Overview
As global efforts to reduce global warming accelerate, taking a full value chain approach to reducing the food industry’s impact is crucial, as it contributes an estimated 22% of global emissions. While the majority of emissions occur during the on-farm stage of the product lifecycle, until now food companies have struggled to account for investments into regenerative farming practices and carbon removals, due to several challenges.
Fragmented tools and lack of data interoperability
Producers often aren’t able to provide consistent farm-level data, and are faced with multiple tools and services when trying to translate the data from farm to shelf. Downstream buyers aren’t able to integrate this data into their own carbon accounting for the multi-ingredient products or materials that they sell or buy.
Consistent methodology between product and corporate carbon accounting
Sustainability teams need to understand the impact of farming practices at the ingredient, product, and portfolio level in order to more strategically engage their supply chain partners, identify reduction opportunities, and communicate sustainability impact. Reducing impact requires both insight into what’s happening on the farms as well as an ability to quantify the impact using a consistent methodology for corporate and product carbon accounting.
What is FieldScope?
FieldScope by HowGood is the first solution that translates on-farm growing practices into product footprinting and corporate accounting. FieldScope enables food companies to incorporate farm-level data into their product carbon footprints (PCFs), corporate carbon accounting and abatement strategies.
FieldScope is powered by Cool Farm, our partner behind the underlying agricultural practice calculations. We have recently updated FieldScope to ensure full compatibility with the newest version of the Cool Farm platform, allowing Latis users to seamlessly calculate emissions with the most up-to-date methodology.
FieldScope is available as an add-on - contact your Customer Success Manager at [email protected] to find out more.
With FieldScope, you can:
Quantify the impact of farm-level practices
Uncover reduction opportunities
Collaborate and offer abatement recommendations to suppliers
Get the most accurate product carbon footprint
Ensure maximum granularity for your key ingredients
Streamline the process for suppliers to surface farm-level practices, without tapping into multiple tools and services
Communicate the impact of sustainable practices and programs publicly
Accurately account for regenerative practices and carbon removals to get credit for your investments
Ensure your carbon removals reporting complies with corporate accounting standards
Get credit for investments you’ve made in sustainable farming practices
How it works
Any customer who has contracted for FieldScope will automatically be moved to the latest version. You can access the tool the same way as before:
Start from a food product or material.
Click the cog icon to the left of a specific ingredient.
If the ingredient is supported by FieldScope, Submit agricultural practice data will be available as an option.
Supported Crop Types:
Annuals (e.g. Corn, Wheat, Rice)
Perennials (e.g. Apples, Almonds, Potatoes)
Coming Soon:
Beef
Dairy
Requested Inputs
1. Crop & Soil
Assessment year (ie: 2026)
Growing area (ie: 2 hectares)
Total harvested amount (ie: 2 tonnes)
Above ground residue (ie: 1 kg / ha)
Residue management practice (ie: Burning)
[RICE] Water regime (ie: Continuously flooded)
[PERENNIALS] Lifecycle duration (years) (ie: 2)
[PERENNIALS] Crop age (years) (ie: 2)
[PERENNIALS] Dead plants percentage (%) (ie: 2)
[PERENNIALS] Replace dead plants (gapping) (ie: Yes)
[PERENNIALS] Growing area (ie: 2 hectares)
[PERENNIALS] Plants per unit area (ie: 1 per hectare)
[PERENNIALS] Harvested yield (ie: 2 tonnes)
[PERENNIALS] Total farm gate ready amount in assessment year (ie: 2 tonnes)
[PERENNIALS] Expected yield by year % (ie: Year 1 = 2)
2. Crop Management
Crop Residues
Above ground residue (ie: Default value)
Residue management practices (ie: Left in heaps or pits)
[ANNUALS] Waste fruit percentage (%) (ie: 2)
Waste Water Treatments - you can add multiple waste water treatments, with the following information:
Oxygen demand type (ie: Biochemical)
Treatment process (ie: Anaerobic reactor)
Waste water volume (ie: 2 litres)
Oxygen demand (ie: 200 kg / L)
