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1. 212 Gr 213 17 21 23 9 6 Deleting and Copying Crops 9 7 Selecting or Creating Crop Plans 9 8 The Crop Plan Window 9 9 Add Remove Plan Lines 9 10 Sensitivity Analysis 9 11 Plan Reports Options 9 12 Editing Plan Details 9 13 Date List 10 0 Stock Records 10 1 The Stock by Paddock Window 10 2 The Stock Reconciliation Window 10 3 Recording Stock Activities 10 4 Stock Activity Windows k 10 5 The Activity Product Page Treatment Activity 12 10 6 The Activity Operation and Labour Pages 15 10 7 The Activity Data List Page 10 8 Stock Transactions 10 9 Stock Reproduction 10 10 Sheep Reproduction 10 11 Cattle Reproduction 10 12 Stock Feeding 10 13 Wool Sales 10 14 Milk Production 10 15 Stock Reports 11 0 Stock Grazing Records 11 1 Before You Start 11 2 Grazing Records Overview 11 3 Adding Stock to a paddock For The First Time 11 4 Removing Stock From Paddocks 11 5 Shifting Stock 11 6 Editing Grazing History by Paddock 11 7 Stock Grazing List 11 8 Grazing Record Reports 12 0 Feed Forecaster Budget 12 1 Single Day Single Paddock Description 12 2 Several Days Several Paddocks Description 12 3 Full Feed Budget Description 12 4 Feed Budget Type Selection anum 12 5 Single Day Setup 12 6 Several Days Setup 12 7 Full Feed Budget Setup 12 8 Full Feed
2. 2 Pies 95 T mel wawo o ieee omno Tie wa O oim ot 8i w sw 3 LI 2 Enter the purchase date and supplier 3 Enter the total price for the total quantity purchased 4 You may enter the total number of items purchased However we strongly recommend entering a new purchase for each container of chemical purchased see below V3 3x Section 5 Page 18 5 The Quantity per item is the quantity of product in an individual container 6 Enter the batch number and or the manufacturing and expiry dates as found on the container 7 The Other Ident is short for Other Identifier 1f you have more than one container of the same batch or manufacturing or expiry dates then we strongly recommend entering each container separately see below Write on the container an identifier e g A B C so you can identify each container individually and enter that identifier in this space on the purchase window Purchases of more than one container of the same batch To comply with regulations requiring you to keep records of what chemicals have been purchased where they are stored and the quantities of chemical in store we recommend you enter each container separately We have several features that make this easy to do 1 The Other Identifier field on the purchase window can be used in two ways a To record an extra letter or number written on each containe
3. zoom out or in to a set percentage Wed section 7 10 aem show or hide the map legend ied Section 7 28 vim show or hide the map scale SE Gd set the map title section 7 27 ioe change the default colour Ste edit the Layer list section 7 21 o edit map line styles symbols PM section 7 19 set the map date section 7 25 select all items that are on the current layer It is particularly helpful for highlighting all points on the current layer V3 3x Section 7 Page 24 e Menu The line menu contains options to line Hens un join two lines where they wen join Rotate rotate lines Shee tee shift and resize lines section Copy Lage 244 ns Sie copy selected lines to another cow layer Yelle Dates edit line style section 7 19 Nonio tere change the colour of the line Leger enter visible dates section 7 25 view non visible items section 7 25 show or hide the map legend section 7 28 V3 3x Section 7 Page 25 Point Menu The point menu contains options to view edit paddock list details section 3 7 aye save point as a land Paido Dotais management unit Saieastandanagenentunt copy selected point to indies another layer captam add or edit a caption for se the point section 7 20 Fltebuotem edit point symbol jest Section 7 19 Jette edit fill colour and pattern St Capon enter visible dates Show Syl sec
4. Click the Print AII button to print the report It will appear exactly as on the screen V3 3x Section 2 Page 32 Click the Export button to either Export the current report to a file PDF HTML CSV View current report as a PDF file or to add your own comments to the report Click Close to exit from the report view Report Options On the left side of the report window are a series of report options 1 Filter button for selecting items to show on the report paddocks crops and livestock 2 Columns button for turning report columns on and off 3 Sort Group Data for sorting data using a particular column grouping data on the report under headings found in a particular column and turning on and off group and report summaries totals averages minimum and maximum values Graph Reports The graph report window is shown below V3 3x Section 2 Page 33 TRE Md tuld f li l In addition to the Print All Close and Go buttons there are also a series of options on the left to alter the way the graph looks in particular 3D To change the graph from a 2D to 3D presentation Show Key To turn off and on the graph key or legend Type To change the type of graph between line bar area or scatter Double click on the graph to view and change detailed graph options V3 3x Section 2 Page 34 2 9 Filter The filter button is located on the main toolbar next to the reports button Thi
5. If you are using a Aghub Electronic Rising Plate Meter then this section does not apply as the mathematics are already performed on the plate meter in this case the equation is set to the height or no equation as the multiplied value B 1 It is important to ensure you are using the correct equation to calculate the KgDM ha value given the pasture height the plate meter DM Equations Amy a m c um gnomes 6 apt Cube Tag V3 3x Section 4 Page 19 For rising plate meters traditionally the equation F2 158 height x 200 was used throughout New Zealand The main exception being Taranaki where F3 158 x height 1000 was preferred The F400 Aghub Electronic Rising Plate Meter default equation is the modern equation 140 height x 500 and is used throughout New Zealand A more accurate calibration can be achieved by taking cuttings or your consultant may be able to advice you on the most appropriate equation for you Today DairyNZ are promoting a new range of equations to more accurately reflect the changes in the growth stages of the pasture There may be some modification to these equations depending on the season and the influences of management practices E g irrigation Check with your DairyNZ or other consultant for the latest equations http www dairynz co nz You may choose to select your Plate Meter to not calculate the KgDM ha and use the equations This gives you the ability to use a different equation
6. The right hand side of the P Plus main tool bar is dedicated to mapping functions These items are Modify Map Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons and arrows see section 7 10 Layer List and Layer buttons see section 7 21 Print Map see section 7 30 Modify Map Button The Modify Map button is used to display the Map and its tool bars from anywhere in P Plus Once clicked it changes to Save Map to save the map and exit from the Map section of P Plus V3 3x Section 7 Page 13 7 6 Mapping Modes There are three modes in which you can work with your maps View This mode allows you to view the map and edit existing features such as alter captions symbols and visibility dates but you cannot re position existing features or add new features Measure This mode allows you to measure various items on the map such as fence lines paddock areas and point to point distance You also can scale the map from here Modify This mode allows you to draw the map adding modifying and deleting lines and symbols Show this Window default can also be set under Preferences See Setup Preferences Map modes are selected using the View Measure or Modify buttons The button will be highlighted red to indicate which mode you are in V3 3x Section 7 Page 14 View Mode When you select the View mode the View toolbox appears in two main parts LandManegenent Units the pictorial view of paddock Pastue Cover
7. Two or more crops may be sown in the same paddock These may be two crops side by side or one crop sown under the other To add extra crops click the New button and select the crop type The crops will be displayed separated by a symbol e g Wh Fb If the crops are side by side just enter the correct area for each crop which should in total be equal to or less than the arable area of the paddock If one crop is undersown then both crops should have the same area However the undersown crop is indicated by ticking the Undersown checkbox on the Crop Details panel Selecting and Changing the Details of Multiple or Undersown Crops To change the details for each of the crops in the same paddock they must first be selected To do this click slowly on the appropriate cell of Crop Grid 9 6 Deleting and Copying Crops To delete a crop click the Delete button on the crop details box Once you have added one crop to a paddock the crop may be copied to other paddock by clicking the Copy button V3 3x Section 9 Page 12 9 7 Selecting or Crea Gross margins g Crop Plans Crop plans are selected or created for each crop after adding crops to the crop rotation See Section 9 1 Click on the Paddock Records on the Tool Bar to enter the crop rotation Clicking Crop Plans on the Main Menu does the same thing but also opens the Crop Plan window Now Dee Copy Reside Go le ea ee Cop Latwcs m
8. the list and press Vapor ENTER The Waypoint Symbol Chart Information Page Marais appears emnon tng or Deleting 3 Make any necessary Waypoint changes to the name symbol or elevation fields as described previously To delete the Waypoint highlight Delete and press ENTER V3 3x Section 7 Page 102 4 Press QUIT to close and save changes Capture Waypoints or Fence Posts Move to where you want to capture a waypoint We strongly recommend that you pause at the Waypoint to improve accuracy before pressing the MARK button to capture that position You can name the waypoint to make it easier to remember later by pressing ENTER otherwise do nothing and simply press the MARK button at the next fence post The GPS unit will automatically advance the waypoint number for you if using numbered waypoints If you want to name the waypoint press the Rocker key to move up to the top field Press ENTER to start the naming process You can then use the Rocker key to select each letter of your waypoint name from the naming screen that opens Press ENTER to move on to the next letter and finally move to OK to confirm the name Now press the Rocker key to move back down the screen to select OK Press ENTER and the waypoint is saved You can also give the waypoint a symbol to make it easier to identify the type of feature you are mapping Repeat the process for each waypoint you need to name if the waypoints are numbered then this
9. Enter weather records Enter your crap rotations Enter paddock and crop records Enter crop storage records Enter crop sales records V3 3x Section 1 Page 20 estock and start recording your ies Section 6 describes how to setup and enter livestock records about breeds diseases feed tests and output 8 Learn how to use the planning tools Setting up crop plans is described in Section 9 7 Actual crop records can be entered quickly from selecting items from the crop plan 9 Familiarise yourself with the reports Section 2 7 and section 2 8 give a good overview of selecting viewing and printing reports These sections also outline the key reports that you can produce The best way to find reports is to go through them all and print examples You can write on the report the steps you took to get the report so you can quickly go there again V3 3x Section 1 Page 21 2 0 P Plus At A Glance To effectively use P Plus you must be familiar with the menus tools and special utilities available to you within the program This Section describes The P Plus main screen Screen prompts and status bar The Farm menu Printer setup The Help menu The tool bar options Data backup and restore Using Email Support Selecting viewing and printing reports V3 3x Section 2 Page 1 1 The P Plus Work Screen The P Plus work screen is the control centre from Which all facilities of the are availabl
