Understanding Farms, Blocks, and Harvests

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Grower Management enables you to set up and maintain farms, blocks, and harvest records. A farm consists of one or more blocks that grow the crop that is then supplied to the processing entity. Adding farms in the system is optional. Farms are often defined by their physical geographical boundaries.

A parcel of land on a farm is commonly referred to as a block. You define a block using specific identifiers and attributes. The system uses some attributes that you assign to a farm as default values for a block that you associate with the farm.

A harvest is the representation of the block for a period of a growing cycle. Examples include:

• The growing cycle for a vineyard is a year, and the grapes are harvested annually.

• The growing cycle for avocados is two years, and the fruit can be harvested weekly

This diagram illustrates the relationship of farm, block, and harvest records: