Crop Management

For farms that grow crops alongside livestock, Barnsbook™ includes a complete crop management module. Track every field from planting to harvest, log yields and revenue, and manage certifications per field. Crop management requires a Pro or Premium subscription.

Adding Crop Records Pro

Crop records are tied to your pastures and fields. When you add a crop to a field, you record:

• Crop type — corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, oats, alfalfa, or custom
• Variety — specific seed variety or hybrid
• Field — which pasture or field this crop is growing in
• Planting date — when the crop was seeded
• Planted acres — how much of the field was planted
• Seed cost — cost per acre or total seed expense
• Notes — soil prep, fertilizer applied, or other planting details

Growing Stages

As the season progresses, update each crop through its growing stages — planted, emerged, vegetative, reproductive, and harvest-ready. Barnsbook tracks when each stage was reached so you have a complete growing season record. This is useful for comparing performance across years and fields.

Log field observations like pest pressure, weather events, or irrigation at each growth stage to build a historical record that improves future decisions.

Harvest Records

When a crop is harvested, record:

• Harvest date
• Yield — bushels, tons, or bales harvested
• Yield per acre — calculated automatically
• Quality notes — test weight, moisture, or other quality metrics
• Storage location — where the harvested crop is stored

Revenue from Crops

When you sell harvested crop, log the sale in the Revenue section (More > Operations). Link the revenue to the crop record so you can calculate net profitability per field — total revenue minus seed, fertilizer, fuel, and other crop expenses.

Certifications Pro

The Certifications feature (More > Farm Management) lets you track organic certification, USDA certifications, preconditioning programs, and other compliance certifications on a per-field or per-animal basis. For crops, certifications track which fields are certified organic, what inputs are approved, and when the certification expires or must be renewed.