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Crop Program
A Crop Program is used to create templates (crop programs) that can be used as a basis
for planning field work. These templates are independent of a farm or field; they are simply
a general guideline of the tasks (steps) needed to produce yield in a given year.
A crop program will be converted into a Field Plan when it is “assigned” to a specific field.
For example, if you plant soybeans every spring you might have four tasks that you do
every year to accomplish this: till in the spring, plant in the spring, apply post emergent
spray, and harvest in the fall. These tasks may change slightly from field to field, or year
to year, but generally this is the standard set of tasks.
When it is time to document data, a crop program will be assigned to a field where it will
be changed to meet the specific needs of the field; at that point it is called a Field Plan.
This field plan will then be used in the GreenStar Display during field work; data recorded
from it will be available on the Field History screen.
Before creating a Crop Program, you will first need to define each of the tasks on the Task
Setup tab (refer to page 69). After defining a task, use the Task Builder or Task Wizard to
append specific operations to each task.
Note: If you edit the task data here, it will not affect the Setup information.
Conversely, if you edit a task (or operation) in the Setup tabs after you have
assigned the task to a crop program or a field plan, those changes will not
update within the program or plan. You need to delete the changed element
from the program or plan, and add it back to get the updates.
Prior to any field work, you can enter as many programs as you think you may need for
your farming operation.
Create a new Crop Program:
1. Define the farming operation’s needed tasks on the Task Setup tab.
2. From the Record Keeping menu, select Crop Program.
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