. Stand count looks good, at about 32,000. Corn is at R5. Lower leaves are yellowing on the east edge.” Sarah Lindqvist · Prairie Agronomy The note read aloud, with its transcript. Visit form From the visit note - Disease Gray leaf spot near the waterway - Stand count 32,000 plants / acre - Growth stage R5 - Leaves Lower leaves yellowing east edge Prairie Agronomy ### Pre-harvest walk - Creek Bottom Jorgensen Family Farms › Creek Bottom (Corn) Visit 1:53 PM · Oct 11 Advisor Sarah Lindqvist Version 1 · English Numbered pins: visit captures · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Creek Bottom (Corn): Gray leaf spot observed near the waterway. Creek Bottom (Corn): Stand count approximately 32,000 plants per acre, noted as good. Creek Bottom (Corn): Corn at R5 growth stage. Creek Bottom (Corn): Lower leaf yellowing observed on the east edge. #### Readings Readings: Pre-harvest walk - Creek Bottom Reading This visit Stand count plants / acre 32,000 Growth stage R5 #### Sources - Voice note 2 · Oct 11, 2026 · Sarah Lindqvist Prairie Agronomy · Version 1 · English Voice note 2 · Creek Bottom (Corn), 1:53 PM · Oct 11: “Some gray leaf spot near the waterway. Stand count looks good, at about 32,000. Corn is at R5. Lower leaves are yellowing on the east edge.” The visit form gets Disease Gray leaf spot, Stand count 32,000, Growth stage R5, Leaves Lower leaves yellowing, and the report lists them under Pre-harvest walk - Creek Bottom. Example voice note and reviewed report ## The field under each layer The same field outline stays in view as you change layers. A dated satellite image or soil survey can suggest a place to inspect; the walk supplies the observation. Choose a layer Visit heat Your team’s recorded visits A density view of where this team recorded observations during visits. Map views from PropelMapper · example fields. Captured views. Use the layer buttons to change the view. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap © Maxar Improve this map ## What the crop maps show each year The crop map shows USDA classifications for each available year. You can take a rotation question to the grower and compare the map with their planting records. 2025 © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap Crop by year for each field, from the USDA Cropland Data Layer Field 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 East Quarter corn corn corn corn corn corn corn corn Hilltop corn corn corn soybeans corn soybeans corn corn Timber Edge corn corn corn corn corn corn corn corn Section 30 corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Schoolhouse corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Railroad corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Creek Bottom corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Home Place corn soybeans corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn Example records · Corn Soybeans Inside field boundaries · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer · USDA NASS CDL 2025 Jorgensen Family Farms, crop by year: 2018: corn on 8 of 8 fields; 2019: corn on 7 of 8 fields; 2020: corn on 4 of 8 fields; 2021: corn on 6 of 8 fields; 2022: corn on 8 of 8 fields; 2023: corn on 3 of 8 fields; 2024: corn on 7 of 8 fields; 2025: corn on 8 of 8 fields. Crop history inside the field boundaries ## The report a client receives Propel drafts the report from the visit. You read it beside the recordings, sign the version you read, and send it straight to the client. Propel writes the draft from the visit. You read it beside the recordings and photos it came from and fix anything it got wrong. Your signature goes on the version you read. Any later edit makes a new version instead of changing the signed one. The client gets the report by email as PDF and Word, with a link to confirm they received it. The activity log records the send and the confirmation. ## Earlier visit notes before the next call When a grower asks about an earlier visit, Ask Propel can help you find the note and open its source. The illustrated exchange below uses our sample visit notes. You can open the earlier visit to check the observation before discussing it with the grower. Ask Propel What did Sarah see at Creek Bottom on the last visit? The October 11 visit notes describe lower-leaf yellowing on the east edge and gray leaf spot near the waterway. Open the original visit to check the observations and photos. From Creek Bottom · October 11 visit See the Ask Propel examples ## Work with your own field notes The calculators show the arithmetic behind a field estimate. The blank report forms give you space for the observations, photos and advice you will send after the visit. Field calculators · Report templates --- # What PropelMapper connects to today URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/integrations/ > What PropelMapper connects to today: Gmail and Outlook mail matched to contacts, a calendar link, and boundary, contact and report files in and out. PropelMapper connects to your mailbox, your calendar and the files you already keep. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Mail, calendar and files This page lists only what works today. Most of what a field team needs to move is files: the boundary a client sends over, the contact list from the last system, the report that goes out after the visit. The rest is mail and the calendar, which is where clients ask their questions and where the week gets planned. ### Mail - Gmail Gmail or Google Workspace, read-only. Mail to and from your contacts is filed on their places. - Outlook Outlook or Microsoft 365, read-only and checked every five minutes, filed by the address on each contact. ### Calendar - Calendar subscription A personal link that puts your visits and tasks in Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. ### Files in - Boundary files Zipped shapefile, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON or CSV, up to 20 MB, with a preview before anything is saved. - Contact lists A CSV of names, emails, phones, roles and notes, up to 1,000 contacts in one file. ### Files out - Reports Each signed report as a PDF and a Word file, sent to the client or downloaded. - Readings and contacts The Metrics grid as CSV or Excel, and your contacts as CSV, whenever you want them. ## Visits and tasks on the calendar Example account: Prairie Agronomy Visits and tasks in PropelMapper. A calendar subscription brings this schedule into your calendar app. ## What is not connected There is no customer API and there are no webhooks today, and PropelMapper doesn’t sync with farm management, accounting or CRM software. Records move in and out through the files listed here, and you don’t need to ask us to run any of them. If a connection you need is missing, tell us what it would save you. We would rather hear about the real workflow than guess at it. --- # Gmail messages filed with each client’s farm URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/integrations/gmail/ > Connect Gmail or Google Workspace to PropelMapper. Mail to and from your client contacts is matched by address and filed on their places. Integrations Gmail Connect your Gmail or Google Workspace mailbox to PropelMapper, and mail from your client contacts shows up on the places they own, next to the visits and reports, before you head out. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## The question that came by email A landowner writes on Monday: the tile outlet on the north side of the farm has been running cloudy since the rain, and could you look at it while you are out there. By Thursday that message is buried in your inbox, and the visit on your calendar says nothing about it. With Gmail connected, PropelMapper reads your mailbox and matches each message to your contacts by email address. The landowner’s address is on their contact, the contact is linked to the farm, so the email is filed on the farm. When you open the farm before the visit, the question sits with the earlier reports. If your team uses briefings, the spoken recap on the drive mentions it too. At the outlet you photograph the water and say what you see. The report you send afterward answers the question the landowner asked, and the email and the answer stay together on the farm for whoever covers it next. Mail from anyone who is not one of your contacts is never kept. Your bank, your family and the newsletters stay in Gmail, where they were. ## Landowner’s question: the email, the visit, the reply The voice note “North tile outlet, the one the landowner asked about in her email. Water is running cloudy after Tuesday’s rain, no erosion at the outlet yet. Photo from the ditch. I’ll tell her it needs watching, not fixing, for now.” ### Landowner’s question - North tile outlet #### At a glance The landowner asked by email about cloudy water at the north tile outlet. At the visit the water was running cloudy after recent rain, with no erosion at the outlet. A photo was taken from the ditch. The outlet should be checked again after the next heavy rain. No repair is recommended now. #### Observations The landowner asked by email about cloudy water at the north tile outlet. At the visit the water was running cloudy after recent rain, with no erosion at the outlet. A photo was taken from the ditch. The outlet should be checked again after the next heavy rain. No repair is recommended now. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The people and farm linked to an account. Mail is matched through contact addresses. ## How a message finds its place Each person connects their own mailbox, one per person, through Google’s sign-in, and the access is read-only. PropelMapper checks for new mail every five minutes. A message is kept when it is to or from one of your contacts, and it is filed on that contact’s places. If a client writes from an address you don’t have, the message can’t be matched. Add the address to their contact, and later mail from it is filed. The Contacts page has an Unfiled mail view for the messages that have not landed on a place. ## Turning Gmail on We switch email sync on for a team, so ask us first. Then each person opens Settings, Integrations, chooses Gmail and signs in with Google. A personal Gmail address and a Google Workspace address connect the same way. During the first import you can watch how many emails have been checked and how many came from clients. To stop, disconnect the mailbox in the same place. PropelMapper stops reading it, and mail already filed on your places stays there. ## What the Gmail connection leaves alone You still read and reply in Gmail. PropelMapper doesn’t send mail from your account, move or delete anything in your mailbox, or keep mail from people who aren’t your contacts. Mail filed on a place becomes part of that place’s record, so check who on your team can open the place before you connect a mailbox full of client threads. ## Who it’s for For advisors, farm managers and field teams whose clients ask questions by email and expect the answer in the next report. Each person on the team connects their own Gmail or Google Workspace mailbox. --- # Outlook messages filed with each client’s places URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/integrations/outlook/ > Connect Outlook or Microsoft 365 to PropelMapper. It keeps only the mail to and from your contacts and files it on their places, read-only. Integrations Outlook PropelMapper reads your Outlook or Microsoft 365 mailbox, keeps only the mail to and from your client contacts, and files it on their places, so the next visit starts with what they asked. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## The address is the match If your practice runs on Microsoft 365, the office books visits in Outlook and clients write to whoever came out last. Once you connect Outlook, PropelMapper looks at the addresses on each new message every five minutes. If one belongs to a contact, the message is filed on that contact’s places. If none does, it is skipped and never stored. That makes the contact list the thing to get right. A producer who writes from a personal address and from the farm office needs both addresses on their contact. The Contacts page shows each person’s email and phone, how many places they are linked to and when you last heard from them, so a missing address is easy to spot. Before the herd visit you open the dairy, and the producer’s question about the fresh cows is there with the herd’s recent reports. In the barn you answer it in your own words, and the report you send afterward closes the question in writing. ## Producer’s question: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Fresh pen, freestall barn one. The producer emailed last week asking whether the fresh cows look thin. Most of the pen looks where it should. Two thin cows, flagged by ear tag, photos of both.” ### Producer’s question - Fresh pen #### At a glance The producer asked by email whether the fresh cows looked thin. At the visit most cows in the fresh pen were in the expected condition. Two thin cows were flagged by ear tag, with photos. Both cows will be checked again at the next herd visit. #### Observations The producer asked by email whether the fresh cows looked thin. At the visit most cows in the fresh pen were in the expected condition. Two thin cows were flagged by ear tag, with photos. Both cows will be checked again at the next herd visit. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The people and farm linked to an account. Mail is matched through contact addresses. ## Connecting a Microsoft mailbox Email sync is switched on for each team by our support team. After that, each person opens Settings, Integrations, picks Outlook and signs in with Microsoft. Work accounts on Microsoft 365 and personal Outlook addresses both connect there. Access is read-only, one mailbox per person. Some Microsoft 365 organizations require an administrator to approve a new app before anyone can sign in to it. If the Microsoft sign-in asks for approval, your IT administrator grants it once for the organization. ## Your visits and tasks inside the Outlook calendar Mail and calendar are separate. Settings, Integrations also holds a personal calendar link. Subscribe to it in Outlook, Google Calendar or Apple Calendar, and your PropelMapper visits and tasks appear among your other appointments. The link is personal: keep it private, and make a new one if it is ever shared by mistake. A subscribed calendar is read-only. An appointment you add in Outlook stays in Outlook; schedule visits and tasks in PropelMapper and they show up in the subscription. ## Limits worth knowing PropelMapper doesn’t send or reply from your mailbox, move or delete messages, or keep mail from people outside your contacts. Disconnecting stops the reading, and mail already filed stays on the places. Microsoft and Google mailboxes are the only ones that connect today. ## Who it’s for For veterinarians, nutritionists, advisors and survey firms whose office runs on Microsoft 365, and whose clients send their questions to whoever visited last. --- # Import shapefile, KML and GeoJSON boundaries URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/integrations/shapefile-kml-import/ > Import field or site boundaries into PropelMapper from a zipped shapefile, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON or CSV, up to 20 MB, and check the preview first. Integrations Boundary files PropelMapper imports field and site boundaries in the web app from a zipped shapefile, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON or CSV file, shows you a preview, and saves them as places you can visit. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## A new client’s fields, before the first visit A new client hands over their fields the way they have them: a zipped shapefile from the last advisor, a KML someone drew in Google Earth, or a GeoJSON export from another farm program. You don’t need to redraw any of it. In the web app, Places has an import that takes those files, up to 20 MB each. Before anything is saved you see a preview of the shapes and their names. That is the moment to catch what comes with borrowed files: a field split in two, a lane drawn in, a boundary from three owners ago, or names that are only numbers. Fix the names now, and the phone, the map and every report will use them. Once the fields are in, each place has its outline and area. On US ground the soil survey, crop history and NDVI layers clip to that outline, so the first visit starts on a field the client recognizes, with its context already loaded. ## Boundary check: what you said and what the report says The voice note “East field, first walk since we imported the client’s shapefile. The grassed waterway through the middle is inside the outline, so the mapped acres include it. Photo from the culvert. I’ll ask the owner if they want it split into two fields.” ### Boundary check - East field #### At a glance The imported boundary for East field includes the grassed waterway through the middle, so its mapped acres include ground that is not cropped. A photo was taken from the culvert. The owner will be asked whether to split the field in two at the waterway. #### Observations The imported boundary for East field includes the grassed waterway through the middle, so its mapped acres include ground that is not cropped. A photo was taken from the culvert. The owner will be asked whether to split the field in two at the waterway. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Places by field: each boundary saved as a field with its area, the person responsible and its last visit. ## Getting the file ready A shapefile is several files that only work together. Zip the.shp with its.shx,.dbf and.prj, and import the zip. The.prj says which coordinate system the points are in; without it, the shapes can land in the wrong place. KML, KMZ and GeoJSON import as they are, and a CSV is accepted for a list of places. Keep the original file you were given. If someone questions an acreage in a report later, that file is what you compare against. ## Checking what came in Open the new places on satellite and look at the edges: the tree line, the waterway, the road. Mapped acres come from the outline you imported, and they may not match planted acres or the acres on a program record. If an outline is wrong, redraw it on the map or walk it with the phone instead. ## What a boundary import does not bring The import brings in outlines and names. Yield maps, as-applied files and prescriptions are not imported, and there is no live link to the program the file came from, so a boundary changed there later has to be imported again. If you need your boundaries back as a file, ask us. ## Who it’s for For advisors and farm managers taking on a client whose fields already exist as files, and for any team moving its places in from another program instead of drawing them again. --- # Plans and pricing for field visit reports URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/pricing/ > $99/mo for one advisor; $80/seat for teams of five or more. Education: $35/seat after verification. 45 days free. Enterprise: talk to us. Start PropelMapper with 45 days free, and your clients never pay to read a report. ## The plans Included with every plan: the web app and the mobile app for iOS and Android. ## Order summary Individual plan · 45 days free Every Individual feature $0.00 Then $99 a month from day 45 Due today $0.00 > “For us, it's awesome because then we can really go out and just do our job. We don't spend our life writing reports.” Jim G., Farm Manager, Peoples Company ## What’s included Today you add a card and pay nothing. You get every Individual feature for 45 days. On day 45 the plan continues at $99 a month, $900 a year on yearly billing, unless you cancel first. - Web app + iOS and Android mobile app - Your report template and letterhead - Free report delivery to clients - Setup call available Compare all paid features Enterprise · integrations, API work or a custom setup Talk to us Used by field teams at Peoples Company, Agricultural Advisors, Atmosphere and Boon Individual and Team use secure Stripe checkout. Education starts free while your institution is verified. Growers and landowners who receive reports are never charged. ## What the paid plans include Every paid plan covers notes and photos in the field, the report you review and the copy you send to the client. Team plans also bring colleagues into the same places, visits and account history. What each plan includes Included Individual Team Education Enterprise Voice notes, photos, entered readings and GPS Included Included Included Included Web app and mobile app for iOS and Android Included Included Included Included Map layers: SSURGO soil, crop history, NDVI, elevation and drive time Included Included Included Included Capture with no signal and offline maps on the phone Included Included Included Included Insights: dashboards, saved reports, scheduled reports and a report builder Included Included Included Included Metrics grid with history and saved views Included Included Included Included Contacts, relationship notes and accounts Included Included Included Included Boards for a sales pipeline, a trial or anything you track Included Included Included Included Gmail or Outlook mail matched to the contact (read, not sent) Included Included Included Included Ask Propel for finding earlier team records Included Included Included Included Signed PDF and Word reports in your team format Included Included Included Included Shared team places, visits and account history Not included Included Included Included Onboarding Setup call For the team For the team Scoped with you Custom integration work Not included Not included Not included Agreed scope ## Before you start Q: Who needs a paid seat? A: Each person recording visits needs a seat once the 45 free days end. Report recipients need neither a paid seat nor an app account. Ask us about office-only reviewers when counting your team. Q: Can I pay monthly? A: Yes. Monthly plans can be canceled anytime. You can also choose annual billing at the prices shown above. Q: How do I start a paid plan? A: Paid plans use Stripe checkout. After payment, the account setup instructions explain how to sign in. We can help with setup if you need it. Q: How can I pay? A: Stripe accepts cards and US bank account payments through ACH. Card and bank details do not pass through our servers. Q: How do the 45 free days work? A: Free for 45 days on the full Individual plan. Add a card at checkout and pay $0 today. Cancel any time before day 45, or it continues at $99 a month. Q: Do my clients pay to read reports? A: No. Growers, landowners and lenders read the report you send without an account, an app or a paid seat. You pay only for the people who record visits and write reports. Q: How do I cancel? A: A team admin cancels from Settings, under Billing: Manage billing opens the billing portal, where you cancel the plan. Q: Can I take my data with me? A: Yes. Reports download as Word and PDF files, readings export from the Metrics grid as CSV or Excel, and contacts export as CSV. The data belongs to your team. “We have had a lot of trial runs with different products over my eight years at Peoples Company. I'm always hesitant to invest a lot of time into them. This is something where I'm like, okay, I think this will be here to stay. Makes our lives a lot easier, does good reports.” Peter I. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story --- # Your field notes become the client’s report URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/ > PropelMapper turns your voice notes, photos and locations into a client report. You read it, correct it and add your advice before signing and sending. You talk through the visit and take photos, PropelMapper drafts the client report, and you check it, add your advice and sign it before it goes out. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Used by field teams at ## What a visit looks like The day starts on Today, with your scheduled visits in driving order and the tasks still open from last time. On the way, a short audio briefing gets you prepped on the place. At the farm, you talk and take photos. Anything you promise becomes a task, and tomorrow it is back on Today. You arrive at the farm with a grower’s question to answer. As you walk, you take photos and talk into your phone about what you find. A wet corner, a soil sample and the conversation at the gate each stay with the place where you made the note. Your notes, photos and locations save on the phone without service. When you are connected and they upload, PropelMapper transcribes what you said and puts it into the first version of your report. Use the mobile app for iOS and Android in the field, then carry on in the web app when you get back. You read the report with the original recordings and photos open next to it. You fix anything we misunderstood, add your recommendation and decide what the client needs to see. The report follows your team’s format and uses your letterhead. You sign it and send PDF and Word copies to the client, who reads them without a PropelMapper account and confirms with one link that the report arrived. The report stays with that farm’s earlier visits, so you or a colleague can come back to the photos and advice before the next walk. ## Soil sampling: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Soil cores pulled on a two-and-a-half-acre grid, eight inches deep. I’ve marked the sampling locations. The lab results aren’t back yet, so I’ll add the recommendation after I’ve read them.” Prairie Agronomy ### Soil sampling Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Soil cores were collected on a 2.5-acre grid at a depth of 8 inches. Sampling locations were marked during the visit. Lab results are pending. The recommendation will be added after the advisor has reviewed them. #### Observations Soil cores were collected on a 2.5-acre grid at a depth of 8 inches. Sampling locations were marked during the visit. Lab results are pending. The recommendation will be added after the advisor has reviewed them. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## What makes field notes useful to someone else A field report starts with a specific question. The grower may want to understand a weak patch in the crop. A farm owner may want the location and condition of a damaged crossing. Record the question as well as the finding. It gives the later report a purpose and helps a colleague understand why you visited that place. At each stop, describe what you can see and the ground or group it represents. A photograph of one wet corner is useful evidence about that corner. If you inspected other parts of the field, record those separately. Include the method and units with a measured count, and identify information supplied by the grower as part of the conversation. Locations and field boundaries give the work a place. Names give it meaning to the people who know the farm. Check the selected field when several places share a gate, and use a description that the recipient will recognize. The map, photograph and written finding should tell the same story about where you stopped. The original material matters after the visit. A spoken correction, a photo of the sample label or an earlier report can settle a question while you review the draft. We keep that visit material available so you can check the account instead of trying to reconstruct the day from memory. ## A report that explains the finding and the next step The client needs more than a collection of observations. Explain what the finding means, what you recommend and what still needs an answer. On this visit, soil samples were collected and the results are pending. The report can state the collection details and promised conversation without supplying a recommendation before the advisor has reviewed the results. We prepare the first version from the uploaded notes. You check names, counts and units, add the interpretation and choose the photographs that support it. Your team’s report format and logo make the document familiar to the client, while your review makes the explanation yours. The same record supports the next visit. A colleague can read the earlier report, open the source observations and see the follow-up work before covering the farm. Free calculators and blank templates can help prepare a sample calculation or inspection record. Their results belong beside the sample and assumptions when you include them in a report. ## The team lead’s view Team leads work from the same records in the web app. Every draft waiting for a signature sits in Ready to sign, with the advisor’s recording and photos beside it. A lead can check and sign any of them, or leave signing to the advisors they trust. Insights counts visits by week and place and measures the time from visit end to signed report, and scheduled reports send those numbers on the schedule you set. A follow-up said in the field becomes a task with an assignee, and the lead can follow it without taking it over. ## The relationship around the report Every visit and report lands on the contact and the account. Connect Gmail or Outlook and mail is read, not sent, and matched to the contact every five minutes. Build a board for anything you track, from a sales pipeline to a product trial. For some teams PropelMapper is the CRM. ## Who it’s for We built PropelMapper for agronomists, crop consultants, farm managers and land managers who visit farms and send clients reports, and the team leads who run them. The same work happens on a herd visit, a pest-control round or a property inspection: someone walks the place, photographs what they find and owes someone a written explanation. --- # Search your team’s earlier field visit notes URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/ask-propel/ > Ask about a field or earlier visit to find your team’s notes. The answer links to sources you can read before using the information in a report. Product Ask Propel Ask Propel, the question box in PropelMapper, finds an earlier note or reading in the team information you can access, with sources you can open before using the answer. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap ## Finding another advisor’s visit notes The grower asks what Sarah saw at Creek Bottom. You were at another farm that day. You ask which observations were recorded at that field and follow the answer’s links to the original visit. You read the note about lower-leaf yellowing on the east edge and check its date before returning the call. The answer helps you locate the note, and the recording and photos let you hear and see what Sarah recorded. You can ask in the browser or type or dictate a question on the phone. Ask needs a connection and searches the team information you have access to. A note still waiting on someone’s offline phone must upload before it can be found. When you prepare the next report, you distinguish the earlier observation from what you saw today. You add the professional explanation and read the finished report before sending it. ## East edge: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Creek Bottom, east edge. Lower leaves are yellow here. I saved a photo at this stop so we can look back at it before the next visit.” ### East edge - Creek Bottom #### At a glance Lower-leaf yellowing was observed on the east edge. A photo was saved at the stop. This observation describes the visit when the note was made. #### Observations Lower-leaf yellowing was observed on the east edge. A photo was saved at the stop. This observation describes the visit when the note was made. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy A signed scouting report from an earlier visit, with its findings, visit map and metrics. ## Asking about a specific field and visit A useful question names the place and the period you want to understand. If the grower asks about yellow plants discussed last week, include the field name and that timing. A broad question about a client with several farms can lead you to records that are relevant to the account but not to the stop the grower means. Ask helps you find information in the team records you can access. Open the linked source and read it before relying on the answer. Check the visit date, the advisor who made the note and whether the statement describes an observation, a client’s comment or a recommendation that was added during review. The distinction matters when the first impression changed after receiving results. An early note can explain why a sample was taken, while a later report contains the advice that was sent. Follow the record far enough to understand which version of the finding the grower received. If you cannot locate the expected detail, check whether the visit has uploaded. A recording still saved offline on another phone is not yet part of the information available to search. A missing answer may mean the relevant record is absent. Ask the advisor who made the visit or inspect the source visit before concluding that no problem was observed. ## Using earlier records on the next farm visit Before returning to the field, use the earlier note to identify what needs another look. Open the photo and location if you plan to revisit the same stop. The record can remind you what the client asked, which samples were pending and what your team promised to do next. Make a new record of today’s conditions. An earlier photo remains evidence of the earlier visit, even when it still looks relevant to the current question. In the new report, distinguish what Sarah found then from what you inspected now. That gives the grower a clear account of the sequence. We help locate records and draft the report from uploaded observations. You check the sources, explain the finding and add professional advice. Ask does not turn an earlier note into a diagnosis or a new field inspection. The value is being able to find and read the team’s recorded work before the next conversation with the client. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Ask Propel on the phone, opened from a visit, with the questions people ask most. Ask Propel Prairie Agronomy · example records What did Sarah record at Creek Bottom on October 11? The recorded corn stage was R5. The visit notes mention lower-leaf yellowing on the east edge and gray leaf spot near the waterway. The original note is available to check those observations. From Voice note 2 · October 11 Growth stage · R5 Example account: Prairie Agronomy A question about one visit, answered with the voice note and reading it came from. Ask Propel Prairie Agronomy · example records What did Sarah see at Creek Bottom on the last visit? On October 11 at Jorgensen Family Farms, Creek Bottom (Corn) was at R5 with a good stand. She noted foliar issues on the east edge and near the waterway. From Creek Bottom (Corn) Growth stage Example account: Prairie Agronomy Asking about the last visit without remembering its date. Ask Propel Prairie Agronomy · example records What does the Creek Bottom stand-count note tell me? The October 11 note records about 32,000 plants per acre and calls the stand good. This one note does not establish a change across visits. A trend needs another dated sample for comparison. From Voice note 2 · Creek Bottom Stand count · October 11 Example account: Prairie Agronomy Ask Propel says what a single reading can and cannot show. ## Who it’s for An advisor covering another advisor’s farm can ask about the earlier farm notes before calling the grower. You open the source and decide what that earlier observation means for today’s work. --- # A board of every farm, sorted by status URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/board/ > PropelMapper's Board shows every farm on your team as a card in a column, by status or by category, and you drag a farm to the next stage when the season moves. Product Board The PropelMapper Board puts every farm your team works with on a card, in columns your team names, so where each place stands this season is a glance instead of a meeting. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Tracking farm status through a season A soil sampling crew in September has a simple question about each farm: not sampled yet, sampled, at the lab, results back, recommendation sent. A greenhouse consultant has a different one: which ranges are clean, which are under watch, which have an active problem. Neither question fits on a map or in a list of visits. That is what the Board is for. Your team sets the columns in Settings, under Statuses and categories, and every farm sits in one of them as a card with its owner, its fields, its acres and how long since the last visit. When a farm moves on, drag the card. Select several and move them together. Every field under a farm moves with it, the farm's history records who moved it and when, and Undo puts it back if the drag was a slip. ## Soil sampling: what you said and what the report says A soil sampling crew lead moving farms after a day in the field. The voice note “Jorgensen and Vos are sampled, move them to at the lab. Ortega Ridge got rained out, leave it.” ### Soil sampling - Board #### At a glance Jorgensen Family Farms and Vos Brothers moved from Not sampled to At the lab. Ortega Ridge stays in Not sampled. #### Observations Jorgensen Family Farms and Vos Brothers moved from Not sampled to At the lab. Ortega Ridge stays in Not sampled. