Farm Works Software Update Features

The following is a list of changes that were included in Version 9.0 ( released on September 22, 2003) to Version 9.11( released in February, 2004). For a list of changes made in prior versions, visit the "News" section at www.farmworks.com. (Exact version changes took effect are listed after the change.)

All Programs:

• A "Calendar" button has been added to make date selection faster and easier.(v9.0)
• Updated Help with easy to use index and search utility.(v9.0)
• Updated Help topics.(v9.10)
  

Calibrate:

• World files support geographic coordinates with the x and y resolution given in degrees.(v9.10)

• Read geo-referenced data from USGS Quads CDs to automatically create road, waterway, railroad and miscellaneous transportation maps for your farm.(v9.0)
• Download high-resolution, geo-referenced imagery from the internet directly into Trac Plus. These images will line up with USGS Quads data and can be used to create hand-drawn maps that have GPS coordinates.(v9.0)
• Assign costs to supplies (seed, chemicals & fertilizer) to generate cost reports for farming operations on fields.(v9.0)
• A "Work Order Report" has been added. This report prints selected work orders (one per page) with the "Planned Information" and blanks for filling in actual data. It includes a map of the field (with any other adjacent layers that are being displayed). This is available in the Editing and Executing Plans box (Planning - Editing & Executing Plan). This is currently only available with Trac Plus but will be added to Site Pro in the near future.(v9.10)
• Added support for editing more than one plan at the same time through the Editing & Executing Plans box. This is currently only available with Trac Plus but will be added to Site Pro in the near future.(v9.10)
• Added "Yield" to the Seed Variety Report so you can see the average yield for each seed variety.(v9.10)
• Added support for farming with animals (grazing). This makes a notation of the grazing. Trac Plus only.(v9.10)
• Chemical, Seed and Fertilizer Reports have an option to display "Active Only" supplies. This will hide supplies that have been deleted and are no longer being used.(v9.10)
• The program remembers the Starting & Ending date for the Chemical Report (in prior versions it always defaulted the Starting Date to 1/1/92).(9.10)
• Fertilizer Nutrients can now have up to 2 decimal places (i.e. 1.83%).(v9.10)
• Columns in the Fertilizer Report are wider to accommodate totals as large as 999,999.99. (v9.10)
• Fixed chemical report to honor date range and only include items that are marked as keep chemical records.(v9.10)
• Fixed items that should not change pattern to have the proper setting and fixed patterns not defaulting to equipment used.(v9.10)
• Fixed crash when background image is not found to load.(v9.10)
• Fixed mouse wheel crash when zooming too far in or out.(v9.10)
• Changed Calibrate to work with files that are in directories with over 11 characters.(v9.10)
• The Seed Report has been changed to fix problems where the total/average rate was wrong if more than one variety was planted in the same field. (v9.10)
• Notations now include the unit of measure for purchased units. (v9.10)
• Fixed a problem with the chemical report where the pests would run into each other in the Line Report. (v9.10)
  

Farm Trac Plus & Site Pro:

• Enter "Planned Jobs" for upcoming planting, tillage, spraying, spreading and other farming operations.(v9.0)
• Import "Planned Jobs" that are in an FODM format (used by Pioneer Seed Reps and others) so plans made by seed reps and crop consultants can be used in Farm Works.(v9.0)
• Print "Planned Summary Reports" to see the planned amount of product usage (seed, chemicals, fertilizer, etc…) along with planned equipment and personnel usage. Reports are ideal for resource allocation, product ordering, prepaying and budgeting.(v9.0)
• Select Planned Jobs and edit/complete them so actual farming actions do not have to be re-entered.(v9.0)
• Farming Operations have Start and Stop times.(v9.0)
• Notations include Start and Stop times.(v9.0)
• Chemical Reports include Start & Stop times.(v9.0)
• Farming box has a "Job Notes" button for entering notations. These notations will be listed with the farming operation and will be removed if the farming action is removed.(v9.0)
• Farming Operations Carrier Rates are now really numbers (in the past they were a drop-down list) and "Carrier Units" is a separate drop-down list.(9.0)
• Fixed farming notations to include the unit of measure for supplies.(v9.11)
• Planning reports use printer settings set in Farm Works instead of always the default printer settings.(v9.11)
• Fixed problems where the "total" column for Machine Enterprise Statements would be missing in the spreadsheet preview.(v9.11)
• Fixed problems where total average yield on the seed report was wrong (when multiple varieties were used in the same field).(v9.11)
• Fixed printing of pest lists on chemical report so that over the 3rd line does not overrun the next set of pests.(v9.11)
• Changed the seed report to use the enterprise crop area instead of the current field size so that old operations are not affected by changes to the field.(v9.11)
• Changed the planning report so picture of field displays correctly with Windows 95.(v9.11)
  

