Farm Works Software® Update Features

The following are the major items that have been added to the various Farm Works programs since the initial release of Version 2008.

The link to the website for the update is:

VERSION 2008 UPDATE

Changes to All Software:

  • Added Support for Farm Sync

Changes in Farm Trac and Site Pro Version 2008:

  • Updated Notations Report – You can now select which clients/farms/fields you want to print notations for. There are also sorting and date options.
  • Export Planned Jobs as FODM – You can now go to the tree-view on the left and right-click on a planned job and select “Export” and export in the FODM/XML file format.
  • Updated Field Reports – Field Reports now have “Page x of y” at the bottom of each page. Reports also list Client/Farm/Field (instead of just field). Additionally, where appropriate, reports list the date and time. Also, margins have been updated so reports print better with some printers.
  • Updated Farming box (Job Properties) so Pests can be entered in the total column
  • Notes that are entered in the Farming box (Job Properties) get assigned to the “Farming” type.
  • Created a Unit of Measure for “Load”

Changes in Farm Site and Site Pro:

  • Post Calibration/Reconciliation of Yield Data – You can now go to the “Job Properties” box for a harvest job that has yield data and change the quantity harvested. When you do this, the program will give you the option to change the map. This will change the yield map to match the quantity that’s entered. This can be used in conjunction with the Scale Ticket button to make the yield map match your scale tickets.
  • Expanded Map Printing Information Options – When printing a map, you have the option of “Using Default Information” which will print information such as the name of the client/farm/field, crop and average information on the data. Or you can manually enter a “Title” and “Info” that will be printed on the map.
  • Exporting Enterprise Boundary Maps – You can now right-click on an “Enterprise Year” at the bottom of the map tab and right-click and select “Export Boundary”. This will allow you to export all of your field boundaries for that crop year along with the crop in each field (ArcView Shape File).
  • Multiple Background Maps can be imported at the same time – When you browse and select a file to import as a background map, you can use the “Shift” or “Ctrl” keys on the keyboard to select a group of files to import.
  • Added option to export multiple jobs as FODM/XML file – You can now select a group of jobs in the “Job” tab and right-click and select Export. This will create a group of FODM files that can be imported into another desktop software application.
  • Updated Legend for Line/Path Layers – The Edit Legend box for Line/Path Layers has an option for Range Count that will result in the total length of the lines in each category being displayed on the legend.
  • Show Me works with Choice Data – Added support to the Show Me option for choice data.
  • Added support for Ag Leader Load Summary Data – Added support for Ag Leader Load Summary data for AL2000, PF3000 and PF Advantage yield data.
  • Added Support for Reading & Writing Yara N Sensor Data
  • New Information Tab features for Boundary Layer – You can select a group of fields on the boundary layer and go to the Information Tab and get the Minimum, Maximum, Average and Total Acres (showing the Mapped, Legal and Tillable acres).
  • Updated Default Legends – The program will default to a Discrete Legend if there are fewer than 7 unique values (otherwise it defaults to Statistical).
  • Generic Import now works with Choice Attributes – You can go to the Attribute Types box (Resources – Attributes Types) and set up an attribute that is “choice”. When your import a Shape File or Text File using “Generic Import”, you can assign an attribute in the file to this type and the program will build the Choice/Picklist from the values in the file.
  • Updated Boundary Export – When you export the boundaries for a client, farm or field, the shape file will not include the Current Crop and Crop Year.
  • Region Attributes are now Choice – You can now use the “Show Me” option with Region attributes.
  • Changed Generic Import to Default to importing all attributes
  • Updated Shape File import that supports complex polygon/area data – This makes it possible to import very large, detailed polygon shape files including some soil type files.
  • New Information Tab features for Boundary Layer – You can select a group of fields on the boundary layer and go to the Information Tab and get the Minimum, Maximum, Average and Total Acres (showing the Mapped, Legal and Tillable acres).

Changes in Farm Funds Version 2008:

  • Updated Trial Balance – You can go to the “View” menu in the Trial Balance and switch between the Cash and Accrual Trial Balances.
  • Updated Social Security and Federal Withholding Report – The Social Security and Federal Withholding Report now includes a line for “Rounding Difference” to account for the difference when computing FICA and Medicare for all wages versus individual withheld amounts.
  • Updated Account Selection for Reports - With reports such as the General Ledger Detail Report, you now have a tree view that makes it easier to find accounts. It’s also much faster to select all accounts under a category.
  • Updated Unemployment Report - The Unemployment Report now lists the period to date and year to date excess amounts for Federal and State.
  • Trial Balance defaults to only showing accounts with non- zero balances
  • Updated Transaction Editing to work with Structure Purchases – Editing a structure purchase will now update the cost in the Depreciation box.
  • Updated Unemployment Report – The report now uses “Hours Worked” instead of “Allocation Hours.”
  • Updated Tax Deposit Box – The Tax Deposit box now displays the total amount being paid.
  • Updated Employee Pay Report – Detailed Format now shows employee name and address.
  • Updated Employee Pay Report – Columns are now wider for deductions that have large descriptions.
  • Updated Name and Address Label Printing
  • Updated Employee Pay Summary Report – The Payroll Summary Report now includes Piece Rate payroll.
  • Updated Report Generation – The program now clears all temporary report files. In the past there would be times where previously displayed reports would get displayed at the end of a new report.