Answering the question, "will adopting new input application technology benefit the producer?" requires spatial analysis of a producer's farm, and should incorporate a comparison between current practices of the producer to the technology under consideration for adoption. In addition, it makes sense to use a mapping system to indicate areas of each field where a producer will benefit from adopting variable rate application technology. From this comparison, either information on additional profit, or information on how much a farmer can afford to spend on the technology can be visually as well as numerically presented.