Six Ways to Leverage FarmLogs this Harvest

Fall grain harvest is upon us. Here are six things you can do to make the most of FarmLogs during this busy season. Here's to a bountiful 2022 harvest!

1. Prioritize which fields to check first using rainfall and satellite imagery

Rather than drive from field to field checking rain gauges, soil conditions, and crop dry-down, use Recent Rainfall, Growing Degree Days, and Satellite Imagery to prioritize which fields to check first, and save time that might be better spent on other tasks. 

2. Coordinate with partners or employees by sharing your account

Add farm team members or third-party service providers to your account with different access levels to make it easier to stay on the same page with all your partners on the farm - hired hands, farm managers, crop consultants, marketing advisors, and more. You can also assign work/share a map without providing access to your account or requiring them to log in.

3. Log field activities and keep track of yield automatically by connecting your John Deere Operations Center and/or Climate FieldView account

Connect your FarmLogs account to your John Deere Operations Center and/or Climate FieldView account. Doing so will automatically log activities and track yield in FarmLogs. These activities automatically feed into the Profit & Loss feature, providing you with a real-time detailed analysis on an acre, field, crop, and farm level.

If you don’t have accounts to connect, you can always log your harvesting activities manually from your mobile device while on the go or from your computer when you're home.

4. Track your marketing position by adding 2022 spot grain contracts to the Marketing section

If you’re hauling grain to the elevator for spot sales from the field, enter those contracts in the Marketing section (along with any other contracts you've made). This allows you to track sales so you know what you have sold to where, your average price sold, and the value of your unsold bushels as prices move.

In the future, farmers who do business with one or more of the thousands of grain facilities that offer a mobile app powered by Bushel will be able to auto-import their grain sales data into FarmLogs. Curious if your grain buyer offers a mobile app powered by Bushel and free to you? Learn more here.

5. Update equipment maintenance records as you go

Equipment maintenance easily ranks as one of the most important tasks during harvest. You can keep track of equipment maintenance by clicking “Log Maintenance” in the Equipment section.

6. Log notes about field problem areas or anomalies

Although scouting isn’t generally thought of as a harvest task, it’s important to have an easy, reliable, and accessible way to record any problems, anomalies, or areas in the field as you combine. Instead of trying to keep track of notebooks or scrap paper, you can just log in to the mobile app and enter geo-referenced notes while you’re in the field.