A system (10) for forecasting the drying of an agricultural crop is disclosed. The system (10) comprising: an electronic processor (40) configured to receive weather data associated with an agricultural field, receive an agricultural field parameter from a field sensor (30) associated with the agricultural field, wherein the field sensor (30) is at least one selected from a group consisting of a humidity sensor, a moisture sensor, a temperature sensor, a wind sensor, and a soil sensor； determine a drying score for each of a plurality of harvest times based on the weather data and the agricultural field parameter, determine a recommended harvest time for harvesting the agricultural crop based on the drying score, wherein the recommended harvest time is included in the plurality of harvest times, and output a forecast for the agricultural crop for display to a user, wherein the forecast includes the drying score and the recommended harvest time for harvesting the agricultural crop. Further, a method (120, 200) for forecasting the drying of an agricultural crop is disclosed.
