What Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions does

Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions is the precision-agriculture brand operated by BASF Digital Farming GmbH (HRB 110151, Köln), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BASF SE headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The company targets row-crop farmers growing corn, soybeans, winter and spring wheat, and canola, and reports a user base of more than 130,000 farmers managing over 20 million hectares across eight country markets (USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, Ukraine). Its core proposition is field-level and zone-based crop management: converting satellite imagery and weather data into actionable seeding, nutrition, and crop-protection decisions at sub-field resolution.

The product surface centers on FIELD MANAGER, a digital platform whose modules include Field Monitor (real-time crop health and disease-risk monitoring), Seeding, Crop Nutrition, and Crop Protection, all powered by vegetation indices (NDVI, MSAVI, NDRE, EVI) derived from Copernicus Sentinel-2 and Planet Labs imagery. xarvio CONNECT links the platform to John Deere equipment and MyJohnDeere for prescription-map transfer, while Arable weather-station data feeds field-level microclimate inputs. Adjacent offerings include HEALTHY FIELDS (a yield-guarantee and assurance program), BIOENERGY, and co-marketed integrations such as One Smart Spray and Farmonaut. Validation campaigns in Germany during 2025, covering 25 farms and 1,400 hectares, documented approximately 5% yield uplift in high-biomass zones and up to 25% input savings in low-biomass zones.

Commercially, xarvio runs a freemium product-led growth motion: the Field Manager app is free to download on iOS App Store and Google Play, with self-serve registration through fm.xarvio.com, then monetizes through subscription access to premium features whose pricing is regionally localized but not publicly disclosed. This digital funnel is layered on top of a sales-led motion via BASF's enterprise agricultural distribution channel, where xarvio is bundled with crop-protection and plant-nutrition products. The leadership team consists of Managing Directors Konstantin Kretschun and Dr. Thomas Schilling, with Andree-Georg Girg as VP, Global Commercial Operations Lead.

Name

Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions

Legal name

BASF Digital Farming GmbH

Website

https://xarvio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions, a BASF Digital Farming GmbH brand, operates a precision-agriculture platform serving 130,000+ row-crop farmers across 8 countries. Its Field Manager platform uses satellite imagery and agronomic models for zone-based seeding, nutrition, and crop-protection decisions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Agriculture Software

NAICS

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) & Digital Recordkeeping (AFABAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Field Mapping, GIS & Digital Agronomy (Zoning, Prescription Maps, Yield Maps, Spatial Analytics) (AFAGALAG), Satellite Imagery & Monitoring Platforms (AFAAAFAI), Farm Data Management & Decision Support Services (FMIS Setup, Data Integration, Analytics) (AFACACAC), Interoperability & Data Connectivity Services (API/ETL, ISOXML/AgGateway, Equipment Data Sync) (AFACACAL), Remote Sensing & Imagery Analytics (Satellite, Drone, Aerial) (AFABAMAB)

Keywords

• Precision agriculture software
• Digital farming platform
• Crop health monitoring
• Variable rate application
• Satellite imagery agronomy

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription/SaaS Platform Access: Xarvio Field Manager is offered as a digital platform subscription. Users download the free app and register for accounts. The platform likely operates on a subscription model given the premium product features and multi-country availability. Pricing information exists but is not publicly disclosed on the main website.
2. Integrated BASF Product Sales: xarvio serves as a digital enabler within BASF's broader agricultural product portfolio including crop protection and plant nutrition products, creating ecosystem value across BASF's commercial relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions provides a precision agriculture digital platform — anchored by its FIELD MANAGER product — that translates satellite imagery and agronomic models into field-level and zone-based crop management decisions for farmers growing row crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, and canola. The offering combines a freemium mobile/web application with adjacent products including HEALTHY FIELDS yield-guarantee coverage, CONNECT equipment-terminal connectivity, and BIOENERGY, distributing via consumer app stores and through BASF's agricultural sales channels.