10. colour of the item Visible ticked if the item is visible on the map Symbol the line style or symbol of the item in the legend V3 3x Section 7 Page 94 7 29 Page Setup for Maps and Graphs The page setup option on the Map menu enables you to change the report page setup for graphs and maps This includes the header and footer margins and page orientation Hon Vetca Cu C re G Cener Cener C Fight C Batam ane I Drow border T7 Pint Tile as Header 5 Connors T Aint Finare in The C Wiles T7 Frin Date Foor Page Drenai 3 Petia T7 Bloskahte Mace C Ladce T7 Biaskwtite pho Tre Layout page is Pomat Landscape V3 3x Section 7 Page 95 You may change the page Margins Horizontal and Vertical alignment of the graph or map and the page Orientation The Horizontal and Vertical Alignment options work with Graphs only as maps are printed on the whole page The Draw Border option turns the border around the map on and off Turning on the Black and White options ensures that on a monochrome printer or when not using a colour cartridge maps and graphs are printed in black and white rather than the printer interpreting colours as grey shades The header and footer pages are for you to enter the text to display on the left centre and or right of the page V3 3x Section 7 Page 96 7 30 Pri g Maps To print a map 1 Select the Print Map item on the Map menu
11. Click the OK button when asked if the Garmin is connected and turned on Click OK to select the Garmin USB option Seriel Pot Geminus a xc c cows The GPS Downloader Waypoint Import window will now pop up 1 Click Connect and then select the Get Way Pts option 2 Either click Select All or select a range of waypoints This can be done in two EESE ways Press and hold Ee the Shift key GPSS Salae Vn 240 and then click waypoint 001 C barrack and 013 to LE select all Drs waypoints from pd 001 to 013 xm Press and hold the Ctrl Key to select separate I waypoints as in the example to the right 3 Release the modifier key and then click the Import data to map button then click Close V3 3x Section 7 Page 113 Your imported waypoints will appear as red crosses on your map Select waypoints layer from the layer dropdown list Now you can connect the waypoints to make your fence lines Click the Modify button in the Map controls Select the Multi Line tool You can now connect your waypoints together to represent your new fenceline Once near the waypoints the cursor will change to a small square box clicking will allow the snap to attach the line to the waypoint thus you don t have to be quite so precise If adding to an existing map do not draw in the connecting fences line V3 3x Section 7 Page 114 back on the existing map at this time Draw them in
12. To record your own farm data a new weather station must be established by clicking New Station and entering a site name If known enter the altitude in metres latitude and distance from the coast Details of daily Moisture Wind Temperature both air and soil can be recorded Additional tabs will provide summaries for each of these on a monthly or annual basis There are options for importing and exporting data for given formats Weather Station In order to do calculations of Growing Season Rainfall and Water Use Efficiency WUE for the paddocks on a property we need to reference the correct weather information Select the weather station to use on each property V3 3x Section 13 Page 13 Weather Station Details Nave Fol 000000000 Fen 0 E Ld wan 3 Use eal le Latude 7 3 Diearce em ecee 7 If you have no weather stations in the list or need to add a new one click on the Edit List button at the top of the window Create a new weather station and when you return to this window the new weather station will appear in the pull down list for you to select To create a new weather station 1 Click New and enter the name Press Enter 2 Select the first year of your weather records 3 Click OK You will need to enter using the Weather menu or import the data from a weather station output file P Plus will import weather station data from many existing weather stations include the Baycity CDMA weathe
13. Zealand http www maptoaster com maptoaster topo nz articles nztm nztm html V3 3x Section 7 Page 3 WGS84 includes GDA Australia WGS84 is more universal but the false northing and easting differ for each hemisphere and each of the 60 longitudinal zones There are 2 such zones for NZ Map layers V3 3x Section 7 Page 4 7 2 Before You Start Before using the farm mapping module it is important that you take the following steps 1 Get an aerial photo or farm plan Aghub can assist you locate a suitable image 2 Scan your photo if you haven t a disk with the photo on it P Plus requires the photo to be scanned as a RGB encoded bitmap BMP or a JPG file In some cases TIFF format may be acceptable 4 Create your farm Section 3 5 Select the Default Datum on Maps tab under Program Preferences 6 Enter the paddock list This must be done before locating your paddocks on the map V3 3x Section 7 Page 5 7 3 The Map Window When a map is opened the mapping window appears on the right side of the P Plus screen with map view measure and modifies tool bars on the left The Map and Photo Menus are described in Section 7 4 The mapping items in the Tool Bar are described in Section 7 5 The mapping modes View Measure and Modify are described in Section 7 The map speed menus are described in Section 7 7 The speed menus are activated by clicking the right mouse button on the m
14. after you have moved the lines to the map layers layer otherwise you will have problems getting the lines to snap to the existing fences and your paddock sizes will not be calculated If you make a mistake you can press the Select button click on the line you don t require and then click on the Delete button to remove or if you want to move the line to the correct waypoint click on the end of the line and drag it onto the correct waypoint See mapping section 7 13 V3 3x Section 7 Page 115 Once you are happy with the lines drawn you can move them into the Map Lines layer Fence lines of your map Click the Select button and then right click in the white space on the map Now click on Select All then Lines All your fencelines will be selected and coloured yellow V3 3x Section 7 Page 116 Right click again in the white space and select move to layer then select the Map Lines layer Fence Lines and then click the Select button If your lines are for a new layer e g water system you would need to create this layer first then you will be able to move the lines to the new layer instead of the map lines layer Fence lines Do not copy water system lines onto the map layers Fence lines layer as this will cause you paddocks sizes to be incorrectly calculated Once your lines have been moved to the new layer you can now delete the waypoints from the waypoints layer Select the waypoints layer again right click in w
15. and your contact details at the end of the email V3 3x Section 2 Page 19 Email Setup Details Follow the prompts to enter your Your Name Email Address E Mail Servers contact your Internet provider for details if unknown see screen shot below Account Name and Password V3 3x Section 2 Page 20 nore ptr Pea haere Magnus mpm pog Cer Jaen Cte J V3 3x Section 2 Page 21 The Email Setup window will appear the first time you try and send an email or by selecting tools and options from your email software The following details are required EmailAddress Enter your email address e g myname myisp co nz Password This is the password you are required to enter to get into your email system Mail Servers Enter your Internet providers email servers If you don t know this information contact your Internet provider for details In order to use a Backup File that has been emailed to you it has to be restored into P Plus see 2 6 Email Support and Emailing Databases V3 3x Section 2 Page 22 Emailing databases to other Contacts To send your latest P Plus backup to someone in your contacts list you will need to Create the contact Select Setup from the Farm menu 2 Select Contacts V3 3x Section 2 Page 23 Click on New and type in the names and email address you want to email the backup to Click on Close to save or New to create another Contact
16. as there is no restriction on their shape or placement they are just a named area in the Hazard Layer V3 3x Section 7 Page 122 To Export your Hazards and Effluent details to file you will need to 1 Select Import Export from your Map menu 2 Select either Effluent Management Zones metric or Effluent Management Zones Lat Lon from the Last Chosen Export Type drop down list 3 Click on the Export button at the top of the form 4 You will be prompted to select the layer containing the CRITICAL boundaries The Hazards file PaddocksAndEffluent xml will be created in either PPlus YourFarm MapExport Metric or PPlus YourFarm MapExport LatLon folder depending on your chosen export type This file can then be used by other systems such as the Irrigator Controller Other data contained in this xml file are Critical Lines and Paddock details V3 3x Section 7 Page 123 8 0 Paddock and Crop Records Learn how to View Add and Delete paddock and crop records Generate Crop Reports Record Crop activities operations and labour All activities associated with paddock records and general pastoral type cropping is recorded under the Paddock module This module is mainly used for monitoring fertiliser and chemical applications to pasture This links to the map and stock modules to minimise repeated data entry Cropping within a pastoral system can also be undertaken to allow for items like hay maize silage gre
17. information and what text Weeds Pests for each paddock is Das displayed Show and Plus are used to display Name Number Cover Total Area Grazing Area and or Arable Area for the paddocks that have been added to the map To display Covers as kg select Cover from the Plus list to display Covers as shaded areas on the map select Grazing Area from the Plus list The As drop down list will show the areas selected above if any in hectares acres m2 or km2 Blank View displays the map with nothing represented PAESE in the paddocks The available dorso maps can be displayed by sheet cn clicking on the lists as below or by selecting them through the Map dropdown menu and selecting open Map Crop Pastures displays the crop and pasture graphically on the map V3 3x Section 7 Page 15 Grazing displays the stock grazing graphically on the map Land Management Units has an extra section to select the types of Land Management Units to display on the map Pasture Cover Allows map to show a visible view of the pasture thus giving the users an easy understanding of the actual grass position as the paddock sizes show as well as the paddock covers The default colours show red when the grass is too long and different levels of green for growth grass etc Pasture Cover also has an extra Section to select the date of the cover walk that you want to view Graanagenn uris E Tage roman Poss Cen T
18. line then press ENTER on your keyboard to enter the activity Repeat for all your testing and monitoring activities To record the items tested in each activity we use the Test Items tab Begin by selecting the name of the test from the left hand column This activates the Test Items tab Now click on Add to add an item to the list This will provide the Test Items Entry Page Here you can select from the suggested test items and or add items of your own V3 3x Section 6 Page 14 a e D iA mate E teilen E Gsm ir E aa Decore Eltern D Erama fasa E Erano Boro Laces E tear creep Dior tee E Firas ataron lee Pree e 4 Use the buttons on the right to select items and or type your own items in the space at the top When you choose to select an item to add to the test list the confirm choice box will appear Click Yes to confirm your choice V3 3x Section 6 Page 15 5 Entries you wish to remove can be deleted by first selecting the entry then clicking on Options Select Delete then confirm by choosing Yes V3 3x Section 6 Page 16 6 6 Outputs and Grades This section allows you to enter the livestock outputs of your farming activities Each livestock output item can be further described in terms of grades To open the Livestock Outputs and Grades screen open the Setup screen and in the Livestock Setup section click the Outputs Grades button 1 On the
19. or Metric allows you to export your Effluent Management Zone data to an XML file You will then be prompted to select the layer with CRITICAL lines to include in the exported file This option is only available when using a Geo referenced Map and the file is exported as either Metric or LatLon to your MapExport LatLon folder or MapExport Metric folder depending on your selection The exported file will be called PaddocksAndEffluent xml V3 3x Section 7 Page 11 The Photo Menu contains the following options Open Photo Opens a photo bmp file Ifa map file is open it is placed in the map window underneath the photo and may require registering the first time section 7 24 otherwise it will fill the whole map window Close Photo This option closes the photo file If a map file is open the map remains in the map window without the photo under it Show Photo This option toggles the photo on and off without unloading the photo from memory Register Photo Puts the photo registration toolbox on the screen so you can align the photo behind a farm map that has already been drawn Copy Photo Use this option to copy a photo image from another data storage device such as a 3 5 floppy a CD or a data memory stick often referred to as a pen stick To load a photo file from a disk onto your computer to where P Plus can find it see section V3 3x Section 7 Page 12 7 5 The Map Items in the Main Tool Bar
20. the property your details are entered If stock are coming onto the property the details need to be supplied by the person sending the stock to you Notifications Page The notifications page contains the vendor declaration property number treatment and branding details required for QA purposes This page is visible for both purchases and sales If stock are leaving the property your details are entered If stock are coming onto the property the details need to be supplied by the person sending the stock to you Transfer Page This page is only for stock transfers in order to record the stock class subclass and paddock the stock are being transferred to and from Other Page The Other page includes wool details for sheep stock classes lists of sale or stock death reasons and general comments V3 3x Section 10 Page 21 10 9 Stock Reproduction To enter stock reproduction 1 Click the Reproduction option on Stock button menu OR 2 Click the New Activity button and select Reproduction from the task list Dairy Cows Reproduction Els etsi SwA B Deswm cersonis Manel T vd me V3 3x Section 10 Page 22 Adding Records Reproduction records are added by clicking the New button 1 Enterthe start and end dates of the record 2 Selectthe type of transaction e g mating pregnancy test calving lambing branding marking and weaning 3 Enterthe number of adult females involved 4 Select the paddock
21. 3x Section 7 Page 19 Multi Line Polygon Shape Test Colour Style Visible Edit Style Show Line Boxes e Drawing Tab Draw a multi line series of joined lines Draw a polygon enclosed serried of lines Draw various shapes including circles rectangles north arrow scale bar Test for un joined lines and joins those within a specified error margin Change the line colour Current line style Turn lines visible or not Edit Line Style Toggles the end of line boxes on and off Sections 7 11 7 14 describe drawing in more detail V3 3x Section 7 Page 20 Test button Use the Test button to automatically join any lines that are within a specified error margin and to identify how many lines are not joined to another line un joined This is a good tool to use when testing paddock boundaries for leaks as it can easily fix any small ones that are difficult to see To use the Test button Bue Click the Test button Click Yes on the confirm test window Enter an error margin and click OK If any lines were separated by a distance less than the error margin a window will appear indicating how many lines were automatically joined The lines will be changed to blue so you can see which were moved Click OK If any lines remain un joined a window will appear indicating how many there are The lines will be highlighted Click OK P Plus will zoom in to the first un joined line so you can fix it if yo
22. Analysis Sensitivity Analysis provides a system for evaluating changes in yields and prices They are particularly valuable for determining breakeven yields or prices Click the Sensitivity button at the bottom of the window to view the sensitivity analysis window T Caire st e memes This is a table shows an indication of how the gross margin of the crop would alter under different yields and prices The mid points are set by the values you have entered in the yield line of the plan You may enter values for the yield and price intervals that create the range of conditions you may expect The interval values you enter are saved with the plan V3 3x Section 9 Page 23 9 11 Plan Reports Options When you click on the Reports Button on the Main Screen the Crop Report window is displayed and the Crop Reports are selected by default The last two Crop Plans and Crop Plan Inputs are the crop plan reports Once you have chosen a report click the Do Report button on the top right of the window to view the report To view the report choose the report and click the Do Report button on the top right of the Reports window V3 3x Section 9 Page 24 9 12 Editing Plan Details To create a plan select New plan from the plan selection window If a Plan already exists open the plan and select Options and Edit then that will display the plan Details window Individual Parameters can be changed in this window you have
23. Budget Mob Setup 12 9 Full Feed Budget Numbers 12 10 Full Feed Budget Live Weight 12 11 Full Feed Budget Milk Productioi 12 12 Full Feed Budget Milk Production Repo Dates 45 12 13 Full Feed Budget Milk Production Fat Solids 47 13 0 Weather Records 13 1 Setting up Weather Stations 13 2 Weather Stations Weather Years and Options 13 3 Entering Long Term Averages 13 4 Entering Daily Weather Details 13 5 Entering Rainfall Deciles 13 6 Entering and Importing Weather Station Data 14 0 AG HUB h DSLhauhh 1 0 Getting Started This section provides you with a step by step process to set up your computer install and licence the program along with an overview of the screen and menu layout It tells you What computer hardware you need for P Plus How to install the program on your computer How to licence the program on your computer How to get technical support Creating your farm database V3 3x Section 1 Page 1 1 1 What You Need To successfully install and use P Plus you will need PC running Win98 WinNT4 Win2000 Windows XP Professional or Home 32 bit only or Windows Vista 32 bit only Pentium II processor or later A minimum of 64MB of RAM is required Please make allowances for operating system and other applications that could be running at the same time At least 17MB of free space on your hard disk drive CD drive SVGA screen monitor A windows compatible print
24. Each file is 10 40kb in size Each plan is self contained storing all the operation and product information required for the plan Plans can therefore be freely and easily copied and distributed Master Plans are stored in the c P Plus FTGM folder under the various categories or locations Default Master Plans will be added or deleted to reflect market changes Master Plans do not necessarily provide current market examples They provide a blue print of the activities for various Cropping types that can be heavily updated to suit V3 3x Section 9 Page 16 9 8 The Crop Plan Window Upon selecting or creating a new plan for each crop the Crop Plan window appears on the right side of the screen replacing the map window When you close the Crop Plan window the map re appears For Monitors with a lower resolution 800 x 600 screen you will not see the separate heading and line box on the top right To display these options click the Line button or right mouse click on a plan line to display those options The Crop Plan window is split into three sections V3 3x Section 9 Page 17 1 Line Details The top section has all the details of the currently selected item line in the plan list 2 Plan List This is the list of items lines that make up the crop plan Click on a line to view the details for that line in the top box 3 Calculations The bottom line of the window shows the total income expenses and the
25. Livestock Outputs and Grades page click New output description to add a new output category 2 Type the name of the livestock that will be produced in the Name line then press ENTER V3 3x Section 6 Page 17 on your keyboard to enter the livestock product type Repeat for all the different types of livestock that are produced Further information relating to each livestock output can then be entered in the Grade List tab First select the livestock name from the left hand column Then click on New in the Grade List area Type in the name of the grade you wish to enter with regard to the selected type of livestock and press ENTER on your keyboard Repeat this for each grade within each type Entries you wish to remove can be deleted by first selecting the entry then click Delete then confirm by choosing Yes in the confirmation box V3 3x Section 6 Page 18 0 Farm Mapping P Plus mapping is a powerful tool for drawing your farm map calculating areas and distances planning farm development and management activities and reporting farm information This is the major module within P Plus providing an important visual link to Paddock and Stock records and PastureCover Mapping provides integration between aerial photograph images Aghub GPS maps geo referenced maps and the activities undertaken on a farm The mapping module has extensive drawing capabilities which allows recording of specific data by la
26. P Plus layout and functions Get familiar with the layout and functions of P Plus Before starting your own farm open the Demonstration Farm data set Consult Sections 2 and Section 3 of this User Manual to get an overview of the way P Plus works Have a play remember you can t break anything in the demonstration farm 3 Gather your information You will find it much easier and satisfying to collect and or write down your basic farm information before you start This should include Paddocks and crop rotations Product operations and crop type lists Stock enterprises and classes Weeds Pests Diseases Assets Tests etc V3 3x Section 1 Page 19 Look through Sections 3 Setting up Farm and Paddocks and section 5 Products to make sure you have collected the information you require If you have the mapping module talk to Aghub regarding obtaining a GPS map or aerial photograph Photographs need to be in the correct format to use in the program see Section 7 2 4 Start your farm files and create your farm Section 3 takes you step by step through creating Your farm and paddock lists 5 Load your aerial photo and draw your farm map Section 7 describes how to load your photo draw your fencelines scale the map add your paddocks and check their boundaries 6 Start recording your paddock and crop activities and weather Work through the further sections to learn how to record and report your farming activities
27. Page 14 While the grazing list is open other stock grazing lists can be viewed by selecting stock classes from the list You can edit any of the grazing records by double clicking on the record or selecting the record and clicking on the Edit button You can delete any of the grazing records by selecting the record and clicking on the Delete button Close the grazing list by clicking on the Close button Note Editing or deleting a historical grazing record may have adverse effects on all subsequent stock locations and movements and that the grazing records will all be checked afterwards unless Cancel is pressed when editing a record V3 3x Section 11 Page 15 11 8 Grazing Record Reports Click the Reports page on the Main Menu and select the Grazing Records report group to view and print grazing reports Reports V3 3x Section 11 Page 16 12 0 Feed Forecaster Budget The Feed Forecaster Budget module provides three main options which include a one paddock feed calculator for a given mob of animals This can be linked to a map to determine temporary breaks if feed supply is greater than one day A short term feed calculator for up to 10 days provides feed estimates for a mob herd to meet given growth or production figures The third option is the traditional feed budget for periods between one and twelve months Parameters used include feed levels required to meet given target growth or production targets and the fee
