Setting up your land

The information you enter in your land setup windows is used to build your land tree, which is used extensively throughout the program.

We recommend setting up your largest parcels of land first (quarters, zones, lots), then allocating your smaller parcels of land (fields, rows, concessions) to them.

Note: When you create a new data file, the default land labels are Quarters and Fields, as used in the examples below. To customize the labels to your needs (for example, if your land is organized by lots and concessions) go to Setup>Software Preferences.

Setting up Quarters 

To open the Quarters window, go to Setup>Quarters. The information in this window is used to define your largest land areas. A separate list is maintained for each crop year.Note: Entering your largest land areas is optional, but it makes your land tree more functional if you enter these items and allocate your smallest land areas to them.

• Click  and fill in the required information to add a new item.
• Click  to edit a selected item (or double-click the item).
• Click  to cancel adding or editing an item.
• Click  to remove a selected item from the list (or press the delete key on your keyboard).
• Click  to copy an item to the previous or next year.
• Click Save or Save & Close to save the information.

Under the General tab:

• Name/Legal Description - Enter the name or legal description for the land area.
• Identifier - If you're growing Identity Preserved crops or have any other need for a unique identifier for the land area, enter it here.
• Total Area - Enter the total land area using the selected unit.
• Cultivated Area - Enter the total cultivated land area. Your cultivated area must be less than or equal to the total land area.
• Ownership - Record whether the land area is owned, rented or leased by selecting the applicable option.
• Owner - If you chose the rented or leased option, select the appropriate owner from the drop-down list. If the owner’s name doesn't appear in the list, you can add it by going to Setup>Contact List.
• Notes - Enter any additional information about the land.

Setting up Fields 

To open the Fields window, go to Setup>Fields. The information in this window is used to define your smallest land areas. A separate list is maintained for each crop year.

Entering this information is required as every operation and observation is related to exactly one of these land areas.

Note: If you want to organize your land tree by key land areas with smaller land areas appearing beneath them, you must first define your key land areas and then properly allocate your smaller land areas. 

Note: If you choose to allocate your smaller land areas to key land areas, you must allocate the entirearea.

• Click  and fill in the required information to add a new item.
• Click  to edit a selected item (or double-click the item).
• Click  to cancel adding or editing an item.
• Click  to remove a selected item from the list (or press the delete key on your keyboard).
• Click  to copy an item to the previous or next year.
• Click Save or Save & Close to save the information.

Under the General tab:

• Name - Enter the name for the land area.
• Total Area - Enter the total land area.
• Ownership - Record whether the land area is owned, rented leased or crop shared by selecting the applicable option.
• Owner - If you chose the rented, leased or crop shared option, select the appropriate owner from the drop-down list. If the owner’s name doesn't appear in the list, you can add it by going to Setup>Contact List.
• Allocate to largest land areas - Use this list to specify which key land area(s) this field belongs to geographically. Click the binoculars to view the list of available key land areas. For each row you add to the list, you must specify the amount of this field belonging to that particular key land area.
• Notes - Enter any additional information pertaining to the land.

Last updated on August 25, 2014 by FCC AgExpert