Project saleable vertical-farm output from rack footprint, growing tiers, planting density, harvest weight, crop cycles, and loss rate. It turns the farm’s stacked layout into a period yield estimate and shows the contribution of vertical growing area.
Percent inputs are divided by 100 in the calculation. Unit conversions are shown in the results where applicable.
The forecast expresses expected saleable crop weight for the entered number of cycles. It is useful for capacity planning and scenario comparisons, but does not model partial rack occupancy or changing crop mix.
Use average harvested weight from your own batches and count only productive tiers in the forecast.
A 1,000 sq ft footprint with 5 tiers, 3 plants/sq ft, 0.35 lb per plant, 8 cycles, and 7% loss forecasts 39,060 lb saleable yield.
Yes, as a scenario estimate. Replace the defaults with measured operating data and keep a separate contingency for variability.
Calculate shorter periods with consistent assumptions, then add the period results. This is more reliable than using one blended value.
Use the most likely measured value for the base case, then recalculate with conservative and optimistic assumptions to see the planning range.
Equipment performance, biological variation, environmental conditions, measurement error, and downtime can all move the actual result.
No. The calculation runs in your browser and this page does not need to send the entered values to a server.
| Input | Unit | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Rack footprint | sq ft | Used in the vertical farm yield forecast estimate |
| Growing tiers | tiers | Used in the vertical farm yield forecast estimate |
| Plants per sq ft per tier | plants | Used in the vertical farm yield forecast estimate |
| Harvest weight per plant | lb | Used in the vertical farm yield forecast estimate |
| Crop cycles | cycles | Used in the vertical farm yield forecast estimate |
| Expected crop loss | % | Used in the vertical farm yield forecast estimate |