Crop yields are a trivial part of any farmer’s life with which he can approximate the profitability of his farmland. At every given opportunity, he tries to maximize the crop yield by adopting new technologies and planting methods. Crop yield varies from farm to farm depending on the efforts taken by farmers to improve their land efficiency. 

Some of the following traditional methods are:-

1. Choosing the right window to sow
2. Seasonal Soil Rotation
3. Scouting Fields for checking crop health
4. Proper Water Drainage
5. Utilization of Fertilizers
6. Testing Soil
7. Weed Control
8.  Seed Quality

In the current economy, more stress is on maximizing crop yield by utilizing all available technologies in the present market including the traditional approaches. These combined determine the quantity and quality of the final product of the farm. As in the current scenario Satellite, remote sensing is being termed as Kohinoor of all new technology. 

Satellite remote sensing is proving to be the backbone of agriculture. By using these images we can extract the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI), surface temperature, actual Evapotranspiration, Soil Moisture. These indices in turn can be used to monitor crop health and to improve crop yield. Precision can further be enhanced by combining weather data.

A farmer’s life is always challenging and risky at every level. A good former is defined by crop yield generated by his farm irrespective of its size. This can be achieved by making use of indices provided by satellite imagery.