Areas, Blocks & Farms
Almost every action in Agrigistics can be associated with an area or block. Create and manage your areas here.
Areas
Navigate to "Management" and click on "Areas".
Farms
Every block or block on a farm must be associated to a Farm.
Click on the "+ Add Farm" button in the top right corner
Provide a Name, Description and the size of the farm
Click on "Add"
Blocks
Blocks can be seen as physical areas that are used to plant any type of crop. Blocks can be created for perennial crops or annual crops.
Perennial crops includes any type of crop that stays planted in a area for more than 2 years. Examples of perennial crops includes
Nuts
Avocado
Citrus
Apples / Pears
Annual crops are seasonal and can be rotated on different areas. Examples of annual crops includes
Vegetables
Maize
Spices and Herbs
Annual Crops block creation
When creating a block for an annual crop, an area or location is specified first. In this area a block will be created which will contain the planted crop information. This will allow you to see the crop rotation of a specific area over time.
Create an Area
Navigate to the "Blocks" tab
Click on "Add Block"
Specify the Farm where this area is located
Specify the name of the Area
Provide an optional Description for this area
Leave the Variant field blank as this block will represent a specific area on the farm
Provide the size of this area
Provide the date this area was first used
Create Sub-Block inside an area
Click on an area in the table
Areas are identified by the green location icon on the left
Click on the "+" icon in the top right toolbar
Specify the name of this block
Usually the name describes the crop and date it was planted ex. TOM-WK33 (Tomato Week 33)
Specify the specific cultivar of the crop planted
Specify the size of the block that was planted
Specify the date at which this cultivar was planted
Perennial Crops block creation
Navigate to the "Blocks" tab
Click on "Add Block"
Specify the Farm where this block is located
Specify the name of the block
Provide an optional Description for this block
Specify the specific cultivar of the crop planted
Specify the size of the block that was planted
Specify the date at which this cultivar was planted
Planting Records
Click on a block in the table
Navigate to the Plant Records tab
Click on the add plant record button
Provide required details
Click on save
Area Mapping
Geo Fences for all areas
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