28. Pasture cover module and the feed budget module To print a paddock list of all the paddock sizes use the reports and select list reports V3 3x Section 7 Page 120 7 32 Effluent and Hazard Zones To create an Effluent Management Zone EMZ you will need to 1 Create an Effluent layer using the New Layer option which is displayed when the layer button on the main tool bar is pressed 2 Select the layer that contains the lines defining a stream boundary and then select some of those stream boundary lines Right click and choose the Copy to Layer option to copy them to the Effluent layer 3 Edit those lines in the Effluent layer changing their style to a new style with 20m widths You will need to use the Edit Style button on the Line tab under the Modify map tools Also note that line width for an effluent zone should be twice the allowable distance e g 20m width displays 10m of a line on either side 4 Draw boundary lines around the enlarged stream lines 5 Create a new Effluent Land Area under Setup Land Areas Select Effluent from the Land Type list and then click on New to create V3 3x Section 7 Page 121 Land Area coal wanna 1 ST a aoc 6 Edit the map again to place the label 7 You can then choose to delete the large lines from the effluent layer so that the polygon for the EMZ can be created and its area found without the complaint that not all lines are connected Hazard zones are easier
29. Rate or the desired rate of product you wish to apply This is the unit of application If you select 100L 96 100kg or tonne make sure you enter a water or seeding rate so that quantity can be calculated As the price is calculated and stored on a per kg or per litre basis selecting the wrong unit will dramatically alter the cost Quantity This is automatically calculated for you and Rate Price S ha cannot be altered Ifa batch of quantities has been entered the quantity is the total of batch quantities Otherwise it is the Target Rate times the Area The actual rate applied calculated from the total quantity The price of the product on a per kg or per litre basis The product cost per hectare is calculated from the rate and price The chemicals group s of the product is shown beneath the batch table for your information Batch Purchase List As each product is selected the batch list displays the product batches from which the product has been V3 3x Section 8 Page 17 taken To add a batch select from the pull down list of all the current purchases for the product Adding a Batch Purchase to the Li Click the Edit List button and select Product Batches When you have selected a batch enter the quantity of chemicals taken from the batch Then the quantity is added to the total product quantity and the product rate will be recalculated If the batch container is empty when the product is ta
30. Select Backup from the Farm menu Click on Email the Backup and press OK The list of contacts will appear click on the contact you want to email your backup file to and press OK Email Backup V3 3x Section 2 Page 24 8 If you are expecting the other contact to make changes and send the altered backup file back to you you need to make sure that no changes are made to your P Plus data until the backup file has been returned from your contact and restored into your P Plus Do not make any more changes to his database if you are expecting he backup to bo retumed V3 3x Section 2 Page 25 9 Click on Yes when asked if you are connected to the Internet Are you connected o he Internet 10 This will then send the farm backup to your default email program MAPI If it does not work or the incorrect email program appears then ensure that the correct email program is set to default Under Windows Vista go to Default Programs and set it there reae Eee eis sae isi tnn Lina zai 11 You can add additional text to the email prior to sending Your default email program will send the email when you press Send To ensure that it has been sent check you email programs sent folder V3 3x Section 2 Page 26 How to Restore the backup from Email Your contact will need to restore the backup into P Plus on their computer To do this they need to 1 Open the email sent from
31. To put stock in a paddock for the first time 1 Select the paddock from the list in the Paddock Stock window 2 Click the Grazing button and select Add Stock 3 Select the Stock Class you wish to add stock into and click on the select button for the following window will appear 005 Hef Tension Date V3 3x Section 11 Page 7 Fill in the following details Date Type Number Invoice Paddock Enter the date in which the stock entered the paddock Type of transaction which best describes how the stock is added to the property e g Purchase Enter the total number of stock entering the paddock If the mob is lactating with their young at foot then enter the number of adult stock Invoice details if applicable to the stock being added e g Purchase The Paddock number where the stock will reside in when they arrive All other details are dependant on the transaction type selected in the Type field V3 3x Section 11 Page 8 11 4 Removing Stock From Paddocks To remove stock from paddocks 1 Select the paddock from the list on the Paddock Stock window 2 Click the Grazing button and choose Remove Stock 3 The grazing record window will appear Enter the relevant details see section 10 3 and click OK V3 3x Section 11 Page 9 11 5 Shifting Stock Stock is shifted between paddocks by using either the Grazing Shift Stock option or the farm map Shifting on the farm map is restric
32. an existing plan open select the plan and then select a Blank Plan 1f you are working with a paddock that already contains a crop the plan will be labelled with name ofthe plan If you iuita T r ema open the crop plan m esse eo from the Crop drop down menu then toto ei 7 vassaste vou will need to Seventeen z veteres enter a name for siet Tintiereiow the crop plan This also provides the options to set the parameters for a given plans such as type of crop yield and area units To edit activities within the plan see section 9 8 To edit an existing plan details open the plan you want to edit and press the option button and select edit plan details V3 3x Section 9 Page 25 The plan will option with the defaults lines already made up although you can add and delete lines to meet the requirements of your new plan To create a new plan select New Plan from the Plan selection window When you have an existing plan open the selected plan and then open a blank plan If the Paddock already contains a crop the pan will carry the data V3 3x Section 9 Page 26 9 13 Date List When entering activities that are often repeated on a regular basis these can be setup as a scheduler using the Date List function This is particularly valuable for generally spraying programs Open the Crop Plan and select the activity you wish to generate a schedule for then select the DATE PLAN and comp
33. are configured and labelled then configure the stock numbers The graph will give a visual idea of the stock numbers The graph uses a floating vertical scale thus the bottom number is the lowest stock number used in the budget The rates show the rate of change between the dates configured V3 3x Section 12 Page 40 Remember this is a class stock number only you need to repeat this for all stock classes Select the Close button once the stock numbers are configured V3 3x Section 12 Page 41 12 10 Full Feed Budget Live Weight Liveweights By default the start date and the end date will be loaded with zero weight If the live weight numbers do not change during the budget period or the rate of change for the year is the same then simply configure the two live weight numbers for the start and end dates If the live weight numbers rate of change is different for specific periods of the budgets then press the green button to make the dates Make as many dates as you will need Once the dates have been made you then will need to change the default dates to the dates you require To change the dates click on the date with the mouse and then click on the date icon in the bottom left hand corner Once all the dates are configured and labelled then configure the live weight numbers The graph will give a visual idea of the live weight numbers The graph uses a floating vertical scale thus the bottom number is the lowest l
34. are never drafted then create one new stock class i e 98 Calves Add a Natural Increase transaction for each of the new classes at the time when the number of stock in that class is first known That may be Branding Marking Weaning or Drafting The Natural Increase transaction adds stock to the Stock reconciliation If a record is required of when Branding Marking Weaning or Drafting occurred then enter them as a Management Opera activity If the stock is weighed then enter a separate Liveweight activity V3 3x Section 10 Page 27 10 12 Stock Feeding To enter stock feeding 1 Select the stock you wish to feed 2 Click the Feeding option on Stock button menu 3 Or Click the New Activity button and select Stock Feeding from the task list Dairy Cows Feeding Tes meman E Nt E COE wemre 35m mav HR E Lu ml sus a Di ype 00 gmmea Comet Adding Records Feeding records are added by clicking the New button V3 3x Section 10 Page 28 1 Enter the start and end dates of the record Clicking the up down spinner beside the end date changes the end date The total quantity fed is adjusted by multiplying the qty per head by the number of days 2 Enter the number of stock being fed 3 Select the type of feed given to the stock If you have entered harvest and or purchases into feed store records see Section 3 16 select the store from which the feed is taken by selecting from the Batch l
35. can relate to them The correct Datum NEEDS to be selected from the Maps tab under Program Preferences prior to importing Any assistance required for importing shape or DXF files lies outside the normal support arrangements V3 3x Section 7 Page 29 Shape File Conversion Instructions shp P Plus is capable of importing Shape file shp data under certain conditions Any database dbf information currently associated with the shape file itself cannot currently be imported due to the fact that every file is structured differently It is essential to make sure that the file has been converted under a metric coordinate system preferably New Zealand Map Grid NZMG Importing Shape files under different co ordinate systems or none can mean that data will not overlay correctly Drawing Exchange Format Conversion Instructions dxf P Plus is capable of importing DXF data files under certain conditions It can import text points into dots and exploded lines Any text in a DXF file will convert through to the paddock layer automatically If this information is not required simply use the select all command by right clicking Somewhere in the map with the Paddock Layer as the current layer and deleting the text It is essential to make sure that the file has been converted under a metric coordinate system preferably New Zealand Map Grid NZMG Importing Shape files under different co ordinate systems or none can mean
36. click the Do Report button on the top right of the window to view the report V3 3x Section 8 Page 29 9 0 Cash Cropping For more specialised cropping operations there are additional features included in the Paddock module where cash crop recording is the major activity on the farm Crop rotations and crop plans can be integrated to specific enterprises e g wheat so reporting can be achieved by enterprise All inputs and outputs including all cultivation and management recording can be monitored as well as linking to the product and store inventory This section describes how to Allocate crops to paddocks and set up the crop rotation View the paddock history while setting up the rotation Edit crop details Add more than one crop in each paddock Add undersown crops Select or create a crop plan Add and delete plan lines Tum off and on plan lines The sensitivity analysis Plan reports V3 3x Section 9 Page 1 1 The Crop Rotation Window Click on the Paddock Records button on the Tool Bar and then select View button and then Crop Rotation for this year or next year With the Crop Rotation Window sitting to the left of the map there can be full interaction between the map and the cropping database For example click V3 3x Section 9 Page 2 inside the paddock boundary on the map and the paddock on the crop rotation grid will be highlighted Click on the crop rotation grid and