[RICE] Paddy Management
Pre-season water regime (ie: Not flooded pre-season for < 180 days)
Cultivation period (ie: Manual value)
Time under cultivation (ie: 2 days)
Green manure (ie: 10 tonnes / ha)
[PERENNIALS] Pruning Qualification
Pruning quantification method (ie: Constant percentage)
Constant pruning percentage (%) (ie: 0)
Pruning start year (ie: 1)
[PERENNIALS] Pruning Management - all percentages must add up to 100%
Pruning - Burning (%) (ie: 100)
Pruning - Left in heaps/bits (%) (ie: 0)
Pruning - Aerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Pruning - Anaerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Pruning - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
Pruning - Exporting (%) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] Litter Management - all percentages must add up to 100%
Litter - Burning (%) (ie: 100)
Litter - Left in heaps/bits (%) (ie: 0)
Litter - Aerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Litter - Anaerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Litter - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] Fruit Management - all percentages must add up to 100%
Fruit - Left in heaps/bits (%) (ie: 0)
Fruit - Aerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Fruit - Anaerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Fruit - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
Fruit - Exporting (%) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] Pulp Management - all percentages must add up to 100%
Pulp - Left in heaps/bits (%) (ie: 100)
Pulp - Aerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Pulp - Anaerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Pulp - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
Pulp - Exporting (%) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] Dead Plant Management - all percentages must add up to 100%
Dead plant - Burning (%) (ie: 100)
Dead plant - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
Dead plant - Exporting ( %) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] End of Life - Aboveground - all percentages must add up to 100%
Aboveground wood - Burning (%) (ie: 100)
Aboveground wood - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
Aboveground wood - Exporting (%) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] End of Life - Woody Roots - all percentages must add up to 100%
Woody roots - Burning (%) (ie: 100)
Woody roots - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
Woody roots - Exporting (%) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] End of Life - Leaves - all percentages must add up to 100%
Leaves - Burning (%) (ie: 100)
Leaves - Left in heaps/bits (%) (ie: 0)
Leaves - Aerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Leaves - Anaerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Leaves - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
[PERENNIALS] Seed Management - all percentages must add up to 100%
Seed - Left in heaps/bits (%) (ie: 100)
Seed - Aerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Seed - Anaerobic composting (%) (ie: 0)
Seed - Left on field (%) (ie: 0)
Seed - Exporting (%) (ie: 0)
3. Inputs
Fertilizer applications - you can select No fertilizers used or add multiple
Fertilizer mode (ie: Standard fertiliser)
Fertilizer type (ie: Peat)
Fertilizer production region (ie: Africa 2014)
Application rate (ie: 10 kg / ha)
Application rate basis (ie: Unit of K)
Date of application (ie: 03/01/2026)
Nitrification inhibitor (ie: Yes)
Pesticide applications - you can select No pesticides used or add multiple
Pesticide category (ie: Soil treatment)
Pesticide type (ie: Fungicide)
Field application percentage (%) (ie: 10)
Active ingredient percentage (%) (ie: 10)
Application rate (ie: 10 kg / ha)
[ANNUALS] Seed Production
Purchase type (ie: Plugs)
Plug count (ie: 2)
Plug peat (g) (ie: Yes)
Refrigerant Equipment - you can select No refrigerants used or add multiple, with the following information:
Equipment type (ie: Commercial refrigeration (medium and large))
Refrigerant type (ie: R-407B)
Number of units (ie: 2)
Equipment age (years) (ie: 2)
Disposed during assessment period (ie: Yes)
Refrigerant recovery pathway (ie: Landfill)
Initial refrigerant amount (ie: 2 tons (US Short))
Allocation method (ie: Economic)
Allocation percentage (ie :2)
4. Fuel & Energy
Fuel & Energy Use - you can select No fuel or energy used or add multiple, with the following information:
