Abstract: A method for optimizing a supply chain for grain includes providing an information system adapted to exchange information with at least one input supplier providing seed to the producer, at least one producer providing grain grown from the seed, and at least one processor providing a product produced using the grain. The information system is adapted to provide an output indicative of grain quality and quantity to the at least one processor prior to harvest of the grain to thereby assist the at least one processor in optimizing the supply chain.

Abstract: An agricultural input supplier can provide seed products by tying the compensation received for the seed products to an evaluation of the land base on which the seed products are to be planted and/or the performance of the seed products on the land base. The evaluation of the land base may be based on environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment data. In addition to tying the compensation to the land quality and the seed performance, this approach to providing seed allows for recommendations to be made to the producer regarding which seed products should be used on the land base. The performance of the seed product on the land base may also be verified.

Abstract: Methods and software for selecting seed products or other agricultural inputs for planting within an associated land base include classifying the land base with an environmental classification, determining at least one seed product to plant within the land base based on the environmental classification, and providing an output comprising identification of the at least one seed product to plant within the land base.