37. date is in the correct format For example in New Zealand the format should be dd mm yyyy The date separator should be a slash Make sure there are four y in the date format 6 Click on OK V3 3x Section 1 Page 7 1 6 To Run P Plus Double click on the P Plus icon on the 2 iei Deskto P ate Or 1 From the task bar cick on 2 Select All Programs P Plus and then for P Plus PastureCover Click on P Plus P Plus Click on P Plus V3 3x Section 1 Page 8 1 7 Licencing P Plus Once P Plus is running for the first time you are presented with the following form This form can also be accessed from the Help Menu at the top of the screen by selecting the Enter Licence Details option cence Deas tar Version 3 P Plus ideniieton Osta Selaction mu rese larson knsemene os cocata Saneti ripae meno FERT Rai aE Pon DOVE eet Fs aa ise aa wean en Toit oration T Fond Farcatr Det pr rand Fane o wapa Pen eT Perieg irena vanon eraen V3 3x Section 1 Page 9 Complete the following steps 1 Carefully fill in the licence details form in the way described in Section 1 Ensure your printer is connected to your computer and click the Print button to print the form Return the form to Aghub or your distributor details are shown at the bottom of the printed forms Alternatively you can c
38. definitions not the actual tests The actual tests are recorded for each paddock and crop on the Paddock Records window Create a separate test definition for each test of the same type e g soil test that it is processed at a different laboratory and or with a different set of test items Adding and Removing Tests To add a new test click the New button and enter the test name To remove a test select the test from the list and click the Options button and then Delete Make sure you do not delete test definitions that you have used in paddock and crop records Test Items All tests consist of a list of test items the measurement unit the deficit normal ranges and toxic ranges The white Add and Remove buttons beside the test item list are used to change the items in the list To add more items click the Add button and select from the list that appears Click inside the checkbox on the left of the item to select many items at once To remove items select the items and click the Delete button V3 3x Section 3 Page 35 Test Levels Tests may be measured at different depths levels Click the up or down arrows beside the Maximum Depths to add or remove the number of test depths Then enter the depth range for each one V3 3x Section 3 Page 36 3 11 Problem Lists Weeds Pests And Diseases To open the Problems screen open the Setup screen and in the Paddock section click the Problems button This screen allows
39. details box ALWAYS put an operation first before any product input lines In either case once you have an operation line and entered the details 3 Click the New Input button on the operation details box and enter the product details When a product is added under an operation the date of the product is set to the date of the operation Changing the operation date will also change the product dates For chemicals changing the water rate and tank size on the operation will change these values for each of the products You may edit the list of products by clicking the Options button at the top of the Plan window V3 3x Section 9 Page 21 If an operation or product is showing in blue it means that the item is not on your operation or product lists To add it to your list click the Line button or right mouse button and select Add to List Deleting Lines To delete a line either click the right mouse button on the line or click the Line button and select Delete Turning Plan Lines On and Off There is no need to delete plan lines Instead of deleting plan lines they can be turned on and off by double clicking on the line or clicking the right mouse button and toggling between On Off This method is preferable particularly when setting up operations such as spraying which may occur or not depending on weather conditions and or infestations of weeds pests or diseases V3 3x Section 9 Page 22 9 10 Sensitivity
40. drive If it is on a USB storage device attach it to your computer If it is already on your computer do nothing for this step 2 Click on the Photo menu at the top left of the P Plus screen 3 Select the Copy Photo option 4 Use the Open Photo File window that appears to navigate to the photo file you wish to use see the note below on how to navigate V3 3x Section 7 Page 28 5 Select the image by clicking on it and then clicking on the Open button 6 The photo file will be saved in the PPlus MyFarm Layers folder NOTE To navigate to where your photo is stored for step 4 you will need to i Click on the Look in drop down box in the Open Photo File window ii Select the drive where the file is e g C D This will display all the folders and any photo files in that drive 1f your photo file is displayed do step 5 Otherwise select the next folder in the path to where your file is stored iv Repeat the above step until you find your file Then do step 5 Working with Shape and DXF Files Due to the number of different techniques applied by draughtsmen in generating shape and DXF files the following is provided as a guide only Aghub does not accept any liability for the importation of shape file data from any source Shape files dxf files and world files associated with images are in metric and hence need to be associated with the correct datum in order that GPS lat lon coordinates
41. for exporting data to be read by some alternative drawing programmes GPX Lat Lon allows you to make a GPX file that lists the paddock boundaries as tracks suitable for uploading into Google Earth or onto some Handheld GPS units This option is only available when using a Geo referenced Map and the file is exported as LatLon to your MapExport LatLon folder Waypoints allows you to select the layer containing Waypoints to export to the LatLon Waypoints gpx file You will need to download GPS Tracker maker in order to load the GPX file into your GPS The file can be downloaded from www apstm com Note Google Earth can be used to check your GPX file prior to loading it into your GPS V3 3x Section 7 Page 10 Paddocks as SHP allows you to save the paddocks of your Geo referenced Map as Polygons to a Shape Polygons shp file in the PPlus MyFarm Map Layers folder By default the coordinates are in NZMG The Shape file can be used by other applications that use GPS coordinates e g for fertilizer companies and the effluent projects for councils It is not suitable for GPS handhelds Paddocks to GeoFence File allows you to save the paddocks of your Geo referenced Map to a GEF file in the PPlus MyFarm MapExport LatLon folder The GeoFence file is a proprietary binary file that can be used by Aghub applications that use GPS coordinates to be used with future products Effluent Management Zones Lat Lon
42. grid intersection Snap to Line Modify mode only 1f you create or move any object when this option is on the placement of the item will Snap to the nearest line This option is useful to close any small gaps between joining lines when you are drawing so leave it turned on unless you need to draw very close lines V3 3x Section 7 Page 59 Grid Detai This option displays the Grid Details window ENIM lt v a Ditos Baoan Grete Brd Datore E ms C OR Side Grat gravee wb mae IE e Sr tone Distance between Grid Markers sets the distance between the grid lines in meters Increasing the distance removes grid lines and decreasing adds grid lines Grid Offset is measured in meters and moves the position of the grid This may be useful for example if you want the grid to sit on the corner of a paddock Grid Colour allows you to change the colour of the grid by clicking on the colour in the window The best colour for black and white aerial photos is white for colour photos or maps without photos light grey is the best choice V3 3x Section 7 Page 60 Use the grid options radio buttons and check boxes to adjust the grid set up These options can be adjusted here or via the grid submenu 7 19 Line And Symbol Styles In order to add lines and symbols of different styles to a map they must first be created To do this click the Edit Styles button on either the Line or Symb
43. hore Bee T Ray Bek C Rivera V3 3x Section 7 Page 16 Measure Mode When you select the Measure Mp mode the Measure toolbox as METTE appears When in this mode you are not able to alter the map in any way except for adjusting the scale Measuring distance and areas is described in Section 7 22 Scaling the map is described in Section 7 15 V3 3x Section 7 Page 17 Modi ify In the modify mode you are able to When you select the Modify mode the Modify toolbox appears It is made up of four buttons and three tabs Select When the Select button Delete Delete the selected Save Save map Alterations to Draw and edit lines Select lines and access the line menu Add paddocks to the map Select individual points and access the point menu Add symbols areas and text and change map point captions Edit line and symbol styles Edit and add captions to symbols Edit Visibility Dates and Map Dates Load and draw layers Move lines symbols and text is down you can move existing map items to a new location and select individual lines and points by clicking on them object the map are not saved automatically and it is recommended you click on the Save button at regular intervals V3 3x Section 7 Page 18 Options Displays various options for modifying the map This is the same menu as when you right click on the map with nothing selected see Section 7 7 Map Speed Menus V3
44. i e undoes one zoom out each time it is clicked V3 3x Section 7 Page 39 Zoom In button Clicking the Zoom In button changes the button to depressed in and the mouse to a magnifying glass with a plus You can then zoom in to a quarter of the map by clicking the left mouse button and zoom out by clicking the right mouse button The map zooms in or out centred around the point of the map where you clicked 6 Selecting map area You can zoom in to a certain part of the map by moving the mouse pointer to one corner of the area you want to zoom into hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse to the opposite corner You will see a rectangle being drawn as you move the mouse Once you release the mouse button the map will zoom into the area shown by the rectangle Note that this method works only in the View and Modify mapping modes Be careful that the mouse cursor is an arrow when you hold the mouse button down otherwise you will select the item under the mouse To avoid this click on the Zoom In button While the Zoom In button is down you cannot select any item on the map This means you can drag the mouse to zoom in from any starting point without changing any of the map items lines paddocks and symbols particularly in Modify mode V3 3x Section 7 Page 40 When you zoom into a map or photo scrollbars appear along the right and bottom edges of the window These scrollbars provide you with a way to
45. if you feel the monthly equation is not suitable for your pasture V3 3x Section 4 Page 20 To configure the equation A is the add figure and B is the multiply figure Examples of Equations Feed Reader Default No equation Plate December Plate Dexcel All Seasons Plate February Plate Historical All Seasons Plate January Plate March Plate November Plate October Plate Winter Rapid PM Canterbury Rapid PM Default Rapid PM Wairarapa Rapid PM West Coast V3 3x Section 4 Page 21 8 Pasture Cover Importer The Pasture Cover Importer is used to import data from the Feed Reader or files saved by Linker into the P Plus farm database s From the P Plus Installation screen choose the Install Pasture Cover Importer option This will launch the Pasture Cover Importer s own installer The Pasture Cover Importer is by default installed into the directory C Program Files FarmworksPFS Pasture Cover Importer It is recommended to use the default installation folder Once installed the Pasture Cover Importer can be accessed via P Plus from the Options menu in Pasture Covers V3 3x Section 4 Page 22 A warning will be displayed indicating that you must close the PCI Pasture Cover Importer after use Warning t Also please ensure that the Launch P Plus after successful Import check box is unchecked on the Pasture Cover Importer main screen as P Plus has already been launched V3 3x Sect
46. in P Plus including temporary fence lines water supply drainage roads building and yards streams and rivers irrigation soils and Contours You may also define any number of your own layers Layer t Maples The Layer drop down list on the main tool bar shows all the layers amp osiodc that are currently loaded The layer Steoms and River that is currently on top is always Contours displayed on the mapping tool bar To bring another layer to the top click on the down V3 3x Section 7 Page 70 arrow to open the drop down list and then click on the layer you wish to bring to the top You can then select edit and modify items on this layer The tick box on the left hand side of each layer name indicates whether the layer is visible on the map ticked or not visible x To change tick on the box next to the layer name Whatever layers are shown in this list is saved when you save the map and are re loaded when you run it again Layer Button The Layer button beside the Layer list is used t Layer List Manage edit the layers New Layer Create new layers Colour Current Layer Only Display only the top current layer in colour When checked all other layers will be drawn in grey This is only useful when in the Map View mode as only the current layer is coloured when in the Measure and Modify modes V3 3x Section 7 Page 71 To Add a New Map layei 1 Click the Layer button on the main tool bar a
