Description: Crop productivity varies within fields due to soil and landscape properties. The Subfield Profitability Tool assesses unprofitable areas in Iowa corn and soybean fields, calculating net profit per acre using yield estimates and cost data. It suggests converting less profitable lands to perennial conservation practices for economic and environmental benefits.

Author: Haleigh Summers (Sand County Foundation)*

Author Bio: Haleigh is an Agricultural Geospatial Data Scientist at Sand County Foundation, a national non-profit working at the intersection of agriculture and the environment. She uses soil and water data and geospatial models to quantify the impact of Sand County Foundation’s conservation projects. Haleigh obtained her Ph.D. in Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Science at Iowa State University where she also received certificates in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Data-Driven Food Energy and Water Decision Making. Her dissertation work focused on the economics and efficiencies of conservation practice adoption, as well as equitable food-energy-water systems.