Energy source (ie: bioethanol)
Energy used (ie: 100 kWh)
Energy boundary (ie: Within farm operations)
Energy category (ie: Facility (processing))
Irrigation Events - you can select No irrigation events or add multiple, with the following information:
Irrigation method (ie: Centre pivot)
Water source (ie: Borebole/well)
Power source (ie: Diesel (100% mineral diesel))
Area irrigated (%)(ie: 100)
Calculation methodology (ie: Volume only)
Water Volume (ie: 100 litres)
Transport - you can select No transport used or add multiple, with the following information:
Transport mode (ie: ship large tanker (-20,000t)
Transport boundary (ie: Within farm operations)
Weight (ie: 100 tonnes)
Distance (ie: 100 kilometres)
Machinery Operations - you can select No machinery used or add multiple, with the following information:
Machine type (ie: Combine)
Fuel type (ie: Biodiesel ME)
Number of operations (ie: 10)
Soil Type
Soil type (ie: Fine)
[POTATOES] Processing - you can add multiple, with the following information:
Processing allocation (%) (ie: 0)
Processing type (ie: Grading)
Processing energy source (ie: fuel wood)
[POTATOES] Storage - you can add multiple, with the following information:
Storage allocation (%) (ie: 2)
Storage loading energy source (ie: electricity (photo-voltaic))
Storage unloading energy source (ie: electricity (photo-voltaic))
Storage temperature energy source (ie: fuel wood)
Storage time (ie: 2 days)
Temperature difference (ie: 2°C)
CIPIC dose (ie: 2)
Number of CIPIC applications (ie: 2)
5. Carbon Stock Changes
Intercrops - you can add multiple, with the following information:
Intercrop type (ie: Avocado)
Area occupied (%) (ie: 100)
Planting density (ie: 2 trees / hectare)
Shade Trees - you can add multiple, with the following information:
Shade Tree Type (ie: Tropical shade trees in wet areas - understory)
Area occupied (%) (ie: 100)
Planting density (ie: 2 trees / hectare)
Hedges - you can add multiple, with the following information:
Hedge Type (ie: Ash)
Width (ie: 100 millimetres)
Length (ie: 1 millimetres)
Soil Carbon Settings
Soil Classification (ie: Low activity clay)
Soil Carbon Changes - you can add multiple, with the following information:
Year of change (ie: 2019)
Field area affected (%) (ie: 100)
Previous land use (ie: Set-aside)
Previous tillage (ie: No-till)
Previous inputs (ie: Low)
New land use (ie: Set-aside)
New tillage (ie: No-till)
6. Farm Details
Farm Details
Country (ie: Argentina)
Climate (ie: Tropical Montane)
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I don’t have all the data points requested in FieldScope? Should I leave the field blank?
If you leave a field blank when entering your agricultural data into FieldScope, we will assume that input or practice was not used in the production of the crop and exclude it from our calculations. For example: if you left the fertilizer field blank, we would assume that no fertilizer was used in growing the crop.
Will incorporating farm-level data improve my product’s carbon footprint?
Incorporating farm-level data doesn’t guarantee that your product’s carbon footprint will be reduced. Studies have shown that there can be a 50-fold difference in impact between producers of the same crop, attributable to the agricultural practices used. While incorporating farm-level data will produce a more accurate impact assessment, the impact will be driven by the specific agricultural practices used and could be a positive or negative change to your product’s previous impact assessment.
I submitted data using the previous version of FieldScope (before March 2026). How do I access information from past submissions?
If you submitted data using the previous version of FieldScope, your existing metrics remain unchanged. However, when you attempt to open a legacy submission in the side-drawer, you will see a pop-up notification stating: This version is no longer supported. If you need to access or export information from your past submissions, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager (CSM) or contact our team at [email protected].
How can I request farm-level data from my suppliers?
You can request farm-level data from your suppliers using SupplierConnect - HowGood’s free tool that allows suppliers to securely and accurately measure and share product carbon footprints with their customers. If you are contracted for FieldScope, your suppliers have access to it.