Purdue Extension Soybean Field Scout Preview

Functionality & Mechanism

This digital field guide, developed by Purdue Extension, is a mobile preview of the comprehensive Soybean Field Scout app. It digitizes the long-standing Corn & Soybean Field Guide, providing a rapid-response resource for crop management. The interface organizes information on pests, diseases, and weeds, and integrates calculators for estimating plant populations, yields, and nutrient recommendations. It utilizes hundreds of high-quality images to support in-field problem diagnosis for soybean production.

Development & Context

• Developed by Purdue Extension specialists, the app digitizes the annual Corn and Soybean Field Guide to provide mobile access to crop management information.
• The news coverage highlights its design as a user-friendly reference tool for grain producers, crop advisers, and other agribusiness professionals.
• This preview is a limited-functionality version of the full app, which was released in 2017 for both iOS and Android devices.
• It was created as part of a pair of applications, with a companion app available for corn field scouting.

Intended Use & Scope

This app is intended for grain producers, crop advisers, and agribusiness professionals as an in-field reference tool for diagnosing common soybean production issues. As a preview version, it offers limited functionality. The content is based on established Purdue Extension guidelines and is designed to support, not replace, professional agricultural consultation.