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The Board groups places by their current status. ## Grouping the board by status or category Group the Board by status to see where farms stand, or by category to see what kind of work they are: dairy, greenhouse, row crop, collateral. Filter to one category, to the farms you are responsible for, or to the ones touched in the last month. A team can have up to ten statuses, each with its own color. One of them is the default that every new place starts in. Board is turned on per team; a consultant with a handful of clients may never need it. ## Questions about the board Q: Who sets the columns? A team admin, in Settings under Statuses and categories. They are shared by the whole team. ## Who it’s for Soil sampling services, greenhouse consultants, agronomy teams tracking a season's work farm by farm, and land companies following each property through a process. --- # Audio briefings before a farm visit URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/briefings/ > PropelMapper briefings read you a short recap of a place before you arrive: what was seen, what was promised, what was measured and what was said by email. Product Briefings A PropelMapper briefing is a short audio recap of a place, written from its visits, readings, tasks and mail and read aloud, so you can catch up on a farm in the truck instead of scrolling through notes in the yard. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Get prepped before you reach the gate A briefing tells you what you found last time, what you promised and who asked about what, so the visit starts where the last one ended. Play it on the drive in and walk up to the grower already knowing. Mike M., a crop advisor at Agricultural Advisors, put the alternative well: the only spare time in the day is the driving. A briefing uses it. The visits, readings and tasks are already in PropelMapper. A briefing reads the relevant part to you while your eyes are on the road. ## Freestall Barn 1, fresh pen: what you said and what the report says A short briefing for Freestall Barn 1, requested with a focus on the fresh pen. The voice note “Make me a two-minute briefing on Freestall Barn 1, mostly the fresh pen.” ### Freestall Barn 1, fresh pen - Briefing #### At a glance At the last herd check, twelve high cell count cows in the fresh pen were tested by CMT paddle; three quarters came back positive. Body condition in the fresh pen was mostly 3.0 to 3.25, with a few thin second-calf heifers. Open task: send the herd health report to Gary Mikkelsen. Gary asked on a call about switching the fresh pen to sand bedding. #### Observations At the last herd check, twelve high cell count cows in the fresh pen were tested by CMT paddle; three quarters came back positive. Body condition in the fresh pen was mostly 3.0 to 3.25, with a few thin second-calf heifers. Open task: send the herd health report to Gary Mikkelsen. Gary asked on a call about switching the fresh pen to sand bedding. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Saved briefings for two places, ready to play or read. ## What goes into a briefing Pick a place, at any level you can access: a farm, a field, a dairy, a greenhouse range. PropelMapper writes the briefing from that place's visits, readings, open tasks and the mail filed on it, then reads it aloud. It takes about a minute to prepare. Choose a length: one, two or four minutes. Add a focus if you only care about one thing, like aphid counts on the north block, and the briefing sticks to it. Every briefing has a transcript, so you can read it instead when that suits better. ## Briefings for the visits coming up The Briefings page lists your upcoming visits with a briefing next to each, or a button to make one. New briefings are marked until you have heard them all the way through, so you can see at a glance which farms you are ready for. On the phone, the same list plays from the Briefings screen. Briefings need a connection to make and to play, so the stretch of highway before the dead spots is the time to listen. ## What a briefing will not do A briefing is made from what your team recorded at that place. If nobody has visited since spring, there is little for it to say. It is not a replacement for opening the signed report when the details matter, say before a call with a lender. It works best for the ordinary case: a farm you see every few weeks, a herd you check monthly, a customer whose last few conversations you half remember. That is most of the week for most people who drive between farms. “I can do this while I'm driving in between ranches, because that's all the time we have. There's no extra time. Sun up to sun down, we are working.” Mike M. Crop Advisor, Agricultural Advisors Read Agricultural Advisors’s story ## Questions about briefings Q: Is Briefings on for every team? No. Briefings are turned on per team. Once they are on, anyone on the team can make a briefing for a place they can access. Q: Can I listen without signal? No. Briefings need a connection to make and to play. ## Who it’s for Crop consultants who drive between ranches all day, vets and nutritionists walking into a herd check, and sales reps who want to arrive knowing what the customer said last time. --- # Visit calendar and team schedule URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/calendar-and-schedule/ > See your team's visits and appointments in the PropelMapper calendar, check the team schedule, and subscribe from Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. Product Calendar and schedule PropelMapper keeps scheduled visits and appointments on one calendar, shows the whole team's week on the schedule, and gives each person a private link that puts the same items into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Avoiding double-booked farm visits It starts happening as soon as two people can book visits. Hillcrest Dairy calls to book a herd check. The person who answers puts it in their own calendar. A colleague, who also looks after Hillcrest, books the nutrition walk for the same morning. Gary Mikkelsen gets two trucks in his yard and an apology. The fix is not a better shared spreadsheet. It is putting the appointment where the visit will happen: on the place. In PropelMapper an appointment is a task with a time, attached to Freestall Barn 1, assigned to a person. It shows on that person's calendar, on the team schedule and on the place itself, so whoever books the next one can see the first. When the day arrives, the scheduled visit is already sitting on Today. Start it, record it, and the report comes from that visit at that place. Nothing has to be copied from one calendar to another, which is the step where visits used to go missing. ## Next visits: what you said and what the report says Sarah, finishing the herd check at Freestall Barn 1, books the next one before she leaves the parlor. The voice note “Freestall Barn 1. Next herd check in two weeks, Tuesday morning, me. Put the nutrition walk after it, not before, so Gary only has one morning of us.” ### Next visits - Freestall Barn 1 #### At a glance Next herd health check scheduled in two weeks, Tuesday morning, with Sarah Lindqvist. Nutrition walk to follow the same morning. #### Observations Next herd health check scheduled in two weeks, Tuesday morning, with Sarah Lindqvist. Nutrition walk to follow the same morning. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy A week on the calendar, with scheduled farm visits, recorded visits and follow-up tasks. ## Rescheduling visits on the calendar The calendar shows scheduled visits, tasks, finished visits and reports sent, by month, week or day, and you can filter to any one of them. New visit in the corner books one directly. When the rain moves Wednesday's scouting to Thursday, drag the appointment to the new time. The place, the person and the reason for the visit move with it. Calendar is one of the pages a team turns on. Some teams live in it. A consultant who books three visits a week from memory may never open it, and the sidebar stays shorter for them. ## Weekly team schedule Team, Schedule lays out this week's booked visits as a grid, one column per day. When a sick day leaves Thursday's visits open, the team lead can see which places need covering. Before booking a new visit, you can see which places already have one that week. ## Subscribing from your own calendar app Most people will not switch calendars for a work app, and we do not ask them to. In Settings, under Integrations, each person gets a personal calendar link. Paste it into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar and your PropelMapper visits and tasks show up next to everything else on your phone. The link is read-only and private to you. Keep it to yourself, and make a new one if it ever ends up somewhere it should not. To change a visit, change it in PropelMapper; the subscribed calendar follows. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Scheduled visits and appointments also appear on Tasks, grouped by when they are due. ## Questions about calendar and schedule Q: Does PropelMapper sync both ways with Google Calendar or Outlook? The calendar link is a one-way subscription: PropelMapper visits and tasks appear in your calendar app. Make changes in PropelMapper and the subscribed calendar picks them up. Q: Is Calendar on for every team? Calendar is turned on per team, or added to the sidebar by the person who wants it. The subscription link in Settings works either way. ## Who it’s for Vet and nutrition practices booking herd visits, land companies with several managers covering the same owners, and agronomy teams whose season is a moving list of appointments. --- # Inspection checklists inside a recorded visit URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/checklists-and-forms/ > Build an inspection checklist in PropelMapper with required readings and yes-or-no checks, tick it off on the phone, and talk through the rest. Product Checklists and forms PropelMapper checklists list the readings and checks an inspection must cover, in the order you walk them, and the field app ticks them off while your voice notes capture everything the form never asked about. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## A collateral inspection with a checklist Sarah is inspecting a farm that secures a loan. The lender wants the same things every time: how many buildings were inspected, a condition rating from one to five, how many items of equipment were verified against the schedule. Miss one and the file comes back. Her team built a Collateral inspection checklist in Settings with those three readings, marked required, in the order she walks the place. She starts it on the visit, and the phone shows what is left. When she leaves, nothing required is blank. What the checklist does not cover, she says. The grain bin with a new crack in the ring. The equipment shed the owner mentioned they plan to sell. Those go into voice notes, and they end up in the report as findings, next to the numbers the form demanded. ## Collateral inspection: what you said and what the report says The collateral inspection at Ortega Ridge, with the checklist readings confirmed and one finding the form did not ask for. The voice note “Four buildings inspected. Condition about a four overall. Seven pieces of equipment checked against the schedule, all there. The south grain bin has a new crack in the second ring, photographing it now.” ### Collateral inspection - Ortega Ridge #### At a glance Buildings inspected: 4. Condition rating: 4 of 5. Equipment items verified: 7, all present. Finding: a new crack in the second ring of the south grain bin (photo). #### Observations Buildings inspected: 4. Condition rating: 4 of 5. Equipment items verified: 7, all present. Finding: a new crack in the second ring of the south grain bin (photo). After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Collateral inspection at Ortega Ridge: the checklist readings in Structured data, waiting to be confirmed. ## Building a checklist in Settings An admin opens Settings, Checklists, names the checklist and adds items. Each item is one of the team's readings, so the answer lands in Metrics with every other reading of its kind. An item can be a number with a range, a yes or no, a pick from a list, a month or free text. Each item can carry instructions for the person filling it in, like count plants in 10 feet of row, two rows. Mark the ones that must be filled as required and put them in the order you walk. Switch a checklist on and people can start it on a visit; switch it off and it disappears from the list. If a checklist has already been used on a visit, deleting it switches it off instead, so the answers already given stay with those visits. An auditor asking about last March's inspection will find exactly the form that was filled. ## Checklist items filled from voice readings Most inspection software is a long form with a notes box at the bottom. The notes box is where the important things go to be ignored. We built PropelMapper the other way round: the visit is what you saw and said, and the checklist is a short list of what must not be forgotten. Readings you say out loud get pulled into the same fields the checklist uses, and you confirm them. If you say there were four buildings inspected, you do not also have to type it. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy A herd health check uses the same mechanism with a different list: cell count, body condition, mastitis cases, cows in milk. ## Questions about checklists and forms Q: Can a checklist be required on every visit? Items inside a checklist can be required. Whether a checklist is offered when someone starts a visit is switched on or off per checklist by an admin. Q: Do checklists work without signal? Yes. Checklists are filled in the field app and saved on the phone with the rest of the visit until it uploads. ## Who it’s for Lender and collateral inspectors, food safety and organic inspectors, pest control technicians and anyone else whose visit has a list of things that must be checked every time, in a set order. --- # Contacts linked to the places they own URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/clients/ > PropelMapper keeps each grower, owner and tenant beside the places they own or farm, with calls, mail, visits and tasks in one history. Product Contacts PropelMapper keeps every grower, landlord, tenant and dairy owner linked to the places they own or work, with their calls, mail, visits and open tasks in one history, so the next conversation starts where the last one ended. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Linking contacts to farms and fields Most contact lists are a name, a number and maybe a company. That works until the call that matters: the landlord asking about the tile outlet, the tenant who wants to know when the soil results land, the son who is taking over the account and needs to see what his father agreed to. In PropelMapper a contact is linked to places. Anna Kessler is the landlord at Jorgensen Family Farms; Dale Jorgensen operates it. Open either one and the farm, its visits, the reports they received and the tasks still open are on the same page. Open the farm and both of them are there, with their roles. We think contacts that are not next to the places they own are a phone book. Useful, but it cannot tell you who to call about the wet corner. ## Call: what you said and what the report says A relationship note recorded after a call, saved to the contact's timeline. The voice note “Called Gary at Hillcrest. He wants the herd report before Friday because the vet's coming Monday. Also asked about the fresh pen bedding, said he'd think about switching to sand.” ### Call - Gary Mikkelsen #### At a glance Wants the herd health report before Friday, ahead of the vet's Monday visit. Considering a switch to sand bedding in the fresh pen. Next step: follow up after the report. #### Observations Wants the herd health report before Friday, ahead of the vet's Monday visit. Considering a switch to sand bedding in the fresh pen. Next step: follow up after the report. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy People and farms linked to an account, with the role of each contact. ## Contact activity history A contact's page has their places, their visits, their tasks and an activity history. Log a call, a meeting or a note against them, typed or as a voice note that PropelMapper transcribes onto the timeline. Set a next step and a date. The next advisor to pick up the account reads it top to bottom and knows where things stand. Preferences sit on the contact too, including anyone who has asked not to be contacted, and PropelMapper reminds you to check them before emailing. ## Gmail and Outlook mail on the contact Connect your Gmail or Outlook and PropelMapper reads, never sends, the mail between you and your client contacts, and files it on their history and their places. Mail that is not with a client is never kept. Each person connects their own mailbox, and the connection is switched on per team. When a contact has mail that is not yet filed to one of their places, it shows as unfiled on their row, and the Unfiled mail tab on the Contacts list gathers those contacts so you can file it. ## Using PropelMapper as a farm CRM Plenty of teams keep a separate CRM and use PropelMapper for the field side. That works. But for a lot of advisory and sales teams in agriculture the CRM exists mostly to remember who owns what, what was said and what comes next, and that is exactly what this page already holds, with the visit behind every line. The Contacts list has the views a sales lead expects: all contacts, your own, those that need a follow-up, those with open items, and those with no place linked yet. Add a stage, link contacts into accounts, and move places through the pipeline. Import a CSV of contacts to start, and export it again whenever you want. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Accounts show the operations that your contacts belong to. “I'll do a recording about a customer, and it just takes everything out, super fast. It's incredible, honestly.” Rebecca J. Atmosphere Global Read Atmosphere Global’s story ## Questions about contacts Q: Can PropelMapper replace our CRM? For some teams, yes: contacts, accounts, activity, mail, tasks and a pipeline of places are all here, tied to the visits. Teams that keep another CRM use PropelMapper for the field side and export contacts as CSV. Q: Does PropelMapper send email from my account? No. The Gmail and Outlook connections are read-only. PropelMapper files mail with your client contacts and keeps nothing else. ## Who it’s for Livestock and seed sales teams, farm managers with landlords and tenants on every farm, vet and nutrition practices with owners and herd managers, and any advisory team that has been running its client list out of a spreadsheet. --- # US crop history maps for your fields URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/crop-history/ > USDA crop classifications show eight years of mapped history inside your US field boundary. You can compare them with the grower’s planting records. Product Crop history PropelMapper maps a field’s crop history so you can compare it with the grower’s planting records. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap ## Checking crop rotation before a visit You are preparing for a visit to a field you have not advised before. The crop-history strip shows the leading classified crop for each available year. One year has more than one substantial class, so you make a note to ask the grower about it. At the visit, the grower offers to send the planting records. You record that conversation with the field name. Crop history shows you where to look. What the grower’s records and your walk show is the finding, and the report keeps the two apart. You can also check whether the saved outline includes the ground you mean to discuss. You keep the classification’s year and USDA source beside it, and describe the grower’s explanation separately. You decide what the rotation means for your advice. Our crop-history view covers US fields, with the top classes and their shares inside the saved boundary. A missing year means no data was returned. It leaves a question for the farm’s records to answer. ## Planting history to confirm: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Vos Brothers. First visit to this field. I asked about the year with mixed crop classes in the USDA map. The grower will send the planting records so we can confirm the rotation before discussing it further.” ### Planting history to confirm - Vos Brothers #### At a glance The crop history was discussed after reviewing USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer classifications. One mapped year showed mixed classes. The grower will provide planting records to confirm the rotation. No planting history was confirmed from the map alone. #### Observations The crop history was discussed after reviewing USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer classifications. One mapped year showed mixed classes. The grower will provide planting records to confirm the rotation. No planting history was confirmed from the map alone. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Crop classes for 2025 inside the Creek Bottom boundary at Jorgensen Family Farms. ## Reading a crop history without overstating it Keep the year attached to every class you discuss. A leading class describes the largest returned share for that year; it does not establish that every acre carried the same crop. Look at the other substantial classes and check whether the saved field outline matches the ground the grower means. A mixed year is a question for the visit. You can ask whether the field was divided, whether the boundary changed or whether the grower has records that explain the difference. Record their explanation with the date of the conversation. ## Putting the grower’s records beside the map When the grower supplies planting records, identify them as a separate source. The records may describe crops, dates or field divisions in a way the satellite classification does not. A useful report explains which information came from the map and which came from the operator, especially when the two do not appear to agree. During the field walk, document the crop and conditions you observe today. Those observations belong to the current visit. If the past rotation matters to your recommendation, explain your reasoning during report review and state any records still needed. Before sending, check field names and years carefully. A report can become confusing if a grower’s local field name changes while an old outline remains in use. Make the place and period explicit. The next advisor can then revisit the same question without having to infer which ground or season your explanation described. ## In the app Vos Brothers, crop history 2025 from the USDA Cropland Data Layer, shown inside the field boundaries. Layers Vos Brothers · Example records Crop history USDA NASS CDL 2025 The USDA Cropland Data Layer classification inside your field boundaries, year by year. Advisors use it as a recent rotation reference before checking the farm record and the field. Example account: Prairie Agronomy 2025 © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap Crop by year for each field, from the USDA Cropland Data Layer Field 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 East Quarter corn corn corn corn corn corn corn corn Hilltop corn corn corn soybeans corn soybeans corn corn Timber Edge corn corn corn corn corn corn corn corn Section 30 corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Schoolhouse corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Railroad corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Creek Bottom corn corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn corn Home Place corn soybeans corn soybeans corn corn soybeans corn Example records · Corn Soybeans Inside field boundaries · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer · USDA NASS CDL 2025 Jorgensen Family Farms, crop by year: 2018: corn on 8 of 8 fields; 2019: corn on 7 of 8 fields; 2020: corn on 4 of 8 fields; 2021: corn on 6 of 8 fields; 2022: corn on 8 of 8 fields; 2023: corn on 3 of 8 fields; 2024: corn on 7 of 8 fields; 2025: corn on 8 of 8 fields. Crop history inside the field boundaries ## Formats, sources and availability Source: USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer, through CropScape Years: Rolling eight-year window Interpretation: Classified crop areas; compare with planting records Per field: Top three classes and their shares, rounded to 0.1% Coverage: United States cropland only ## Who it’s for Crop advisors preparing to visit a US field can bring its mapped crop history to the grower. The grower’s planting records and your discussion help explain the rotation in the report. --- # Drive time rings and daily visit routes URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/drive-time-and-routes/ > PropelMapper shows the farms you can reach by road in half an hour or an hour, and a driving order for the day's scheduled stops. Product Drive time and routes PropelMapper draws 30 and 60 minute drive time on the map and works out a driving order for the day's stops, so a farm manager with a dozen visits can see which ones belong together before the truck leaves the yard. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Planning a day of farm visits Jim G., a farm manager at Peoples Company, told us about July 2nd. Thirty-one locations, one July day. Nobody does that by driving to farms in the order the owners called. It only works if the stops are grouped by road and the visits themselves are short because nobody is writing reports in the cab. The second half of that is the rest of PropelMapper: talk at each stop, the draft comes later. This page is about the first half. Where are the stops, how far apart are they, and which ones can you reach before lunch? Most advisors already carry a rough answer in their head. The map makes it a shared one, so the manager assigning visits and the advisor driving them are looking at the same distances. ## Next steps: what you said and what the report says A manager finishing at Hilltop, before heading to the next farm. The voice note “Finished at Hilltop. Schoolhouse is next, then Home Place. Railroad's on the way back but it's not scheduled, I'll put it on Thursday's route with Timber Edge.” ### Next steps - Hilltop #### At a glance Next visits today: Schoolhouse, then Home Place. Railroad to be added to Thursday with Timber Edge. #### Observations Next visits today: Schoolhouse, then Home Place. Railroad to be added to Thursday with Timber Edge. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Drive-time areas around a starting point in Ames, Iowa. ## Drive time areas around each place Turn on the layer called Who can I reach today and PropelMapper shades the area you can reach by road in 30 minutes and in 60, from where you are standing or from the middle of the map. A straight-line circle lies about this. A farm just across a river with one bridge can be farther in minutes than a farm twice the distance down the highway, and the drive time layer shows that. It changes what you say yes to. When a grower calls about a problem field and you are standing at another farm, one look tells you whether you can get there this afternoon or whether it is a tomorrow morning stop. ## Today's route Today's route takes the places with a visit scheduled for the day, works out a driving order between them and draws the line on the map, with the number of stops. On the Today page the next stop shows how many minutes it is from the one before. We think the right order is almost never the order the visits were booked. Booking happens around the owner's schedule. Driving should happen around the roads. When the suggested order and the owner's appointment time disagree, the appointment wins, and you can move it on the calendar if the owner agrees. ## Suggesting the nearest saved field When you start a visit, the field app suggests the saved field closest to where you are standing. It is a suggestion. Where fields share a gate, tap the other one. The visit, its pins and its report all follow the field you choose. “On July 2nd I did 31 locations in one day.” Jim G. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## Questions about drive time and routes Q: Does PropelMapper change my appointment times? No. Today's route suggests a driving order for the day's scheduled stops and draws it on the map. Appointment times stay as booked until you move them. Q: Do drive time and routes work offline? Drive time and the route are worked out with a connection. Maps you download before leaving still show your saved fields and pins without signal. ## Who it’s for Farm managers covering many owners in a day, crop consultants with a territory that spans counties, and vets and nutritionists whose day is a loop of farms. --- # The field app for recording site visits URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/field-app/ > Record voice notes, photos and counts on your phone as you walk, with or without signal. Every capture is pinned to the field and drafted into your report. Product Field app In the PropelMapper mobile app for iOS and Android you talk, photograph and count as you go, signal or not, and every capture lands on the map where you took it. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap ## A field walk with your phone You pull up and the app has already picked the field you’re standing in. If neighboring fields share a gate, you can switch fields right there. At the wet corner by the tile outlet you photograph the yellow plants and talk through what you see. Farther in, you type in a stand count. Each capture keeps its GPS point and time, so nothing needs sorting out later. With no signal at the back of the field, keep going. Everything saves on the phone, and the maps you downloaded before you left come with you. The visit uploads when you’re back in range. By the time you’re at your desk, PropelMapper has turned the walk into a draft report. Finish it in the mobile app or the web app, sign it and send it. ## Yellow patch: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Yellow patch by the tile outlet. The ground is wet here and the plants are yellow. I took a photo and marked this stop. We will look at this corner again after the soil results come back.” Prairie Agronomy ### Yellow patch Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance The ground near the tile outlet was wet and the plants appeared yellow. A photo and location were saved at this stop. This corner will be checked again after the soil results are available. #### Observations The ground near the tile outlet was wet and the plants appeared yellow. A photo and location were saved at this stop. This corner will be checked again after the soil results are available. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The signed report from this walk opens with its findings, the visit map and the metrics. ## Capturing notes in any order A field walk never follows the order of the report. You talk crop at the gate, stop for a photo at the outlet and take a count halfway in. The app lets each of those be its own capture inside one visit, so you can focus on the field instead of the form. Voice notes are the fastest way to get it all down. Say what you see the way you would to the grower. The transcript sits under the recording. Use a typed note when talking isn’t an option. For counts, record the raw number and what you counted: the row length, the row spacing, the units. The free plant-population calculator can turn it into plants per acre, and the original count stays with the visit so the number is always traceable. ## Location, problem and detail photos Take one photo to show where you are, one to show the problem and one for the detail that proves it. Each is pinned to the map where you took it. Say a sentence about each photo while you’re standing there. “Yellowing on the lower leaves, wet ground, the whole low patch by the outlet” is worth more in the report than the picture alone. ## Grower questions and promised follow-ups Record the grower’s question and anything you promised: lab results, a second look, a call back. It stays with the visit, so a colleague covering the farm next time knows what was said. Heading somewhere with no service? Download the farm’s maps before you go. Captures save on the phone either way, and the draft report is created once the visit uploads. ## Download the field app ## One field visit, screen by screen Check the selected place and field boundary, then press Record when you are ready to speak. The record screen. One big button, a running timer and the waveform, so you know it heard you while you look at the crop instead of the phone. Everything else is one tap away while the recording keeps running: a photo, a typed note, map layers, a boundary, the high-contrast Outdoor view for bright sun. Every capture lands in the visit as you go, with its time. Each one shows Synced once it reaches the office. Circle the problem on the photo. The grower sees exactly which corner of the field you meant. Walk the edge of a field you haven't mapped yet. The boundary closes when you get back to where you started. End the visit and PropelMapper starts the report from your captures. Review it on the phone or at the desk. The report opens with the reviewed findings and the visit map; the advisor’s dated approval closes it. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Ortega Ridge selected in the phone app, with its field boundaries visible. This is the place you choose before starting a visit. ## Formats, sources and availability Platforms: iOS and Android mobile app for the visit, web app at the desk Notes you can make: Voice, photos, typed notes, entered readings and forms, with GPS Location: GPS on every capture, and the walk recorded as you go Boundaries: Draw, walk or tap field boundaries; import boundary files in the web app No signal: Voice, photos, notes, readings, forms, GPS, the walk and boundaries save offline, and uploads resume after reconnection Contacts and tasks: Available on the phone and in the browser ## Questions about the field app Q: What works without cell service? Voice notes, photos, typed notes, readings and GPS save on the phone. Upload, transcription, new report drafting and sending need a connection. A draft already downloaded to the phone can be reviewed and signed offline. ## Who it’s for Built for agronomists, crop consultants and farm managers who spend the day walking fields, and for the colleague who covers the farm next time and needs to see what you saw. --- # Rename farms and fields to match your work URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/hierarchy-and-labels/ > PropelMapper lets your team name its places: farm and field, site and zone, property and building. The words carry through the app, the phone and every report. Product Hierarchy and labels PropelMapper calls places farms and fields unless your team works with other words. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Place names for other kinds of site visits Pest control, property inspection, environmental surveys and easement monitoring all share the shape of a field visit. Someone goes to a place, looks around, takes photos, says what they see, and owes someone a write-up. What they do not share is the word farm. Software that insists on farms and fields makes everyone else translate in their head all day, and worse, it puts the word Field on a report that goes to a property manager. That report looks like it came from the wrong vendor. So the words are part of the team setup. We set the singular and plural for each level when your team starts, and Team profile in Settings shows the place structure in use. The words apply to the whole team at once, on the web and on the phone. To change them later, contact support. ## Buildings visited: what you said and what the report says A pest control team that renamed its levels to property and building. The voice note “Maple Court, building C. Rodent activity along the north wall by the dumpster pad. Two stations chewed, replaced both. Recommend sealing the gap under the loading door.” ### Buildings visited - Maple Court #### At a glance Building C: rodent activity along the north wall near the dumpster pad. Two bait stations showed feeding and were replaced. Recommendation: seal the gap under the loading door. #### Observations Building C: rodent activity along the north wall near the dumpster pad. Two bait stations showed feeding and were replaced. Recommendation: seal the gap under the loading door. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Hierarchy and labels: name each level, preview where the words appear, pick two or four levels. ## Two levels or four Most teams use two levels: something big that holds something smaller. Farm and field. Property and building. Site and zone. A few need more. Land companies and lenders often think in entity, farm, tract and field, because that is how ownership and FSA records are organized, and PropelMapper offers that four-level structure as well. Pick the structure when you set the team up, before hundreds of places pile up under the old one. The labels follow whichever structure you choose. ## Where the words show up Everywhere a place is named. The sidebar says Properties instead of Farms. The phone asks you to draw a building on this property. The Board's add button says Add property. The report heading says Buildings visited. It sounds cosmetic until you send the first report. A report that uses the client's own vocabulary reads like it was written for them, because it was. ## What teams call their places A few pairs we see make sense for the work: property and building for pest control, site and station for environmental monitoring, easement and parcel for land trusts, range and house for greenhouses, vineyard and block for wine grapes, ranch and pasture for cattle. Each has a plural too, because the sidebar says Properties, not Property, and the place header counts buildings, not building. The words do not change what a place can hold. A building still gets a boundary or a pin, visits, photos, readings, tasks and reports, the same as a field. Soil, crop history and NDVI are agricultural layers, so a team that inspects warehouses will simply not use them. ## Questions about hierarchy and labels Q: Can different people on the team use different words? No. Labels are set once for the whole team, so every report and every screen agrees. Q: Do the words change on reports already sent? Reports already signed keep the words they were signed with. New drafts use the current labels. ## Who it’s for Pest control companies, property and facility inspectors, environmental and site survey firms, easement monitors, and agricultural teams whose own words are ranch and pasture, block and row, or range and bench. --- # Import your fields and export all your data URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/import-and-export/ > Bring boundaries and contacts into PropelMapper from KML, shapefile, GeoJSON or CSV. Take readings, contacts, reports and photos out whenever you want. Product Import and export PropelMapper takes your fields and contacts in from the files you already have, and gives your readings, contacts, reports and photos back as ordinary spreadsheets, documents and archives whenever you ask. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Why export matters before you start Somebody on your team will ask it, usually the person who lived through the last software change: if this does not work out, what do we get back? Too often the answer turns out to be a database dump nobody can open, or a support ticket. We think that answer should be on the product page, in a table, before you sign up. So here it is. Readings come out of Metrics as CSV or Excel. Contacts come out as CSV. Every report downloads as a PDF and as a Word file, and a whole farm's report can too. Photos can be zipped for a place or a date range on teams that use the photo gallery. Nothing on that list needs us to do anything. The other direction matters on day one. Most teams arrive with a boundary file from a previous system, a KML someone made in Google Earth, or a contact list in a spreadsheet. Those come in through the web app, without a call to us. ## Setup: what you said and what the report says A land company moving a new owner's farms in from the previous manager's files. The voice note “The Vos Brothers boundaries came over as a zipped shapefile from their last manager. Imported it this morning, five fields, they line up with the fence lines. Contacts are next, Karen sent a spreadsheet.” ### Setup - Vos Brothers #### At a glance Five field boundaries imported from the previous manager's shapefile and checked against fence lines on satellite imagery. Owner contacts to follow from the spreadsheet supplied by Karen Vos. #### Observations Five field boundaries imported from the previous manager's shapefile and checked against fence lines on satellite imagery. Owner contacts to follow from the spreadsheet supplied by Karen Vos. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Places after an import: each farm with its contact, the person responsible, its fields and its last visit. ## Importing fields and contacts Places import from CSV, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON or a zipped shapefile, up to 20 MB per file. You see a preview before anything is saved, so you can check the shapes and names before they land on the map. Contacts import from a CSV with five columns: name, email, phone, role and notes. Up to 1,000 contacts and 2 MB at a time. If an email address already belongs to a contact, PropelMapper asks you to review it rather than quietly making a duplicate. The whole file is saved together, or not at all, so a half-imported list never happens. Duplicates that already exist can be merged. You pick the contact to keep, and the other one's places and activity move onto it. Do-not-contact choices are kept from both. ## Exporting readings, reports and photos Metrics exports exactly what the grid shows: the places, the columns and the reading window you picked, as CSV for another tool or as an Excel workbook for a person. A research coordinator can pull every stand count from a trial in the format their stats package wants without asking an advisor to retype anything. Reports download one at a time from the report page, or as the PDF and the Word file attached when you send them. The Word file is there for the people who need to cut a paragraph into a landlord letter or a loan file. ## Formats, sources and availability Places in: CSV, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON or zipped shapefile, up to 20 MB per file, with a preview before saving Contacts in: CSV with name, email, phone, role and notes; up to 1,000 contacts and 2 MB per file Readings out: Metrics grid as CSV or Excel Contacts out: CSV Reports out: PDF and Word, per report and per farm Photos out: ZIP download or emailed link, on teams with the photo gallery turned on ## Questions about import and export Q: Do I need to ask PropelMapper for an export? No. Metrics, contacts, reports and photo archives are downloaded from the web app by anyone on the team who can see them. Q: Is there an API? Not for customers today. Data moves in and out through the file imports and exports on this page. ## Who it’s for Operations leads and IT people checking what comes in and out, research teams who analyze readings in their own tools, and land companies taking on a client whose records live in someone else's files. --- # Insights: dashboards built from your team’s visits URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/insights/ > Insights turns your team’s visits into dashboards: visits by week, places due and report turnaround. Build charts, save them and schedule reports by email. Product Insights Insights in PropelMapper turns the visits your team records into a dashboard: visits by week, places due for a visit and the time from visit end to signed report. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Start the meeting with the work in view Before assigning the next round, look at the visits already recorded. The weekly chart shows the rhythm of the work, and visits by farm shows where the team has been. Coverage gives the next round a starting point: farms visited recently, farms that have gone longer without a walk, and the capture map showing where observations were recorded. Open the underlying records when you need the detail. Report turnaround is measured from the end of the visit to the signed report. The dashboard also keeps reports awaiting a signature visible, so the fieldwork and the write-up stay in the same conversation. ## See the dashboard before your next round Insights / Dashboard View full size Example account: Prairie Agronomy Visits, week by week: Read the activity chart before planning the next round. Places due for a walk: See which farms have had a recent visit and which have gone longer without one. Reports waiting on you: Check the time from visit end to signed report, then open the reports still awaiting a signature. Explore the report builder ## Build the chart your review needs Build your own charts in the report builder, save them for the team and schedule the ones you check every week. A week before the October review, you open the report builder, pick visits, group them by place, with season to date as the period. Three farms show one visit since August. You save the table for the team. It sits under Saved reports with the other charts the team uses, and the review starts from it. ## Scheduled reports Build the report you want to follow, such as visits by location, and PropelMapper emails it to you on the schedule you set. Nobody has to build it again each week. ## Keep workload and field readings connected Insights counts the work and follows reports through signing. Metrics holds the readings taken during those visits, with a history for each place. Use the visit record to move from the team overview to what was actually observed. ## Make Insights part of your team’s workspace Insights is available in the web app. It may be hidden in your sidebar until your team enables it or you add it through your layout settings. Start recording visits in your 45 free days, and ask us for help setting up the view your team needs. ## Formats, sources and availability Dashboard: Weekly activity, place coverage, report turnaround and awaiting signatures Periods: Season to date, last 30 days, last 7 days Builder: Choose what to count, how to group it, the time range and the chart type, then save it for the team Availability: Web app; enable for the team or add to your sidebar ## Questions about insights Q: What does report turnaround measure? The median time from a completed visit to its signed report. Sending and recipient acknowledgment are separate events in the report activity log. Q: Can I use Insights outside agriculture? Yes. Visits, tasks and reports use your team’s saved places and labels, including sites, rooms and inspection areas. Q: How are Insights and Metrics different? Insights shows visit activity, coverage and reporting progress. Metrics holds the measurements collected on visits, with history by place. ## Who it’s for Advisory leads, farm managers and teams that review site coverage and unfinished reports together. --- # PropelMapper in English and Spanish URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/languages/ > Use PropelMapper in English or Spanish on the phone and web. Report templates are written in English, Spanish, German or Afrikaans, set apart from the app. Product Languages PropelMapper runs in English or Spanish on the phone and on the web, chosen by each person, and every report is written in the language of its template, so the person using the app and the person reading the report never have to share a language setting. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Bilingual teams and clients On a lot of California ranches, dairies and vegetable operations, the people using the software and the people paying for the report do not read the same language first. Software with a single language setting for both makes one of them work in a language that is not theirs. PropelMapper separates the two. Each person picks the language of the menus, buttons and messages they see. Each report template has its own language. The two never have to match. The screenshot shows Today in Spanish, including the visit status and follow-up work. Changing the app language leaves the language of each report template as it was. ## Thrips check: what you said and what the report says An advisor who uses the app in Spanish, writing up a visit for an owner who reads the team's English template. The voice note “North block. Thrips in the flowers, about six per trap. We'll check again Friday.” ### Thrips check - North block #### At a glance Thrips found in the flowers in the north block, about six per trap. The block will be checked again on Friday. #### Observations Thrips found in the flowers in the north block, about six per trap. The block will be checked again on Friday. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The Today workspace in Spanish. Report language is set separately on the template. ## Where each language is set Your own language is in Settings, under Language. It is saved on your account, so it follows you to the phone and to every browser you sign in on. The phone app is translated as completely as the web app, down to the error messages. The report language is set on each template by a team admin: English, Spanish, German or Afrikaans. A team that sends reports in two languages keeps a template for each, and routes places to the right one by status or category. The app itself runs in English and Spanish today. If your team needs another language, the Language settings page has a button to tell us which one. That list is how we decide what comes next. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Language settings: English or Spanish for menus and messages. Reports keep the language of their template. ## Questions about languages Q: Which languages does PropelMapper support? The app runs in English and Spanish. Report templates can be written in English, Spanish, German or Afrikaans. Use Request a language in Settings to ask for another. ## Who it’s for Vineyard, orchard, vegetable and dairy teams whose field staff and clients speak different languages, and advisors who work in one language and report in the other. --- # Field maps with your visit notes attached URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/maps/ > Your field boundaries, visit notes and photos share a map. Dated satellite imagery and US soil and crop layers provide background for the next walk. Product Maps In PropelMapper your saved fields, photos and voice notes share one map, so you can find the place you inspected and return to the observation. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Returning to a mapped field stop The grower calls about the outlet you photographed on your last walk. You open Schoolhouse and select that stop on the visit map. The photo and recording show what you saw there, before you head out to look again. Your team saves the field boundaries it uses: drawn or walked on the phone, or imported in the browser from shapefile, KML, KMZ or GeoJSON. At a shared gate you can change the nearby field the phone suggests. Those outlines locate the work. On the next walk you record a fresh photo and say what has changed. The visit keeps the stops in order with their locations. Each layer shows you where to look. What you see and record on the visit is the finding, and the report keeps the two apart. ## Return to the tile outlet: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Schoolhouse, back at the tile outlet. This is the spot in the photo from the previous visit. There is still standing water beside the opening. I saved another photo from here.” ### Return to the tile outlet - Schoolhouse #### At a glance The tile outlet was revisited at the location saved during the previous visit. Standing water was visible beside the opening. A new photo was saved for comparison with the earlier visit. #### Observations The tile outlet was revisited at the location saved during the previous visit. Standing water was visible beside the opening. A new photo was saved for comparison with the earlier visit. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Field boundaries at Jorgensen Family Farms, labeled by name and area on satellite imagery. ## Every layer on one map The map has two kinds of layer. Your own: field boundaries, places colored by how long since the last visit, the pins from every capture, a heat map of where the team recorded its captures, today's route and the area you can reach in half an hour or an hour. And reference layers for the ground itself: the soil survey, eight years of crop history, NDVI from Sentinel-2, and elevation with hillshade and contours. Reference layers are clipped to your field boundaries, so the soil map shows the soils inside the field you drew and not the whole county. Each layer has its own page with its source, its date and what it can and cannot tell you. ## The field boundary and the observation location A useful farm map answers two different questions: which ground belongs to this visit, and where you made each observation. The saved field boundary identifies the place. The visit’s observation locations explain individual stops. Together with the photos and notes, they let another advisor understand the work without relying on a field nickname alone. Check the outline against the ground you intend to discuss. An imported boundary may include a different area from the field the grower names at the gate. A lane, waterway or neighboring parcel can change the area represented by a map layer. Keep that distinction clear before interpreting a field average or writing about the whole field. A phone location helps you find a stop again, but the observation still needs words. Describe the outlet, row, entrance or visible landmark when it helps the next person. A close photograph of a damaged plant may show the detail well while giving little clue about which part of the field contains it. If you return after a repair or a change in conditions, make a fresh visit record. The earlier pin shows where the earlier observation was made. The new photo and note describe what you found today. The report can then explain what changed, using dates and locations the client can follow. ## Choosing map layers for the question at hand Before a scouting round, a dated satellite image may help you choose a patch to inspect. A US soil survey may suggest a question about the soils mapped beneath it. Crop classifications may raise a question about earlier land use. These layers provide context for the walk, and each describes a different source and period. Saved maps can accompany you offline. New layers need a connection, and US soil and crop-history coverage does not extend to every farm worldwide. Our data-sources page explains those sources. For the client’s report, select the map that supports the finding and explain why that location matters to the proposed next step. ## In the app Jorgensen Family Farms: Satellite. Your field boundaries over satellite imagery. Layers Jorgensen Family Farms · Example records Satellite Mapbox satellite Your field boundaries over satellite imagery. Advisors use it to orient before a visit, find access points and check field edges. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## Formats, sources and availability Base maps: Mapbox satellite, outdoors and light Boundaries in: Shapefile, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, or drawn on the map Layers: NDVI (Sentinel-2), soil (USDA SSURGO), crop history (USDA NASS CDL), elevation, visit heat Coverage: Maps, imagery and elevation worldwide. Soil and crop history for US fields ## Who it’s for Crop advisors and land managers can find a farm, return to a photographed stop and read its earlier visit notes. Agricultural layers add survey and satellite background when planning the walk. --- # Field readings collected into one sortable grid URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/metrics/ > PropelMapper turns the counts and scores you say on a visit into columns in a metrics grid, with the history behind every cell and CSV or Excel export. Product Metrics PropelMapper pulls the readings out of what you say and type on a visit, asks you to confirm them, and files every reading in a metrics grid where every place is a row, every reading is a column, and every cell remembers where it came from. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Stand count from a voice note Marcus is walking Home Place at 11:13. He has done three 1/1000 acre checks and he says it the way he would say it to the grower: stand count about 32,400 plants an acre across three checks, emergence fairly even. Then he walks on. When the visit uploads, PropelMapper finds the number in the recording and puts it under the visit's Structured data as a stand count of 32,400, marked as proposed, next to a Confirm button. Marcus checks it against what he said and confirms it. Now it is a reading, not a sentence. That reading lands in Metrics, in the Home Place row, in the Stand count column, dated September 19. Next June's count lands in the same cell, and the old one moves into its history. Nobody copied anything into a spreadsheet, and nobody will need to. ## Readings: what you said and what the report says The stand count Marcus said at Home Place, and where it ends up. The voice note “Stand count, about 32,400 plants an acre across three thousandth-acre checks. Emergence fairly even.” Prairie Agronomy ### Readings - Home Place Home Place (Corn) Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Stand count: 32,400 plants/ac (three 1/1000 ac checks). Emergence fairly even. #### Observations Stand count: 32,400 plants/ac (three 1/1000 ac checks). Emergence fairly even. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The metrics grid: places down the side, readings across the top, a reading window and saved views. ## Readings grid by place and metric We built Metrics to look like a spreadsheet on purpose. Rows are places, at whatever level you choose: farms, fields or all levels. Columns are the readings your team records: aphids per plant, average daily gain, body condition score, buildings inspected, clinical mastitis cases, stand count. Pick a reading window to narrow the dates. Click a cell and the formula bar shows its value, or the formula if it is a calculated column. Open its history and you see every reading for that place, newest first, each one linked to the visit it came from. That link is the point. A number you cannot trace back to a walk is a number you cannot defend to a grower or a lender. Type a value straight into a cell when a reading arrives some other way. If it is outside the range set for that metric, PropelMapper says so and lets you save it anyway if the reading is right. Save the arrangement you use most as a view, and it is there next time. ## Metric names your team uses Metric types live in Settings. Each one is a reading your team records, sorted into groups. Some advisors say stand, others say population, others say plant count. Setting the type up once means they all land in the same column instead of three. Checklists in Settings draw on the same metric types, so a reading asked for on a pre-visit checklist and a reading spoken in a voice note end up in one place. ## Metrics map layer and export The Metrics layer on the map colors each field by the reading you pick, with its own legend, and exports as a PDF map. A whole farm of stand counts on a single map starts a conversation with a grower that a table never does. Export the grid as CSV or Excel whenever you want, exactly as filtered. Research teams take it to their stats package. Team leads save the view they use for the season review, so the same columns and places open each time, next to the Insights dashboard. Either way the numbers are the ones advisors confirmed in the field. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Cell history: every reading for one place and one metric, newest first, each linked to its visit. Example account: Prairie Agronomy The Metrics layer: fields colored by stand count, ready to export as a PDF map. ## Questions about metrics Q: Does PropelMapper make up readings? No. It proposes a reading only when it hears or reads that reading in your captures, and it waits for you to confirm it. You can also type a reading directly. Q: Can I add a calculated column? Yes. A cell can hold a formula, and calculated metrics sit in the grid next to recorded ones. ## Who it’s for Agronomists and farm managers who want readings they can compare across a season, research and extension teams running trials, and dairy and livestock advisors tracking scores herd by herd. --- # Satellite maps for planning your field walk URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/ndvi/ > Dated Sentinel-2 NDVI images help you choose where to walk. Your field notes and photos explain what you find when you get there. Product NDVI PropelMapper shows dated Sentinel-2 NDVI images that reveal differences in vegetation across a field. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Using NDVI to plan a field check Before leaving for a scouting round, you see a patch that differs from the rest of the field on the NDVI image. You read the image date and choose a stop there. NDVI shows you where to look. What you see and record at the patch is the finding, and the report keeps the two apart. At the patch, you photograph the plants and describe the wet ground in a voice note. Your note has today’s date and location. You keep that visit separate from the earlier satellite pass when you explain what you found to the grower. You read the draft, name the image you used if it belongs in the report and add your recommendation. The ground check supplies the finding. Available images depend on cloud, shadow and snow. We show dated clear passes and the skipped count; an accepted pass can still have affected areas. Saved imagery can come with you offline, while retrieving a new image needs a connection. ## Ground check at the selected patch: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Creek Bottom. At the patch I picked from the satellite image before leaving. The ground is wet and the plants are yellow here today. I took a photo. The image and this visit have different dates.” ### Ground check at the selected patch - Creek Bottom #### At a glance A patch selected from a dated satellite image was inspected during the visit. Wet ground and yellow plants were observed and photographed. The satellite image helped choose the stop. The observations above describe conditions on the visit date. #### Observations A patch selected from a dated satellite image was inspected during the visit. Wet ground and yellow plants were observed and photographed. The satellite image helped choose the stop. The observations above describe conditions on the visit date. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy A dated Sentinel-2 NDVI pass clipped to Creek Bottom, with the image date and vegetation scale. ## Reading the image before planning the walk Look at the pattern within the field before focusing on an average. A field mean can hide a patch that matters to the grower. If the saved boundary contains ground outside the crop being discussed, that can also affect the values you see. Check the outline and decide which parts of the image need a closer look on the ground. PropelMapper uses Sentinel-2 imagery to show NDVI from the red and near infrared bands. The displayed field values and dated passes help you compare the same place over time. A difference in the image gives you a question to investigate. Clouds, shadows and snow affect what is available. We show accepted clear passes and the skipped count, but an accepted image can still contain affected areas. Inspect the image itself, especially around the patch that caught your attention. A missing or unsuitable pass is a reason to rely on another source or the field visit. ## Explaining the ground check in the report At the chosen stop, record the location, photograph the plants and describe the conditions you find. Include enough of the surrounding field to explain the extent of the observation. If you inspect a comparison area, identify it separately. Those records show the client what you found on the ground at the patch you selected from the image. You decide whether the satellite image helps explain the visit. If you include it, name its date and source and say what prompted the ground check. Then describe what you found on the visit and the professional interpretation you added during review. ## In the app Jorgensen Family Farms: NDVI. Relative crop vigor inside your field boundaries, from red to green on a clear Sentinel-2 pass. Layers Jorgensen Family Farms · Example records NDVI Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A · 2026-08-26 Relative crop vigor inside your field boundaries, from red to green on a clear Sentinel-2 pass. Advisors use the contrast to choose where to walk, then diagnose the cause in the field. Example account: Prairie Agronomy Aug 26 · 0.90 © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap · Copernicus Sentinel-2 Example records · Inside field boundaries · 0 bare to 1 dense · farm mean per clear pass Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A, 2026-08-26 · 5 cloudy passes skipped Jorgensen Family Farms, farm mean NDVI by clear pass: 2026-07-11 0.83, 2026-07-12 0.84, 2026-07-14 0.83, 2026-07-17 0.86, 2026-07-27 0.90, 2026-08-01 0.90, 2026-08-08 0.90, 2026-08-11 0.89, 2026-08-20 0.90, 2026-08-21 0.82, 2026-08-26 0.90, 2026-08-28 0.89, 2026-10-02 0.40, 2026-10-05 0.33, 2026-10-10 0.28, 2026-10-12 0.23, 2026-10-17 0.26, 2026-10-20 0.21, 2026-10-22 0.19. NDVI by clear satellite pass ## Formats, sources and availability Source: Copernicus Sentinel-2 Level-2A, through Microsoft Planetary Computer Index: NDVI from the red and near infrared bands, 10 m Clear pass: Cloud, shadow and snow on no more than 5% of the field Window: Clear passes from the last 200 days Per pass: Field mean, minimum and maximum; change against the pass a month earlier ## Questions about satellite imagery Q: Where is NDVI available? It depends on suitable Sentinel-2 imagery for the saved field boundary. It is not restricted to US fields. Retrieving a new pass needs a connection; previously saved imagery can be viewed offline. ## Who it’s for Agronomists and crop scouts can use differences in a satellite image to choose stops for a field walk. You supply the ground observations and the explanation for the grower. --- # Field notes saved without cell service URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/offline/ > Field notes and photos save on your phone without cell service. Upload, transcription, new reports and delivery need a connection. Product Offline Capture in PropelMapper works with no signal: voice notes, photos, short video clips, readings, checklists and the boundary you walk save on the phone, with offline maps for the places you downloaded. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## A field visit without cell service You arrive at Section 5 with the farm map you downloaded before leaving. There is no cell service at the field edge. You photograph the outlet and record a note about the debris in front of it, just as you would at a farm with a connection. A colleague in the office can read the visit once it has synced. Uploads wait and send when you reconnect. Transcription, drafting and sending need a connection, so we transcribe the recordings and prepare the new draft once the visit uploads. You read it against your photos, add what you want the owner to do next and send the signed copy while connected. If the draft was created before you lost signal, you can still read and sign it. Sending it waits for a connection. ## Outlet check: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Section 5, field-edge outlet. There is debris in front of the opening. Photo saved here. I need the owner to see it before we agree on the next step.” ### Outlet check - Section 5 #### At a glance Debris was visible in front of the field-edge outlet opening. A photo was taken during the visit. The owner will receive the photo with this report before the next step is agreed. #### Observations Debris was visible in front of the field-edge outlet opening. A photo was taken during the visit. The owner will receive the photo with this report before the next step is agreed. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Capture history on the phone after upload. Each saved item shows its sync status. ## How offline capture and upload work No signal at the gate. The phone saves every capture as you make it: voice notes, photos, short clips, typed notes, readings, the point where each was taken, the walk and any boundary you draw. The visit shows how many captures are still waiting to upload. Back in range, uploads resume on their own. If the team is splitting the day's work, say which visits are still on a device. ## Before you leave coverage Open the places you plan to visit and download their maps, so the boundaries and earlier pins are on the phone when the signal drops. If several fields share an entrance, settle which is which before the grower is waiting at the gate. Bring down any earlier report you want to read on site. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Voice capture saves on the phone. Upload and new reports require a connection. ## Formats, sources and availability Works offline: Voice, photos, notes, readings, forms, GPS, the walk, boundaries, downloaded maps and existing-report signing Needs signal: Transcription, new reports, Ask Propel and report delivery need a connection Upload: Notes and photos upload automatically when the phone reconnects ## Working without cell service Q: Which work requires a connection? Uploading, transcription, extracting form values, creating a new draft, using Ask Propel and sending a report need a connection. Recording the visit, and reading and signing a draft created before you lost signal, can happen offline. ## Who it’s for Advisors visiting fields and barns with unreliable service can keep making notes and taking photos. The next report is prepared once the visit has uploaded, and sending it also needs a connection. --- # Accounts and sales opportunities tied to places URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/opportunities-and-accounts/ > In PropelMapper an account groups one operation's people and places, and each place is an opportunity with its own stage, owner and visit history. Product Opportunities and accounts PropelMapper accounts group an operation's people and all of its places, and each place carries its own stage in the pipeline, so a family business with several sites reads as a single customer without losing what is happening at each one. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Why sales records belong to places Rachel C. at Atmosphere Global described the old way plainly: it was contact by contact. A farming family is rarely one contact. There is the father who signs, the daughter who runs the books, the herd manager who actually talks to the rep, and maybe three sites with different needs. Spread across separate contact records, nobody sees the whole customer. An account fixes that. It groups the people of one operation, each with their role, and every place the operation owns or runs. Open it and you see recent activity across all of them, the stage each place is in, and who on your team owns the relationship. We think the place still has to be the unit of work, though. The dairy might be a client while the heifer site down the road is still a lead. So the account spans sites, and each site is its own opportunity, moving through the pipeline at its own pace. ## Family dairy: what you said and what the report says A rep's note after meeting the family behind a two-site dairy account. The voice note “Met the whole family today. Dad still signs, but the daughter does the books and wants the numbers by email. Home dairy is a client, the heifer site is still a lead, we'll quote it next month.” ### Family dairy - Account #### At a glance People: owner (signs), daughter (bookkeeping, prefers email), herd manager. Home dairy: client. Heifer site: lead; quote planned for next month. #### Observations People: owner (signs), daughter (bookkeeping, prefers email), herd manager. Home dairy: client. Heifer site: lead; quote planned for next month. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Accounts link an operation with its people and farms. ## What an account page holds People, with their role in the operation: owner, partner, herd manager, bookkeeper. Places, linked from the ones you already have or created right there. Recent activity, whether it was a call, an email, a meeting or a note. The stages of every linked place in one list. An owner on your side, and tags for however your team slices customers. Start a visit from the account and pick the site. The visit, its report and any task it creates land on that place, and show up on the account with everything else. ## Opportunities on a contact Open a contact and the Opportunities tab lists every place linked to them with its stage and owner. That is the list a rep wants before a call: which of this person's sites are already customers, which are in progress, which are still a lead. Open in Board takes you to the same cards on the pipeline, filtered to that contact. ## Accounts, contacts, places and opportunities Account: one operation. Contacts: the people in it. Places: the farms, barns, ranges or sites it owns or runs. Opportunity: one of those places, at a stage in your pipeline. Visits and reports always belong to a place, and show up on the account and the contacts above it. If your work is not farms, the words change with your hierarchy settings. A pest control company might sell to a property management account with twelve buildings; each building is a place and its own opportunity. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy The people and farm linked to the Jorgensen Family Farms account. “It just helps my dad be able to see everything in a very broad overview on an account. We couldn't do that. It was contact by contact, which was really frustrating. This is much, much better.” Rachel C. Atmosphere Global Read Atmosphere Global’s story ## Questions about opportunities and accounts Q: Does every contact need an account? No. A grower with a single farm can stay a contact linked to that place. Accounts earn their keep when one operation has several people or several sites. ## Who it’s for Livestock nutrition, genetics and seed sales teams selling to family operations with several sites, vet practices with multi-site clients, and land companies managing owners with several farms. --- # An activity log for every report URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/paper-trail/ > See when a visit started, each photo and voice note, every edit, the signature, each send and the client's receipt, in one dated activity log. Product Paper trail PropelMapper writes a dated activity log for every report: when the visit began and ended, each capture, every version, your signature, each send and the recipient's acknowledgment. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Answering questions months after a visit In February the credit committee asks about Ortega Ridge. Was the S780 combine on the farm at the October collateral inspection, and did its serial number match the schedule? You signed the report back then, but the committee wants to know when each part of it was recorded and who changed what. Open the report and read its activity log. Sarah Lindqvist started the visit at 9:01 on October 21. Six captures follow in order: a voice note at the shed, the tractor serial plate, the combine hour meter, the planter, a short clip of the bin site and a second voice note on the bins. The visit ended at 9:16, and the draft was waiting before she reached the truck. That afternoon Sarah corrected a planter model number and added the bin capacities. Each save became a new version, and any two versions can be compared line by line. She signed the third one late the next morning and sent it to the loan officer, who confirmed receipt that afternoon. None of this needed a separate spreadsheet of dates. The log is assembled from what the visit already stored, so it reads the same for you, for your manager and for the person asking the question. ## Collateral inspection: what you said and what the report says A voice note recorded at the machine shed on Ortega Ridge, the report line Sarah kept after her edits, and the web view where unsigned reports wait. The voice note “Ortega Ridge, machine shed. Checked the 8370R tractor, the S780 combine and the 1775NT planter against the schedule. Serial numbers match. Photo of the tractor serial plate and the combine hour meter.” ### Collateral inspection - Ortega Ridge #### At a glance The 8370R tractor, S780 combine and 1775NT planter were checked against the equipment schedule, and the serial numbers matched. Photos of the tractor serial plate and the combine hour meter were recorded during the October 21 visit. #### Observations The 8370R tractor, S780 combine and 1775NT planter were checked against the equipment schedule, and the serial numbers matched. Photos of the tractor serial plate and the combine hour meter were recorded during the October 21 visit. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Paper Trail on the web: reports waiting for a signature, with separate tabs for documents and sent reports. ## What the activity log records The phone records the visit start and end at the moment you tap them. Every capture in between gets its own row: a voice note, a photo with any markup, a short video clip, a typed note or a reading. Each row keeps its clock time, and the capture stays on the map pin where you were standing. Once the visit uploads, the draft shows up as version one. Saving an edit adds a version instead of overwriting the previous text. The compare view highlights what changed between two versions, which matters when a colleague tidied the wording or you corrected a count after listening back to the recording. Signing turns the draft into the record. You sign with a drawn or typed signature, and the log notes which version carries it. Every send gets a row with the recipient's name, so a report that went to the loan officer in October and to the credit committee in February shows both. ## Recipient acknowledgment link The email arrives with the report attached and a link. When the recipient opens that link and confirms, an acknowledgment row appears with their name and the time. They need no account and they sign nothing. You sign the report; they confirm it reached them. A missing acknowledgment tells you something as well. A report sent weeks ago that nobody has confirmed is a reason to phone the recipient before the next visit, rather than discovering the gap during a disagreement. ## What an activity log can and cannot show We build the log from records the visit and report already hold: capture times, saved versions, the signature, each send and each confirmation. It shows the order things happened in and who did each one. We call it an activity log on purpose, because it is a readable history of the work rather than a sealed archive. For a lender, an easement monitor or an inspector, the usual questions are narrower anyway. Was the observation made on the visit? Was it there before the report was signed? Did the right person receive it? The log answers all three on one screen, next to the photos and recordings they refer to. ## The log behind one Ortega Ridge report Activity Collateral inspection · Ortega Ridge October 21, 2026 Visit started at Ortega Ridge Sarah Lindqvist · Collateral inspection 9:01 AM Voice note, 0:52 Equipment checked against the schedule 9:01 AM Photo of the tractor serial plate 8370R 9:03 AM Photo of the combine hour meter S780 9:05 AM Photo of the planter 1775NT 9:07 AM Video clip, 30 s Bin site 9:10 AM Voice note, 0:35 Two 30,000 bu bins, floors and augers working 9:13 AM Visit ended Sarah Lindqvist · 6 captures uploaded 9:16 AM Draft ready, version 1 20 seconds after the visit ended 9:16 AM Corrected the planter model, version 2 Sarah Lindqvist 2:32 PM Added the bin capacities, version 3 Sarah Lindqvist 2:41 PM October 22, 2026 Signed version 3 Sarah Lindqvist · Typed signature 11:00 AM Sent to the loan officer Sarah Lindqvist · PDF and Word files attached 11:01 AM The loan officer confirmed receipt 2:05 PM Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## Questions about the paper trail Q: Can anyone type entries into the activity log? No. The log is assembled from what the visit and report stored: capture times, saved versions, the signature, each send and each acknowledgment. Changes to the report are saved as new versions, so they appear as rows instead of replacing earlier text. Q: Does the recipient need a PropelMapper account to acknowledge a report? No. The email includes a link, and confirming it adds the acknowledgment to the log. The recipient is confirming they received the report, not signing it. Q: Can I see a report's activity on the phone? Yes. The activity shows on the report in the phone app and in the web app. Comparing two versions side by side happens in the web app. ## Who it’s for Ag lenders, land trusts checking easements, crop insurance adjusters and farm inspectors who may be asked, long after the visit, to show when something was seen and who received the finding. Advisors lean on the same history when a grower questions a recommendation from last season. --- # Field photos with markup and short video clips URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/photos-and-video/ > Take photos and 30-second video clips in the PropelMapper field app, mark up the photo where the problem is, and keep each one pinned where you stood. Product Photos and video In the PropelMapper field app you take a photo, draw on it to show exactly what you mean, or shoot a clip of up to 30 seconds, and each one is pinned to the spot where you were standing. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## What a field photo needs to show Every advisor has a camera roll full of green leaves. A few weeks later nobody, including the person who took them, can say which field, which corner or which plant. That is the problem with a photo on its own: it is a picture of something, somewhere. In PropelMapper the photo is a capture inside the visit. It gets the GPS point and the time, it lands as a pin on the visit map, and it sits in the timeline between the voice note before it and the reading after it. The field and the corner are answered before anyone asks. The leaf is the next problem. Tar spot on a lower leaf is a few black specks. Once the photo has uploaded, open it from the visit and draw on it with your finger: a ring around the stromata, a line to the second leaf. The drawing sits on top of the photo, so the original stays as it was. The grower reading the report sees what you saw instead of hunting for it. ## Leaf disease: what you said and what the report says Marcus near the waterway, with a marked-up photo of the third leaf and a voice note recorded at the same pin. The voice note “Down by the waterway. Tar spot stromata on two leaves, first find this year. Photo's got them circled. Gray leaf spot on the third leaf below the ear, maybe five percent of plants.” Prairie Agronomy ### Leaf disease Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Tar spot stromata found on two leaves near the waterway, the first find on this farm this year (photo, marked). Gray leaf spot lesions on the third leaf below the ear on about 5% of plants. #### Observations Tar spot stromata found on two leaves near the waterway, the first find on this farm this year (photo, marked). Gray leaf spot lesions on the third leaf below the ear on about 5% of plants. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy A photo marked with a circle and arrow to show where to look. ## Short video clips from the field Some things only make sense moving. Water running backward out of a tile outlet. A cow favoring a hind leg as she walks out of the parlor. Wind laying over a block of corn that was standing yesterday. For those, the field app records a video clip with the phone camera, up to 30 seconds. Thirty seconds is a deliberate limit. A clip is evidence for one finding, not a tour of the farm. If you need to explain what the clip shows, say it in a voice note at the same spot. The transcript does the explaining and the clip does the proving. Long walk-through videos tend to go unwatched, by the grower and by you. Clips are recorded on the phone and play back in the web app, in the visit timeline, next to the other captures from that stop. ## Picking the photos the client sees Not every photo belongs in the report. You might take six at the outlet to get one that shows the depth of the water. When you review the draft, keep the ones that support a finding and leave the rest in the visit record, where they stay available for the next visit or for a colleague covering the farm. A good set for one finding is usually two pictures: a wide one that shows how much of the field is affected, and a close one, marked up, that shows what it is. The pin on the report map tells the reader where both were taken. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy A short field clip in the visit timeline, tied to its capture location. ## Formats, sources and availability Photos: Phone camera. Draw on a photo from the visit once it has uploaded Video: Recorded in the field app, up to 30 seconds per clip. Plays in the web app timeline Location: A pin per capture at the GPS point where it was taken Without signal: Saved on the phone, uploaded after reconnecting ## Questions about photos and video Q: How long can a video clip be? Up to 30 seconds per clip. Record as many clips as the visit needs, and each one gets its own pin. Q: Can I draw on a photo after the visit? Yes. Drawing on a photo happens in the field app after the photo has uploaded, so it needs a connection. Open the photo from the visit, draw, and save. Undo and Clear take strokes back off. Q: Do photos and clips save without signal? Yes. They stay on the phone with the visit and upload when you are back in range. The report draft is prepared after the upload. ## Who it’s for Crop advisors documenting disease and damage, inspectors and crop insurance adjusters who need a picture tied to a location and a time, and orchard and vineyard teams who photograph the same block every week. --- # Draw, walk or import field boundaries URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/pins-and-boundaries/ > Draw a field boundary on the map, walk it with the phone, or import KML, shapefile, GeoJSON or CSV. Every capture becomes a pin inside it. Product Pins and boundaries PropelMapper gives you three ways to put a field boundary on the map: draw it with your finger, walk it with the phone, or import the file you already have. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Mapping a new client’s farm The question we hear most from teams setting up is some version of: will it find my fields? It will not, and we would rather say so on this page than have you discover it on day two. PropelMapper does not guess where a field begins and ends. Somebody who knows the farm decides. That sounds like work, and for one afternoon it is. A farm with an FSA map and a fence line you trust takes a few minutes for each field to draw on satellite imagery. A field with a creek on one side and a neighbor's ground on the other is faster to walk: start the boundary, walk or drive the edge, close it. A client whose previous provider sent you a shapefile takes one upload. We think walking a boundary once beats fixing a wrong one forever. An automatic outline that cuts through the waterway puts your soil map, your crop history and your acres wrong on every report for that field, quietly, every season. ## Field record: what you said and what the report says This field was walked once in the spring. Every visit since has pinned its captures inside that outline. The voice note “Starting the walk at the northeast corner by 230th. The boundary jogs in around the farmstead, then straight down to the south fence.” Prairie Agronomy ### Field record Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Field boundary walked on site, 100.7 acres. The outline follows the farmstead jog on the north side and the south fence line. #### Observations Field boundary walked on site, 100.7 acres. The outline follows the farmstead jog on the north side and the south fence line. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The phone tracks the boundary walk and shows the enclosed area. ## Ways to add a field boundary Draw on the phone when you can see the edges from above. Trace the edges on satellite imagery and save. The field's acres show on the map once it is saved, which is a quick check against the number the grower gave you. Walk when the edge is not visible from above, or when the boundary is a line you agreed on the ground: an easement corner, a pasture split, a trial strip. Start a walked boundary and follow the edge on foot or in the truck. The phone records the track as you go, with or without signal, and closes it into a field when you finish. Import in the web app when the boundaries already exist somewhere else. PropelMapper takes CSV, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON and zipped shapefiles up to 20 MB. ## Capture pins inside a field A boundary says where the field is. A pin says where you were in it. Every capture in a visit, voice note, photo, clip, typed note or reading, is saved with the GPS point where you took it and drawn as a pin on the visit map, colored by kind. That is what makes a report checkable. When the grower asks which corner had the ponding, the answer is a pin by the tile outlet, not a sentence that says northeast-ish. When you come back later, you can stand on the same pin and take the same photo. Places that do not need a boundary can be a single point: a barn, a pivot, a greenhouse range, a client's yard. A point still collects visits and pins the same way. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy A farm's fields after setup, each with its own outline and acres. ## Questions about pins and boundaries Q: Will PropelMapper draw my field boundaries for me? No. You draw them, walk them or import them. We do not outline fields automatically, because a boundary that is slightly wrong makes every layer and every acre figure on that field slightly wrong. Q: Which boundary files can I import? CSV, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON and zipped shapefiles, up to 20 MB per file, in the web app. Q: Can I walk a boundary without cell service? Yes. The phone records the walk offline and uploads the finished boundary when it reconnects. ## Who it’s for Farm managers and land companies setting up a new client, easement monitors who need the corner that was agreed on the ground, soil sampling crews who return to the same points, and appraisers who need acres they can defend. --- # Sales pipeline where each deal is a place URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/pipeline/ > Run leads, contacts and clients through a pipeline in PropelMapper where every card is a farm on the map, with the visits and conversations behind it. Product Pipeline PropelMapper's pipeline moves farms from lead to client the way a sales team expects, except every card is a real place on the map, with its visits, its people and its last conversation one click away. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Sales visits to farms A rep selling to livestock operations does not sell to a company in an office park. They sell to a hog site at the end of a gravel road, a cattle operation a couple of counties over, a family with several barns and one decision maker. Generic CRMs treat that as an address field. We think the place should be the record. When the deal is the dairy, the pipeline card should open on the dairy: its barns, the last herd visit, the photo of the feed bunk, the owner and the son who now makes the calls. So in PropelMapper the pipeline is made of places. Every farm sits in a stage your team defines, from lead to in contact to client, and moving it to the next stage is a drag. ## Pipeline note: what you said and what the report says A rep's note after a first visit to a dairy that is not a customer yet. The voice note “First visit at Hillcrest. Gary's happy with his current supplier but the fresh pen numbers aren't great. Leave him as in contact, I'll bring a ration comparison next month.” ### Pipeline note - Hillcrest Dairy #### At a glance First visit. Owner satisfied with current supplier; fresh pen performance is a concern. Stage: in contact. Next step: bring a ration comparison next month. #### Observations First visit. Owner satisfied with current supplier; fresh pen performance is a concern. Stage: in contact. Next step: bring a ration comparison next month. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Pipeline totals above the operations in each sales stage. ## Pipeline counts by period The strip at the top counts leads, farms in contact, clients, and how many were visited recently. Pick the period: the last week, the last month or longer. Conversion is counted when a farm reaches your first status named Client or Customer, so the definition is yours and it stays the same all season. Filter for the leads nobody has touched in a month or the ones never visited. Those two lists are usually the week's work. ## Selling to places or contacts Switch the pipeline between places and contacts. Some teams sell to a farm, some sell to a person who runs three of them. Add a farm or a contact from the same page, or import a list to start, and every new place lands in the team's default stage. ## How Pipeline and Board relate Board and Pipeline show the same farms. Pipeline is the sales entry, with the import and add buttons and the conversion numbers. Board is the operations view, often grouped by category instead of status. Use the one that matches the job you are doing that morning; nothing needs to be kept in sync. ## Moving deals forward after visits The pipeline moves because of visits, so the two sit together. Finish a call at the dairy, say the next step in your voice note, and it comes back as a task on that place for you to confirm. Open the card and the visit, the task and the stage are on the same page. When you drag the card forward, the farm's history records who moved it and when, so a manager can see how a deal progressed without asking. A slip of the mouse is one Undo away. Select several cards to move a whole group after a field day where you met a handful of prospects at once. ## Questions about the pipeline Q: Does the pipeline track deal values? The pipeline tracks places and their stage, owner and activity. Accounts group the people and places of one operation. See the accounts page for how they fit together. ## Who it’s for Livestock nutrition and genetics sales teams, seed and crop protection reps, and vet practices growing a client list, anywhere the customer is a farm and the sales call is a visit. --- # Report templates with your logo and layout URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/report-templates-and-letterhead/ > Set up PropelMapper report templates with your firm's logo, language and sections, one per kind of visit, and let each place pick the right one automatically. Product Report templates PropelMapper report templates carry your firm's logo, sections and language, so a herd check, a greenhouse walk and a crop scouting visit each come out in the shape your clients already know. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## A template for each kind of visit Say a land company sends us the reports it sends clients today, and there are eleven of them. Some are the same report with a different client's name in the header. Some are last year's version that one manager never stopped using. Two have the old logo. Once we sort them, there are usually three or four real reports underneath: a crop inspection, a farm At a glance for the landlord, maybe a collateral inspection for the lender side of the business. The difference between them is the kind of visit, not who it goes to. So that is how PropelMapper templates are organized. Each template is set up once by your team admin. Advisors never pick a layout in the field. They walk, talk and take photos, and the report that comes out matches the visit. ## Disease scouting report: what you said and what the report says A disease scouting visit on September 17, drafted on the team's Crop scouting report template, in English. The voice note “Disease scouting by the tile outlet. Ponding on about two acres, plants yellow. Soil cores on the two-and-a-half acre grid at eight inches.” Prairie Agronomy ### Disease scouting report Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Ponding damage on about 2 acres by the tile outlet, plants yellow. Soil sample cores pulled on a 2.5 acre grid, 8 inch depth. The field map shows where each capture was pinned during the visit. #### Observations Ponding damage on about 2 acres by the tile outlet, plants yellow. Soil sample cores pulled on a 2.5 acre grid, 8 inch depth. The field map shows where each capture was pinned during the visit. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Report appearance settings: font, heading color, logo position, margins and uploaded stationery. ## What a template holds Settings, Reports holds the look every report shares: the font, the body size, the heading color, where the logo sits, the top and bottom margins and a footer. If your firm already has printed letterhead, upload it as a PDF of up to 5 MB and reports are laid on it. Extra logos, a partner's or a program's, can be added where they belong. Each template then sets the report title, its sections and the language the report is written in. A team keeps up to five templates, each with up to 20 sections, which is plenty for the real kinds of visit and too few to keep one per client. The default template is used unless someone picks another or the place routes to a different one. The same page lists office recipients. Put in the office address and choose when it gets a copy, for example whenever a report is signed, and the filing happens without anyone forwarding mail. Access is set per template too. A herd health report can be limited to the people on the team who do herd work, so a crop advisor never sees it in a list of choices that does not concern them. ## Templates assigned by place category Templates can be routed by a place's status or category. Give Skunk River Greenhouses a greenhouse category and its visits draft as a Greenhouse visit report. Give Freestall Barn 1 a dairy category and its visits draft as a Herd health report. Ortega Ridge, a lender's collateral property, drafts as a Collateral inspection. This is the setting that saves the most correction time later. A crop scouting layout with a section for growth stage looks silly on a dairy visit, and an advisor who has to remember to switch templates eventually forgets. ## No separate template per client Teams sometimes ask for a separate template for each big client. We have not built that. Thirty near-identical templates drift apart within a season, and the drift shows up as reports that disagree about what a section is called. If a client truly needs different sections, that is usually a different kind of visit, and it deserves its own template anyway. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy A Greenhouse visit report excerpt from Skunk River Greenhouses. ## Questions about report templates Q: Can each client get their own template? Templates are organized by kind of visit, and routed by the place's status or category. A client with genuinely different needs usually means a different kind of visit, which can have its own template. Q: Can I use the stationery we already print on? Yes. Upload it in Settings, under Reports, as a PDF of up to 5 MB. The report content is laid on top of it. Q: Which languages can a report be written in? English, Spanish, German or Afrikaans. Each template has its own language, separate from the language anyone on the team uses the app in. ## Who it’s for Land management companies and agronomy firms with an established report format, vet and nutrition practices with herd reports, greenhouse consultants, and lenders' inspection teams who need every collateral report to look the same. --- # Client reports written from your field notes URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/reports/ > Turn field visit notes and photos into a client report on your letterhead. Review it, add your recommendation, sign it and send PDF and Word copies. Product Reports PropelMapper drafts the report from what you said and photographed, and you finish it with your advice and your signature. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. ## Field visit to signed client report The draft is written from what you said at the field, and you check every line against your recording and photos. The client gets the version you signed. You leave Ridge Field with photos of a wet corner by the tile outlet and a voice note about the soil samples you pulled. When you open the visit, the draft is waiting: the field, the problem, where you saw it and what’s still pending. You read it with your recordings and photos beside it. Fix a sample depth, sharpen the wording, add your recommendation. The report uses your team’s sections, order, logo and letterhead, so it looks like every other report you send. Sign it with a drawn or typed signature and send the files by email with a short note. The grower doesn’t need an account or a paid seat to open it. Every signed version is kept. If you change the advice later, PropelMapper saves a new version and keeps the one you sent, so when the grower calls months later you know exactly what you told them. ## Disease scouting - Ridge Field: what you said and what the report says What you say in the field, and what ends up in the report after your review. The sample PDF includes mapped observations, dated field layers, a crop photo, next steps and advisor sign-off. The voice note “Ridge Field. Ponding by the tile outlet, plants yellow in that patch. Soil samples taken today. I will review the results with the grower when they come back.” Prairie Agronomy ### Disease scouting - Ridge Field Ridge Field (Corn) Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Ponding and yellow plants were observed near the tile outlet. Soil samples were taken during the visit. The results are pending and will be reviewed with the grower. #### Observations Ponding and yellow plants were observed near the tile outlet. Soil samples were taken during the visit. The results are pending and will be reviewed with the grower. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## What a good field report includes A grower wants three things from a scouting report: which field, what you found and what to do about it. A landowner reading a farm inspection wants the condition of the property and the work that’s planned. Everything else is supporting detail. Say how big the problem is as well as where it is. Yellow plants at one tile outlet are a finding about that patch, not the whole field. If you walked the rest of the field and it looked fine, say so. Include how you sampled and the units, so the numbers mean something. Every photo should earn its place. A wide shot shows which part of the field, and a close-up shows the symptom. One line under each saying what it shows and where it was taken does more than a page of unlabeled pictures. End with your call: what you think is going on, what happens next and what you’re still waiting on. If the lab results aren’t back, say when you’ll follow up. ## Checking the draft before it goes out Read the draft once the way the grower will. Spell out abbreviations, use the field name the grower uses and make the recommendation a sentence they can act on. If a number looks off, open the voice note or photo it came from and check the draft against it before you sign. ## What changed between versions The judgment you add to the draft is the part worth keeping a record of. So every save is a version, and Compare shows two of them side by side, with what was added and what was taken out. That matters most when someone else touched the report. A manager who tightened the wording, a colleague who corrected a count, an advisor who changed a recommendation after the soil results came back: Compare shows each change against the version before it, and the signed one stays exactly as it was signed. ## The sample report you can download The two-page Ridge Field example puts its map, At a glance, readings, follow-ups and Sign-off on the opening page. Observations, a crop photo and dated data sources follow on the second page. Read every page of the client report · Download the sample PDF Blank forms for your visits ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Every edit after signing makes a new version. The Hilltop report keeps the earlier version and shows the signed report under Versions. “These guys can go out to the farm, talk to their phone, get a report to me within the day.” Kyle W. Head of Farm Management, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## Formats, sources and availability Report formats: PDF and Word attached when you send, or a shared link your client opens in the browser. Shared links are included in every paid plan. Templates: Your sections, order, logo and colors; a template per owner if you report to several Signatures: Drawn or typed; signing freezes the version Record: Signed and earlier report versions kept with the farm ## Questions about reports Q: Can I review a report without service? You can review, edit and sign a draft already downloaded to the phone. A new visit must upload before its draft can be created, and sending requires a connection. ## Who it’s for For agronomists, crop consultants and farm managers who owe a grower or landowner a written report after every visit. --- # Security, access and data ownership URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/security-and-your-data/ > Where PropelMapper hosts your field records, how they are backed up, who can see and change them, what happens to signed reports, and how to get it all back. Product Security and your data This page is the technical companion to our trust commitments: where PropelMapper keeps your team's records, who can see and change them, what happens to a signed report, and how the data leaves when you want it to. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Versions panel. ## Ownership and training Your team owns the visits, recordings, photos, readings, contacts and reports it puts into PropelMapper. When an advisor leaves, their work stays with the team, under the places it belongs to. We don't train on your data. Every export a team needs to leave is in the product and needs no request to us. The formats are listed on the import and export page. ## Versions: what you said and what the report says A Hilltop report that was signed, then edited. The signed version is kept and marked superseded. The voice note “Hilltop, stand count and emergence. Brace roots look healthy, no rootworm feeding on ten dug plants. Grain moisture twenty-one percent from hand-shelled ears.” ### Versions - Hilltop #### At a glance Version 1 signed on October 28 and later superseded. Version 2 signed the same day. Both remain on the report and can be compared. #### Observations Version 1 signed on October 28 and later superseded. Version 2 signed the same day. Both remain on the report and can be compared. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The Versions panel keeps the earlier report available when a new version is signed. ## Hosting and backups The web app, its database and your uploaded files are hosted in the United States. The database is backed up every hour, and backups and files are copied to a second US region. We have no SOC 2 report or ISO 27001 certification. If your organization requires either, talk to us before choosing a plan. ## Accounts and roles Each person has their own account and signs in with the same email on the phone and in the browser. There are two roles. Admins manage members, invitations, labels and team switches. Members record visits, prepare and sign reports, and work their tasks. Changing someone from Admin to Member keeps their work and removes their ability to manage the team. The visits and reports a person recorded belong to the team, not to their account. ## On the phone The field app keeps the team's places and your captures in an encrypted database on the device so it works without signal. Captures wait in an upload queue until the phone reconnects, then upload to the team. ## Signed reports and deletion Signing freezes a report version and prepares its signed PDF. A later edit creates a new version and marks the signed one as superseded; it does not overwrite it. Each report keeps an activity log of captures, versions, the signature, sends and acknowledgments. Records that can be deleted show a Delete action with a confirmation. Deleting removes the record and its links and cannot be undone from the app. To close a team account and remove its data, contact us. ## Mail and calendar connections Gmail and Outlook connections are off until a team turns them on, and each person connects their own mailbox. Access is read-only. PropelMapper files mail to and from your client contacts onto their places and keeps nothing else. The calendar link in Settings is private to each person and can be replaced with a new one at any time. A shared link to a record outside the team exists only when someone on the team creates one, and paid plans include them. ## What we ask of an admin Keep the member list current. When someone leaves, remove them from the team; their visits and reports stay. Give the Admin role only to the people who need to change labels, templates, team switches and members. Know whether your team has Gmail or Outlook connections switched on, since each person connects their own mailbox. Export what your organization must retain on its own schedule. Reports download as signed PDFs and Word files, readings as CSV or Excel, contacts as CSV. Nothing about leaving requires asking us first. ## Who it’s for IT and operations staff reviewing PropelMapper for an agronomy firm, land company, lender or research group, and anyone who has to answer where the data lives. --- # Sign reports and send them to clients URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/sign-and-send/ > Sign a PropelMapper report with a drawn or typed signature, email it with the PDF and Word files attached, and see when the client confirms they received it. Product Sign and send In PropelMapper you sign the report you read, send it to the client by email with both files attached, and get a line back when they confirm it arrived. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. ## Proof that the client received the report Picture the worst phone call of a season. A grower, in August, unhappy about a yield hit, saying nobody told him about the problem in June. You did. You emailed it. You cannot prove he opened it. PropelMapper treats sending as two separate facts. You sent the report: we record when, to whom and which version. The recipient received it: they click a link in the email and confirm, and that confirmation is recorded with their name and the time. The second fact is the one that settles the August phone call. Before either happens, you sign. Signing is the moment the draft stops being something the software prepared and becomes your report, with your name on it and your judgment in it. We would not let it go out any other way. ## Sent: what you said and what the report says Marcus signs the report the morning after the visit and sends it to Luis Ortega, who farms the field. The voice note “Send this one to Luis, and send the landlord a copy too. He'll want to see the tile outlet photo before he decides anything.” Prairie Agronomy ### Sent Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Signed by Marcus Bell. Sent to Luis Ortega and to the landlord. Luis confirmed he received the report the same morning. #### Observations Signed by Marcus Bell. Sent to Luis Ortega and to the landlord. Luis confirmed he received the report the same morning. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy The report opens with the reviewed findings; the advisor’s approval is recorded under Sign-off at the end. ## Drawn or typed signatures Open the draft on the phone or in the web app and read it against the recording if anything looks off. When you are satisfied, sign: draw your signature with a finger or a mouse, or type your name, and confirm the approver name. Signing freezes that version and prepares the signed PDF. Any later edit becomes a new version, and the signed one stays as it was. On the phone this often happens in the truck before you leave the yard. The grower does not care whether you signed it at a desk. ## The email the client receives The send dialog starts with the place's contact already filled in. Add a team member from the list, type any other address, write a short message if it needs one, and switch on a copy to yourself. Each person gets their own email. It carries the report as a PDF for reading and as a Word file for anyone who needs to quote from it or file it in their own system. PDF and Word go together; nobody has to ask for the other one. The PDF uses your team's report template, so it carries your logo and layout. It shows the field map with the visit's pins, the findings, the photos you picked and your signature block. ## Receipt acknowledgment versus signature The link in the email asks the recipient one thing: did you receive this report? When they confirm, the report records it with their name and the time. They do not create an account, they do not sign anything, and they are not agreeing with your recommendation. They are confirming it reached them. If you need a client's legal signature on a document, use the tool you already use for contracts. What the acknowledgment gives you is narrower and, most of the time, more useful: proof that the person you advised saw the advice. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy The signature and approval status stay with the signed report. ## Questions about sign and send Q: Does the client need a PropelMapper account? No. They read the attached files and confirm receipt from the link in the email. Growers and clients never pay to read a report. Q: Can the client sign the report? No. The client can confirm they received it. The only signature on a PropelMapper report is yours. Q: Can I send the same report to several people? Yes. Each send is recorded separately in the report's activity log, with the recipient's name and the time. ## Who it’s for Crop consultants and farm managers who send advice they may later need to show was received, ag lenders' inspectors, and anyone whose client reads reports on a phone in the cab rather than in an inbox at a desk. --- # Soil survey maps for your US fields URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/soil-maps/ > USDA soil-survey units appear inside your saved US field boundary. You can compare the mapped background with the observations and samples from your visit. Product Soil maps PropelMapper shows USDA soil map units inside your saved field boundary, giving you survey background to take into a visit or sampling discussion. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap ## Using a soil survey to prepare for sampling You are planning samples in a field with a wet corner. In the browser, you look at the USDA soil map units inside the saved boundary and read the drainage descriptions. You have a question to take to the field before you pull the first core. On the walk, you describe the standing water, photograph the patch and record where you sampled. The soil survey shows you where to look. What you see and sample on the visit is the finding, and the report keeps the two apart. The map lists unit names and field shares. Where ratings are available, you can see the rated share alongside the average: CSR2 for Iowa surveys and NCCPI where returned. Our soil integration covers US fields. ## Soil sample at the wet corner: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Creek Bottom. Wet corner of the field. Standing water beside the sample point. I took a photo and logged the sample location. The soil survey was background for this visit; the sample results are still pending.” ### Soil sample at the wet corner - Creek Bottom #### At a glance Standing water was observed beside the sample point. A photo and sample location were saved. Soil results are pending. USDA NRCS SSURGO was consulted as survey background before the visit. It does not provide the results of this sample. #### Observations Standing water was observed beside the sample point. A photo and sample location were saved. Soil results are pending. USDA NRCS SSURGO was consulted as survey background before the visit. It does not provide the results of this sample. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy USDA SSURGO soil map units inside Creek Bottom’s boundary, Jorgensen Family Farms. ## What the mapped soils can tell you A soil survey is useful preparation for a field visit because it gives you a way to describe the soils mapped within the boundary. Begin with the map-unit names, their field shares and the drainage and slope information returned. Those descriptions can help you frame questions for the grower and decide what you want to inspect. PropelMapper shows the area and share of the saved field for returned map units. If the outline contains extra ground or leaves out part of the field, those shares describe that saved area. Check the field boundary before using a map summary in a purchase discussion, owner report or sampling explanation. ## Keeping the survey separate from sample results On the visit, record the collection location and the details needed to identify the sample later. Include the sample or bag identifier in your notes when your team uses one. A survey description, an observed wet patch and a laboratory result answer different questions. The report should let the grower follow each back to its source. Check the sample identifiers, depths and units against your records. If results are still pending, say what was collected and what you plan to discuss once they arrive. Add your interpretation when you have the information needed to support it. For a report that includes survey context, identify USDA NRCS SSURGO separately from the laboratory and visit records. Explain which mapped unit you discussed and what you actually inspected. Our integration covers US fields. The free Iowa CSR2 rent calculator works from a rate you supply. ## In the app Jorgensen Family Farms: Soil. The mapped soil units beneath the farm, clipped to the field boundaries. Layers Jorgensen Family Farms · Example records Soil USDA NRCS SSURGO The mapped soil units beneath the farm, clipped to the field boundaries. Advisors use the units to plan sampling and interpret differences they find in the field. Example account: Prairie Agronomy ## Formats, sources and availability Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO, through Soil Data Access Per field: Every map unit’s area and share of the field Per unit: Name, symbol, drainage class, hydrologic group, slope range, farmland class Ratings: CSR2 for Iowa surveys; NCCPI 3.0 Coverage: United States only ## Questions about soil maps Q: Where do the soil units come from? USDA NRCS SSURGO, retrieved through Soil Data Access. This integration covers US fields, with CSR2 on Iowa surveys. The NRCS database description explains the survey. ## Who it’s for Agronomists, land managers and farm buyers can consult a US soil survey before deciding where to inspect or sample. Your visit notes explain today’s conditions alongside that survey background. --- # Tasks from what you say on a visit URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/tasks/ > In PropelMapper a promise made on a visit becomes a task with the place, the people doing it, the people following it and the visit it came from. Product Tasks PropelMapper turns what you promise on a visit into a task linked to the place and the visit, assigns it to whoever will do it, and lets anyone else who cares follow it until it is done. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Turning a spoken follow-up into a task Marcus said it at the south end of Home Place on a Thursday, mostly to himself: remind me to recheck after the weekend. That sentence is the whole problem with follow-ups. It is said in a field, it is perfectly clear in the moment, and by Monday it lives nowhere. In PropelMapper it lives on a task. When the visit uploads, the follow-up comes out of the recording and waits for Marcus to confirm it. Once he does, the task has a title, a due date, his name as assignee, Home Place as its place and a link back to the visit where he said it. On Monday it is on his Today page. On Tuesday it is red. We think a task born inside a visit gets done and a task typed on Friday afternoon does not. The first one carries its reason with it: open the visit and there are the counts and the photo. The second one is a sentence somebody has to remember the context for. ## Recheck aphid counts after the weekend: what you said and what the report says The follow-up Marcus said at Home Place, as it reads on the task after he confirmed it. The voice note “Home Place, south end. Aphids around 120 a plant on the ones I checked. Remind me to recheck after the weekend.” ### Recheck aphid counts after the weekend - Task #### At a glance Assignee: Marcus Bell. Place: Home Place (Corn). Linked visit: the aphid check where the follow-up was said. Status: to do, now overdue. Mark done when the recheck is recorded. #### Observations Assignee: Marcus Bell. Place: Home Place (Corn). Linked visit: the aphid check where the follow-up was said. Status: to do, now overdue. Mark done when the recheck is recorded. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Tasks grouped by due date, with the place and assigned advisor on each row. ## Assignees and followers A task can have several assignees, for the jobs people share. Anyone else can follow it. The manager who promised the landlord an answer follows the task that produces the answer, and can check on it without asking for an update. That distinction matters more than it looks. Assigning a task to the manager so they will see it means it sits on their list as if it were theirs. Following it keeps their list honest and still keeps them informed. ## Reminder, follow-up, appointment A task can be one of three kinds. A reminder is something you need to do. A follow-up is something you owe someone else: the fungicide recommendation for the low end of South Quarter, the soil results for the Vos brothers. An appointment has a time and goes on the calendar, and you can drag it to a new time when the weather moves it. Each task can carry a priority, a category, a reminder and a repeat rule, and it links to its place, a contact, an account and the visit it came from. Attach the lab result or the spray record to the task itself, up to 20 MB per file, so whoever closes it has what they need. ## New task by voice Not every task starts on a visit. Driving home, tap New task by voice and say it: call Gary Mikkelsen Tuesday about the fresh pen, high priority. PropelMapper transcribes it and fills in the title, the due date, the priority and the contact it heard. If a name could match several records, it asks you to pick. You review, save, and the recording stays attached to the task. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy The same tasks on the phone, filtered to what is open, overdue or yours. ## Questions about tasks Q: When are reminder emails sent? Due-today reminder emails are scheduled during the 6 a.m. hour in your time zone. Monday messages cover upcoming reminders at 6 a.m. and older overdue tasks at 7 a.m. Messages may arrive later, and custom digest times are not available. Q: Can a task repeat? Yes. Set a repeat rule on the task, for a weekly sticky card walk or a monthly herd check. ## Who it’s for Agronomists and farm managers who make promises at the field edge, vet and nutrition teams with follow-ups after every herd check, and sales teams whose next step with a customer is always a task. --- # One record for the whole field team URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/teams/ > PropelMapper keeps a field team on one record: shared places and visit history, the week by advisor, and assigned tasks with followers. Product Teams PropelMapper is built for teams that split the ground between several people: every advisor records into the same places, the lead sees the week by person, and the work stays with the account when someone moves on. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## A Monday for the agronomy team Sarah leads agronomy at Prairie Agronomy. Before the trucks leave she opens Members in Settings: everyone on the team, their role and the visits each has recorded this year. The Schedule tab lays the week out one row per advisor, Monday through Sunday. Marcus has Hilltop, Schoolhouse and Home Place on Monday. Priya starts at Prairie Pond and has South Quarter later in the week. When she filters visits by the field, the team’s earlier visits, photos and signed reports come up before she leaves the truck. Walking South Quarter, Sarah says the low end needs a fungicide recommendation and that Priya should send it. The follow-up becomes a task with Priya as the assignee and Sarah and Tom following it, linked to the field. By the time Sarah is back in the truck it is on Priya’s list. ## South Quarter: Sarah’s note becomes Priya’s task Sarah at South Quarter. Her last sentence becomes Priya’s task. The voice note “South Quarter, low end. Frogeye leaf spot is moving up the canopy on the low ground. Priya should send the fungicide recommendation before the weekend.” ### Send fungicide recommendation for the low end - Task #### At a glance Assignee: Priya Raman. Following: Sarah Lindqvist and Tom Hale. Place: South Quarter (Soybeans). Status: to do. Earlier visits on the same field are one filter away. #### Observations Assignee: Priya Raman. Following: Sarah Lindqvist and Tom Hale. Place: South Quarter (Soybeans). Status: to do. Earlier visits on the same field are one filter away. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy A task with its assignee and followers, linked to the place and the visit it came from. ## Members, roles and invites Members, in Settings, lists everyone on the team with their role. Admins invite people by email, choose Admin or Member for each, resend or revoke an invite, and change roles later. Members record visits, work their tasks and sign their reports. Each row shows the visits that person has recorded this year and when they joined. ## The week by advisor Schedule shows the current week with a row for each advisor and a column for each day, filled with their visits and appointments. A lead balancing a busy week can see who is stretched and who has room before moving a stop. ## Shared places and handoffs Places belong to the team, not to the person who drew them. Every visit, photo, reading and signed report is tied to the place, so the next advisor starts from the record instead of a phone call. Filter visits by place or by advisor to review one person’s week, and reassign their open tasks when an account changes hands. When two people walk a place together, the report names who else was there. ## The same report look for everyone Report templates and letterhead are set once for the team, so a client gets the same report whichever advisor signs it. A lead can open a draft in the browser and check it before the advisor signs and sends it. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Members: everyone on the team, their role and their visits this year. Example account: Prairie Agronomy The week, one row per advisor. ## Questions about teams Q: What is the difference between an admin and a member? Admins manage the team: invites, roles and settings such as report templates. Members record visits, work their tasks and sign their reports. A team can have several admins. Q: What stays when an advisor leaves? The visits, photos, readings, reports and tasks they recorded stay on the team’s places. Reassign their open tasks and remove them from the team. Q: Who needs a seat? Each person who records visits needs a seat. Clients who read reports never need an account. ## Who it’s for Agronomy and crop consulting firms with several advisors, farm management companies splitting farms between managers, vet and nutrition practices, and any team where several people visit the same places. --- # Elevation, hillshade and 3D terrain maps URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/terrain-and-3d/ > See the slopes, low spots and drainage paths across a field in PropelMapper: hillshade and contour lines on the map, and a 3D flyover of each place. Product Terrain and 3D PropelMapper shades the relief of every field with hillshade and contour lines, and turns any place into a 3D flyover, so the low corner and the draw that feeds it are obvious before you walk out to them. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Reading slope before the field walk Most of the field problems that bring an advisor out in June have water somewhere in the story. Ponding by the tile outlet. Yellow corn in the low end. A washout across the waterway. On satellite imagery all of it sits on what looks like a flat green rectangle. Turn on Elevation in the map's layers and the rectangle gets a shape. Hillshade lights the slopes as if the sun were low; contour lines mark the steps between them. A draw running across a field shows up, and so does the reason its low end holds water after every storm. We think terrain explains a lot of what an advisor sees in a field, because terrain decides where water goes and water decides so much of the rest. It belongs on the same map as the visit pins, not in a separate survey file nobody opens. ## Annual monitoring: what you said and what the report says An easement monitor walking a parcel for the first time, with elevation on. The voice note “North parcel. The draw on the elevation map lines up with the wet strip along the fence. No new disturbance inside the easement, the old ditch is still grassed over.” ### Annual monitoring - North parcel #### At a glance A wet strip along the north fence follows the natural draw shown on the elevation map. No new disturbance found inside the easement area; the historic ditch remains grassed. #### Observations A wet strip along the north fence follows the natural draw shown on the elevation map. No new disturbance found inside the easement area; the historic ditch remains grassed. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Terrain and trails: shaded relief and elevation contours around Ortega Ridge. ## 3D flyover of a field Every place in PropelMapper has a 3D flyover button. The camera tilts down over the boundary and the ground rises into relief, with the field outlined on top. It is the fastest way to show a landowner why the back forty floods, or a lender why one parcel drains worse than the one beside it. On the phone, Fly over sits in the same toolbar as Layers and Locate. Standing in the field, a quick flyover shows which direction is downhill before you pick where to dig a pit or take a sample. ## Elevation under boundaries and pins Elevation is a layer like soil or crop history, so it sits under everything else: the boundaries, the last-visit colors, the pins from today's walk. A pin by the outlet on a hillshade map explains itself. A photo of standing water at the bottom of a contour line does not need a paragraph. Switch the base map to Terrain and trails when you also need roads, tracks and field entrances, which is usually the case for the first visit to a farm you do not know. ## What the relief does not show Elevation shows the general shape of the ground: slopes, draws, low ends. It does not show tile lines, culverts, a plugged outlet or the berm someone pushed up last fall. It is a starting point for the walk, not a substitute for it, and not a survey for anyone designing drainage. Use it to decide where to look first and to explain what you found. The pin in the low corner and the photo of standing water are still the evidence; the hillshade is why they make sense together. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Ortega Ridge viewed across the river valley, with its field outlines over the terrain. ## Questions about terrain and 3d Q: Where does the elevation data come from? The hillshade and contours are drawn from Mapbox's elevation model. They show the general shape of the land; they are not a survey and should not replace one for drainage design. Q: Does the 3D view work on the phone? Yes. Fly over is in the phone map's toolbar, next to Layers and Locate. ## Who it’s for Drainage and irrigation contractors, conservation planners, easement monitors, farmland appraisers and farm managers who need to see the shape of the ground, not just its color. --- # Today: your visits and tasks for the day URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/today/ > PropelMapper's Today page lists the day's visits, the week ahead and everything that needs you, built from the visits and tasks your team already recorded. Product Today Today is the first page PropelMapper opens to: the visits on your day, the week behind them, and a Needs you list made from promises you and your team recorded in the field. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## A morning on the Today page Priya started at Prairie Pond at 10:01. Marcus has Hilltop at 11, Schoolhouse at noon and Home Place at one, then the strip trial at two. The header says it in one line: 7 visits today, 4 in progress, 11 reports to sign. Below the visits sits Needs you. Recheck aphid counts after the weekend at Home Place. Send the fungicide recommendation for the low end of South Quarter. Recount thrips cards in House 3. Nobody built that list in a planner. Most of it was said out loud on a visit and became a task; the rest someone added by hand. Marcus reads it in the truck between Hilltop and Schoolhouse. The aphid recheck is his and it is already late, so it goes on the way home. The fungicide note belongs to Priya, so it is on her list, not his. ## Soybean aphid check: what you said and what the report says Marcus, standing at Home Place the week before. The last sentence is the one that ends up on Wednesday's Needs you. The voice note “Home Place, south end. Aphids are around 120 a plant on the ones I checked, still under where I'd spray. Remind me to recheck after the weekend.” ### Soybean aphid check - Home Place #### At a glance Soybean aphid counts averaged about 120 per plant at the south end, below the level where the advisor would treat. Follow-up: recheck aphid counts after the weekend. #### Observations Soybean aphid counts averaged about 120 per plant at the south end, below the level where the advisor would treat. Follow-up: recheck aphid counts after the weekend. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Today: the day’s visits and their current status. ## Today, This week, Needs you, Flagged places Today is the visits on the calendar for the day, with their status as the advisors work through them: scheduled, in progress, done. This week is the same list stretched across the week, which is the view to check on Sunday night. Needs you is everything waiting on you specifically: drafts to sign and tasks that are yours. Flagged places is the short list someone marked for attention, a field that needs a second look or a house with a pest problem that has not cleared. ## Today in the field app The field app opens to Today as well. On a quiet day it says so and offers two buttons: schedule a visit, or connect your calendar so your appointments appear here. Start a visit from the same screen when you reach the first gate. ## Questions about the Today page Q: Does a task I say out loud really land on Today? When you say a follow-up in a voice note, it is pulled into the visit as a task for you to confirm. Once it has a due date it appears on Today or This week, and on Needs you while it is open. ## Who it’s for Advisors who run their own day and want the list without building it, and team leads who want to see the whole team's day at a glance before the phone starts ringing. --- # Heat map of where your team has been URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/visit-density/ > PropelMapper's visit heat layer shows where your team's captures pile up and where nobody has been in a while, drawn from the visits themselves. Product Visit density The visit heat layer in PropelMapper paints every capture your team recorded onto the map, so the places that get all the attention glow and the ones nobody has walked in months stay pale. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap ## Finding places nobody has visited Every team has one. It is not a problem farm, which is exactly the problem. The owner never calls, the fields are fine, and it sits between two busier accounts so nobody plans a day around it. By the time someone notices, it has been most of a season. Turn on Visit heat in the map's layers and the pattern is obvious in a second. Schoolhouse, Creek Bottom and Home Place glow because that is where the team records the most. A couple of fields barely show at all. Nobody has to run a report or confess anything. We think that is the right use of a heat map on a field team: it shows where the next visit is overdue, not who is slacking. Combine it with the last-visit colors on each field and the list of places that need a visit, and the answer to what next is usually on one screen. ## Follow-up: what you said and what the report says A manager looking at visit heat on a Monday, then talking to the advisor who covers the pale corner. The voice note “Section 30 hasn't had anyone in it since August. Priya, can you put it on Thursday with Timber Edge, just a quick walk.” ### Follow-up - Section 30 #### At a glance No visit recorded since August. A walk is scheduled for Thursday alongside Timber Edge. #### Observations No visit recorded since August. A walk is scheduled for Thursday alongside Timber Edge. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Visit heat on the map: the brightest spots are where the team records the most. ## What each heat spot represents Each spot is a capture: a voice note, photo, clip, typed note or reading, at the GPS point where it was taken. A visit with eight captures at one wet corner glows more than a visit with one note at the gate, which is usually what you want. The layer panel shows how many captures are in view. It is a map of attention, not of problems. A bright patch might be a trial plot that gets measured weekly. Open the place to see why. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy The same layer on the phone, zoomed out to the area around Ames. Each hot spot is a place the team records often. ## Questions about the visit density Q: Which places does the heat layer cover? Every place the team has recorded a capture, drawn at the GPS point where it was taken. For the places that are due, use the Needs a visit list next to the last-visit color on each field. ## Who it’s for Managers of advisory and land management teams, and any consultant who wants to see their own season as a map before planning the next one. --- # Voice notes become your field visit report URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/voice-capture/ > We transcribe your field recording and prepare a report from it. You can replay the original note, correct the wording and add your advice. Product Voice capture PropelMapper voice capture lets you describe the visit in your own words. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. © Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap ## Soil sampling voice note example You finish pulling soil cores in Marcy Quarter and say the sample depth into your phone before moving on. You name the field, describe the sampling grid and mention the wet corner you want to discuss with the grower. You can speak in the order you notice things. The recording saves with the visit, time and location. Without service it stays on the phone until you reconnect. After it uploads, we transcribe your words, put readings into the visit form and prepare a draft of your report. You listen again if a sample depth, hybrid name or field name looks wrong. The original recording remains available while you correct the wording and add your interpretation. The grower receives the report you have read and signed. ## Soil sampling: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Marcy Quarter. Soil samples on a two-and-a-half-acre grid, eight inches deep. Results are still pending. I want to discuss the wet corner when we have them.” Prairie Agronomy ### Soil sampling - Marcy Quarter Marcy Quarter (Soybeans) Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Soil samples were collected on a 2.5-acre grid at an 8-inch depth. Results are pending. The wet corner will be discussed alongside the soil results when they arrive. #### Observations Soil samples were collected on a 2.5-acre grid at an 8-inch depth. Results are pending. The wet corner will be discussed alongside the soil results when they arrive. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Recording a voice note on the phone, with the timer and waveform visible. ## Custom vocabulary for crop terms We think vocabulary is most of what makes a transcript usable in agriculture. A field note full of hybrid numbers, product names, growth stages and the grower's own names for fields is unreadable if half of it comes out wrong. So PropelMapper keeps a team vocabulary in Settings, under Terms. Add the words your team uses: the field called the Old Home Eighty, the hybrid you plant on most acres, the herbicide you always mispronounce. PropelMapper also suggests terms it has noticed, and an admin reviews each suggestion before it is shared with the whole team. From then on recognition and report writing both use it. ## What to say in a useful field note A voice note works well when it includes the details you would otherwise have to reconstruct at the office. Name the farm or field, describe the stop and say what you are looking at. You do not need to deliver a polished paragraph. We use the uploaded recording to prepare text and organize the visit; you can make the wording suitable for the client during review. For a measured observation, say the value, unit and method together. A count needs the area, length or group counted. A sample needs the location and collection details that will matter when you read the result. Speaking those details at the stop helps distinguish a measured value from a rough estimate or a comment from the grower. Describe what you can see before explaining what you think it means. At Marcy Quarter, the wet ground and yellow plants are observations. The reason for the yellowing is a question for the advisor to investigate. If you are waiting for a test or another visit, say so. The draft should preserve that uncertainty rather than making the finding sound settled. Record the conversation as a conversation: who raised the question, what was discussed and what was agreed. Identify information the grower supplied instead of presenting it as something you measured. If you change your mind while speaking, make the correction clear and check that it was understood when you read the transcript. ## Checking names, numbers and recommendations Agricultural notes contain place names, crop stages, product names and units that can change the meaning of a sentence. Review them against the original audio. Background noise or a hurried correction can make a recording hard to interpret. When a detail is unclear, fix it from your records rather than accepting a plausible sentence because it reads smoothly. A photograph and a voice note can describe different parts of the same stop. During review, check that the report uses the image with the finding it supports. Add context that you did not say aloud, such as the question the client wanted answered or the reason you plan to return. Your professional advice belongs in the finished report. Recordings can save without service, but transcription and new report drafting require upload and a connection. After the draft is prepared, you can check the note on the phone or in the browser. A colleague reading the report later can return to the source visit when they need the detail behind your summary. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy Listen to the original voice note while checking its transcript. “It actually spells all the agronomy terms correctly. I was pretty shocked on that one. It knows what a cotyledon is on a soybean, or a unifoliate.” Shea S. Farm Manager, Peoples Company Read Peoples Company’s story ## Formats, sources and availability Notes you can make: Voice, photos, typed notes, readings, forms and checklists Saved with each note: GPS, time, elevation, slope and land cover Uploads: Recordings up to 120 minutes from the desktop Languages: The app in English or Spanish; report templates in English, Spanish, German or Afrikaans ## Questions about the voice capture Q: Can I record without a connection? Yes. The recording saves on the phone. It needs to upload before we can transcribe it or use it in a new report draft. ## Who it’s for Crop advisors, vets and farm managers can say what they saw while the visit is fresh. You keep the original recording to check a field name, reading or sample depth when you read the report. --- # Weather for every field visit, kept with the report URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/weather/ > PropelMapper keeps the conditions at the time of the visit with the record: temperature, rain, wind, humidity and the week's rainfall, frozen into the report. Product Weather PropelMapper looks up the conditions at a place for the time of your visit and puts them in the report as a Field conditions section, so the weather behind a finding is still there when someone asks about it in March. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Why the weather at the visit matters later A photo of yellow corn means one thing after a week of rain and something else after a dry spell. An adjuster, a lender or a grower reading a report months later almost always wants to know which it was, and nobody remembers. On the draft report, Add to report, Weather looks up the conditions at that place for the time window of the visit: the temperature, rain, wind, humidity and the rain over the previous seven days. It goes in as a Field conditions section, next to the NDVI and soil snapshots if you add those too. The snapshot is stored with the report. Opening the report next year shows the same numbers it showed on the day it was signed, not today's weather pulled in fresh. We think that is the only kind of weather that matters later: the weather written into the record. ## Field conditions: what you said and what the report says A scouting visit after a wet week, with the Field conditions section added to the report. The voice note “Creek Bottom, south end is still standing wet from the weekend. Plants yellow in the low spots. I'll come back once it dries out.” ### Field conditions - Creek Bottom #### At a glance Standing water remained at the south end after weekend rain; yellowing in low spots. Field conditions at the visit, including the previous week's rain, are recorded below. Recheck planned once the field dries. #### Observations Standing water remained at the south end after weekend rain; yellowing in low spots. Field conditions at the visit, including the previous week's rain, are recorded below. Recheck planned once the field dries. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Site data on a field: today's conditions and the days ahead. ## Forecast before a field visit Each place's Site data tab shows the current conditions and the days ahead, next to its soil and NDVI. It is enough to decide whether today is a walking day or a spraying day without leaving the app. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy The draft report, with Weather, NDVI and Soil one click from being added. ## Questions about the weather Q: Does the weather on an old report change? No. The Field conditions section is a stored snapshot from the visit. It is not fetched again when someone opens the report. ## Who it’s for Agronomists and farm managers whose findings depend on recent rain, crop insurance adjusters documenting conditions at inspection, and applicators who need the wind on record. --- # The web app for managers and office staff URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/product/web-app/ > The PropelMapper web app shows what came in from the field, what is waiting for a signature and what needs you today, for one advisor or the whole team. Product Web app The PropelMapper web app is where a manager or an advisor at a desk sees what came in from the field, reads and signs the drafts, and finds the work that is waiting on them. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## A manager’s morning in the web app Most of the team was out on Friday and a couple of people worked Saturday. You open PropelMapper in the browser and the Visits page answers the first question without a meeting: 4 in progress, 3 scheduled today, 13 awaiting signature. Ready to sign holds the thirteen. Each row has the place, the visit type, the advisor, how many captures came back, how long they were at the place, and a Sign button. You open Marcus's disease scouting visit, read the draft against his two voice notes, fix one sentence and leave the signature to him. Before the Tuesday team review you open Insights. The dashboard shows last week’s visits, the farms due for a walk and how long drafts took to sign. The rest of the morning is the season, not the inbox: the map, the places that have not had a visit in a while, the tasks someone promised a grower. ## Disease scouting: what you said and what the report says Marcus recorded this by the tile outlet on Friday. On Monday it sits in Ready to sign with five captures attached. The voice note “By the tile outlet. Water's been sitting on about two acres and the corn's yellow. Pulled soil cores on the two-and-a-half acre grid, eight inches. Want Luis to see this before he decides on the tile.” Prairie Agronomy ### Disease scouting Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Ponding damage on about 2 acres by the tile outlet; plants yellow. Soil sample cores pulled on a 2.5 acre grid at 8 inch depth. Recommend reviewing tile options with Luis Ortega once soil results are back. #### Observations Ponding damage on about 2 acres by the tile outlet; plants yellow. Soil sample cores pulled on a 2.5 acre grid at 8 inch depth. Recommend reviewing tile options with Luis Ortega once soil results are back. After your review Example account: Prairie Agronomy Visits on the Ready to sign tab: thirteen drafts, the advisor for each, and a Sign button on every row. ## Your team, your rules Some team leads check and sign every report themselves. Others let experienced advisors sign their own and look only at a new hire’s drafts. Ready to sign works either way, so the check is there when you want it and out of the way when you don’t. ## The same report from every advisor Your team shares one report template, one set of checklists and one list of metric names. A report from your newest advisor has the same sections, the same readings and the same letterhead as one from your most experienced, and every reading lands in the same column of the metrics grid. ## How the web app is organized The sidebar has the same groups for everyone, so a new hire learns it once. Today sits at the top, with This week and Needs you under it. Work holds Visits, Tasks and Paper Trail. Places holds the Map, the list of places and Metrics. Sales holds Pipeline, Contacts, Opportunities and Accounts for teams that sell as well as advise. Insights holds the dashboards, saved reports and the report builder. Team holds the people, their schedule and Settings. Briefings, Calendar, Board and Insights are turned off until your team switches them on, or until someone adds them to their own sidebar. Build a board for anything you track, from a sales pipeline to a product trial, with every card tied to its place and contact. A crop consultant working alone may never need one. A seed rep with forty accounts probably does. Search sits across the top of every page and covers places, contacts, visits and reports. Ctrl K gets you there without the mouse, which matters more than it sounds once you are clearing ten drafts in a row. ## The Needs you list for managers We think most of managing a field team is knowing what is waiting on you, today, and nothing else. Needs you collects it: reports waiting for your signature and tasks that are yours to do. It is a short list on a good day and a long one on a bad day, and both are honest. Everything on it links back to the visit that caused it. A task to send a fungicide recommendation for the low end of South Quarter opens on the visit where the advisor said it, so you are not working from someone's paraphrase. ## What stays on the phone The web app is for the desk, and it needs a connection. There is no offline mode in the browser. Recording a visit, taking photos, shooting a short clip and walking a boundary happen in the mobile app for iOS and Android, and everything the phone captures shows up here once it uploads. The reverse is also true. A boundary file imported in the web app, a report template set up in Settings or a task assigned from your desk is on the advisor's phone the next time it syncs. ## In the app Example account: Prairie Agronomy The farm’s fields on satellite imagery, labeled by name and area. ## Questions about the web app Q: Can I use the web app without internet? No. The browser needs a connection. Offline capture is a phone feature: the field app saves voice, photos, clips and readings without service and uploads them later. Q: Where does a team lead start on Visits? On the Ready to sign tab, which lists the drafts waiting for a signature with the place, visit type and captures for each. The places due for a visit are on the Needs a visit list under Places. ## Who it’s for Farm managers, land management companies and agronomy team leads who review other people's visits, and the advisor who prefers to read and sign drafts on a bigger screen after the last visit. --- # Read the report after the field visit URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/sample-report/ > Read a sample client report with field observations, a boundary map, NDVI, soil units and crop history. Download the PDF with every map included. A crop scouting report from PropelMapper: the observations recorded on one Ridge Field visit, with the field map, dated satellite and soil data, and the advisor’s signature. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. ## The client copy Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Two pages from Ridge Field: a field map, At a glance, readings, follow-ups, Sign-off and observations. Prairie Agronomy ### Disease scouting - Ridge Field Ortega Ridge › Ridge Field (Corn) · 100.7 ac Prepared for Luis Ortega, Farm manager Visit Sep 21, 2026, 1:52 to 2:37 PM CDT Advisor Marcus Bell 6 captures · 1 photo · 4 readings Version 1 · English Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### Field conditions As of Sep 21, 2026, 1:52 PM CDT NDVI, field average Sentinel-2 pass Aug 8, 2026. Last clear pass before the visit.: 0.902 Crop 2025: Corn (100.0%) Crop 2024: Soybeans (99.8%) Terrain at pin: 1079 ft · 1.0 to 1.6% · SE #### Soil Top 3 of 8 map units Clarion loam L138B · Well drained: 37% Canisteo clay loam L507 · Poorly drained: 26% Nicollet loam L55 · Somewhat poorly drained: 25% #### At a glance Ponding damage on about 2 acres by the tile outlet, plants yellow. Soil sample cores pulled on 2.5 acre grid, 8 inch depth. Stand count 32,400 plants/ac across three 1/1000 ac checks, emergence fairly even. Next Recheck in 7 days #### Readings Readings: Disease scouting - Ridge Field Reading This visit Grain moisture % 20.6 Plant height (in) 91 Weed pressure (0–5) 2 Disease severity (%) 9.4 First readings on this field. Comparisons start next visit. #### Follow-ups Task Owner Due Pull soil samples after corn harvest Marcus Bell Nov 5, 2026 #### Sign-off Marcus Bell Signed electronically, Sep 22, 2026, 2:37 PM CDT Approved #### Observations ##### Direct observations Ponding damage on about 2 acres by the tile outlet, plants yellow. Soil sample cores pulled on 2.5 acre grid, 8 inch depth. Stand count 32,400 plants/ac across three 1/1000 ac checks, emergence fairly even. 3 · Corn canopy and crop residue. Photo: USDA NRCS South Dakota. · 1:58 PM ##### Discussed topics Harvest timing. Fall fertility plan. ##### Committed actions Recheck in 7 days. Send written recommendation to the grower. ##### Other captures 5 · 2:10 PM: Gray leaf spot lesions on the third leaf below the ear, maybe 5% of plants. 6 · 2:16 PM: Tar spot stromata found on two leaves near the waterway, first find this year. #### Sources - NDVI, field average Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A via Microsoft Planetary Computer Aug 8, 2026 - Soil USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access Oct 29, 2026 - Crop history USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer via CropScape 2025, 2024 - Terrain at pin Mapbox Terrain-DEM v1 Sep 21, 2026, 1:52 PM CDT Prairie Agronomy · Version 1 · English Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Download the client report PDF What each part of the report is for Page 1 Page 2 The field findings come first, with numbered references to the recorded observations and the next check. The saved boundary, walked path and numbered observation pins share the map. The imagery provider appears below it. Dated NDVI, crop history and terrain provide context for this visit. The NDVI pass date is separate from the visit date. The leading mapped soil units show their share of the field, drainage class and survey identifiers. The next check sits directly below the findings, so the grower can find the action before the supporting detail. Saved measurements appear in a table. This field has no earlier readings to compare, which the report states below the values. The saved follow-up task includes an owner and a due date. The advisor’s name, signing date and approval status remain together. The recipient acknowledges receipt separately when the report is sent. The reviewed At a glance, direct observations, discussed topics and committed actions retain the recorded findings. The crop photograph includes its source. The source table names each provider and its date, keeping reference layers separate from measurements taken during the visit. Example account: Prairie Agronomy The satellite layers use dated source data. Copernicus Sentinel-2 supplies the NDVI imagery. The mapped soil units use the USDA NRCS SSURGO survey as geographic context for the farm. The annual classifications use the USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer to describe the crop classes in each year’s satellite record. Read about source coverage and limits. --- # Ownership and access for field notes and reports URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/trust/ > Check data ownership, PDF and Word reports, team access and US hosting in PropelMapper. Discuss the records you need before planning an account transfer. When an advisor leaves, the farm’s history in PropelMapper still belongs to the team. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. In one line each Owner: Your team Export: PDF · Word Hosted: United States ## It belongs to your team Every visit, note, photo, recording, reading and report is filed under the place it is about and owned by the team, not by the person who recorded it. When someone leaves, the record stays with the account. We don't train on your data. ## Report downloads in PDF and Word Every report downloads as a PDF or an editable Word file. Those exports do not include every original recording, photo or attachment. If you need a complete transfer, tell us which files and records you need before planning the move. ## Each person signs in as themselves Everyone on a team has their own account and signs in with the same email on the phone and the desktop. Admins decide who is on the team; members record visits and prepare reports. Signing a report freezes it at that version. A change makes a new version, and the signed one is kept, marked superseded, with who signed it and when. On the phone Notes and photos stay on the phone until they upload, and the app shows what is waiting. ## Return visit by a colleague: the earlier report and the new note When a farm moves to a new manager, they read the earlier report before making their own notes. The voice note “Hartley Home Farm, the field crossing. I have taken this farm over from my colleague. The repair the owner approved in the earlier report is done, and the gravel on the west edge held through this week’s rain. New photo from the same spot.” ### Return visit by a colleague - Hartley Home Farm #### At a glance The crossing repair approved after the earlier inspection is complete, and the gravel along the west edge held after this week’s rain. A new photo was taken from the stop in the earlier report. The new manager will confirm the finished repair with the owner. #### Observations The crossing repair approved after the earlier inspection is complete, and the gravel along the west edge held after this week’s rain. A new photo was taken from the stop in the earlier report. The new manager will confirm the finished repair with the owner. After your review ## Access when another advisor takes over Before handing a farm to another advisor, check that they can open its places, latest signed report and unfinished tasks. Remove access that is no longer appropriate through the team’s admin. Start free ## Hosted in the United States The PropelMapper app at app.propelmapper.com, its database and your uploaded files are hosted in the United States. The database is backed up every hour, and backups and files are copied to a second US region. Payments go through Stripe. Card and bank details are entered on Stripe’s checkout and never reach our servers. A small number of other service providers help run the product, Mapbox for the maps for example; ask us for the current list. ## Security reviews and certifications We have no SOC 2 report or ISO 27001 certification. If your organization requires either, contact us before choosing a plan. Security questionnaires Send us your requirements. We will answer what we can in writing. Our commitments and your responsibilities are set out in the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. --- # Crop scouting, one crop at a time URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/crops/ > Scouting calendars, stage systems and what to record for corn, soybeans and alfalfa, with USDA acreage and extension sources for each crop. Each crop page is a reference for the person walking the field, covering what to check at each stage, what a count needs written next to it, where the crop is grown, and the PropelMapper calculator and form that go with it. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## How much of each crop there is to walk - Corn 97.1 million acres - Soybeans 77.0 million acres - Alfalfa and hay 13.2 million acres Acres the USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer classified as each crop in 2025, summed over the 48 states in our snapshot. Classified acres, not planted-acreage estimates. Data: CropScape. ## Corn and soybeans Scouted by leaf collar and node, with stand counts that need their row length written down. - Corn Stand counts with their row length, stages by collar, disease by leaf. Leaf collars, then silking to black layer - Soybeans Stand checks before the rows close, aphid counts with the plants behind them. Nodes, then bloom to maturity ## Hay and forage Scouted by cutting instead of by leaf stage, with sweep counts that depend on plant height. - Alfalfa and hay Weevil checks, leafhopper sweeps and cutting readiness, field by field. Vegetative, bud and flower, within each cutting ## Vines, trees, houses and pastures Not every crop is walked by growth stage. Vineyards and orchards are walked block by block, greenhouses bench by bench, pastures paddock by paddock. These pages cover that work. - Brix, canopy and pick calls by vineyard block - Orchard and row-crop scouting reports - Sticky cards and plant checks by house - Pasture walks and stocking rate ## Scouting in the field A crop name starts the record. The field, growth stage, observation and follow-up make it useful when you return. The product examples on these pages show where those details go. --- # Alfalfa and hay scouting by cutting URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/crops/alfalfa-and-hay/ > Alfalfa scouting by cutting: weevil stem checks, leafhopper sweeps by plant height, PEAQ readiness before harvest, and what a hay field record holds. Crops Alfalfa and hay An alfalfa field runs on a cutting schedule instead of a leaf-stage calendar, and PropelMapper keeps each weevil stem check, leafhopper sweep and readiness reading with the field and the cutting it belongs to. Alfalfa scouting calendar. Methods and sources are explained below. Alfalfa and hay · field guide Stages: Vegetative, bud and flower, within each cutting CDL class: 36 · Alfalfa (37 · Other hay) Scouting: Spring green-up to the last fall cutting Insect thresholds are University of Minnesota Extension’s. Harvest timing follows Iowa State’s PEAQ method. Acreage is from the USDA Cropland Data Layer for 2025. ## Alfalfa scouting calendar by cutting University of Minnesota Extension names two insects behind most of the economic damage to its alfalfa: alfalfa weevil in spring and potato leafhopper through the summer. Harvest readiness is the third reason to walk a hay field. Alfalfa weevil, Before first cutting, then on the stubble: Pick 50 to 100 stems from five spots and check the tips for feeding. Before first cutting, Minnesota’s threshold is feeding on 35 percent of tips in a weak stand or 40 percent in a vigorous one, or two live larvae per stem. After harvest it is eight or more larvae per square foot of stubble. Record: Stems checked, percent with feeding, larvae per stem Potato leafhopper, Second and third cuttings: Take three to five sets of ten pendulum sweeps per spot. The threshold climbs with plant height: 0.3 leafhoppers per sweep under 3 inches, 0.5 at 3 to 7, 1.0 at 8 to 12 and 2.0 above 12. Skip it in wind over 10 mph or wet alfalfa, and stop 7 to 10 days before cutting. Record: Sweeps, leafhoppers, plant height, yellow V-shaped leaf tips Cutting readiness, The week before each harvest: PEAQ estimates relative feed value from the height of the tallest stem and its stage, measured in five representative spots. Iowa State’s target for a milking herd is about 150 RFV, so for haylage you cut when PEAQ reads about 165, to allow for harvest losses. Record: Tallest stem, stage, PEAQ RFV at each spot Stand and winter survival, Spring green-up and late fall: Stems per square foot, crown and root condition, heaving, and the date of the last fall cutting. An old stand thinning in the low spots is the usual start of the rotate-or-keep conversation. Record: Stems per square foot, crown condition, cutting dates These thresholds are Minnesota’s and may differ in your state. They belong in the record next to the count, not in place of your judgment on the field. ## Where alfalfa is grown The Cropland Data Layer classified about 13 million acres as alfalfa in 2025, led by Montana and Wisconsin. Another 10.7 million acres were classed as other hay. - Montana 1.4 million acres - Wisconsin 1.2 million acres - South Dakota 986,000 acres - Idaho 969,000 acres - Nebraska 770,000 acres - North Dakota 721,000 acres 13.2 million acres across the 48 states in our snapshot, 2025. These are alfalfa acres classified from satellite imagery, not NASS harvested-acreage estimates. Other hay is a separate class and is not in the chart. Class 36 acres from the USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer, retrieved October 16, 2026. ## Leafhopper counts tied to each cutting A hay field’s season is a run of short cycles: green-up, scout, cut, regrow, scout, cut. A useful record ties every count to the cutting it belongs to. Six leafhoppers in ten sweeps on 8-inch regrowth is under the line; the same count on 2-inch stubble is well over it. In PropelMapper the field is a place and each walk is a visit with its date. Say "second crop, eight inches, ten sweeps, six leafhoppers" and the plant height and count land in the visit form for you to confirm. When the nutritionist asks why the third cutting tested low, the scouting notes and the cutting dates are on the same field page. Plenty of alfalfa feeds a herd on the same operation. Put the hay fields and the barns under the same farm, and the forage side and the cattle side share one history. - Crop scouting report form Download ### Alfalfa stand age, NDVI and soil drainage A hay field changes every few weeks, so the layers are worth reading against your cutting dates. Crop history USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer - Alfalfa class 36 - Other hay (not alfalfa) class 37 Eight years of crop history show how old a stand is and what grew there before, which helps when the grower is deciding whether to rotate out. NDVI Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A Field mean, minimum and maximum NDVI drops at every cutting and climbs with the regrowth, so read it against the harvest dates. A patch that stays low after regrowth is worth walking. Soil USDA NRCS SSURGO map units, by share of the field Alfalfa does poorly on wet ground. Poorly drained map units in the soil survey often line up with the thin spots in an old stand. Crop history NDVI Soil maps Field maps and layer sources ### Who scouts alfalfa and hay - Agronomists and crop consultants Insect counts and cutting recommendations for the grower. Who scouts it - Pest control advisers Weevil and leafhopper counts against the thresholds. Who scouts it - Dairy Forage quality that ends up in the ration. Who scouts it - Beef and ranch Hay supply and pasture on the same ranch. Who scouts it ## Alfalfa and hay questions Q: Does PropelMapper calculate PEAQ? A: No. Measure the height and stage the way Iowa State describes, read the RFV from the PEAQ table or stick, and say it in the note. The reading is stored with the field and the date. Q: Can I keep cuttings apart in the record? A: Each walk is a visit with a date, so say which cutting it is in the note. You can also add the cutting number as a metric so it shows in its own column on the Metrics grid. Sources 4 named on this page - Alfalfa insects: what to look for and how to scout (undated; accessed 2026) University of Minnesota Extension · undated - Estimating First Crop Alfalfa Harvest using PEAQ Method (2022) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · 2022 - Cropland Data Layer acreage statistics, 2018–2025 (GetCDLStat; retrieved October 16, 2026) USDA NASS via CropScape · 2026 - Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), Web Soil Survey USDA NRCS · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Corn scouting, stand count to black layer URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/crops/corn/ > A corn scouting calendar from emergence to black layer: stand counts, collar stages, tar spot and ear checks, and what to record at each visit. Crops Corn Corn scouting asks a different question at each stage (is the stand even, what is on the ear leaf, will it stand until harvest), and PropelMapper keeps each count with the spot in the field it came from. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Corn note and report Yield check - Home Place Sep 15, 2026 “Stand count 32,400 plants/ac across three 1/1000 ac checks, emergence fairly even.” Example account: Prairie Agronomy Visual example; transcript only. Details in the note For review with the visit - Spoken stand count 32,400 plants/ac - Sampling method Three 1/1000 ac checks - Emergence Fairly even Prairie Agronomy ### Yield check - Home Place Jorgensen Family Farms › Home Place (Corn) Visit Sep 15, 2026 Version 1 · English Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Stand count 32,400 plants/ac across three 1/1000 ac checks, emergence fairly even. Gray leaf spot lesions on the third leaf below the ear, maybe 5% of plants. Tar spot stromata found on two leaves near the waterway, first find this year. #### Sources - Recorded on Sep 15, 2026 at Home Place (Corn). Prairie Agronomy · Version 1 · English Yield check - Home Place, Sep 15, 2026: “Stand count 32,400 plants/ac across three 1/1000 ac checks, emergence fairly even.” The visit form gets Spoken stand count 32,400 plants/ac, Sampling method Three 1/1000 ac checks, Emergence Fairly even, and the report lists them under Yield check - Home Place. Example voice note and reviewed report ## Corn visits on the map Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Jorgensen Family Farms outlined on satellite and colored by last visit. ## Corn places and hierarchy Farm: Jorgensen Family Farms → Field: Home Place (Corn) Jorgensen Family Farms in the Prairie Agronomy place list, with its last visit and report status. ## Corn signed report excerpt Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Excerpt from the signed report for Home Place (Corn). Corn · field guide Stages: Leaf collars, then silking to black layer CDL class: 1 · Corn (12 · Sweet corn) Scouting: Emergence through black layer Stages follow the leaf-collar system described by University of Minnesota Extension. Acreage on this page is from the USDA Cropland Data Layer for 2025. ## Corn stand counts in a problem area The grower calls because the low end of the field looks thin. You could walk in, do five counts and report the average. It is better to count the low end and the rest of the field as two areas, three or four counts each, and say so in the report. The grower asked about the low end. In PropelMapper each count is a note with a pin, so the report shows where the low number came from and where the high one came from. Say the row width and the length you measured with the count, and the stand count lands in the visit form for you to confirm. A photo of the wet corner next to the number answers the next question before anyone asks it. The grower gets two numbers and a map instead of one number and a guess, and next spring’s planting conversation starts from the pins. - Crop scouting report form Download ## Where corn is grown The Cropland Data Layer classified about 97 million acres as corn in 2025, and five states hold more than half of them. - Iowa 13.5 million acres - Illinois 11.3 million acres - Nebraska 10.5 million acres - Minnesota 8.7 million acres - South Dakota 6.7 million acres - Kansas 6.6 million acres 97.1 million acres across the 48 states in our snapshot, 2025. These are acres classified from satellite imagery, not NASS planted-acreage estimates. Sweet corn is a separate class and is not included. Class 1 acres from the USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer, retrieved October 16, 2026. ## Corn scouting by growth stage Vegetative stages count visible leaf collars, and the reproductive stages start at silking. Each row below is a reason to be in the field, with the reading that makes the visit worth writing down. Corn scouting by growth stage: observation, sampling context and readings Observation Sampling context Record VE to V4 The first few weeks after emergence Count the stand in several places and note gaps, doubles and late plants. Nebraska Extension counts the plants in 17.4 feet of 30-inch row, one thousandth of an acre, and multiplies by 1,000. Plants more than three leaf stages behind their neighbors rarely produce, so leave them out of the count. Plants per 1/1000 acre, row width, number of counts, late plants V5 to V10 Rapid growth, usually June Collar stage on the plants you checked, weed escapes by species and height, early leaf disease, and nitrogen color. Pin the patch instead of folding it into the field average. Stage, weed species and height, symptoms with location VT to R2 Tassel, silk and blister Silks and pollination, rootworm beetles on silks, and leaf disease on the ear leaf and above. Tar spot shows as raised, black stromata that do not rub off; the Crop Protection Network overview shows what else it can be confused with. Ear-leaf severity, beetles per plant, stage R3 to R6 Milk to black layer Ear and kernel counts for a yield estimate, stalk strength and lodging by area, ear rots, and grain moisture as harvest nears. Ears per 1/1000 acre, kernel rows and length, stalk test results, moisture These are prompts for the record, not treatment thresholds. Use your state’s current guidance for the management decision. ### Corn crop history, NDVI and soil maps Map layers stop at your field boundaries. They help you decide where to walk; they do not count plants. Crop history USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer - Corn class 1 - Sweet corn class 12 Crop history shows the USDA class for each of the last eight years, so corn-on-corn ground is visible before you walk it. It is a classification, so check it against the grower’s records before you rely on it. NDVI Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A Field mean, minimum and maximum A low-NDVI patch in July is a place to walk to, not a diagnosis. Check the image date against your visit date before you compare them. Soil USDA NRCS SSURGO map units, by share of the field Soil survey map units show where the wetter, poorly drained soils are, which often explains a thin stand at the low end of a field. A map unit is not a soil test. Crop history NDVI Soil maps Field maps and layer sources ### Who scouts corn - Agronomists and crop consultants The stage-by-stage scouting record and the recommendation that follows it. Who scouts it - Pest control advisers Insect and disease counts with the method written next to them. Who scouts it - Farm and land managers A located explanation of a thin stand or ponding for the landowner. Who scouts it ## Corn scouting questions Q: How many stand counts are enough? A: Enough to represent each area you are reporting on. Nebraska Extension suggests counting in several places and averaging. If the field has a problem area, count it separately so the average does not hide it. Q: Does crop history prove the field was corn last year? A: No. It is the USDA’s classification from satellite imagery. Check it against the grower’s records before you treat it as fact. Q: Can I scout corn with no signal? A: Yes. Notes, photos, video and counts save on the phone and upload when you are back in range. The draft report is made after the upload. Sources 5 named on this page - Evaluating Corn Stands (2009) Nebraska Extension · 2009 - Corn growth and development (reviewed 2021) University of Minnesota Extension · 2021 - An Overview of Tar Spot Crop Protection Network · 2026 - Cropland Data Layer acreage statistics, 2018–2025 (GetCDLStat; retrieved October 16, 2026) USDA NASS via CropScape · 2026 - Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), Web Soil Survey USDA NRCS · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Soybean scouting before the canopy closes URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/crops/soybeans/ > Soybean scouting from stand count to R6: hoop and row counts, replant numbers, the soybean aphid threshold and white mold, and what to record each visit. Crops Soybeans Soybeans hide their problems once the rows close, so PropelMapper keeps the May stand check, the July aphid counts and the August white mold notes pinned to the spot where you made each one. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. ## Soybeans note and report Pod count - Marcy Quarter Sep 5, 2026 “Pod count 38 per plant on 10 plants, 3 beans per pod average.” Example account: Prairie Agronomy Visual example; transcript only. Details in the note For review with the visit - Pods per plant 38 - Plants sampled 10 - Beans per pod 3 average Prairie Agronomy ### Pod count - Marcy Quarter Ortega Ridge › Marcy Quarter (Soybeans) Visit Sep 5, 2026 Version 1 · English Numbered pins: visit captures · Dashed line: walked path · Basemap: Mapbox satellite. Imagery date not stated. #### At a glance Pod count 38 per plant on 10 plants, 3 beans per pod average. Soybean aphids averaging 80 per plant, below threshold, recheck in 7 days. Frogeye leaf spot moderate on upper canopy in the south end. #### Sources - Recorded on Sep 5, 2026 at Marcy Quarter (Soybeans). Prairie Agronomy · Version 1 · English Pod count - Marcy Quarter, Sep 5, 2026: “Pod count 38 per plant on 10 plants, 3 beans per pod average.” The visit form gets Pods per plant 38, Plants sampled 10, Beans per pod 3 average, and the report lists them under Pod count - Marcy Quarter. Example voice note and reviewed report ## Soybeans visits on the map Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Ortega Ridge outlined on satellite and colored by last visit. ## Soybeans places and hierarchy Farm: Ortega Ridge → Field: Marcy Quarter (Soybeans) Ortega Ridge in the Prairie Agronomy place list, with its last visit and report status. ## Soybeans signed report excerpt Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Excerpt from the signed report for Marcy Quarter (Soybeans). Soybeans · field guide Stages: Nodes, then bloom to maturity CDL class: 5 · Soybeans Scouting: Stand check through full seed Stages follow the V and R system described by University of Minnesota Extension. Acreage on this page is from the USDA Cropland Data Layer for 2025. ## Five soybean checks by growth stage Soybeans make up for a thin stand better than corn does, by branching and setting more pods. That makes the stand check less about one number and more about gaps, timing and what else the field is telling you. ### Stand check VC to V2 Iowa State measures one thousandth of an acre (17 feet 5 inches of 30-inch row) or tosses a hoop and multiplies by a factor. Replant usually comes up below about 75,000 plants an acre for early plantings, or 50,000 to 60,000 for plantings in late May and June. Note the gaps, not just the average. Record: Plants per acre, method, gap lengths ### Weeds and early insects V2 to R1 Escapes after the post pass, by species and height, each with a pin. Bean leaf beetle feeding on young plants, and how much leaf area is gone. Record: Species, height, patch size, defoliation ### Soybean aphid R1 to R5 The University of Minnesota threshold through R5 needs all three: an average of 250 aphids per plant, more than 80 percent of plants infested, and numbers rising. Count whole plants across the field, away from borders and hot spots. Record: Aphids per plant, plants checked, percent infested, change since the last visit ### White mold and stem disease Flowering in cool, wet weeks A closed canopy and cool, wet weather at flowering set up white mold. Split stems, look for white growth and black sclerotia, and note where in the field you found them. Record: Plants affected out of plants checked, location ### Pod fill R5 to R6 Pods per plant and seeds per pod for a yield estimate, plus late disease and defoliation. Record: Pods per plant, seeds per pod, plants counted Thresholds come from extension guidance and get revised. Check your state’s current numbers before acting on one. ## Where soybeans are grown About 77 million acres were classified as soybeans in the 2025 Cropland Data Layer. Illinois and Iowa together hold about a quarter of them. - Illinois 9.8 million acres - Iowa 9.5 million acres - Minnesota 7.1 million acres - North Dakota 6.5 million acres - Indiana 5.3 million acres - Missouri 5.1 million acres 77.0 million acres across the 48 states in our snapshot, 2025. These are single-crop soybean acres classified from satellite imagery, not NASS planted-acreage estimates. Double-crop wheat and soybeans is a separate class. Class 5 acres from the USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer, retrieved October 16, 2026. ## Soybean aphid counts and method The aphid threshold is an average per plant, and the average depends on how many plants you looked at and where. The plants by the buckthorn on the field edge give a different average than plants spread across the field. Say the count and how you got it. In PropelMapper each stop is a pinned note. Say "twenty plants, about one-ninety a plant, eighteen of twenty infested" and the readings land in the visit form for you to confirm. Next week’s count goes in the same column of the Metrics grid, so the rising-or-falling part of the threshold is right there. Your report gives the grower the count, the method and your call. If the call is to wait and recount in a few days, that becomes a task with a date on it. - Crop scouting report form Download ### Soybean rotation, NDVI and soil pH maps The layers are most useful for choosing where to walk and for explaining a pattern you already found on foot. Crop history USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer - Soybeans class 5 - Double crop winter wheat and soybeans class 26 Eight years of crop history make the corn and soybean rotation easy to see, and so is the year somebody broke it. Double-crop wheat and soybeans has its own class. NDVI Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A Field mean, minimum and maximum Before the canopy closes, NDVI mostly sees the soil between rows. It earns its keep in July and August, when a low patch can point you toward something worth walking to. Soil USDA NRCS SSURGO map units, by share of the field Iron deficiency chlorosis tends to follow high-pH soils, and the soil survey shows where those map units fall in the field. Crop history NDVI Soil maps Field maps and layer sources ### Who scouts soybeans - Agronomists and crop consultants Stand, weed and disease checks for the grower’s season record. Who scouts it - Pest control advisers Aphid and beetle counts against the published thresholds. Who scouts it - Farm and land managers A replant or a white mold patch explained to the landowner. Who scouts it ## Soybean scouting questions Q: Is a hoop count as good as a row count? A: Both are on Iowa State’s list. A hoop suits narrow rows and drilled beans; a measured row length suits wide rows. Write down which one you used and its multiplier. Q: When does the aphid threshold stop applying? A: University of Minnesota’s published threshold runs through beginning seed. After that, it gives no formal threshold. Q: Do I need signal in the field? A: No. The phone keeps notes, photos and counts without a connection and sends them when you are back in range. Sources 5 named on this page - Stand Assessments: Soybean (reviewed 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · 2026 - Soybean growth stages (reviewed 2018) University of Minnesota Extension · 2018 - Scouting for soybean aphid University of Minnesota Extension · 2023 - An Overview of White Mold Crop Protection Network · 2026 - Cropland Data Layer acreage statistics, 2018–2025 (GetCDLStat; retrieved October 16, 2026) USDA NASS via CropScape · 2026 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Free field report templates and sampling logs URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/ > Download field report templates and sampling logs with instructions and fictional examples. Choose printable PDF, editable Word or Excel for repeated entries. PropelMapper’s free blank forms leave room for what you found, the samples or photos behind it and the next step. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. ## The templates Crop and farm reports PDF · Word - Crop scouting report template Sample locations, findings, advice and the next scouting date. PDF · Word - Farm inspection report template Field conditions, tenant statements, repair requests and owner approvals. PDF · Word Inspection records and sampling logs PDF · Word · Excel - Herd health visit record template Animal and group findings, dated tests and agreed follow-up. PDF · Word · Excel - Greenhouse scouting log template Sticky-card exposure and catches, with separate plant inspections. PDF · Word · Excel - Collateral inspection report template Listed assets, observed identifiers and unresolved exceptions. PDF · Word · Excel - Easement monitoring report template Baseline references, repeated photo points and monitoring coverage. PDF · Word · Excel - Soil sampling log template Bag IDs, collection details, missed points and laboratory receipt. PDF · Word · Excel ## Forms for the next field visit Use a blank form to plan what to record. The filled examples show the level of detail; your observations and review supply the report for your own client. --- # Collateral inspection form with open exceptions URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/collateral-inspection-report/ > Match the lender’s asset list to observed identifiers, photos and exceptions. Download a collateral inspection form in PDF, Word or Excel, with a sample. Templates Collateral inspection This free PropelMapper form shows the lender which listed assets you inspected and which still need an answer. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Collateral inspection - Ortega Ridge. Free downloads No email needed - PDF Download the printable form PDF · 60 KB - Word Download the editable form DOCX · 15 KB - Excel Download the log tables XLSX · 15 KB PDF and Word include the blank inspection and sample. Excel provides the asset and exception tables with sample and guidance sheets. ## Example: the completed form Filled in for Cedar Fork Farms, a made-up borrower. Cedar Fork Farms ### Collateral inspection report - Cedar Fork Farms a fictional 1,100-acre grain and cow-calf operation in southwest Iowa Visit November 4, 9:00 to 12:30 Advisor M. Dorsey #### Visit details Borrower: Cedar Fork Farms LLC (Tom and Ellen Brandt) Loan and officer: Operating line 40-2217, officer K. Lind Date and inspector: November 4, 9:00 to 12:30, M. Dorsey Met with: Tom Brandt Last inspection: November last year; open: confirm sale of the old combine #### At a glance Row-crop tractor, 2019 · Good · Machine shed Combine, 2016 · Fair; worn feeder chain · Machine shed 16-row planter, 2018 · Good · Creek 160 yard Old combine, 2008 · n/a · Not found; borrower says sold in March #### Sign-off M. Dorsey, November 4 Fictional example #### Observations ##### Row-crop tractor, 2019 Item: Row-crop tractor, 2019 · Serial or VIN: SAMPLE-RT19-004417 · Hours or miles: 3,240 h · Where found: Machine shed · Condition: Good · Photo: P1, P2 ##### Combine, 2016 Item: Combine, 2016 · Serial or VIN: SAMPLE-CB16-011280 · Hours or miles: 1,905 sep h · Where found: Machine shed · Condition: Fair; worn feeder chain · Photo: P3, P4 ##### 16-row planter, 2018 Item: 16-row planter, 2018 · Serial or VIN: SAMPLE-PL18-000932 · Hours or miles: n/a · Where found: Creek 160 yard · Condition: Good · Photo: P5 ##### Old combine, 2008 Item: Old combine, 2008 · Serial or VIN: On file · Hours or miles: n/a · Where found: Not found; borrower says sold in March · Condition: n/a · Photo: none ##### Tracts inspected Home 320 (NE¼ and SE¼, Sec. 14) and Creek 160 (FSA tract 2231) ##### Use matches the file Yes ##### Soil and CSR2 Marshall and Sharpsburg silty clay loams; CSR2 from the survey on file ##### Improvements and changes New 40 by 60 ft cattle shed on Home 320, not in the file. Bins and shop sound. Some erosion on the Creek 160 terraces. ##### Livestock by class 182 cows, 31 bred heifers, 6 bulls, 175 calves; yellow ear tags, brand on file ##### How counted In the pen ##### Stored grain by bin Bin 1: measured diameter 30 ft; observed grain depth 20 ft. Quantity estimate requested. Bin 2: empty. ##### Grain sold or under contract 5,000 bu contracted for January delivery ##### Growing crops and insurance Harvest complete; insurance in force per borrower ##### Differences from the file Old combine not found (sale not yet confirmed). New cattle shed on Home 320 not in the file. Terrace erosion on Creek 160. ##### Borrower’s explanation Combine sold at a March consignment sale; will send the bill of sale. Shed built in June with cash. ##### Result Minor differences #### Sources - Fictional completed form PropelMapper Example entries Cedar Fork Farms ## Filling in the collateral inspection form - Match the identifier. Photograph the observed serial plate or tag and the asset. For livestock, record the group and counting method; for land, use the supplied tract references. - Describe the evidence. Date and locate condition photos. Keep raw dimensions and units with any measurement; name the author and date of an outside inventory estimate. - Return the exceptions. List each missing, changed or uninspected item. Attribute the borrower’s account and name the reviewer and evidence needed next. ## Assets found and items still to inspect The asset list is the starting point for the walk. The observed plate, tag or property reference shows which item you inspected. A similar machine in the same shed cannot resolve an identifier that fails to match. Use “not found” when you searched within the agreed scope and could not locate an item. Use “not inspected” when you could not examine it. Keep the borrower’s explanation beside the exception until the lender receives the evidence it requested. Ownership, liens and value require the lender’s separate review. Sources Prepared by the PropelMapper team. How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Crop scouting report template with examples URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/crop-scouting-report/ > Download a crop scouting report form with sample locations, findings, recommendations and a return date. Includes PDF, Word and a fictional example. Templates Crop scouting This free PropelMapper form gives the grower your finding and advice, and the next scout the sample locations behind them. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Disease scouting - Ridge Field. Free downloads No email needed - PDF Download the printable form PDF · 56 KB - Word Download the editable form DOCX · 14 KB The PDF and Word files include a blank report, field instructions and the fictional Willow Creek Farm example. For a finished client copy, read the signed sample report with its field maps, observations, next steps and advisor sign-off. ## Example: the completed form Filled in for Willow Creek Farm, a made-up farm. Products and rates shown are examples, not a recommendation for your fields. Willow Creek Farm ### Crop scouting report - North 80, FSA field 3 a fictional 640-acre corn and soybean farm in central Iowa Prepared for Willow Creek Farm (Dana Holt) Visit July 18, 9:40 to 10:25 Advisor J. Ruiz #### Visit details Grower: Willow Creek Farm (Dana Holt) Field name and number: North 80, FSA field 3 Crop and hybrid or variety: Corn, hybrid 112-day, planted May 2 Date and time on the field: July 18, 9:40 to 10:25 Weather at the visit: Sunny, 84 °F, wind SW 8 mph, 0.6 in rain on July 15 Scout: J. Ruiz #### At a glance Gray leaf spot · Stops 4 and 5, creek bottom; lower leaves · Lesions on 3 leaves below the ear, 20 % of plants Japanese beetle · Field edge by the road · Some silk clipping on edge rows Waterhemp · Stop 2, sprayer skip · Patch about 30 by 10 ft, above the canopy Next Recheck July 25 #### Readings Readings: Crop scouting report - North 80, FSA field 3 Reading This visit Stand count plants / acre · 33, 32, 32 plants in three 1/1000-acre samples 32,333 #### Sign-off J. Ruiz, July 18 Fictional example #### Observations ##### Gray leaf spot Problem: Gray leaf spot · Where in the field: Stops 4 and 5, creek bottom; lower leaves · How much: Lesions on 3 leaves below the ear, 20 % of plants · Threshold used: State extension fungicide guide at VT to R1 · Photo: P1 to P3 ##### Japanese beetle Problem: Japanese beetle · Where in the field: Field edge by the road · How much: Some silk clipping on edge rows · Threshold used: State extension guide (silk clipping during pollination) · Photo: P4 ##### Waterhemp Problem: Waterhemp · Where in the field: Stop 2, sprayer skip · How much: Patch about 30 by 10 ft, above the canopy · Threshold used: None; note for next season · Photo: P5 ##### How the field looks Even stand at VT, good color. Gray leaf spot on the lower leaves in the low ground along the creek, below the ear leaf so far. No action today; recheck in 7 days. ##### Growth stage VT, a few plants at R1 ##### Scouting pattern and stops W pattern, 6 stops, plus the creek bottom ##### Recommendation No fungicide today. If lesions reach the ear leaf by the recheck, consider a fungicide at R1 to R2 on the creek bottom. ##### Action needed Monitor ##### Recheck date July 25 #### Sources - Fictional completed form PropelMapper Example entries Willow Creek Farm ## Filling in the crop scouting report - Fill in the samples. Record each stop, crop stage, raw count and measured area. Keep checks of damaged patches separate from routine samples. - State the advice. Name the action and the person giving it. Keep an uncertain identification marked as uncertain. - Arrange the return visit. Write who will check again, when, and what they need to resolve. Review the report against the original notes and photos. Crop scouting report: read the guide ## Scouting findings and sample locations The grower reads the finding; the next scout needs to retrace it. The sample table holds where you stopped, what you counted and how far the observation applies. A damaged patch can have its own entry beside the routine field samples. For corn, record cut plants and larval size using Iowa State’s black cutworm scouting method. For soybean aphids, retain whole-plant counts, crop stage, percent of plants infested and population trend using University of Minnesota’s soybean aphid guide. Both sources accessed October 29, 2026. Keep the regional threshold with its sampling method; the form does not choose a treatment. Sources 2 named on this page - Scouting for Black Cutworm in Corn Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · 2021 · Accessed 2026-10-29 - Scouting for soybean aphid University of Minnesota Extension · reviewed 2023 · Accessed 2026-10-29 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Easement monitoring template for repeat visits URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/easement-monitoring-report/ > Record baseline references, repeat photo points, coverage gaps and follow-up in an easement monitoring form. Download PDF, Word or Excel with a sample. Templates Easement monitoring This free PropelMapper form lets a monitor on a return visit compare the same views and explain any ground they could not reach. Example account: Prairie Rivers Land Trust. Annual monitoring visit - Photo point PP-2. Free downloads No email needed - PDF Download the printable form PDF · 61 KB - Word Download the editable form DOCX · 15 KB - Excel Download the log tables XLSX · 15 KB Use Word to adapt the worksheet, Excel for repeated photo-point records or PDF for a printed copy. Use the holder’s required form where it applies. ## Example: the completed form Filled in for the Alder Brook property, a made-up easement. Alder Brook property ### Conservation easement monitoring report - Alder Brook property a fictional 212-acre farm and woodland under a conservation easement held by a fictional land trust in the Hudson Valley of New York Visit October 3, 9:00 to 1:30 Advisor C. Abara #### Visit details Property and easement: Alder Brook, easement granted 2009; landowners Paul and Rita Senft Monitor and date: C. Abara, October 3, 9:00 to 1:30, overcast, 58 °F Present: Paul Senft for the building area How monitored: On foot, By vehicle Documents read before the visit: Easement deed, Baseline documentation report, Last monitoring report, Approvals since last visit #### At a glance PP1 · Gate on the county road PP2 · New culvert, lane width unchanged · Farm lane at the brook PP4 · Run-in shed, about 12 by 24 ft, east of the barn · Barn, from the drive PP6 · North woods edge Next Staff to check the shed against the baseline map by October 17; letter to the neighbor if needed #### Sign-off C. Abara, October 3 Fictional example #### Observations ##### PP1 Point: PP1 · Location: Gate on the county road · Direction: 45° · Against the baseline: Same · What changed: · Photo: P1 ##### PP2 Point: PP2 · Location: Farm lane at the brook · Direction: 90° · Against the baseline: Changed · What changed: New culvert, lane width unchanged · Photo: P2, P3 ##### PP4 Point: PP4 · Location: Barn, from the drive · Direction: 180° · Against the baseline: Changed · What changed: Run-in shed, about 12 by 24 ft, east of the barn · Photo: P5 ##### PP6 Point: PP6 · Location: North woods edge · Direction: 0° · Against the baseline: Same · What changed: · Photo: P7 ##### Contact before the visit Phone, September 24; walk any day that week ##### Changes the landowner reported Replaced the culvert on the farm lane in May. Put up a run-in shed for two horses. ##### Plans that may need approval Thinking about a timber sale in the north woods in two years. Told him a harvest plan needs approval first. ##### Structures and building area Run-in shed east of the barn. Position against the building envelope on the baseline map to be checked by staff. ##### Boundary, fences and subdivision Boundary walked on the west and north. Neighbor’s mowing extends about 15 ft past the west line near PP3. ##### Clearing, timber, fill or dumping None seen. ##### Roads, trails and utilities Culvert replaced on the farm lane; no widening ##### Farm use and conservation values Hayfields cut, as in the baseline. Brook buffer intact. ##### Possible issues Run-in shed location against the building envelope (P5). Neighbor mowing past the west line (P4). ##### Status Question for staff ##### Follow-up Staff to check the shed against the baseline map by October 17; letter to the neighbor if needed #### Sources - Fictional completed form PropelMapper Example entries Alder Brook property ## Filling in the easement monitoring report - Bring the comparison records. List the deed, baseline maps and photos, approvals and last monitoring report with their dates. - Repeat the view. Record the point ID, location and view direction. Match the photo to its baseline image. If the point is inaccessible, explain the alternate view and list ground you did not reach. - Send changed conditions for review. Describe the visible change and attribute the landowner’s account. Keep the holder’s response, person responsible and next date with the finding. ## Repeat photo points for easement monitoring The next monitor should be able to stand at the same point and find the same view. Point identity and direction matter as much as the photo. A changed fence or new structure can then be described for the holder against the relevant baseline reference. Use the holder’s deed, baseline, current approvals and required monitoring form to plan the visit. NRCS’s monitoring manual, Part 527, Subpart P describes document review for its easement programs; the property’s documents and holder’s procedure control your work. Arrange access and bring forward unresolved findings. A new structure or changed fence needs a location, photos and a baseline reference for the holder to review. The worksheet records observations; it does not decide whether a change violates the deed. Sources 1 named on this page - Conservation Programs Manual, Part 527, Subpart P: Monitoring (amended 2023) USDA NRCS · 2023 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Farm inspection report template for repairs URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/farm-inspection-report/ > Download a farm inspection form for field conditions, tenant statements, repairs and owner approvals. Includes blank PDF, editable Word and a fictional sample. Templates Farm inspection This free PropelMapper form shows the owner the condition you found and the repair you want to discuss. Example account: Prairie Agronomy. Collateral inspection - Ortega Ridge. Free downloads No email needed - PDF Download the printable form PDF · 64 KB - Word Download the editable form DOCX · 14 KB Choose PDF for a printed inspection sheet or Word to adapt the form to your management agreement. Both include the fictional Hartley Home Farm sample. ## Example: the completed form Filled in for Hartley Home Farm, a made-up farm. Hartley Home Farm ### Farm inspection report - Hartley Home Farm a fictional 480-acre cash-rented corn and soybean farm in north-central Illinois, owned by a family trust Visit October 9, 8:30 to 11:15 Advisor L. Ortega #### Visit details Landowner: Hartley Family Trust (trustee: Ann Hartley) Farm and tracts: Home Farm, LaSalle County; FSA farm 1204, tracts 88 and 91 Tenant and lease: Mason Ag LLC (Rick Mason), cash rent, year 3 of 5 Date and inspector: October 9, 8:30 to 11:15, L. Ortega Present: Rick Mason for the buildings; fields alone #### At a glance Harvest is half done and yields look average. The east waterway is washing out at its head and needs repair before spring. The machine shed roof leaks over the back bay. Approve the waterway repair (one quote received, second asked for). Decide whether to reroof the machine shed or patch it this year. Field 1 (160 ac): soybeans, harvested. Field 2 (150 ac): corn, standing, good stalks. Field 3 (140 ac): corn, harvested, good residue cover. Fall tillage not started. Tenant to send the lime receipts for Field 3. East waterway washing out at its head, about 40 ft, 2 ft deep. Rills on the Field 3 slope. Two tile outlets on the creek flowing, one guard missing. One blowout over the main in Field 2, flagged. Machine shed: roof leaks over the back bay, two sheets loose. Barn: sound. Send lime receipts by October 31. Remove chemical jugs by November 15. Fix the west gate. Second quote for the waterway. Tile contractor for the blowout and the outlet guard. #### Sign-off L. Ortega, October 9 Fictional example #### Observations ##### Overall condition Fair ##### Summary Harvest is half done and yields look average. The east waterway is washing out at its head and needs repair before spring. The machine shed roof leaks over the back bay. ##### Decisions the owner needs to make Approve the waterway repair (one quote received, second asked for). Decide whether to reroof the machine shed or patch it this year. ##### Crop and condition by field Field 1 (160 ac): soybeans, harvested. Field 2 (150 ac): corn, standing, good stalks. Field 3 (140 ac): corn, harvested, good residue cover. ##### Weeds and stand Waterhemp patches on the north edge of Field 1 ##### Lease practices checked Lime and fertility as the lease requires, Residue left as the lease requires, No encroachment on edges ##### Lease notes Fall tillage not started. Tenant to send the lime receipts for Field 3. ##### Erosion East waterway washing out at its head, about 40 ft, 2 ft deep. Rills on the Field 3 slope. ##### Waterways, terraces and tile Two tile outlets on the creek flowing, one guard missing. One blowout over the main in Field 2, flagged. ##### Program documents reviewed Current plan identified, Observations recorded ##### Photo points Points 1 to 6 retaken; point 4 shows the waterway head ##### Buildings Machine shed: roof leaks over the back bay, two sheets loose. Barn: sound. ##### Grain bins Two bins, both empty and swept; fan on bin 2 runs ##### Wells, fences and drives Old dug well by the barn is capped; west gate hinge broken ##### Hazards Empty chemical jugs stacked in the machine shed ##### Tenant tasks Send lime receipts by October 31. Remove chemical jugs by November 15. Fix the west gate. ##### Manager follow-up Second quote for the waterway. Tile contractor for the blowout and the outlet guard. ##### Next inspection Early April, before planting #### Sources - Fictional completed form PropelMapper Example entries Hartley Home Farm ## Follow up on repairs at the next inspection - List the work to check. Bring forward unfinished repairs with their previous status. Add the fields and buildings you plan to inspect. - Record the visit. Date and locate findings. Attribute tenant statements, identify the parts you inspected and explain any access limits. - Leave a clear request. Attach the quote or photo behind an approval request. Name who will follow up, by when, and how completion will be checked. Farm inspection checklist: read the guide ## Repairs waiting on an owner decision The previous inspection gives you a list of work to revisit. The owner’s questions and the management agreement define the rest of the visit. A useful update describes which repairs you checked and which still need a quote, an answer or another look. Put each proposed repair beside its location, photos and supporting quote. Record the owner’s approval separately from the tenant’s promise or a contractor’s report that work is complete. Sources Prepared by the PropelMapper team. How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Greenhouse scouting log for sticky cards and plants URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/greenhouse-scouting-log/ > Record sticky-card dates and counts separately from plant inspections. Download a greenhouse scouting log in PDF, Word or Excel, with a fictional sample. Templates Greenhouse scouting This free PropelMapper log records where each sticky card hung and how long it was out, so counts compare fairly. Example account: Maple Run Greenhouses Free downloads No email needed - PDF Download the printable form PDF · 59 KB - Word Download the editable form DOCX · 16 KB - Excel Download the log tables XLSX · 22 KB Excel provides tables for cards, plant checks and actions. The PDF and Word files include the blank log, instructions and fictional Maple Run Greenhouses example. ## Example: the completed form Filled in for Maple Run Greenhouses, a made-up range. Any treatment shown is an example, not advice for your house. Greenhouse scouting log Sample · fictional example ### Site, crops and exposure dates Grower and site Maple Run Greenhouses, home range Cards changed on Tuesday, March 10 Houses walked Houses 1 to 4 Crop in each house H1 propagation plugs; H2 and H3 bedding plants, potted; H4 hanging baskets, petunia and calibrachoa arrived March 3 Scout M. Ortega ### Adult catches by card House, bench, card Thrips Whiteflies Fungus gnats Winged aphids Shore flies Card color and notes H1, bench 3, card 2 4 0 31 0 12 Yellow; gnats up from 18 last week H2, bench 9, card 5 6 2 5 1 3 Yellow H4, door, card 11 22 1 2 0 0 Blue; thrips up from 9 last week, by the new baskets H4, bench 14, card 12 14 0 3 0 1 Blue; 2 parasitic wasps ### Direct plant and media checks House and bench What you checked What you found How much Photo H1, bench 3 Potato slices in the media, 5 slices Fungus gnat larvae 3 of 5 slices with larvae P1 H4, bench 14 Petunia indicator plants No virus symptoms 0 of 6 plants P2 H3, bench 7 Leaves, 20 plants Suspected botrytis on lower leaves, closed canopy 3 of 20 plants P3, P4 ### Releases, applications and cultural changes Date House and bench Release or action Rate and source By March 10 H4, all benches Predatory mites (Amblyseius) for thrips Supplier’s rate for the crop Grower staff March 10 H1, benches 1 to 4 Let the media surface dry between waterings Not applicable Head grower ### Crop decision and next assessment Summary Thrips rising on the blue cards in H4 at the door and bench 14, where the new baskets came in. Predators released today. Fungus gnats up in H1 propagation. Botrytis suspected in H3; space the pots and vent. Action needed None Monitor (ticked) Treat Call me Threshold used Grower’s thrips plan for H4: act when a card doubles week on week Signature M. Ortega, March 10 propelmapper.com/templates ## Keep the card count and crop check separate - Identify and count the insects. Use the same counting method and record changes in card type or position. Keep a photo or specimen when identification is uncertain; adhesive can obscure features, as Penn State’s sticky-card guide explains. - Inspect the crop. Record house, bench, plant part and number examined. Save the count and sample size for plant or media findings, apart from the adult card catch. - Record the agreed work. Name the person selecting the action and its source. Date completed releases, applications or cultural changes, then say what the next inspection should check. ## Sticky card counts and plant checks A card hanging by the door and leaves checked on a bench answer different questions. The log gives each its own location and sampling basis. Actual placement and removal dates explain a changed count when a card was left up longer than planned. Keep plant inspections in their own table. Penn State’s greenhouse monitoring guidance uses both card catches and plant checks. The crop’s monitoring program supplies placement and decision rules; the fictional sample’s releases and action rule are not instructions for your crop. Sources 2 named on this page - Planning for Biological Control in Greenhouses (2026) Penn State Extension · 2026 - Common Insects Found on Sticky Cards in High Tunnels (2025) Penn State Extension · 2025 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Herd health visit record for advisors URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/herd-health-visit-record/ > Record herd visits by animal or group, with dated tests, professional instructions and agreed follow-up. Download PDF, Word or Excel with a fictional sample. Templates Herd visit This free PropelMapper record tells the herd team which animal or group you checked and when each test was taken. Example account: Brookside Dairy Free downloads No email needed - PDF Download the printable form PDF · 60 KB - Word Download the editable form DOCX · 15 KB - Excel Download the log tables XLSX · 15 KB Word can be adapted to the practice; Excel holds repeat rows; PDF provides a printable record. All include a fictional example whose treatment entries are not instructions to use. ## Example: the completed form Filled in for Brookside Dairy, a made-up herd. Treatments and doses are examples; the herd's own vet plan decides. Herd health visit record Sample · fictional example ### Herd, purpose and participants Farm and herd Brookside Dairy, 420 milking, 60 dry Visit type Routine herd health (ticked) Nutrition Reproduction Problem call Date and time in the barn October 7, 7:00 to 10:30 Vet or nutritionist Dr. S. Klein, DVM Met with Joe Varga (herdsman), Beth Lund (owner) at the end ### Dated source records Milk and components Steady on yield; fat down slightly over 3 weeks Bulk tank SCC and high cows (cells / mL) 210,000; 14 cows high on the last test Fresh cow events since last visit 3 ketosis, 1 left DA (surgery done), 2 retained placentas in 31 calvings Last visit’s actions done Yes Partly (ticked) No ### Findings by group and pen Fresh and close-up pens Fresh pen crowded after a run of calvings. Two cows with hollow left flanks, both examined below. Feed and water New corn silage opened Oct 1, wetter than the last. Dry matter retest asked for. Trough in pen 3 slow to refill. Body condition by group (score; record the scale) Dry 3.25 to 3.75; fresh 2.75 to 3.25; late lactation 3.25 to 3.5 Lameness, stalls and heat 6 cows scored 3 or above in pen 2, sent to the trimmer list. Sand bedding low in the back row. ### Individual animal examinations Cow ID and pen Reason seen Findings BCS Treatment and withdrawal Follow-up 2214, fresh Fresh check, day 5 Hollow flank, low intake, ketone test positive 2.75 Drench per herd ketosis protocol; withdrawal as on the label Retest Oct 9 1987, pen 2 High SCC, two tests Clinical mastitis, left rear quarter 3.0 Per mastitis protocol; milk withdrawal to Oct 12 per label Culture result Thu 2301, fresh Retained placenta Temp normal, eating, discharge as expected 3.25 None today Recheck next visit 1840, pen 2 Lame Suspected sole ulcer, right hind 3.0 To the trimmer Trimmer Oct 10 ### Agreed work and return visit Actions agreed Move 10 springers to the far close-up pen to ease fresh pen crowding (Joe, today). Retest silage dry matter and adjust the ration (nutritionist, by Oct 10). Top up sand in pen 3 back row (Joe, this week). Not done from last visit Pen 3 trough float still to be replaced Next visit October 21 Signature S. Klein, October 7 propelmapper.com/templates ## Filling in the herd health record - Identify each record. Put the animal or group ID on observations and tests. Keep the feed lot, date, method and units with feed measurements, and the sensor location and time with environmental readings. - Record the professional’s instructions. Name the veterinarian or nutritionist who gave them. Copy the supplied treatment, ration or withdrawal directions accurately; this form supplies no diagnosis or treatment plan. - Read back the agreed work. Confirm the action, responsible person and review date with the herd team. Bring forward unfinished work from the last visit. ## Animal IDs for each test and finding A milk result and a pen observation may belong in the same report, but each needs its own date and animal or group. The visit record helps the herd team follow that distinction through the veterinarian’s or nutritionist’s instructions. Keep laboratory collection dates separate from today’s visit. For body-condition scores, save the scale, scorer and animal or group; Penn State’s scoring guide explains the method. Retain original SCC reports with cow IDs, dates and units, as context for the herd veterinarian’s evaluation (Penn State, 2025). Sources 2 named on this page - Body Condition Scoring as a Tool for Dairy Herd Management (2025) Penn State Extension · 2025 - Winning the Battle of Subclinical Mastitis Detection (2025) Penn State Extension · 2025 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Soil sampling log for collection and shipping URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/templates/soil-sampling-log/ > Track soil sample bags, locations, actual depths, missed points and laboratory receipt. Download a blank PDF, Word or Excel log with a fictional example. Templates Soil sampling This free PropelMapper log lets the agronomist follow each sample bag back to the ground it represents. Example account: Ostrander Farms Free downloads No email needed - PDF Download the printable form PDF · 57 KB - Word Download the editable form DOCX · 15 KB - Excel Download the log tables XLSX · 18 KB Excel includes collection and shipping tables with sample and guidance sheets. PDF and Word include the blank log and fictional Ostrander Farms example. ## Example: the completed form Filled in for Ostrander Farms, a made-up farm. Soil sampling log Sample · fictional example ### Field, order and collection conditions Grower Ostrander Farms (Paul Ostrander) Field and acres North 80, FSA field 2, 78 acres Ordered by R. Delgado, agronomist Date sampled and sampler October 21, T. Haas Field conditions Soybean stubble, harvested October 15. Soil moist, low ground by the waterway wet. Grower says the east end got lime in the spring. ### Planned and actual collection method Method Grid (ticked) Zone Whole field composite Grid size or zone source 2.5-acre grid from the agronomist’s precision software, 31 points Depth (inches) 0 to 7 Cores per sample 8, in a 30 ft circle around the point Lab and test package Sample lab, routine package plus organic matter ### Bag-by-bag collection record Sample ID Grid point or zone Latitude Longitude Depth (in) Cores Notes OST-N80-01 Point 1 41.3512 -89.1234 0 to 7 8 None OST-N80-14 Point 14 41.3530 -89.1201 Skipped 0 Standing water by the waterway; resample when dry OST-N80-22 Point 22 41.3541 -89.1189 0 to 4 8 Probe hit rock at 4 in on most cores OST-N80-31 Point 31 41.3552 -89.1170 0 to 7 8 Moved 40 ft east, off an old fence line ### Shipment and laboratory receipt Box Sample IDs Shipped Carrier and tracking Lab received 1 OST-N80-01 to 16 (14 skipped) October 22 Dropped off at the lab October 22 2 OST-N80-17 to 31 October 22 Dropped off at the lab October 22 ### Exceptions for the agronomist Field notes 30 of 31 points pulled. Point 14 skipped, standing water. Point 22 shallow, rock. Point 31 moved off the old fence line. East end limed in the spring per the grower. Points to resample Point 14, when the waterway dries Signature T. Haas, October 21 propelmapper.com/templates ## Check the bags against the log before shipping - Record the collection. Save actual location, depth and core count for each sample. Separate the grower’s account of past applications from what you observed. - List what went in each box. Match bag IDs to the submission and note gaps. Save the shipment date and tracking number or hand-delivery record. - Confirm laboratory receipt. Enter receipt when the lab confirms it. Keep original results and units matched to sample IDs, and identify points still awaiting collection. The log supplies no lime or nutrient recommendation. ## Soil sample IDs and sampled areas The same sample ID needs to appear on the map, bag and laboratory submission. The dated plan and receiving lab’s instructions establish the intended depth, layout, handling and tests. The collection note explains where the work differed from that plan. Keep a planned point in the log even if it could not be sampled. Record why you skipped it, the actual depth if cores were shallow, or the new location if a point moved. Those notes help the agronomist understand what the bag represents. Sources Prepared by the PropelMapper team. How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Free calculators for field samples and planning URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/ > Calculate stand, seeding rate, yield estimates, corn GDD, forage budgets, milk-weighted SCC and CSR2 rent scenarios. Inputs, formulas and limits are visible. PropelMapper’s free calculators turn your sample counts and planning assumptions into a calculation you can explain. Example calculation: seeding rate. ## The tools Use any calculator without an account. Choose a topic, enter your own