How do I handle cover crops in Traction?

This article demonstrates how to categorize expenses for cover crops in Traction.

 

1.  Click on the Dashboard and select Field Ops. Pic 1

 

2.  Click on the dot iconicon to the right of the grower name and select Manage Crop Years.  Select 2022 and choose crop for the 2022 growing season (not the cover/fallow crop).  If you decide to grow a different crop in 2022 than the one you selected, you are able to make the change without affecting the cost allocations for the cover crop.

 

Crop Years

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3.  Assign cover crops to the desired field and click on the Save button.  When you are finished click on the green X at the top right of your screen. Crop years3

 

4.  Click on Field Operations and select Accounting  then Account Register ACCT

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5.  Click on the Add New button and select Add New Payment.  Click on the grey Account then click on the green +New button.  Name the account Cover Crop Expenses. acct register4

Acct button


 new acct


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6. Click on the arrow to the right of No Allocation and select Crop Zones (0).  Select 2022 for the crop year and then choose the desired fields.  When all selections are made click on the Apply button. selection

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7.  The expense has now been applied to the selected field(s).  Click on the Save & Close button to record the transaction. cover2

 

8.  The Field Profit Center Statement report will now show the expense for the selected field(s). cover3