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Turn visibility of fields and features off or just view the outlines of fields.

Changing field and feature visibility

How to add fields to your farm with speed, using Auto-boundary

Create a field using Autoboundary

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Get the most out of your fieldmargin map with more advanced functionality

Do more with your map

How to measure lines and shapes on your farm map. You can save these as fields, features or notes.

Using the Measuring Tool

Upload shape files or KML files to create field boundaries

How to add a new field-use in farm settings.

How to add a new field usage

How to set a field-use and crop type

See current and past usages set for a field, when work was done and the work that is coming up on a field

View field history and outstanding work on a field

Digitise paper farm maps or upload maps from other systems to create layers for easy reference alongside your other farming records

Using Map Uploader

Add details to your map

You can select a field or feature that you need to travel to and get directions through google maps to it

Get directions to a field or feature

Get directions

See where your John Deere machinery is on your farm in real time with Vehicle Locations

Set up Vehicle Locations

Vehicle locations

Printing your farm map

Share your map

This is how you change field/feature/herd visibility on mobile

How to edit map visibility on mobile

You can draw boundaries for your fields by using your phone's GPS to record your location as you walk or drive around them.

Draw shapes for fields, features and notes by walking or driving

You can change the base map (map that is shown in the background of your farm) between Satellite imagery (photos) and different road maps.

Switching your base map between satellite and road map

Change the worked area of fields to increase accuracy and streamline job creation

Using Field Worked Areas

Edit field names, IDs, worked area, usages and archive and delete fields in bulk

Edit fields in bulk

Archive fields no longer in use on your farm

Field Archiving

Managing your map

Digitise maps that you have of your farm and so they can easily be referred to alongside your other farming records and be stored safely.

Upload your paper farm maps to fieldmargin

You can view maps that you have added to your farm using Map Uploader or our DroneDeploy integration on the go with our mobile app.

View your farm’s maps on your mobile device

Upload paper maps

Plan field rotations and separate your work lists using Farm Years.

What are Farm Years and how do you change between them?

Update the usage on lots of fields in one go while viewing what you had in fields the previous year.

Setting field usages on the map

Farm Years 

How to set up multiple crops in a field over a season using sub-field

Sub-fields allow you to divide your fields up into smaller areas to record multiple crops, grazing blocks or areas that are not in use.

Drawing sub-fields on mobile

How to set up a set field-margin on two sides of the field

Make changes to sub-fields already set up on your farm

How to edit and delete sub-fields

Sub-fields allows you to divide your fields up into smaller areas to record multiple crops, grazing blocks or areas that are not in use.

How to set up your sub-fields

Reinstate sub-fields you have mapped previously to your new farm year

Copying sub-fields from a previous farm year

Deleting Duplicate Sub-Fields

Copy field usages and sub-fields from the previous farm years after starting new Farm Year