47. it and click OK Colour and Pattern To set or edit an area s fill colour and pattern 1 Select the layer the area is on from the Layer list e g Paddock layer 2 Ensure you are in the View Mode otherwise you won t be able to see it V3 3x Section 7 Page 89 3 Click on the caption of the area you would like to fill To select more than one area hold down the Control Ctrl button while clicking on the areas 4 Right click on the map to access the Point Speed Menu Select the Fill Colour Pattern option 5 Choose a colour by clicking on it 6 Choose a pattern from the bottom row 7 Click on OK The area will now be filled with the selected colour and pattern 7 27 Map Title To enter a title for the map 1 Click on the map background to deselect all map items 2 Click the right mouse button and choose Title from the menu Enter the Map Title BRL 3 Enter the map title and click OK V3 3x Section 7 Page 90 7 28 Map Legend The map legend may be turned on ise umbss and off at any time The legend LT works in two ways 1 If there is no specific farm map reports created the legend will show a list of the lines and symbols used on the map 2 Ifa farm map report has been done the legend will show information pertinent to that report To turn the map legend or key on and off 1 Click on the map background to deselect all map items 2 Click the right mouse button a
48. livestock within a defined period Desired Residual targeted cover to remain after grazing often called post grazing mass Current cover gross pasture cover in kgDM Ha what is offered Utilisation actual feed consumed rather than the total removed by grazing and wastage i e trampling V3 3x Section 12 Page 2 12 1 Single Day Single Paddock Description This budget is really a daily grazing planner and can work in conjunction with a map although this is not essential It will calculate the feed required for a group of animals and determine whether a paddock has sufficient feed for a day or more If feed available exceeds two days from the one paddock then the program will allow the calculation of the break displayed on the map if available providing measurements from a selected fenceline The key components to this module are Animal Group a class and number of animals within an enterprise with specified performance characteristics such as weight targeted weight gain and or production parameters such as milk solids per day and current physiological state pregnant dry lactating Paddock Pasture Cover and Size of paddock with projected utilisation and desired pasture residual Supplements to be added including crop grain conservation products hay silage etc The calculated grazing plan provides a summary of the predicted feed consumed by animal and by group and an estimate of the breaks r
49. minimum and maximum value as required The green trend line is configured from the Target Covers Window Section 44 Cover Graph Graphs the average farm cover by year Also shows the cover target line as well Can be used to compare different year s average cover on the farm Tonnes Grown This will provide a report on Tonnes of DM grown per Ha in each paddock along with the number of days growing and the annual total for each paddock Cover Entry Form Prints a form to write down your paddock covers The paddocks are in your walk order or list order and each paddock has the last two covers available so you can see how each paddock compares to its previous readings while out on the farm HINT Fold the printed form in half long ways and staple onto a piece of hard cardboard The sheet should fit in your pocket while still displaying all the information you need while out on the farm V3 3x Section 4 Page 18 4 7 Pasture Cover Equation The cover equation provides a mechanism for taking pasture height measurement e g a rising plate meter or other measures such as the pasture probe and converting these to KgDM ha The range of equations can be extensive and you will need to refer to the relevant operating manual for the given tool There will be different equations for different times of the year to allow for variations in the physiological state of the pasture vegetative flowering and seeding and the pasture composition
50. or 2 Click on the Print button on the mapping Tool Bar 1f you have a non colour printer or cartridge then turn on the Black and White Print menu item on the map menu This will turn all colours to black and produce a much clearer printed map If you have a photo behind the map lines it will be printed too If you have zoomed in an area of the map only the zoomed portion of the map will be printed V3 3x Section 7 Page 97 7 31 Using Your Garmin GPS Qualified GPS Models The following Garmin GPS models have been verified to work with P Plus software Garmin Etrex Legend Garmin GPS 72 Garmin GPS 76 4 Garmin GPS 60 Garmin GPS GOMAPCSx Other models may work but have not been tested against P Plus Farm Management Software We recommend that you read the manuals that come with your GPS unit to fully understand how to operate the unit You can download manuals in PDF format for your model GPS from the following site http www8 garmin com support userManual isi Configuring your Garmin GPS A few basic settings need to be set prior to capturing any waypoint data to be used with P Plus Farm Management Software These settings can be modified on the setup page of the Garmin GPS The correct units of measure metric and map format need to be selected for use in New Zealand If you have purchased your Garmin unit from Aghub we will have fitted batteries and performed this initial setup for you If you ha
51. or running P Plus please take the following steps before calling the Help desk Check that you have the minimum software and hardware requirements Write down the exact wording of any error message that appears Know which Windows version you are using Know the type of computer you are using and the RAM available Know what type of display you are using 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 256 colour High colour or True colour V3 3x Section 1 Page 17 Email Email is a great way to obtain support if you have an Internet connection It has the advantages that you need to write down your issues making them easier for the support person to understand It gives them a little time to check out your problem or email you back for more information or with the answer that includes written instructions for you Aghub Support pplus support aghub co nz Training Days From time to time training days will be held in your region You will be advised of these using your licence contact details Pricing is available to the documentation shipped with the CDROM V3 3x Section 1 Page 18 1 11 Where To From Here It will take you a little time to fully complete the tasks required to learn setup and use P Plus Taking things step by step is important We have found the following sequence helpful 1 Learn Windows If you are unfamiliar with Windows we suggest you run obtain tutorial software for your version of Windows 2 Learn
52. other your own Farm Click on your farm and click select Please enter your farm name and click on OK This will bring up the Pasture Covers Setup screen V3 3x Section 4 Page 2 Record sta of Senecae Nrcunger required docks Configure paddock ses far feed nugget Cae iene pasture Erter targets an Souatons The Pasture Covers Setup screen allows you to configure your land Preferences see section 3 create and edit properties see section 2 create and edit paddocks see section 3 3 configure pasture equations see section 7 enter Cover targets see section 4 4 NOTE Please ensure that you have created your properties paddocks and setup the paddocks sizes before attempting to use the F400 V3 3x Section 4 Page 3 Once the task is completed click on the Close button to move on The P Plus Pasture Covers screen will appear IE p Pius Pasture Covers Demonstration Fam Wester FOF Manuas Aohub Heb up Fenat V3 3x Section 4 Page 4 4 2 The Pasture Covers Main Screen Click on the Pasture Covers button and the screen below will appear Your screen will not have as much information on it yet but once you have setup a few things and enter a few months of covers it will begin to look like the screen below List of PastureCover undertaken by date with average Cover per hectare Start date of re
53. pae e 28 reame v LLL d Tae Uk Duk Raw dm dux Bom O ae Toe QP nacer 3 aan TOOT ew LL bore Gas TW he Moakes atime Oldie Hemery Tank E sie zl V3 3x Section 8 Page 14 The middle section is a wizard notebook or panel for entering the details of the activity Simply click on Next to complete this section The lower left is reserved for entering calculating and displaying application details The lower right section always shows the total and per area cost of the activity Costs cannot be entered directly except in a few cases tests observations and other income V3 3x Section 8 Page 15 8 5 The Activity Product Page The first page of the activity wizard is the product page where chemical fertiliser and other inputs are recorded Be Tepe Une Guy Rue ideae im 8 pn Tom oss damos ijs 20 sa Qu26 Epi of E lg The product page consists of two tables The top table is the product list and the lower table is the batch purchases table Product List The product list has lines for up to six products applied at the same time Click on any line including an empty line and a list of products will appear You may add to or change the list of products by clicking the Edit List button and selecting Products When a product is selected the line is filled with the rate and price information from the products details V3 3x Section 8 Page 16 Target Unit The target is the Target
54. pasture cover To deselect a paddock double click on the relevant paddock within the Selected Paddocks window Stock SI The feed budget uses a 12 hourly or 24 hourly system Use 12 hourly if you do not normally use specific grazing plan Set Covers tab Paddocks that had their pasture cover loaded during the latest pasture assessment will have their cover automatically displayed Historic pasture covers will be shown beside the pasture value If no pasture Cover is showing you can then enter a value and take into account possible pasture growth since the paddock cover was last recorded as displayed Minimum Residual This is typically 1500 Tick Apply to All to use the same Minimum Residual figure for all paddocks in the group Pasture Growth Enter the growth figure This will add cover to the paddocks if not grazed V3 3x Section 12 Page 16 Pasture Types You can set the pasture type by default Ryegrass with Clover is used Pts and dape Se Cors Set rebdes Cline Steiere 557 TITTEN ameisha om Gesta zm 29 aen Qut 25 Dwar into Reidel Tossa F Abel Panne Gs Se haha T Ws V3 3x Section 12 Page 17 Set Mob Details tab Choose your animal Type and Class Enter the Number of animals Liveweight and Pregnancy Status Daily Gain is in grams per day The feed budget will display the typical demand for the animal taking into account the information you entered this is shown at the bottom as Daily per h
55. tab at the front V3 3x Section 5 Page 2 1 Chemical List To open the Chemicals screen open the Setup screen and in the Products section click the Product List button Chemicals are grouped by Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides and other chemicals The second list from the top left of the screen enables you view all Chemical products created or to only View the products created for one particular type V3 3x Section 5 Page 3 Adding Chemicals Products There are two ways to add a new Chemical product the first method is 1 Ensure that Chemicals is selected in the top left list 2 Select the correct type of chemical from the list below 3 Click the New button 4 Enter the chemical name and press Enter 5 Enter the purchase price and usual application rate Note It is important to select the correct price and application units If these are not correct then the calculation of costs per hectare may be extremely wrong The second method is to click the Options button and then Select From Master A list will appear containing a large list of items You may select many items at once by clicking in the check box beside each item Note You will need to check the price and the price and application units for all items you select Removing Chemicals Products To remove a chemical product select the chemical from the list click the Options button and then Delete Make sure you do not delete assets that y