Product overview

Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions offers a suite of precision agriculture digital tools, with FIELD MANAGER as the core platform providing field-level crop monitoring, disease risk assessment, and zone-based management for seeding, crop nutrition, and crop protection. The portfolio includes HEALTHY FIELDS (a yield guarantee program with assurance coverage), CONNECT (field data connectivity solution), and integration with ONE SMART SPRAY. The platform serves farmers managing corn, soybeans, winter wheat, spring wheat, and canola across over 130 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FIELD MANAGER: Digital farming platform providing field-level and zone-based solutions for crop management decisions, including Field Monitor, Seeding, Crop Nutrition, and Crop Protection features.
• HEALTHY FIELDS
• CONNECT

Products and services

• FIELD MANAGER FIELD MANAGER is xarvio's core precision agriculture digital platform delivering field-level crop health monitoring, disease risk assessment, and zone-based management for crop protection, nutrition, and seeding decisions across row crops such as corn, soybeans, winter and spring wheat, and canola. It is offered as a freemium subscription available via self-serve registration on mobile and web, targeted at individual farmers and farm operations globally.
• BIOENERGY BIOENERGY is a xarvio product line within the broader digital farming portfolio, listed on the company website alongside FIELD MANAGER.
• HEALTHY FIELDS HEALTHY FIELDS is an xarvio program offering yield guarantees and assurance coverage for farmers, designed to reduce risk in crop production through financial protection and bundled with the broader xarvio digital farming solution.
• CONNECT CONNECT is xarvio's field data connectivity solution that enables the transfer of prescription maps from FIELD MANAGER to farm equipment terminals, including John Deere systems, closing the loop from agronomic recommendation to in-field execution.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% yield increase in high-biomass zones
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Copernicus Sentinel-2 (European Union)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission provides precision satellite imagery that powers xarvio's agricultural intelligence platform. The integration enables Power-Zone Maps, Biomass Maps, and Weed Pressure Maps for sub-field level crop management across xarvio's global farmer base.
• Planet LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationPlanet Labs provides near-daily satellite imagery that xarvio uses for agricultural monitoring applications. The partnership enables yield forecasting, field scouting, and operational efficiency through Planet's Planet Insights Platform.
• John DeerecoreTechnology or Integrationxarvio integrates with John Deere equipment and MyJohnDeere platform. Farmers can import field boundaries and data from John Deere systems, and send prescription maps from xarvio Field Manager to John Deere equipment through xarvio CONNECT.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Climate LLC (Climate Fieldview): Climate Fieldview is the dominant direct competitor in digital farming / FMIS, offering field-level monitoring, satellite imagery, prescription maps and equipment integration for row-crop farmers globally — directly overlapping xarvio FIELD MANAGER's product surface.
• Granular (Corteva): Granular is a farm management software and agronomy platform for row-crop operations, offering field-level planning, input management and decision support comparable to xarvio FIELD MANAGER.
• Trimble Agriculture: Trimble Ag provides precision-agriculture software, GPS guidance and farm-data management used by row-crop growers worldwide, with overlapping capabilities in variable-rate application, field mapping and equipment data integration comparable to xarvio's stack.
• Farmers Edge: Farmers Edge is a precision-agriculture platform combining satellite imagery, field monitoring, agronomic decision support and equipment connectivity, serving row-crop growers in the Americas — directly comparable to xarvio's Field Manager offering.

Broad incumbents

• CNH Industrial / AFS Connect: CNH Industrial is a major agricultural equipment OEM whose AFS Connect platform provides precision-agriculture and farm-data management integrated with its equipment — overlapping with xarvio's CONNECT and Field Manager capabilities.
• AGCO / PTx Trimble: AGCO, through its PTx Trimble joint venture, offers precision-agriculture hardware and software integrated into its tractor and implement lineup — a broad incumbent competing for the same FMIS/equipment-integration space as xarvio.
• Bayer (parent of Climate Fieldview): Bayer owns Climate Fieldview, the closest direct competitor in digital farming; the former Bayer/xarvio app-store link also shows historical entanglement between the two groups' digital-farming assets.

Emerging players

• Taranis: Taranis is an AI-powered precision-agriculture platform using aerial imagery and computer vision for field scouting, crop health and variable-rate prescriptions — a meaningful overlap with xarvio's satellite-based zone and biomass mapping.
• Agrio: Agrio is a precision-agriculture app providing satellite-based crop monitoring, disease risk alerts and field-level decision support, with comparable functionality to xarvio Field Monitor targeting crop advisors and farmers.
• CropX: CropX delivers farm management and decision support using soil sensors, satellite imagery and agronomic analytics for irrigation and crop management, overlapping with xarvio's satellite-driven decision-support layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/xarviodf
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkYW4v85mqepC37kJJFkOAw
• Facebookfacebook.com/xarvio-Digital-Farming-Solutions-2059817741000866
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/xarvio
• Instagraminstagram.com/xarvio_global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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