Entering Seeding Activities
Use this when you have completed a seeding job in the field and want to record the actuals.
Recording a New Seeding Job
From the mobile app or website, tap or click on the field you worked on (on the map).
Create a new job → New Actual.
Fill in all relevant fields (seed rate, variety, area, date, etc.).
Select Next, then Submit or Save to record the job.
The seeding is now recorded as an “actual” job.
Converting a Planned or Recommended Seeding to an Actual
If you already have a seeding plan or recommendation and want to mark it as done:
In your Jobs list, locate the planned seeding job or recommendation.
Select Convert to Actual.
Update or add any missing information (so that your historical log is accurate).
Select save
The seeding is now recorded as an actual job.
2. Handling Multiple Crops / Varieties in a Field
Sometimes a field will have more than one variety of the same crop, or you might plant a secondary (cover, mix, under-sown) crop. Agworld supports this via Field Configuration.
Primary vs Secondary Crops / Varieties
Primary Crop: The main crop you intend to harvest.
Secondary Crop: For cover crops, under-sown crops, pasture blends, etc.
The field’s acreage is tied to the primary crop, but costs (e.g. seeding) for the secondary crop are still recorded.
If you are growing two distinct primary crops in the same field, it's often better to split the field boundary for clarity.
Adding Multiple Varieties (Same Crop)
Go to Planning → Farm Planning on the web (not iPad).
Select the relevant field, then click Create Field Plan or Edit the existing Field Configuration.
Enter your Primary Crop and choose the first variety.
Enter the Primary Crop again and select another variety. Repeat until all varieties are entered.
Agworld will auto-split acreage proportionally between varieties. You can manually adjust percentages if needed, which will auto-update areas accordingly.
Adding a Secondary Crop (Cover, Under-sown, Pasture Blend)
In the same Field Configuration page, after setting the Primary Crop, add a Secondary Crop.
Save the configuration.
Note: If there is a seeding activity on the plan, that overrides the field configuration. To change, edit the planting activity, which in turn updates the field configuration.
3. Creating Seeding Activities for Cover Crops, Blends, etc.
Once your field is configured (with primary and possibly secondary crops), you can create activities (plans, recommendations, work orders, actuals) that record seeding of cover or blend crops.
Key Concepts
Cover crop / under-sown seed inputs are added without changing the "main" crop displayed on maps.
Jobs with secondary crops contribute to the field’s expenses (seeding costs) even though they don’t alter the primary harvest crop.
Steps to Create a Cover Crop Seeding Activity
From your chosen activity type (plan, work order, recommendation, or actual), create a new planting/seeding activity.
Add basic job details (field, date, etc.).
Add a Seed input (or multiple seed inputs, if you're blending varieties).
For each seed input, set the Blend / Reason attribute to one of:
Cover
Undersow
Root (stock)
Enter the rate or amount for each seed input.
Save the activity.
When generating farm performance or reporting, Agworld will list those crops used under the “cover crop” reason. The primary crop remains as the harvested crop.
4. Workflow Summary & Recommendations
Use Case | Where to Set Up | Notes / Caveats |
Enter a new seeding job you just completed | Create New Actual | Use for real-time or after the fact job entry |
Convert a planned or recommended job into an actual | From website or mobile device | Ensures plan gets converted to historical record |
Plant more than one variety of the same crop in one field | Web: Planning → Farm Planning → field’s Field Configuration | Agworld splits acreage proportionally, adjustable |
Include a cover crop / under-sown / pasture blend | Same Field Configuration (add Secondary Crop) | Doesn’t change map’s main crop, but cost is recorded |
Create a planting activity with cover crop inputs | Create activity → add seed → set blend/reason | Use blend/reason categories to classify secondary crops |