56. temperature and relative humidity are entered the Delta T value is calculated Wind Direction may be selected from the list or you may enter your own description Wind Strength may be selected Beaufort scale or entered in km hour V3 3x Section 8 Page 24 8 9 Recording Activities from the Crop Plan mE If a plan has been selected or tere created for a tens crop there isan 2 Add From Plan psr oeme button above the UN arrusnosesiohesie record list 1f p gee there is no plan for the crop the button will read zs Load Plan Did To add an activity from the plan To rt 1 Click Add From PI 2 Select the item that you wish to add from the Planned Activity List The items such as Income Expenses Preparation are heading and if these are selected nothing will happen If an operation e g Spray Ground Seeding is selected any product lines indented on the same day will be selected too and fill in the product list on the activity window V3 3x Section 8 Page 25 If a product is selected the operation and any other products on the same day will also be selected 3 The operation and or products from the plan will be automatically entered in the activity record 4 Fill in the rest of the activity record e g weather details comments and click OK V3 3x Section 8 Page 26 8 10 Copying Records and Adding Multiple Records To copy a record to other
57. that contributed wool to the bale if known and the percentage contribution You can also enter the purchaser and agent of the sale and comments NIS Lc 8 NIS uc nl x To delete a record click the Options button and select Delete V3 3x Section 10 Page 31 10 14 Milk Production To enter Milk Production 1 Clickthe Milk Production option on Stock button menu OR 2 Click the New Record button and select Milk Production from the task list Mlk Production l e a See c Masa 25 n tava x vena zuo or wa ci rls ram 1 Felon S Flan eal Tass FT ansa UNT somf 3 V3 3x Section 10 Page 32 Adding Records Milking records are added by clicking the New button 1 Enter the date the milk was collected and the number of days milk was collected for 2 Enter the number of cows milked and the total milking area The Area is not the paddock area milked today but the total area grazed during the rotation Once entered the area will be the default for additional records until you change it 3 Enter the total milk sold and any milk withheld from sale and fed to calves Note that fields coloured in light yellow are calculated from data entered in the white fields Grades are entered in the Livestock Outputs window as Milk Sale Grade lists V3 3x Section 10 Page 33 10 15 Stock Reports A wide range of reports can be generated based on your livestock activities To view a list of avai
58. that data will not overlay correctly For safety or if in doubt import a dxf file consisting of exploded lines only V3 3x Section 7 Page 30 Importing SHP or DXF files 1 From the Maps tab in 3 1 Program Preferences select the correct Datum for your new map and zone if applicable 2 From the Main Tool Bar select the Map button and click on New Map 3 The Window asking for CONFIRM opening a photo to draw on click on NO This opens up the map modify window 4 Select the Map button on the Tool Bar again and select Import Export 5 Select either Shape file or DXF file from the Last Chosen Import Type options available in the following window V3 3x Section 7 Page 31 ImporiExport File Tool 6 Click on Import button to bring up the appropriate Conversion tool where you will need to browse and locate the file to convert For good housekeeping it is prudent to copy these files to the map layer folder under the farm folder you are working on V3 3x Section 7 Page 32 DXF File Conversion 7 Select the file and you will be returned to the Conversion window with the GPS settings The layers present in the Layers in file window will be displayed ences Text Wa Trough Water Troughs Fisica No File Selected it Brome Fie Laee nfi poses Comet IF Use Dry Selected Lovers Terns T sene T aT aa 8 Highlight the layer in the layers in File and the corresponding layer in the P P
59. that may be displayed Show Caption Tick if the caption is to be displayed Show Symbol Tick if the symbol is to be displayed Fixed size deselect tick if the text is to remain a constant size when zooming in and out Otherwise the text will get bigger as you zoom in and smaller as you zoom out Font Click the Font button to edit the font attributes and colour from the Font dialog window If you change the font name you will be asked if all text V3 3x Section 7 Page 67 should use that font If you say yes all text on that layer will change to the new font If no then all text will remain unchanged including the currently selected text Alignment Choose if the text is to be centred over the point clicked on the map centre start at that point left end at that point right and start above that point top or start below bottom Note If you choose to not show either caption or symbol neither will appear in View and Measure modes In Modify mode you can see the symbol only so you can edit or delete it To Edit a Symbol 1 Click on the symbol on the map to select it The Style pull down list will change to show the style of that symbol 2 Select a new item from the Style list and the symbol at that location will change to the new one selected To Edit Te The Text Style button is used to edit a caption and change font settings the way the text looks If a point is selected on the map when the Text St
60. the Empty checkbox This forces the batch to be empty even though the calculation of batch quantity may still show some left The Remainder shows how much product is still required to achieve the Target Rate V3 3x Section 10 Page 14 10 6 The Activity Operation and Labour Pages The second activity page is the Operation and Application details This will be the first page for activities such as management operations Nel Veraren C Comas 050 yC Ho wee Rae 2 near The information required here is as follows Method Select the Operation by which the activity was done The operation cost is entered as the Cost hd By Contract If a contractor did the work click By Contract and the Cost hd will change to the operation contract cost rather than your own cost Hours Enter the total number of hours taken to do the job V3 3x Section 10 Page 15 Work Rate The work rate is calculated from the total number of hours and the stock number This is filled automatically when you select the method however you can overwrite it On the labour page select the contractor and operator who did the job and the number of people labour units involved Corhacla Walk Palin sta Tine Opec T Tesis lacte 0 bons 0 Enter the time the job started 24 hour clock and the length of time taken The Job Hours is the hours spent in the paddock The Total Hours includes setup travel and cleanup time V3 3x Section 1
61. the report to remind the operator of the OHS requirements V3 3x Section 5 Page 11 5 5 Fertiliser List To open the Product List screen open the Setup screen and in the Products section click the Product List button To view the list of Fertiliser products select Fertilisers from the top list This screen allows you to create and edit fertilisers prid The items on the Details tab of the fertiliser list are the basically the same as on the chemical list Adding and removing Fertiliser products is completed the same as for Chemical products See Section 5 1 for these details V3 3x Section 5 Page 12 Constituents The Constituents tab identifies the formulation of the fertiliser e g Slow acting and contains a list of nutrients for each fertiliser Click Add to select multiple nutrients from a list Type the percent of nutrient in the fertiliser in the Percent column V3 3x Section 5 Page 13 Purchases The Purchases tab lists the batch purchases entered for the Fertiliser selected and details of the batch applications and stock takes See Section 5 7 for more details on how to use this tab V3 3x Section 5 Page 14 5 6 Importing and Exporting Product Lists Importing and Export product lists can save time and reduce the possibility of errors There are two ways to import product lists The first is to click on Options and Select From Master We have prepared a list of common prod
62. to return to the Main Menu page Turn off the Garmin GPS Setup is now complete If your Garmin GPS came with a serial computer cable you do not need to install any additional software prior to connecting it to your computer If your Garmin GPS came with a USB computer cable you will need to install necessary drivers before you Can connect it to your computer These are supplied on the CD that came with your unit Put the CD into your PC and wait for the start up screen to run Click on Install Trip and Waypoint Manager to start the installation process The required drivers will be loaded during this process V3 3x Section 7 Page 100 paar ungere d V3 3x Section 7 Page 101 g Waypoints Turn on your Garmin GPS and wait until satellites have been acquired You will need to have a clear view of the sky for this to happen quickly It is normal for this to take a couple of minutes The Garmin GPS60MAPCSx model has a highly sensitive GPS receiver with significantly shorter start up times The GPSGOMAPCSx model will also work in challenging conditions such as under tree cover and in steep gorges You may also want to delete any previously captured waypoints before you start This will remove any confusion when importing your waypoints onto your map Waypoints 1 Press FIND use the Rocker key to highlight Waypoints and press ENTER 2 Select the Waypoint you want to edit from
63. will change the analysis of records to the new paddock area This won t work as the area of the crop records may then be larger than the paddock area The key is to enter a removal date for the old paddock and create a new paddock for the new area with a created date and enter the crops and records for the new paddock and area see Paddock Dates Changing the Paddocks Order in the Order or Walk To change the order of paddocks in the paddock list 1 Select whether you are changing paddock s order in List or Walk number 2 Select the paddock you want to move up or down the list 3 Click on the Move Up button or Move Down button to move the paddock The paddock will change its position in the list V3 3x Section 3 Page 27 Paddock Land Types The Land Type tab enables you to enter a description of the land in the paddock including the soil type soil depth and other details user ae EA 17 faa This tab may be satma Petitions s useful to help TU eal you in identifying el E and mapping o EEE oe those parts of ey E the paddock that CODIDIAM SU 7s 5 need different treatment V3 3x Section 3 Page 28 Paddock Dates On the Dates tab you may enter created and removed dates for each paddock and show only the new paddock in the current paddock lists while retaining the old paddock with its historical records Each time you change fence lines and paddock areas you should e
64. with any object on a map Each object has a start and end date The map has a current display date If the current display date of the map is not within the objects start and end dates then the object will not appear on the map You can use the Non visible items window to display a list of all items that are not currently visible this ensures you don t lose any items To specify the Map s Current Display Date 1 Right click on the map to access the Map Speed Menu and select the Map Date option to display the Map Viewing Date window 2 Edit the date or click the calendar button to select a date Alternatively 1 Click the left mouse button on the year button Farming Year Date on the tool bar 2 Choose the date from the list click Other and enter your own date click None to use the default year date or click the X button to cancel Changing the date is useful to check visibility dates to see what the map will look like on that date Don t forget to change the date back to the current when finished to avoid problems V3 3x Section 7 Page 86 To specify visibility dates for an item Change the map to the Modify mode de 2 Click on the item you want to set dates fc 3 Click the right mouse button and select Visible Dates on the speed menu Enter New Start and End Date Slot Date E Ser End Date E Sool Enter the start and end dates in the Visibility Dates window Either type the date in ma
