Crop cycles

A cycle belongs to a field. Give the crop and variety clear names, record the expected harvest date and move the cycle through planned, planted, growing, harvesting and closed as work occurs. The Crop Cycles screen presents stage and field filters alongside a chronological list and harvest evidence.

• Identify the work. Link the crop and variety to the correct field before setting its expected harvest.
• Record the event. Record planting and actual harvest dates when those events occur.
• Review the result. Farm Manager changes the cycle stage as planting, growing and harvest work progresses.

Agree when a planting date is recorded, who changes the stage, and how an actual harvest date is distinguished from the expected date. These choices make the board useful during a busy season. A closed cycle should have its harvest work reviewed before the next plan relies on it.

Agree who records the planted and actual harvest dates and when Farm Manager moves a cycle to Harvesting or Closed. Keep the linked People and Users records current so the named operator or reviewer can be found during the rehearsal.

Take a growing crop whose expected harvest has moved. Check the field, planting date and current stage; compare due field work with the expected harvest. When harvest starts, follow the linked harvest record and its reviewed quantity instead of substituting a scouting estimate.

Ask Field Operator to compare the current stage with due tasks. Harvest Reviewer then checks the separate harvest quantity and its unit before Farm Manager closes the cycle. Open the live record again after a deliberate change and agree who corrects it before the next step.

Use the board to find the cycle for a particular field and stage, then open its dated record before changing the plan. Expected harvest belongs to the plan; harvested quantity belongs to the harvest record. Keeping those separate lets Harvest Reviewer inspect the measured result after the field work changes.

• Crop Cycle Board — Shows crop stages by field and current cycle.
• Active Crop Cycles — Lists planted, growing and harvesting cycles with their dates.

See the field-to-harvest flow and the data model. The implementation guide gives a small rehearsal scope before a wider operating cycle.