Farm Funds:

• The Supplies tab now has an "Add Supply" button so supplies can be added without purchasing.(v9.0)
• You can now add details for land, so land cost can be broken down by farm.(v9.10)
• The Enterprise Statement now has a column for "Cost per Acre" for all inputs on the report.(v9.10)
• Farm Funds now prints a W-3 form (which is a summary form that must be filed with W-2s.)(v9.10)
• Farm Funds now prints a 1096 form (which is a summary form that must be filed with 1096s.)(v9.10)
• Farm Funds now supports "Condensed 4-up W-2 forms".(v9.10)
• Farm Funds now supports "Condensed 4-up 1099-Misc forms".(v9.10)
• W-2s, W-3s, 1099s, and 1096s print in all Capital Letters as required by the IRS.(v9.10)
• Added 2004 Tax tables (for Federal, FICA & Medicare).(v9.10)
• Payables Coming Due box (that comes up when you start the program) now has a "Make Payment" button.(v9.10)
• The Payable Selection box (when paying a payable in Payments & Purchases) has a "Pay All" button to select all of the listed payables for payment.(v9.10)
• VAT/GST can now be used for US Sales Tax that gets collected (for non-farm businesses). In the past when VAT/GST was turned on, the "Payroll Deposits" button got turned off in Payments & Purchases.(v9.10)
• The General Ledger Detail Report has been fixed so voided Bank Adjustments show properly when the "Include voided and voiding transactions" option is turned off.(v9.10)
• Timesheets now work for payroll that is on a monthly basis.(v9.10)
• Changed templates so checking accounts get included in templates (note that templates created in prior versions will need to be updated).(v9.10)
• Fixed error messages when editing the Ck# in the Account Register when working with transactions other than checks (such as bank adjustments). (v9.10)
• Changed the Details button in the Account Register so it works with Petty Cash accounts.(v9.10)
• Fixed problems when backdating payroll into a prior year (in prior versions the program looked at the System Date for determining the maximum wage for unemployment taxes).(v9.10)
• Changed the Bank Reconciliation so the words "Deposit" and "Transfer" do not flow into the date.(v9.10)
• Added a "Delete" button for blends in the Feed box.(v9.10)
• Fixed display of invoice date in Accounts Receivable dialog box.(v9.10)
• Fixed check numbers on Purchase report when using ATM, or other user defined check type.(v9.10)
• All new Purchase Report in the Payments & Purchases section. Click here for a sample printout.(v9.10)
• New Purchases & Sales Reports have been added.(v9.10)
• The Loan Payment box now allows you to select a specific expense account for interest (for people who want to use a different interest expense for each loan).(v9.10)
• Changed the 1099 so that it can accommodate up to 15 characters for the State ID.(v9.10)
• Added functionality to loans where loan payments can have any Expense account, not just "Interest Expense". This is for users who want to use a separate interest expense account for each loan.(v9.11)
• All new "Sales Report" in the Income & Sales section.(v9.11)
• Added ability to print GL Detail Report without inactive accounts (accounts with no bal forward or entries for the date range).(v9.11)
• The Market Value report will now use the working date as the report's ending date.(v9.11)
• Added support for voiding Transfers from Harvested Crops to Supplies.(v9.11)
• Changed the invoice to properly display the return of goods that were credited against a receivable and sales that were partially deposited and partially an AR.(v9.11)
• Fixed bug where removing W-2 from print list did not change totals in the W-3 screen.(v9.11)
• Fixed problem where Sales & Purchases Reports gave an error when printing.(v9.11)
• Increased State ID width on the 1099.(v9.11)
• Changed the Account Register so you can record deposits directly through the register.(v9.11)
• Changed details for Gain/Loss on Land sales so it displays details in the Trial Balance.(v9.11)
  

