YIELD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (YMS)

Why Do Top Farmers Trust YMS?


Unmatched Agronomic Insights

With over 250,000 soil samples and 75,000 tissue samples collected from farms across the country, YMS delivers powerful, location-specific insights you can use to guide input decisions and fine-tune your fertility strategy.

Data-Backed ROI, Built for Farmers

YMS analyzes more than 225,000 real-world product applications to help you cut waste, dial in application timing, and make every dollar count. Custom recommendations are built on what’s working right now—not just what worked last season.

Nutrient Power Ranking (NPR) Scoring

Track nutrient levels with precision throughout the growing season. NPR scoring highlights imbalances and key timing windows—helping you identify which nutrient would have the biggest impact on yield right now, at this specific stage of crop development. Apply what’s needed, when it matters most, to drive healthier crops and higher ROI.

Grow Smarter Together

Compare your data with top-performing farms across the country. YMS connects you to a network of high-yield growers, giving you access to proven strategies and results-driven insights that push your operation forward.


Key Features of YMS for Farmers

1. Make Smarter Decisions, Faster

See what’s happening in your fields—right now. YMS delivers real-time product recommendations and crop insights, helping you take action when it matters most.

2. Track What Matters

Ditch the notebooks and guesswork. YMS keeps all your planting, input, and yield data in one place so you can monitor trends, make informed decisions, and drive year-over-year improvement.

3. Stay Connected to the Total Acre Community

You are able to compare your results with others in the community to make smarter management decisions. With YMS, you get timely, customized recommendations that help boost ROI and protect every pass.

Your Farm. Your Data. Your Future.

Let YMS empower your decisions, and keep your farm always lo0king ahead.

Track every input, yield trend, and timing decision with ease. From planting to in-season applications, through harvest, YMS simplifies recordkeeping and gives you a clear view of your operation’s performance. No more scattered spreadsheets or guesswork—just data that drives ROI.


The benefits of data-driven decision making

As the saying goes, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure” and as a farmer in today’s high-stakes crop production industry, why would you want to take the risk? That’s exactly why so many farmers have chosen to be members of Total Acre. This innovative program helps producers track and showcase steady improvements on their farms by using data-driven best management practices that maximize their return on investment (ROI).

At the heart of Total Acre is its bellringer program Yield Management System (YMS), a custom-built software designed to store farm data and deliver actionable insights for better decision-making. As Minnesota farmer Terry Wellman states, The YMS system is really robust and impressive. There’s nothing else like it. It’s become a one-stop shop—you can use as much or as little of it as you want.”

Peeling back the layers: inside yms and data driving better decision making

Turning Data into Decisions: The Power Behind YMS

Growers are looking for a strategic edge in crop production analysis—one that directly impacts yield and drives results. Faced with countless decisions throughout the growing season, growers can make more informed decisions with confidence thanks to the innovative Yield Management System (YMS) created by Total Acre. Total Acre delivers industry-leading crop consulting through a systematic approach.