Farming Operations

Growers require various operations to be performed on a block throughout the growing season. Operation activities might include tilling, planting, pruning, spraying, irrigating, and harvesting. The purpose of the activities is to enable instruction of work, and provide a mechanism to update operational costs to the harvest record.

The type of operation that is required depends on the type of crop that is being harvested. For example, tuber crops do not require pruning. This table describes two different types of farm operations, their use, and typical information that is maintained:

Configured Operations	Base Operation	Use	Information Tracked
Stem Water Evapotranspiration Frost Protection Apply Water	Farm	Irrigation operations are used to record that a watering activity occurred.	Information includes the method of irrigation (sprinkler), the total volume of water (100,000 gallons), the time of application (6:00 a.m., early morning), or the volume per area over time (one gallon per square foot per hour)
Planting	Farm	Planting operations are used to record that a planting activity occurred.	Information includes method of planting, seed or stock type, or any associated comments.