In one aspect, a method of operating an agricultural system is provided and includes obtaining, with a computing element, first data associated with a plurality of agronomic characteristics from at least one source, identifying one of the plurality of agronomic characteristics that limits the yield of an agricultural crop with the computing element based on the first data, generating second data associated with the one of the plurality of agronomic characteristics that limits the yield of an agricultural crop with the computing element, and communicating, with the computing element, the second data associated with the one of the plurality of agronomic characteristics that limits the yield of an agricultural crop over a network to an electronic device. In one aspect, an agricultural system is provided and includes a source, a computing element including a processor and a memory, a network, and an electronic device.
