Plan and follow a crop cycle

Track crop stages and harvest dates against the linked field.

Step by step

Plan crop cycle Farm Manager

Farm Manager links a crop name, variety and expected harvest date to a field. The cycle starts at Planned.
- Link crop and variety to the selected plot.
- Updates Crop cycles, Fields
Record planting Farm Manager

Farm Manager records the planting date and changes the cycle from Planned to Planted after the work happens.
- Record planting date and stage alongside the planting task.
- Updates Crop cycles, Field tasks
Follow growing work Field Operator

Field Operator reads the linked tasks and observations while Farm Manager maintains the cycle stage. The cycle can move to Growing, then Harvesting as work progresses.
- Follow stage and dated work without treating observations as yield.
- Updates Crop cycles, Field tasks, Field observations
Review harvest Harvest Reviewer

Harvest Reviewer checks the live harvest record for a resolved cycle, dated measured quantity, unit and grade. Farm Manager can close the cycle after the harvest work is complete.
- Check measured harvest against its cycle before close.
- Updates Harvests, Crop cycles

And how to keep it from happening.

A field name can look familiar while its linked record points to another plot. Compare the field code and location before using the cycle or task.
A date entered after the work changed can leave the next person reading an old plan. Open the current record at the handoff.
Quantities need their recorded units. Keep stock use, field measurements and harvest evidence on their own source records.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.