Custom harvest forecasting software for field vegetables
Appfront builds software for growers, grower associations and trading houses that want to use harvest forecasts for open-field vegetables in the office. Forecasts from all fields come together, per product, per week and per quality. Sales are aligned with buyers, the deployment of people and machines is planned, and transport is arranged in advance. After harvest, the actuals sit alongside the forecast, so each season's predictions improve. We describe counting in the field on our app page.
What is open-field vegetable harvest forecasting software?
With open-field vegetables, everything depends on when and how much can be harvested. That varies by field, by variety and by week, and the weather shifts it constantly. Buyers want to know what to expect, people and machines need to be ready on time, and transport and processing must be arranged. A good forecast is therefore the foundation of the entire plan.
In practice, growers or field staff count in the field, and the forecasts reach the office by email or phone. There they are added up in a spreadsheet. A buyer receives a commitment that doesn't match what is actually growing. Too few people are ready in a week with a peak, or too many in a week when yields fall short. And after the season, nobody compares the forecast with what was actually harvested.
We build custom software because every business is different: which crops and varieties, how many plots and growers, how sales work, and which systems you use. If you already have the app for counts in the field, or are having one built, the forecasts come from it. That way the field and the office work with the same figures.
All fields together
Forecasts from every field brought together by product, week and quality, in one place.
Sales and deployment aligned
Commitments to buyers, harvesting capacity and transport aligned with what is growing.
Learning from seasons
Actuals alongside the forecast per field and variety, so the next season's predictions improve.
How we build your open-field vegetable harvest forecasting software
We start with your growing and sales: which crops, how many fields and growers, how forecasts currently arrive, and how sales are planned. Often the gap between forecast and commitment is the biggest problem. We build signals for that, so a shortage or surplus is spotted before it becomes a problem.
Your crops, fields, growers, buyers and systems.
By product, week and quality, from the app or other sources.
Commitments, harvesting capacity and transport aligned.
Actuals alongside the forecast, followed by maintenance.
What open-field vegetable harvest forecasting software actually does
The components below come up at almost every open-field vegetable business. Which ones you need depends on your growing.
Forecasts
Per field, brought together by week.
Sales
Commitments to buyers.
Alerts
Too much or too little.
Capacity
People and machines per week.
Transport
Arranged in advance.
Actuals
Alongside the forecast, per variety.
Who we build open-field vegetable harvest forecasting software for
The software is designed for those who plan the harvest, sales and deployment of open-field vegetables.
Growers
Many fields and varieties. The forecast is the core.
Grower associations
Many growers together. Sales matter most.
Trading houses
Contract growing for buyers. The signals are what's needed.
Processors
Supply for the factory. The planning is the core.
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This page is about planning at the office. For counting on the plot, there is our page on a crop yield forecasting app for field vegetables, for the agri and food supply chain our page on agri-food software, and for fields our page on field registration. You can read about how we work at building software.
Why choose Appfront for your open-field vegetable harvest forecasting software?
A commitment that doesn't match what's growing, or people standing by in the wrong week, costs money and trust. That's what we build around: all plots together, sales and labour aligned, and learning from every season.
Better commitments
Matched to what's growing.
Right deployment
People and machines at the right moment.
Better forecasts
One step further every season.
Security and privacy in open-field vegetable harvest forecasting software
The software holds data on growers, plots, yields and agreements with buyers. Access is set by role, and a grower only sees their own plots and commitments.
The software runs in a European data centre, with encrypted storage, daily back-ups and sign-in with a second factor.
Frequently asked questions about open-field vegetable harvest forecasting software
Questions growers and trading houses ask before getting started.
It brings together forecasts per plot by product, week and grade, aligns sales with buyers accordingly, plans harvest capacity and transport, flags shortages and surpluses, and sets actuals against the forecast after harvest.
The app is for the field: counts, growing days from the weather, and a forecast per plot and per week. This software is for the office: all plots together, sales, labour, transport, and comparison with actuals.
From the app in the field, from crop records, or from growers who supply them directly. In the first step we look at which sources you have and how they can come in fastest and most completely.
For each product and week, the expected yield is shown alongside what has been committed to buyers. A shortage or surplus is flagged, so sales can adjust before it becomes a problem.
From the forecast, the amount to be harvested each week follows. Using your harvest capacity norms per crop, the software shows how many people and machines are needed, so you can arrange seasonal workers in time.
Yes, in the sense that actuals are set against the forecast per plot, variety and period. That shows you where forecasts are consistently too high or too low, so you can adjust them.
Check that first. Some crop management packages include forecasts, and they may be sufficient. Custom development makes sense when forecasts from many growers come together, when sales and labour are currently planned in spreadsheets, or when you want to compare actuals with forecasts.
Sales and labour aligned with what's growing?
Tell us which crops you grow or sell, how many plots and growers there are, and how forecasts currently come in. We'll show you what the planning would look like.