FarmScore Project
Farm Optimisation through Carbon Intelligence
What is FarmScore?
Since its inception in 2024, FarmScore has become a multi-region initiative, active in with CNH the United States and Australia, and Case IH Latam in Brazil, working with producers representing millions of hectares of production. This project is jointly invested by CNH and AxisTech, combining agronomic modelling, machinery telemetry and data optimisation to deliver transparent, verifiable CO2 emissions equivalent reporting at sub-field scales.
FarmScore has already been applied across major cropping systems including bioenergy corn, sugarcane, grains – (wheat, soybeans, barley, canola) and moving into vineyards and other commodities whilst adapting to regionally diverse environmental and management conditions.
How FarmScore Works
CI score calculation, following appropriate C protocols
Ingestion of agronomic, machinery, and operational data to compute field- and sub-field CI scores (kg CO₂-eq per unit of input vs output)
Emission & productivity mapping down to field resolution similar to equipment size
Generates spatial layers of emissions vs yield to highlight hotspots and opportunities
Allows incorporation of soil test or grain quality analysis for the most complete interpretation of field performance possible
Future scenario planning modelling
Simulates changes in practices (e.g. fertiliser rates, tillage, crop rotations, cover crops) to estimate impact on emissions, yield, and profitability.
Supply chain support & traceability and digital model export
Enables stakeholders to access verifiable, data-driven metrics for reporting.
Fleet optimisation on carbon basis
Analysis of machinery performance focusing on emissions per common units of measure (e.g. area covered, fuel consumption, grain yield, hours of operation)
Who FarmScore is For
Growers, agribusinesses and agronomic service providers wanting on-farm carbon metrics and optimisations
Supply chain actors seeking transparent and more granular sustainability reporting
Technology & machinery partners embedding emissions insights into operations
Researchers & policy bodies needing scalable, field-level carbon datasets
Research Integration & Future Direction
FarmScore’s next phase will embed outcomes from the Zero Net Emissions Agriculture CRC (ZNE-Ag CRC) and CNH’s Combine Automation multi-national, multi-crop field results. This will enhance its predictive capabilities, enabling:
Automated machinery optimisation for emissions for reduced CI
Climate-smart strategy simulations
Continuous on-farm learning and emissions reduction
The ZNE-Ag CRC is Australia’s national effort to bring together research, industry, and government to push agriculture toward net zero emissions.
Global Collaboration & Localisation
FarmScore leverages lessons from the US and Brazil, tailoring them to Australian environments. The partnership between CNH’s global machinery expertise and AxisTech’s agricultural data platform lays the foundation for a new benchmark in on-farm carbon modelling, blending global scale with local nuance.
Upcoming Events & Showcase
Combine automation and integration into FarmScore will be featured at Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover under the theme “Touch Smart Efficiency,” where global innovations in ag tech are showcased.
It will also be presented during a side event at COP30 (Brazil), spotlighting how high-resolution ag data can drive real change in CI and emissions management.
CNH and AxisTech are providing forward-looking statements to interested parties and acknowledge that the companies’ shared progress in research and development are not projections or guarantees. Actual field results may vary at the time of potential product introduction due to multiple factors, and the companies are not obligated to update or revise these statements.
FAQs
Q: What is Carbon Intensity (CI) in crop production?
A: CI is a measure of greenhouse gas emissions (in CO₂-eq) per unit of agricultural output (e.g. per tonne). FarmScore calculates CI at field and sub-field levels.
Q: How is FarmScore integrated with AxisStream?
A: FarmScore is a module within AxisStream – raw data feeds into AxisStream, via customer-shared files or API, then FarmScore applies modelling and outputs emissions and scenario results.
Q: Is FarmScore region-specific?
A: No. It is global in design but localised per country to suit national CI protocols. It has been built for US, Brazilian and Australian cropping environments.
Q: How will future features improve FarmScore?
A: Future integration with ZNE-Ag CRC and CNH’s Automation Study will enable predictive optimisation, emissions simulation, and machine learning based continuous improvement.
