How to Update Field Details in FarmCommand

This guide is essential for anyone using FarmCommand to manage their fields effectively. It provides step-by-step instructions on updating field details, which is crucial for accurate crop modeling and predictions. By ensuring that all relevant information is entered, users can optimize their farming practices and improve yields. Additionally, the guide includes tips for multi-editing fields, saving time and enhancing efficiency in field management.

Lukas Hanson
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Farmcommand

Updating the field attributes in FarmCommand allows you to easily keep track of the field details and it enables FarmCommand to run all its crop models like growth stage and disease prediction

Navigate to[www.FarmCommand.com](https://www.farmcommand.com/dashboard/summary)

Click the "Fields" icon on the left toolbar

Make sure you're in the correct season by checking the year next to the grower's name at the top

Select a field to update by clicking its checkbox

Click the "Edit" icon

You're encouraged to fill out as many details as possible, but to ensure that FarmCommand has all the information needed to run all the models accurately, please at least fill out all the details in the **"Crops", "Seeding", and "Other"** categories

Click the "Current Crop" field.

Click "Corn, Grain"

Click "Selected Current Hybrids"

You can search for your hybrid by typing it to filter the list

Click the hybrid you want

If the hybrid you want isn't on the list, you can email [Support@FarmersEdge.ca](mailto:Support@FarmersEdge.ca) with the hybrid details to get it added In the meantime, you can choose another hybrid with the same maturity and similar traits to get close to the same results

You can add multiple hybrids by clicking the "Current Hybrids" field again and repeating the process above

Click the "Yield Target" field and type your goal

Click the "Seeding Depth" field and enter the correct depth

Click the "Row Spacing" field and enter the correct width

Click the "Plant Population" field and enter the intended population

**Plant population is different than seeding rate** Plant population refers to the number of emerged/living plants in the field while seeding rate refers to the number of seeds planted It's best practice to enter your seeding rate in the plant population field and then update it in season if you're able to do a stand count to verify population

Continue on checking the boxes for the applicable details

Click "SAVE" when finished

Next, I'll show you how to "Multi-Edit" so you can update many fields at once In this scenario, I'm going to update all the fields that I planted the "P1082" variety in

Select all the fields you want to edit by clicking their checkboxes

Click the "Edit" button

Click the "Multi-Edit" checkbox

Click this toggle to enable editing the Current Hybrids on all the fields

Only the field attributes that we toggle on will by changed - any attributes that are not toggled on will remain the same

Click "Selected Current Hybrids" to bring up the list of hybrids

Click "P1082AM"

You can continue and change any other field attributes at the same time if you want, but for this scenario, I'm just going to change the hybrid

Click the "SAVE" button when finished