AFSC clients with annual crop insurance can use the yield estimation calculator to help determine potential yields and make decisions on when to harvest or preharvest a crop.
The yield estimation calculator (opens in a new link) is easy to use, and producers can have an estimated yield in a few simple steps. You will need the following information to use the calculator:
- crop row spacing in inches (leave blank if measuring using a square yard)
- crop type
- number of viable and harvestable heads/pods in a square yard or from all the plants in a representative row in length
- average number of kernels or seeds per pod, using a minimum of 10 heads/pods (determined using the viable and harvestable heads/pods
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