• Quick Yield Import now allows you to import more than one Ag Leader or John Deere yield file at the same time (provided they come from the same combine).(v9.0)
• Calibration options for Ag Leader binary data allows you to use calibration data from a different file when importing data. This allows users to apply good calibration data to files that had poor calibration data.(v9.0)
• Quick Yield Import box displays information about file such as yield monitor serial #, type of data and file size in the first screen of the wizard (where the files are selected).(v9.0)
  Quick Yield Import features new filters for grain flow rates, moisture and speed. (v9.0)
• ArcView Shape File imports now default the layer name to the name of the shape file.(v9.0)
• When a "Size" attribute is added to an Area layer, the program will automatically compute the size for all defined areas.(v9.10)
• Added Support for Ag Leader Site Verification files.(v9.10)
• Changed "Coordinates Tool" to work with 6 decimal places (previously it did 5).(v9.10)
• Fixed problem with "Average Points" for Site Verification data that did not have a legend.(v9.10)
• Added correct area for metrics for Yield Monitor Load Report (when run with the Layer Summary).(v9.10)
• Fixed problems using the Back button in Quick Yield Import.(v9.10)
• Fixed problems where the Yield Monitor Load Report did not work in Site Pro.(v9.10)
• Fixed problem where RDS Yield was converted to Metric Tonnes.(v9.10)
• Fixed the ignore header status to work properly in the case of MicroTrak yield.(v9.10)
• Added support for John Deere .gsd files.(v9.11)
• Increased decimals on Yield Monitor report to 2 for Mass, Moisture, Area, Avg. Yield, and Total Yield.(v9.11)
• Changed the monitor summary data to include only the grain that is imported on the layer. Previously the summary had all crops from that field that year included on the summary.(v9.11)
• Added automatic archiving of yield files.(v9.11)
• Fixed Site Verification and As Applied log files to not use the flyaway filter that required a minimum number of points to be in an area before mapping any.(v9.11)
• Fixed selection of a specific calibration file for .yld file imports.(v9.11)
• Fields are now listed in alphabetical order in the Yield Monitor and Yield Load reports.(v9.11)
• Fixed notation made to the fields when a yield file is imported for them.(v9.11)
  

• The Data Tab has a "GSV Graph" option that shows the constellation of all visible satellites. This includes satellites being used highlighted in red and Signal to Noise Ratios for each satellite shown graphically.(v9.0)
• Indicators can be customized to show "GPS & Differential Indicators" or "Number or Satellites & HDOP Indicators."(v9.0)
• The Display area now allows users to specify a line width for background lines/paths.(v9.0)
• Site Mate Scouting has a "Date Type" attribute.(v9.0)
• Settings such as Picklists, Templates and VRA Setups can now be saved to a PC Card from the File menu.(v9.0)
• Site Mate Data Logging can log data from the Ntech Greenseeker.(v9.0)
• Site Mate VRA works with the John Blue LM 2000 Controller.(v9.0)

Farm Stock:

• Added a right-click menu in Blood Lines to show Ancestors, Parents and Offspring. (v9.0)
• Fixed "Test Day Data" report so Milk and % of Fat are not switched. (v9.10)
• Fixed background color being white when re-entering Stock from the main program.(v9.10)
• Fixed missing Restore Backup dialog when in Stock alone.(v9.11)