Agriculture, the backbone of our civilization, has been evolving for millennia. From rudimentary subsistence farming to technologically advanced agribusiness, the agricultural landscape has seen remarkable transformations. In the 21st century, the challenges and opportunities facing farmers are more complex than ever. As such, modern agricultural management practices are crucial to ensure sustainable and profitable farming.
DizLog's Agriculture Management feature helps you manage your Agriculture Business by:
Sustainable Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
Financial Management
Market Diversification
Collaboration and Networking
Adaptability
To start onboarding your business and setup initial products choose which feature you are using:
Make sure Business Type is selected as: Agriculture
From the left pane of the page click "Inventory/Catalog" dropdown list then select "Product/Services"
Click "+Add Items"
Choose "Goods" for the Inventory type
For the Category type , select an existing Category or you can create a new one. As example below, I have selected Agriculture
Enter Item Name: Name of your product
In example below we used "Tomato"
For SKU below are the options
SKU (Manual / Barcode / QR Code)*
In "Sales Information" tab enter "Item Cost" and "Retail Price"
Note "Item Cost" will be updated based on the agriculture inputs you will be adding to the product.
Click "Save"
You are able to create your first product, you may notice the below stock is 0, as we will begin the production from this.
Agriculture Inventory ( Setup )
💡 This is where Recording, Maintenance and input of the products will be processed
You have 3 settings to process:
Agriculture Record:
This is where you will create record or track as soon as you planted crops or have an expected harvest on animal product.
Click "Agriculture Inventory" dropdown list then select "Record"
Click "+Add Record" to start recording product details as below
Fill out the details as below:
Location: Where the product selected for the record is located
Product: Select which product from your inventory is being recorded
Block / Unit: Enter which block or unit
💡 Start by identifying the different sections or areas within your farm that warrant specific record-keeping. These may include individual fields, paddocks, greenhouses, animal pens, or crop rows.
Variety / Species: Enter Product Variety / Species
💡 Record essential information for each variety or species, including:
Name and classification (e.g., crop type, breed of livestock).
Source of seeds or breeding stock.
Characteristics and traits (e.g., growth habits, color, size).
Preferred planting or breeding conditions.
Block Size /Unit size: Enter block or unit size for the product
Date of Planting / Establishment: Select Date of Product Planting
💡 It helps determine the expected time to harvest, calculate growing degree days, and plan irrigation, fertilization, and pest control schedules
Expiration Date of Harvest: Select Expiration Date of Harvest
💡 date of harvest, also known as the harvest maturity date or harvest window, is a critical factor in agriculture management, especially for crops that have a limited shelf life or need to be harvested at a specific stage of ripeness
Exp. Yield (100 tons per HA) : Enter Expected yield is an estimate of how much output (e.g., crop, livestock, or other agricultural products) you anticipate producing per unit area, in this case, per hectare.
Status: Farming Status
Click "Save"
Agriculture Maintenance:
This is where you will be to track or record changes on expected yield on your crops / animal products. Importance of this tool is to ensure you can record history of your planted crops / animal products and keep having a record of expected total inventory once harvest day comes.
Click "Maintenance" from the same dropdown list
Click "Add New Maintenance"
Select which parameter would you like to set for your product maintenance
Values Running Balance (%) : Enter Values Running Balance in Percentage value
The formula for calculating the running balance (%) is:Running Balance (%) = [(Current Availability / Initial Balance) x 100]
For example, if you started with 100 liters of water for irrigation and have used 40 liters, the running balance of water would be:
Running Balance (%) = [(60 liters / 100 liters) x 100] = 60%
Enter "Notes"
Choose "Weather": When maintenance will take action
Select "Harvest / Consume Date"
Click "Save"
💡 You can add as many parameters as needed to item maintenance, it will continue to update change the Yield forecast to give you an overview of your inventory once harvest has been completed
Create Operation Supplies for the product (this will be for your Agriculture Input Products)
These will help you track equipments or other materials you are using to grow the crops or to maintain livestocks before harvest date.
From the left pane of the page click "Inventory/Catalog" dropdown list then select "Product/Services"
Click "+Add Items"
Select "Operational Supplies" as the inventory type
Create Category from this page
Click "New" to create
Enter Category Name for your Operational Supplies then click "Save"
Then Select the Category created to start creating initial operational supplies
Enter "Item Name"
For SKU below are the options
SKU (Manual / Barcode / QR Code)*Enter "Cost Price" and "Initial Stock" from Sales Information tab
Click "Save"
Start Creating Input
Click "Agriculture Inventory" dropdown list then select "Input"
Click "+Add New Input"
Enter Required Fields such as:
Selection of Product : Select product from operational supplies
Quantity: Enter Quantity
Cost : Enter Product Cost
Start Date
End Date
Weather
Harvest / Consume Date
Click "Save"
Time to Harvest!
Go back to Record click "Record"
Click ✏️ icon across the product
Change status from Pending to "Completed"
Click "Save"
Agriculture Record for your Product has been completed! To view total Harvested crops go to " Inventory / Catalog" then "Product / Services"
💡 Remember : Always update status of record to "Completed" once Harvest Date is Done so Product Stock will update.
