Canopy Compass helps you make data-driven decisions about what perennial crops to plant on your farm.
Canopy Compass is a free-to-access, web-based crop suitability mapping and farm analysis tool built to support farmers’ transition to regenerative agriculture. With this tool, farmers and landowners all over the U.S. can assess which perennial crops are most suitable for their land. The site currently has data on 20 perennial crops. We will continually add new crops over time!
Explore the Tool
Regenerative agriculture can transform your farm. Many crops and practices are available, but it is difficult to know which will work on your farm. Canopy Compass helps remove the guesswork, improve outcomes, and avoid pitfalls.
- Dozens of high-resolution data layers including soil, climate, land cover, crop suitability, environmental concerns, and agroforestry opportunities.
- Draw your fields with a few clicks or upload field boundary files to discover what’s possible for your farm.
- Compass Reports (available for a fee) put full-resolution data at your fingertips and help you analyze complex data to make decisions for your farm.
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Farm Management Services
Canopy provides tree planting and land management services to farmers and landowners in Illinois and Wisconsin. The business establishes perennial crops, timber plantings, conservation practices, and integrated agroforestry systems. Canopy combines expert staff, thoughtful design, and a mobile fleet of state-of-the-art farm equipment to cost-effectively establish and manage profitable, diverse, and resilient agroecological systems. Canopy’s initial hub is located in Champaign, Illinois, although its mobile fleet travels throughout the state and throughout Wisconsin to serve clients with tree planting and management services.
