Desktop Software for Growers:

Farm Trac

Field Mapping Improvements
Download geo-referenced aerial photos from the Internet. All maps are FREE and available for any region in the U.S.
Calculate acreage based on aerial photos.
Includes road & waterway data for your farm.
Flexibility to add Farm Site for additional GPS mapping in the future.

Apply Direct Costs to your Fields
Assign actual supply costs.
Breakdown costs by crop and field
Flexibility to add Farm Funds for additional accounting options in the future.

Field Planning Tools
Same map-based interface as field record keeping tools.
Create "work orders" for employees to take to the field: plan who, what, where and when for your field operations
Download work orders into Trac Mate
Facilitates product ordering, allocation, and budgeting. 

And we still have all the great features from before...

• Unlimited zoom, from an entire map of the United States down to a small garden spot. This gives you unlimited space in which to draw your map (no need to ever resize).
• Tracks inputs, production, and crop rotation information.
• Ability to create EPA required Pesticide Application Schedules that conform to Worker Protection Standards.
• Note tillage practices, fertilizer and seed rates, herbicide use, weather conditions, crop yields, etc.
• Keep maintenance records, oil changes, etc. on equipment.
• Record, sort, and print restricted chemical requirements automatically. 
• Split or merge fields at any time to reflect changes in farming methods.
• Field colors and patterns change to look tilled, planted, or harvested.
• Print notation listings by field, date, etc. automatically.
• Display text on fields, streams, structures, or create special "notes" that can be placed anywhere on your map and printed.
• Customizable reports: tailor reports to your farm's needs.

Farm Site:

• Take Farm Trac maps one step further.  Draw your map with real world coordinates provided by a GPS receiver or other source. 
• Drawing a field can be as easy as clicking on a button or driving around the field. 
• Display street maps and other data that is available on the Internet or from the U.S. Geological Survey or a CD from Farm Works. 
• The Calibrate program allows you to easily download images directly from the internet. Just type in a known coordinate on the map (or capture a coordinate from previously created maps such as government road & waterway maps) and the map will automatically be downloaded from the internet and will be calibrated with GPS. These maps will automatically line up with any other GPS maps that you have (including road & waterway maps).
• Have your field boundaries drawn automatically with Farm Site's auto draw feature and your yield data.
• Create any number of layers to analyze anything in, on , or under fields.
• Print full-color maps to any Windows^" compatible printer.  You may either print to a set scale or print the map as seen on the screen.
• Automatically grid any field to any grid size for soil sampling. This procedure will automatically create grid lines as well as the soil sampling points and can be used to automatically fill in the sample ID for each. Points can be created using several different grid patterns and all points can be moved or deleted. These points can be exported for use with Micro-Trak'sŪ Soil-Trak^" or with Farm Site Mate.
• Includes easy-to-use drawing tools.
• Use patterns, as well as colors, for your maps. Overlay layers to see how they relate to each other.
• Import yield data, including moisture, elevation, and any other data collected by all major yield monitors.
• Use Quick Yields to quickly import and see base, gridded, or contoured views of yield data.
• Create averaged, smoothed, or contoured views of any point data, including yield maps and soil tests. You have full control over settings that are used to grid or contour the data. Change the size of the grid on which averages are based, change the number of points used in smoothing calculations, or use the default values provided.
• Display averages based on areas from other layers. Find the average yields for each soil type or for a weed area or show the average pH within a certain soil type.
• Quickly and easily create and display legends. Use the statistical option to automatically create a legend based on the ranges of data that you are working with, or use the Equal Units feature to make your own legend. You have the flexibility to make your own legend the way you want. And, unlike many automatic legends, ours isn't fooled by a few erroneous yield points in your data.
• Import and export data in several formats including Arc View Shape files and ASCII delimited files.
• Use scanned images - as many or as few as you need. These images can be geo-referenced and scaled using your road and waterway maps. You can then trace field and soil type boundaries to produce accurate maps.
• Zoom in on any feature on a map, or see a bird's-eye view of the entire area. Quickly zoom to a certain farm or field with user defined zooms.
• Use the "Show Me" function to display only selected parts of any data. For example, show only areas with certain soil types, or only yields that fall within a selected range.
• Use the coordinate system that fits the job - Degrees, Degrees-Minutes, Degrees-Minutes-Seconds, State Plane, or UTM.

Farm Fund$:

• Double entry farm accounting for both cash and accrual sets of books.
• Integrates with the Farm Trac  field mapping system to keep accounting records at the same time as keeping field histories, herd notations, and chemical records.
• Inventories are kept up-to-date, based on purchases and usage. Thus, you are able to print a listing at any time and know the exact amount of inventory you have on hand.
• Profitability of each field or herd of animals is calculated. Keeps track of all the expenses that go into each field or herd so that you know exactly which ones are making money, and why.
• Detailed records of costs associated with each piece of equipment are kept.
• Easy-to-read reports are provided with valuable detailed information on each field, herd, or piece of equipment, as well as the financial statements that your lender may want to see on a regular basis.
• Predefined accounts and financial statement formats are available that can easily be modified to customize your chart of accounts and financial statements.
• Easy-to-follow online help screens are available that can be accessed anytime you have a question.
• No monthly closings are required and year-end close has never been easier. Reports can be run at any time for any prior periods.
• Generate detailed market value balance sheets.
• Keep track of all of your personal/family living costs separate from farm costs.
• Full payroll system calculates federal, FICA and most state withholdings.
• Budget area allows preparation of budgeted cash flows with easy-to-read reports.
• Record animal weights and feedings to get feed conversion and cost per pound gained for each group of livestock.
• Tax schedule area allows you to create reports to make tax preparation easy.
• Full check-recording system. Includes an interactive check register, the ability to print computer checks, and an easy to use checkbook reconciliation area.

Farm Stock:

• Maintain complete and detailed records and histories on livestock by individual or group of animals.
• Using Farm Stock is as easy as filling in a notebook. Switching between features (such as Mating, Birth, Feed, etc...) is as easy as flipping between tabs in your notebook.
• Track animals by group and location. Enter physical inventories of animals (including weights) and Farm Stock will warn you if you enter a quantity that is different from the quantity the program knows.
• Complete genealogy area allows you to easily maintain records of blood lines for breeding purposes.
• Print the family tree of any animal by selecting the desired animal, then displaying its parents and/or children, continuing as far up or down the tree as desired.
• Keep detailed histories on groups or individual animals.
• Calendar area automatically schedules future events such as vaccinations, testing and breeding dates.
• By-product area allows you to keep detailed records on milkings, wool, eggs, etc. This area includes the ability to enter weights, grades and other information as often as desired. By-product information is then kept on an animal by animal basis.
• Set up User Defined Fields to keep track of additional information that is of specific importance to you.
• Full set of reports include valuable information such as weaning weights and feed conversions. These reports can be printed for all animals related to a specific animal or for animals of a desired weight, age, sex, breed, etc.
• Farm Stock also allows you to design your own reports, so you can select and print any information that you have entered.