Crop records
Your crop history should not depend on who remembers.
Farm irrigation records, pump timers & parcel layouts
Know which section was watered, not just that the pump ran.
When irrigation is organized through phone calls and memory, it is easy to lose track of the plan. One section may be missed, a run may last longer than expected, and the record may say very little about which crop received attention.
Keep separate pieces of land under one farm business
Your farm is the business, not a single piece of land. Add a parcel for each location, then place its growing sections inside that parcel. The visual layout helps you connect the names in your records with the areas your team works in. It is a schematic plan rather than a surveyed map.
- Maintain separate parcel names, locations and recorded areas.
- Inspect a section’s crops and planting information from its layout.
- Keep sections within their parent parcel rather than as disconnected records.
Make the irrigation plan before starting the pump
When you start a pump, enter an optional run timer and, when needed, a schedule of sections with time allocated to each. Saving the plan and starting the pump keeps the intended work together. If you simply need to run the pump, neither a section schedule nor a timer is compulsory.
- Choose a timer for a planned run or start without one.
- Allocate time to the growing sections you intend to irrigate.
- Keep each tenant’s pump identity separate from the command sent to its device.
Separate a plan from what equipment can verify
A schedule records your intended irrigation. Confirming exactly how much water reached a section requires suitable flow meters, valve controls and device readings. Hardware and MQTT connectivity must be configured for your installation. Without that equipment, treat run times and schedules as management records rather than measured water volumes.
- Use sensor readings as evidence where configured hardware supplies them.
- Account for manual section switching when valves are not remotely controlled.
- Review recorded irrigation alongside crop requirements and field observations.
Keep control deliberate when the connection is unreliable
Pump operations need a live connection. Commands are never queued for automatic sending when you reconnect. This avoids an old instruction starting equipment after the moment it was intended for. Field drafts are useful for eligible forms, but they do not turn pump control into an offline action.
- Check the reported pump state before making an operational decision.
- Use the timer and section plan to communicate intended work clearly.
- Investigate an uncertain command outcome before issuing another instruction.
Questions about land & irrigation
Can a pump run without a parcel or section selected?
Yes. A pump can start without a section schedule. The timer is also optional, so it can run until stopped, subject to the device’s own protection controls.
Will a section schedule switch my valves automatically?
That depends on your configured valves, devices and supported integration. A schedule alone is not proof of automatic switching or measured water delivery.
Start with one useful record today.
Add your growing area, record an active crop and build from there.
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