MAKINDA GARDEN MANGEMENT SOFTWARE

What is Farm Management Software?

Farm Management software automates business management, record keeping, and accounting
for farms and agribusiness.

Features

1. Built-in Accounting (accounting functionality within the system, not requiring 3 rd part
assistance)
2. Contract/License Management (Track, Store, and access client/Customer contracts)
3. Crop Management (Manage crop production records and seasonal shifts to implement
modern farming operations)
4. Crop/Livestock Management (Manage crop and animal production records and
seasonal shifts to implement modern farming operations)
5. Equipment Tracking (Track the location of specific equipment at all times)
6. Feed Management (Maintain a balanced diet, track nutrition for food, water and other
ingredients for captured animals. Meal planning)
7. Field Mapping and Planning (Use Gps mapping to draw field boundaries, mark points,
measure acreage, calculate distances, etc.)
8. Financial Management (Provide a comprehensive overview of organization’s finances)
9. Inventory Management (Track and manage the quantity of resources on hand to
maintain proper supply)
10. Labor Management (Manage working hours, shifts and payroll of workforce working
on the field)
11. Price/Margin Management (Track and manage the profit margin between the cost of
production and its selling price)
12. Production Tracking (Record farm production from crop and livestock over certain
periods or seasons)
13. Supplier Management (Manage Various aspects of the relationship with suppliers (e.g.
[[ interactions, history)
14. Traceability (Maintain an unbroken record of a product as it moves through the
production and distribution system)
15. Weather Records (Manage information pertaining to soil erosion and farm pollution
caused due to weather change and other global phenomenon)
Crop Scheduling for Continuous Harvest
1. Number of weeks to harvest (for scheduling seeding and planting dates)
2. Starting transplants
3. Setting transplants into the field
4. Direct seeding

Planning Spreadsheets for CSA and Farmers’ Markets

1. Produce availability calendar for 34 vegetable crops

2. Calendar for designing CSA “full share” composition
3. Calendar for designing CSA “half share” composition
4. Calendars for farmers’ markets Farm totals = CSA shares + farmers’ markets produce
5. Field production information related to total farm sale goals; this sheet calculates:
a. number of plantings
b. number of harvests
c. total row feet needed
d. total amount of seed needed
e. row feet needed per planting
f. nitrogen needed per planting
g. potassium needed per planting
h. value ($) per crop
i. total acreage
j. gross revenue
k. Yield and production data