measurements and read the method before using the result in a client report. Crop scouting and planting Counts, seed requirements, yield estimates and corn heat units - Corn yield estimate calculator Estimate bushels per acre from ears and kernels, with an adjustable kernel-weight assumption. Bushels per acre - Soybean yield estimate calculator Convert plant and pod samples to bushels per acre using stated seed assumptions. Bushels per acre - Seeding rate calculator Convert your target stand and establishment assumptions to seeds per acre. Seeds per acre - Plant population from stand count Convert a measured row sample to plants per acre. Plants per acre - Growing degree day calculator Total entered daily temperatures with the corn 86/50 method. GDD, base 50 °F Livestock and forage A forage budget and a milk-weighted cell count - Stocking rate calculator Compare entered forage dry matter with estimated demand over a grazing period. Head for the season - Bulk tank SCC calculator Calculate milk-weighted SCC from matched cow counts and milk amounts. Milk-weighted SCC Iowa farmland A cash-rent scenario with your CSR2 assumptions - CSR2 cash rent estimator Multiply an Iowa CSR2 rating by your proposed rate and rented acres. Rent per acre and per farm ## A field calculation in the grower’s report You count plants in a measured row and use the stand-count calculator to work out plants per acre. The result describes that sample. The gaps and wet ground you saw around it belong in the explanation, too. You can record the calculated result with the raw count, sample dimensions and location in a visit note. After upload, we put those notes into a report you read and add your advice to. The calculator does the arithmetic from the values you enter. You decide what the sample means for the field and what recommendation the grower needs. ## Stand-count sample: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Stand-count example: 32 plants in 17.4 feet of a 30-inch row. The calculation is about 32,044 plants per acre before display rounding. This sample is from the wet patch, so I am keeping it separate from the other counts.” ### Stand-count sample - Field visit #### At a glance A count of 32 plants in 17.4 feet of 30-inch row gives about 32,044 plants per acre before display rounding. This directed sample describes the wet patch and is kept separate from the other counts. #### Observations A count of 32 plants in 17.4 feet of 30-inch row gives about 32,044 plants per acre before display rounding. This directed sample describes the wet patch and is kept separate from the other counts. After your review ## The field observations behind the calculation Keep the sampled area, units and method with your result. PropelMapper holds the visit notes and photos that explain the inputs you used in these calculators. --- # Corn yield estimates from your ear samples URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/corn-yield-estimate/ > Estimate corn bushels per acre from sampled ears and kernel counts. See the formula, Purdue method and the effect of your kernel-weight assumption. Tools Corn yield estimate This PropelMapper calculator turns your ear counts and chosen kernel-weight assumption into a bushels-per-acre estimate. Example calculation: corn yield. ## Enter the counts and assumed kernel weight Corn yield estimate calculator Bushels per acre Ears in 1/1000 acre of row 32 ears Kernel rows per ear (average) 16 rows Kernels per row (average) 35 Kernels per bushel (thousands) 90 thousand The starting counts are a worked example. Your own sample and kernels-per-bushel assumption determine the result. Calculated results Measure Result Ears per acre 32,000 ears / ac Kernels per ear 560 kernels Estimated yield, at your kernels per bushel Depends on sampling and kernel weight 199 bu / ac ## Corn yield estimate in a visit note You count ears in a measured part of the field and record the rows and kernels per row. Back at the truck, you enter the sample here with the kernel-weight assumption you want to use. The estimate belongs to those counts and that assumption. You can say the result and its inputs into your visit note, with the sample location and date. When we prepare the report from your uploaded notes, you can check the number against this calculation and explain why you chose the sample. The grower receives an estimate with its basis visible. Final kernel weight and the ground your sample represents still matter, so your report can explain those limits in your own words. ## Yield estimate: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Corn yield sample: 32 ears in a thousandth of an acre, 16 rows, 35 kernels per row. At 90,000 kernels per bushel, the calculator gives about 199.1 bushels per acre. That is this sample’s estimate before harvest.” ### Yield estimate - Corn sample #### At a glance The sample had 32 ears per 1/1000 acre, averaging 16 kernel rows and 35 kernels per row. At an assumed 90,000 kernels per bushel, the calculated estimate is about 199.1 bushels per acre. Final kernel weight and sample coverage can change its interpretation. #### Observations The sample had 32 ears per 1/1000 acre, averaging 16 kernel rows and 35 kernels per row. At an assumed 90,000 kernels per bushel, the calculated estimate is about 199.1 bushels per acre. Final kernel weight and sample coverage can change its interpretation. After your review ## Convert ears and kernels to bushels The Purdue yield-component method starts with harvestable ears in a measured 1/1000 acre. Multiply by average kernel rows and kernels per row, scale to an acre, then divide by assumed kernels per bushel. The starting divisor is 90,000 kernels per bushel, a historical factor discussed by Purdue. It is an assumption about final kernel weight, which you can change in the calculator. ### Sources and findings - Purdue describes a 1/1000-acre ear sample and explains the historical 90,000-kernel divisor and its limitations. Estimating Corn Grain Yield Prior to Harvest (2021) Purdue University Extension The formula - ears per acre = ears in 1/1000 acre × 1,000 - kernels per ear = average rows × average kernels per row - bushels per acre = ears per acre × kernels per ear ÷ kernels per bushel ## The example works out to 199.1 bushels per acre With 32 ears, 16 kernel rows and 35 kernels per row, the sample contains 17,920 kernels. Scaling to an acre and dividing by 90,000 gives 199.1 bushels per acre before display rounding. ### How far to trust it - Heavier or lighter kernels change the bushel estimate even if the ear count stays the same. - This is a sampled estimate before harvest. It cannot establish measured harvest yield or whether your sample represents the field. Worked through - 32 × 1,000 × 16 × 35 ÷ 90,000 = 199.1 bushels per acre ## Corn yield estimate limits in the report Sources 1 named on this page - Estimating Corn Grain Yield Prior to Harvest (2021) Purdue University Extension · 2021 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Iowa farmland cash rent calculator URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/csr2-cash-rent-estimator/ > Multiply an Iowa CSR2 rating by your chosen dollar rate and rented acres. Keep the rating source separate from the rent assumption; this is not a valuation. Tools CSR2 cash rent This PropelMapper calculator turns a soil rating and the dollar rate you choose into a rent-per-acre scenario. Example calculation: cash rent. ## Enter the rating, rate and rented acres CSR2 cash rent estimator Rent per acre and per farm CSR2 of the cropland (area-weighted) 82 Rent per CSR2 point $3.10 per point Cropland acres rented 160 ac The starting CSR2, dollar rate and acres are a worked example. They are not a surveyed lease or recommended rent. Calculated results Measure Result Cash rent per acre CSR2 × your rate per point $254.20 per acre Cash rent for the farm $40,672 a year Each 10¢ a point moves the rent $8.20 per acre ## Cash rent scenario in a lease note You are preparing to discuss an Iowa lease with the owner. You have the CSR2 rating for the rented ground, the cropland acres and a dollar rate you want to compare. This calculator multiplies them without choosing the rate for you. You record the result in a visit note alongside the rating source and the acres included. Access, drainage and repair obligations can go in the same note as separate parts of the lease conversation. After upload, we can put those notes into the report you review. The owner can see the arithmetic you discussed and the terms it leaves outside the calculation. ## Rent scenario: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Rent discussion example: CSR2 82, assumed rate three dollars and ten cents per point, 160 rented acres. That gives 254 dollars and 20 cents per acre, or 40,672 dollars a year. These are assumptions for discussion.” ### Rent scenario - Iowa lease #### At a glance At CSR2 82 and an assumed $3.10 per point, the calculation gives $254.20 per acre. Across 160 rented acres, the annual scenario is $40,672. The rate is an input for discussion, not an established market rent or valuation. #### Observations At CSR2 82 and an assumed $3.10 per point, the calculation gives $254.20 per acre. Across 160 rented acres, the annual scenario is $40,672. The rate is an input for discussion, not an established market rent or valuation. After your review ## Cash rent from CSR2 and a dollar rate Multiply area-weighted CSR2 by your dollars per point to calculate rent per acre. Multiply that by rented cropland acres for the annual total. Iowa State describes soil productivity as one approach to discussing cropland rent. The rating needs to describe the ground included in the lease, with its source and acreage beside the proposed rate and lease evidence. Drainage, access and lease obligations are outside this multiplication. ### Sources and findings - Iowa State describes using soil productivity when computing cropland rent. Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate, C2-20 (updated 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Iowa State explains weighting soil ratings by the acreage represented. Computing the Weighted Average CSR2 for Your Farmland, C2-87 (undated; accessed 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach The formula - rent per acre = CSR2 × dollars per CSR2 point - annual rent = rent per acre × rented cropland acres - change per acre for a $0.10 rate change = CSR2 × $0.10 ## The example produces $254.20 per acre A CSR2 of 82 multiplied by an assumed $3.10 per point gives $254.20 per acre. Across 160 acres, the annual scenario is $40,672. Changing the rate by $0.10 changes rent by $8.20 per acre. ### How far to trust it - CSR2 is an Iowa soil rating. The dollars per point remain an input you choose. - This calculation does not establish market rent or a farm valuation. Worked through - 82 × $3.10 = $254.20 per acre - $254.20 × 160 = $40,672 ## Cash rent arithmetic in the owner report Sources 3 named on this page - Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate, C2-20 (updated 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · 2026 - Computing the Weighted Average CSR2 for Your Farmland, C2-87 (undated; accessed 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · undated - Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), Web Soil Survey USDA NRCS · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Milk-weighted somatic cell count calculator URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/dairy-scc-calculator/ > Estimate a milk-weighted somatic cell count from matched cow SCC and milk amounts. Inspect each contribution and keep the calculation separate from diagnosis. Tools Bulk tank SCC This PropelMapper calculator weights each cow’s somatic cell count by her milk to estimate the bulk tank figure. Example calculation: bulk tank SCC. ## Match each cow’s SCC with her milk amount Bulk tank SCC calculator Milk-weighted SCC Cow, SCC (thousand cells/mL), milk (lb), one cow per line Enter cow ID, SCC in thousands of cells/mL and milk amount, separated by commas or tabs. Use 250 for 250,000 cells/mL. Keep one milk unit throughout; do not add thousands separators inside numbers. The twelve starting cow entries are fictional. The calculation describes only the milk included in the mixture you enter. Calculated results Measure Result Bulk tank SCC, milk-weighted Σ (SCC × milk) ÷ Σ milk 229,000 cells/mL Cows over 200,000 4 of 12 cows Cells from the top three cows The three cows with the most cells 66 % of the tank The tank without those three 97,000 cells/mL ## Calculated SCC in a herd visit note You are preparing for a herd visit and have cow test-day counts with their milk amounts. You enter matching collection periods here to estimate the mixture those rows describe. A larger milk contribution carries more weight in the result. You record the calculated figure with the cow IDs, dates and milk included. In the visit note, you can explain why this mixture may differ from the milk behind a laboratory tank result. After upload, we can include that note in the report you read and send to the producer. Your veterinary interpretation and advice come from you; the calculation only describes the mixture you entered. ## Calculated milk mixture: what you said and what the report says The voice note “The twelve example cow records give about 229,370 cells per milliliter when weighted by their milk amounts. I am recording the included cows and collection period with this estimate. It is a calculated mixture, not a tank test.” ### Calculated milk mixture - Herd visit #### At a glance The twelve example cow records produce a milk-weighted estimate of about 229,370 cells/mL. The included cows, milk amounts and collection period define this estimate. It is separate from a laboratory tank result. #### Observations The twelve example cow records produce a milk-weighted estimate of about 229,370 cells/mL. The included cows, milk amounts and collection period define this estimate. It is separate from a laboratory tank result. After your review ## Milk-weighted average SCC formula The calculation multiplies each cow’s SCC by her milk amount, adds those products and divides by total milk. Pounds or kilograms work for weighting if you use the same unit on every row. Match the SCC and milk collection periods. The count above 200,000 cells/mL uses Penn State’s reference level for further evaluation. Discuss its interpretation with the herd veterinarian. Removing rows recalculates a different mixture; it does not predict treatment response or determine milk withholding. ### Sources and findings - Penn State advises further evaluation of cows with SCC above 200,000 cells/mL. Winning the Battle of Subclinical Mastitis Detection (2025) Penn State Extension The formula - weighted SCC = sum(SCC × milk amount) ÷ sum(milk amount) - cow contribution = SCC × milk amount ÷ sum(SCC × milk amount) - without top contributors = weighted SCC recalculated after removing those rows ## The example mixture is about 229,370 cells/mL In the twelve fictional records, multiplying each SCC by its milk amount and adding the results gives 233,957. Divide by the total milk amount, 1,020, to get about 229.37 thousand cells/mL. ### How far to trust it - Matched collection dates and only milk that entered the mixture belong in this estimate. - A laboratory tank test and cow test-day records may describe different milk. - Interpret animal results and follow-up with the herd veterinarian. Worked through - 233,957 ÷ 1,020 = 229.37 thousand cells per milliliter ## SCC calculation in the producer report Sources 2 named on this page - What is a Milking Evaluation and How Can it Help Improve Milk Quality? (undated) Penn State Extension · undated - Winning the Battle of Subclinical Mastitis Detection (2025) Penn State Extension · 2025 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Corn growing degree days from daily temperatures URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/gdd-calculator/ > Total corn growing degree days from daily Fahrenheit highs and lows. This calculator shows its 86/50 limits and counts only the valid rows you supply. Tools Growing degree days This PropelMapper calculator turns your daily Fahrenheit highs and lows into a corn heat-unit total using the 86/50 method. Example calculation: growing degree days. ## Calculate corn heat units Growing degree day calculator GDD, base 50 °F Daily high and low, °F, one day per line Use Fahrenheit, with a high and low separated by a comma, space or tab. A date may be present but is not used to order rows or remove duplicates. The starting temperatures are examples. The three starting temperature pairs are examples. Replace them with the weather record for your chosen period. Calculated results Measure Result Growing degree days Modified method, 86/50 °F 54.5 GDD Days counted 3 days Average per day 18.2 GDD / day ## GDD total in a crop visit note You have a temperature record for the days you want to discuss with the grower. You paste the highs and lows here, then compare the accepted day count with that record. Missing dates stay missing; the calculator does not fetch them. At the field, you look at the plants and record their stage separately. You can say the calculated heat total into the visit note with the temperature source and period, so the report has the basis for the number. We prepare the report after your notes upload. You read it and explain the heat accumulation alongside what you saw in the crop. The total does not supply the field observation. ## Heat accumulation: what you said and what the report says The voice note “The three example days total 54.5 corn growing degree days with the 86/50 method. I am keeping the temperature source and period with the calculation. I will record the crop stage from the plants separately.” ### Heat accumulation - Crop visit #### At a glance The three example temperature pairs total 54.5 corn GDD using the 86/50 method. The source and period belong with this calculation. Crop stage is a separate observation from the field visit. #### Observations The three example temperature pairs total 54.5 corn GDD using the 86/50 method. The source and period belong with this calculation. Crop stage is a separate observation from the field visit. After your review ## Corn GDD formula with 86/50 limits This tool holds each high and low between 50 °F and 86 °F, averages the adjusted pair and subtracts 50 (Iowa State corn GDD method). The total adds valid temperature pairs. Dates do not sort the rows, remove duplicates or supply missing days. The accepted day count can be compared with your weather record; unreadable rows are skipped. ### Sources and findings - Iowa State lists a 50 °F base and 86 °F maximum for corn. Calculating Degree Days (2008) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach The formula - adjusted temperature = min(86, max(50, entered temperature)) - daily GDD = (adjusted high + adjusted low) ÷ 2 − 50 - total GDD = sum of valid daily results ## Three days add up to 54.5 GDD The example raises the 40 °F low to 50 °F and lowers the 92 °F high to 86 °F. The daily values are 17.5, 8 and 29 GDD. Their sum is 54.5; the large result rounds it to a whole number. ### How far to trust it - Use these limits for a corn calculation that calls for the 86/50 method. - The total describes heat accumulation. Confirm crop stage by looking at the plants. Worked through - (80 + 55) ÷ 2 − 50 = 17.5 - (66 + 50) ÷ 2 − 50 = 8 - (86 + 72) ÷ 2 − 50 = 29 - 17.5 + 8 + 29 = 54.5 GDD ## GDD weather station and date range Sources 1 named on this page - Calculating Degree Days (2008) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · 2008 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Plant population from a measured stand count URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/plant-population-from-stand-count/ > Convert a stand count to plants per acre using measured row length and row width. Check the sample area, example conversion and stand-uniformity limits. Tools Plant population This PropelMapper calculator turns your plant count, row length and row width into plants per acre for the sampled area. Example calculation: plant population. ## Enter the dimensions and live plant count Plant population from stand count Plants per acre Row width 30 in Length of row counted 17.4 ft Plants counted in that length 32 plants The starting sample shows the conversion. It does not set a target population or make a replant recommendation. Calculated results Measure Result Plant population Rounded to the nearest 100 32,000 plants / ac Plants per foot of row 1.8 plants / ft 1/1000 acre of row at this width 17.4 ft ## Stand count in a field visit note You count the plants in a measured length of row and write down the row width. You enter those three values here to convert the sample to plants per acre. The number describes the measured sample. In your visit note, you say where you counted and describe any gaps or delayed plants. You can include the calculator result in that note rather than leaving the grower with an average that hides the patch you inspected. After the note uploads, we prepare the report for you to read and add your advice to. You decide whether the sample represents the field and what other counts you need. ## Stand-count sample: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Stand-count example: 32 plants in 17.4 feet of a 30-inch row. The calculation is about 32,044 plants per acre before display rounding. This sample is from the wet patch, so I am keeping it separate from the other counts.” ### Stand-count sample - Field visit #### At a glance A count of 32 plants in 17.4 feet of 30-inch row gives about 32,044 plants per acre before display rounding. This directed sample describes the wet patch and is kept separate from the other counts. #### Observations A count of 32 plants in 17.4 feet of 30-inch row gives about 32,044 plants per acre before display rounding. This directed sample describes the wet patch and is kept separate from the other counts. After your review ## Convert the measured sample to plants per acre Multiply row length in feet by row width in feet to find square feet sampled. Divide the plant count by that area, then multiply by 43,560 square feet per acre. We use the entered length, including when it differs from a rounded 1/1000-acre convention (Nebraska stand-count method). Nebraska Extension describes repeated counts in measured areas. The raw counts and locations let a summary distinguish representative samples from a directed check of a weak patch. ### Sources and findings - Nebraska lists 17.4 ft for a 30-inch row as a rounded 1/1000-acre length. Evaluating Corn Stands (2009) Nebraska Extension - Iowa State describes repeated row counts and an alternative hoop method for soybeans. Stand Assessments: Soybean (reviewed 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach The formula - row width (ft) = row width (in) ÷ 12 - sample area (sq ft) = row width (ft) × measured length (ft) - plants per acre = counted plants × 43,560 ÷ sample area - row length for 1/1000 acre (ft) = 43.56 ÷ row width (ft) ## A 32-plant row sample gives about 32,044 plants per acre A 17.4-foot length of 30-inch row covers 43.5 square feet. Counting 32 plants gives about 32,044 plants per acre, displayed to the nearest hundred. For a soybean hoop sample, use a separate area calculation: π × radius in feet squared. A 30-inch inside diameter encloses about 4.91 square feet. Fourteen plants give about 124,236 plants per acre using the unrounded area. The calculator above uses row dimensions; Iowa State’s linked method covers hoop sampling. ### How far to trust it - Repeat counts at representative locations and mark unusual patches separately. - Plants per acre alone cannot describe spacing or decide whether to replant. Worked through - 17.4 × (30 ÷ 12) = 43.5 sq ft - 32 × 43,560 ÷ 43.5 = 32,044 plants per acre ## Stand gaps in the field report Sources 2 named on this page - Evaluating Corn Stands (2009) Nebraska Extension · 2009 - Stand Assessments: Soybean (reviewed 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · 2026 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Seeding rates from your target plant stand URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/seeding-rate-calculator/ > Convert your target stand to a seeding rate with seed-tag germination and expected survival. Keep losses separate and check the example before ordering seed. Tools Seeding rate This PropelMapper calculator turns your target stand, seed-tag germination and survival assumption into a seeding rate. Example calculation: seeding rate. ## Enter germination and later survival separately Seeding rate calculator Seeds per acre Target final stand 32,000 plants / ac Germination (from the seed tag) 90 % Expected survival among seeds that germinate 90 % Row width 30 in Seeds per unit (bag) 80,000 seeds Acres to plant 80 ac The target stand, seed-unit size and field area are examples. Your field plan and the supplier’s seed information supply those values. Calculated results Measure Result Seeding rate Rounded to the nearest 100 39,500 seeds / ac Seeds per foot of row 2.3 seeds / ft Units per acre 0.49 units / ac Units for the field 39.5 units ## Seeding rate in a planting record You and the grower have chosen a target stand for the field. With the seed tag beside you, you enter germination and a separate assumption for survival after germination. The calculator works back to the seeds needed under those assumptions. You record the result with the seed lot and the assumptions you used. A visit note can also hold the planter setting, ready to compare with a stand count after emergence. We can use that uploaded note to prepare your report. You check the numbers and explain the planting plan before sending it. The agronomic target and later interpretation remain yours. ## Seeding-rate calculation: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Planting-plan example: target 32,000 plants per acre, germination 90 percent and survival after germination 90 percent. The calculated rate is about 39,506 seeds per acre. These are the assumptions used for this example.” ### Seeding-rate calculation - Planting plan #### At a glance A target of 32,000 plants per acre, with 90% germination and 90% survival after germination, gives about 39,506 seeds per acre. The calculation uses the stated assumptions; the target is the advisor’s decision. #### Observations A target of 32,000 plants per acre, with 90% germination and 90% survival after germination, gives about 39,506 seeds per acre. The calculation uses the stated assumptions; the target is the advisor’s decision. After your review ## Germination and survival are separate factors Divide the target stand by germination multiplied by expected survival among the seeds that germinate. Purdue AY-217 uses this approach for live-seed emergence. If your survival figure already includes nongerminating seed, entering it here would count that loss twice. Row width converts seeds per acre to seeds per foot. Seeds per unit and acres give the calculated number of bags for the field, before rounding the order. The unit size comes from the supplier. ### Sources and findings - Purdue AY-217 uses 90% germination and 90% live-seed emergence in its worked calculation. Plant Populations and Seeding Rates for Soybeans, AY-217 (undated; accessed 2026) Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service The formula - seeds per acre = target stand ÷ ((germination ÷ 100) × (survival ÷ 100)) - seeds per foot = seeds per acre × (row width in inches ÷ 12) ÷ 43,560 - units per acre = seeds per acre ÷ seeds per unit - units for field = units per acre × acres ## Two 90% factors give 39,506 seeds per acre For a target of 32,000 plants per acre, divide by 0.90 germination and 0.90 survival. The result is about 39,506 seeds per acre before display rounding. The example demonstrates the calculation; the target remains your decision. ### How far to trust it - The target comes from your crop, field and planting conditions. - The supplier’s unit size and order rounding are separate from the calculated field requirement. Worked through - 32,000 ÷ (0.90 × 0.90) = 39,506 seeds per acre ## Seeding rate in the client report Sources 1 named on this page - Plant Populations and Seeding Rates for Soybeans, AY-217 (undated; accessed 2026) Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service · undated How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Soybean yield estimates from plants and pods URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/soybean-yield-estimate/ > Calculate a soybean yield estimate from plants, pods and seed assumptions. Check the 60-pound bushel formula, worked example and late-season limits. Tools Soybean yield estimate This PropelMapper calculator combines your plant and pod samples with seed-size assumptions to estimate bushels per acre. Example calculation: soybean yield. ## Enter the stand, pods and seed assumptions Soybean yield estimate calculator Bushels per acre Plants per acre (from your stand count) 120,000 plants Pods per plant (average) 30 pods Seeds per pod (average) 2.5 seeds Seeds per pound 3,000 seeds The starting numbers illustrate the calculation. They do not recommend a population or predict final seed size. Calculated results Measure Result Seeds per acre 9,000,000 seeds / ac Pounds per acre 3,000 lb / ac Estimated yield, at 60 lb a bushel Rough until seed size is known 50 bu / ac ## Soybean pod count in a visit note You sample soybean plants and count pods before talking with the grower about yield. Here you enter plants per acre, average pods per plant, seeds per pod and seeds per pound. The result depends on all four. You put the result into your visit note with the raw sample and the seed-size assumption. If you return for another count, the earlier note helps explain whether the estimate changed because of a new sample or a new assumption. After upload, we prepare a report from the note. You read it and explain pod retention and final seed weight before the grower receives the estimate. ## Yield estimate: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Soybean example: 120,000 plants per acre, 30 pods per plant, two and a half seeds per pod and 3,000 seeds per pound. The calculator gives 50 bushels per acre. Final pod retention and seed weight can still change it.” ### Yield estimate - Soybean sample #### At a glance The example uses 120,000 plants per acre, 30 pods per plant, 2.5 seeds per pod and 3,000 seeds per pound. The calculated estimate is 50 bushels per acre. The estimate depends on pod retention and final seed weight. #### Observations The example uses 120,000 plants per acre, 30 pods per plant, 2.5 seeds per pod and 3,000 seeds per pound. The calculated estimate is 50 bushels per acre. The estimate depends on pod retention and final seed weight. After your review ## Converting seed count to bushels with seed size Multiply plants per acre by average pods per plant and seeds per pod. Divide that seed count by seeds per pound, then by 60 pounds per bushel (Virginia Extension yield equation). The result assumes those components remain through harvest. A revised seed-size assumption can change the answer without any change in plant population. ### Sources and findings - Iowa State names plants, pods, seeds per pod and seed size as the four yield components. It uses 2.5 seeds per pod and 3,000 seeds per pound as assumptions. Soybean Yield Estimates (reviewed 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Virginia Extension’s yield equation uses a 60-pound bushel conversion. Estimating Soybean Yield (2017) Virginia Cooperative Extension The formula - seeds per acre = plants per acre × pods per plant × seeds per pod - pounds per acre = seeds per acre ÷ seeds per pound - bushels per acre = pounds per acre ÷ 60 ## Soybean example: 50 bushels per acre At 120,000 plants per acre, 30 pods per plant and 2.5 seeds per pod, the sample scales to 9 million seeds per acre. At 3,000 seeds per pound, that is 3,000 pounds, or 50 bushels. ### How far to trust it - Later pod loss and final seed weight can change the estimate. The sample date belongs with the estimate. - Sample different field conditions separately rather than selecting only the largest plants. Worked through - 120,000 × 30 × 2.5 = 9,000,000 seeds per acre - 9,000,000 ÷ 3,000 ÷ 60 = 50 bushels per acre ## Explaining pod retention and seed weight Sources 2 named on this page - Soybean Yield Estimates (reviewed 2026) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · 2026 - Estimating Soybean Yield (2017) Virginia Cooperative Extension · 2017 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources --- # Stocking rate estimates from your forage budget URL: https://www.propelmapper.com/tools/stocking-rate-calculator/ > Compare fixed forage dry matter with estimated grazing demand. Our stocking rate calculator states its intake, harvest-efficiency and no-regrowth assumptions. Tools Stocking rate This PropelMapper calculator turns the forage supply, harvest efficiency, animal weight and grazing period you enter into a fixed-supply estimate. Example calculation: stocking rate. ## Enter forage on hand and the grazing period Stocking rate calculator Head for the season Pasture acres 40 ac Forage on hand (dry matter) 2,500 lb / ac Harvest efficiency (share grazed) 25 % Average animal weight 1,200 lb Grazing days 150 days The starting pasture and animal figures are examples. The result can be a fraction of an animal. The grazing plan and current pasture conditions determine the number of animals to turn out. Calculated results Measure Result Usable forage 25,000 lb DM Animal unit months 31.6 AUM Head for the grazing period At the weight and days you entered 5.3 head Acres per head 7.5 ac / head ## Forage budget in a pasture visit note You are discussing how long a pasture’s forage needs to last. You enter acres, dry matter per acre, harvest efficiency, animal weight and days here. The calculation holds the forage supply fixed for that period. Your visit note can hold the result beside the date and how you estimated forage. You can also describe uneven use or changing pasture conditions in the photos and words you record. Once the note uploads, we prepare the report you review with your own interpretation. Later growth and supplemental feed sit outside this calculation, and the grazing decision stays with the person making the plan. ## Forage budget: what you said and what the report says The voice note “Forage-budget example: 40 acres, 2,500 pounds of dry matter per acre and 25 percent harvest efficiency. For 1,200-pound animals over 150 days, the calculation gives about 5.34 head. That is the arithmetic for these assumptions.” ### Forage budget - Pasture visit #### At a glance The example has 25,000 pounds of usable forage after applying 25% harvest efficiency to 40 acres at 2,500 pounds of dry matter per acre. For 1,200-pound animals over 150 days, the fixed-supply calculation gives about 5.34 head. It includes no later growth or supplemental feed. #### Observations The example has 25,000 pounds of usable forage after applying 25% harvest efficiency to 40 acres at 2,500 pounds of dry matter per acre. For 1,200-pound animals over 150 days, the fixed-supply calculation gives about 5.34 head. It includes no later growth or supplemental feed. After your review ## Stocking rate from usable forage Multiply acres by forage dry matter per acre and harvest efficiency to get usable forage. This tool uses 26 pounds of dry forage per animal unit per day and approximates animal units as body weight divided by 1,000 (SDSU forage budget). Livestock-class equivalents can differ. SDSU describes 25% harvest efficiency for moderate continuous season-long grazing (SDSU forage budget). The site’s grazing plan supplies that value. Our AUM display uses 30.4 days, or 790.4 pounds; SDSU’s 30-day AUM uses 780 pounds (SDSU forage budget). The supply stays fixed. Later growth, supplementation and changing intake sit outside this calculation. ### Sources and findings - SDSU defines 26 lb dry forage per animal unit per day and describes 25% harvest efficiency for moderate continuous grazing. Setting the Stocking Rate, Chapter 51 (2020) South Dakota State University Extension The formula - usable forage = acres × forage lb DM per acre × (harvest efficiency ÷ 100) - animal units per head = animal weight (lb) ÷ 1,000 - AUMs = usable forage ÷ (26 × 30.4) - head = usable forage ÷ (26 × animal units per head × grazing days) ## The example works out to 5.34 head over 150 days Forty acres at 2,500 pounds of dry matter per acre contain 100,000 pounds. At 25% harvest efficiency, 25,000 pounds are available. Dividing by the estimated demand of 1,200-pound animals over 150 days gives about 5.34 head. ### How far to trust it - The weight approximation is not a species-specific feeding standard. - Later growth, drought and uneven use can change the field balance. Worked through - 40 × 2,500 × 0.25 = 25,000 lb usable forage - 25,000 ÷ (26 × 1.2 × 150) = 5.34 head ## Stocking rate in the pasture report Sources 1 named on this page - Setting the Stocking Rate, Chapter 51 (2020) South Dakota State University Extension · 2020 How we source and review: editorial standards · data sources