# Climate

> Climate LLC is Bayer’s digital farming business and the maker of FieldView, a platform for collecting, mapping, analyzing and sharing agricultural data. Its software and equipment-connected hardware help farmers and agronomic advisors compare crop performance, scout fields and create variable-rate prescriptions.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** St. Louis, United States
- **Founders:** David Friedberg (Co-founder and founding CEO), Siraj Khaliq (Co-founder and founding CTO)
- **Products:** FieldView, FieldView Drive, FieldView Drive 2.0, FieldView Cab, FieldView prescriptions and yield analysis
- **Notable:** Built FieldView from weather-risk analytics, agronomy software and equipment-data collection capabilities., Monsanto announced its acquisition for roughly $930 million in 2013., Bayer reported FieldView subscriptions on more than 250 million crop acres globally in June 2024.

## Products & services

- **FieldView** — Digital farming platform for collecting field records, comparing yield and input performance, weather and imagery monitoring, and sharing data with advisors; launched in 2015.
- **FieldView Drive** — Original equipment-connected data collection device; launched in 2016, with engineering support and future updates ending starting in summer 2026.
- **FieldView Drive 2.0** — CAN diagnostic-port device with Bluetooth data transfer, 32 GB storage and wireless prescription delivery to compatible equipment; listed at $499 on the U.S. site at research time.
- **FieldView Cab** — In-cab application for machine-data collection and visualization; device compatibility must be checked.
- **FieldView prescriptions and yield analysis** — Tools for seed, fertility and crop-protection prescriptions and comparisons of products, practices and field regions.

## Achievements

- Built FieldView from weather-risk analytics, agronomy software and equipment-data collection capabilities.
- Monsanto announced its acquisition for roughly $930 million in 2013.
- Bayer reported FieldView subscriptions on more than 250 million crop acres globally in June 2024.
- Introduced FieldView Drive 2.0 in August 2024 after testing by hundreds of farmers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — An Argentine FieldView article describes seven new tools for seasonal management and planning; availability is region-specific.
- **2026-06** — U.S. growing-season guide covers imagery, application records, sharing, scouting pins and weather, including Climate Crop Index improvements.
- **2026-06** — Summer 2026 is the announced start of the original Drive’s engineering-support retirement; this date represents a seasonal announcement, not a verified June cutoff.
- **2025-02** — Rantizo announces the AcreConnect integration.

## Links

- Website: https://climate.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climate-llc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FieldView
- GitHub: https://github.com/TheClimateCorporation
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FieldView
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldview_us/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fieldview.us

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Last updated: 2026-10-02