65. you to create and edit weed pest and disease problems The left side of the screen lists the Problems created The problems displayed depend on the group selected above the list The tabs on the right display the description and monitoring details for the problem selected in the list V3 3x Section 3 Page 37 Adding and Removing Problem Items To add a new weed pest or disease 1 Select the correct type of list top left 2 Click the New button 3 Enter the item name and press Enter Or click the Options button and then Select From Master A list will appear containing a large list of items You may select many items at once by clicking in the check box beside each item To remove a problem select the problem from the list click the Options button and then Delete Make sure you do not delete items definitions that you have used in paddock and crop records Description For each problem you may enter a Name Scientific name Status none minor major noxious Colour Type monocotyledon dicotyledon and Comments as desired V3 3x Section 3 Page 38 Monitoring The Monitoring tab is where to define how the weed pest or disease is monitored in the paddock Tick the checkboxes for those criteria you use to monitor the problem Monitoring Weeds has extra growth stage and density criteria Monitoring Pests and Diseases has extra host part sampling type and 96 host infected criteria You may use a ge
66. your Windows version 98 through to Vista Close Button Once you have emailed or printed the licence document select Close P Plus will then prompt you to enter your farm name Go to Section 3 0 to continue setting up your Farm V3 3x Section 1 Page 15 1 9 Entering Your Licence Key When your P Plus Licence is sent to you you should also receive an attachment called PP txt Aghub recommends that this attachment be copied from your email directly into your C pPlus directory Alternatively you can open the attachment and copy the 16 character code from the Special Codes section and paste it into the Enter Licence Key form found under the Help Menu at the top of the screen Press the Check button to complete the registration process Licence Key 73 Enter the 18 character licence key lt Crp If an Invalid code message is displayed below the Licence Key please check the licence key you have entered is correct otherwise contact Aghub technical support for further assistance V3 3x Section 1 Page 16 1 10 Technical Support Aghub Ltd and their Distributors are committed to the on going support of clients and development of P Plus and increasing the program s benefits to you in the management of your farm As a P Plus User you will enjoy the benefits of our development and the support we can provide to you as you install learn and use P Plus Software Problems If you are having problems installing
67. 0 Page 16 10 7 The Activity Data List Page This page is used in Treatment and Disease Test activities where there is a list of items that required values The example below is common to the application and observation activities Sections You may select individual items on each row of the list However clicking Select Items enables a large number of items to be selected from the list You may click Edit List and choose Problems or enter details via the Diseases button in the setup screen V3 3x Section 10 Page 17 10 8 Stock Transactions Stock transactions are entered in a number of ways Click the Reconciliation button on the main menu 1 On the Stock Records window click the Stock button and choose Stock Reconciliation option OR 2 On the Stock Records window click the New Activity button and select the Stock Reconciliation or Stock Transactions task Dairy Cows Transactions Troi Delati V3 3x Section 10 Page 18 Stock Transactions the Stock Reconciliation and Grazing Records There are several things that should be noted with regard to stock transactions 1 All stock transactions added to the stock activity list will automatically update the stock reconciliation see section 10 2 All transaction activity windows have provision for selecting the paddock If the paddock is selected then the grazing record window will appear for you to confirm the addition or removal of stock from that paddo
68. 11 11 6 Editing Grazing History by Paddock To view a list of all grazing records for a particular paddock select a paddock click the Grazing button and choose Edit by Paddock You will also see an option under the View button to get to this window V3 3x Section 11 Page 12 While the grazing list is open you may change paddocks by selecting other paddocks on the paddock list or on the map This view of grazing records is best for entering historical records by clicking on the New button as the editing window has both the start and end dates of the grazing period You can edit any of the grazing records by double clicking on the record or selecting the record and clicking on the Edit button You can delete any of the grazing records by selecting the record and clicking on the Delete button Close the grazing list by clicking on the Close button or click the View button to change the list view Note Editing or deleting a historical grazing record may have adverse effects on all subsequent stock locations and movements and that the grazing records will all be checked afterwards unless Cancel is pressed when editing a record V3 3x Section 11 Page 13 11 7 Stock Grazing List To view a list of all grazing records for a particular stock class select the stock class click the Grazing button and choose Edit by Paddock You will also see an option under the View button to get to this window V3 3x Section 11
69. 768 mode or higher Check your current settings and change them if necessary i Click on BESE 2 Click on Settings and then click on Control panel 3 Double click on Display icon and then click on Settings 4 Choose 16 bit 24 bit or higher from the colour palette or quality 5 Selecta screen resolution of at least 800 by 600 pixels 6 Make sure the font size is normal not large you may need to click the Advanced button to make this choice 7 Click on OK and follow the instructions on the screen NOTE Errors may occur in the program if the colour quality is set to 256 colours and or large fonts are selected V3 3x Section 1 Page 6 1 5 Setting The Date Format and Country In order to enter dates in the correct format for you make sure the international set up is set to your country 1 Glick on 2 Click on Settings and then click on Control Panel 3 Double click on the Regional Settings or Regional and Language Options Windows XP icon 4 The Country field should show your country e g New Zealand is shown as English New Zealand If not then select your country from the Country drop down list Please ensure the country settings use a full stop as the decimal separator in the number and currency fields To change click on Customize and on the Numbers tab change the decimal symbol to a full stop 5 Click on the Date tab in XP click on the Customise button first to check the short
70. E P Plus Farm Management Software User Manual Bhg Hub BEFORE LICENCING THE P PLUS PROGRAM PLEASE READ THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT By saving the licence file provided or by entering the Licencing details into the program you signify that you have read this agreement and are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement Licence Agreement for Use of the P Plus suite of software products hereinafter called P subject to this Licence Agreement IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT DO NOT LICENCE THE PROGRAM Instead return to the place of purchase the software disks together with any manual binders and ther writen material received TERMS AND CONDITIONS Aghub Limited hereinafter referred to as Aghub has agreed to supply Plus to the person association ar corporation whose details have been Supplied to Aghub or their Authorised Distributors on the Licence form Supplied with this P Plus system hereinafter called the Licenced User The Licenced User is granted the right to use a copy of P Plus on one personal computer and install an additional copy of the Software on a Escond portable device far the exclusive use of the primary user of the first copy of the software P Plus may not be transferred in any form to an unlicenced user It is ilegal to make or distribute copies of this software except to make a backup copy for archival purpose
71. For each chemical or fertiliser on the stock take list enter the quantity of product currently in store If the product has been fully consumed then click the checkbox in the Empty column Due to errors in taking or recording quantities of product the inventory may show some product still available or too much consumed Clicking the Empty checkbox means the program will ignore the inventory quantity and force the batch to be empty V3 3x Section 5 Page 21 Editing or Deleting Stock Takes To edit or delete a stock take click the Options button and select Edit Stock Take or Delete Stock Take When editing a stock take the window above will reappear When deleting a stock take all stock take records for every product batch on the selected date will be deleted V3 3x Section 5 Page 22 6 0 Entering Livestock Details Livestock monitoring is undertaken within the Stock module Before recording any stock details it is necessary to set up stock classes and opening numbers of animals Once the set up options have been completed all activities and management operations are undertaken with the stock records module see Section 10 production livestock sales velveting wool production and all reproductive performance parameters If grazing records are required then stock and paddock records must both be functioning to enable animals to be moved between paddocks This Section describes how to Enter your enterprise type and livestoc
72. NOTE If there are years with no records they will need to be removed as this will affect the long term averages To remove the years edit the weather station from the options menu and ensure the first V3 3x Section 13 Page 5 year for which records exist is displayed as the First Year The green ribbon on the graph reflects the values that have been calculated for rainfall during the growing season V3 3x Section 13 Page 6 13 4 Entering D ily Weather Details Daily rainfall is entered either on the Daily or Monthly weather pages All weather information may be entered for a single day on the Daily page V3 3x Section 13 Page 7 Only numeric daily information can be entered on the Monthly page The weather event frost wind strength and wind direction must be entered on the Daily page On the Monthly page select the type of weather information to record from the Data pull down list E g for Rainfall simply select Rainfall from the data pull down list click on the day and type in the rainfall Press Tab to move to the next day As you enter rainfall the graph is automatically updated If you have entered long term rainfall the monthly rainfall V3 3x Section 13 Page 8 bars is compared with the long term rainfall green ribbon You may select a different month by clicking on the green arrows at each side of the month label The inner arrows move one month at a time The outer ar
73. Nurbx PO Matire Dor Bute ono le Lieweght hl F Penrose E Dalen fom ik tds kta _ T iksseniaes tear Dayer hod dona 158kg Dd V3 3x Section 12 Page 24 Pasture Select the pasture type that most suits your farm select Add Edit to configure the pasture energy values for different times of the year if required Star Super onse rn todo Free tmd s Fansa yore V3 3x Section 12 Page 25 Growth Rates Choose your location from the option list If desired licking on the Add Edit button can further refine this data ET Pee Fatum St Fas ts Sasha Gern Hom Che ha Feb Mar Ape May da dd Ad Sop Od lv Duc V3 3x Section 12 Page 26 Mobs The process of setting up the Mobs is covered in Full Feed Budget Section 12 8 Flick forward to this section then return here once the mobs are configured De ot eatis Fue Go ate ets Squat Cran ng n T tse ieee anten Tine ate V3 3x Section 12 Page 27 Supplements When making your feed budget the first time you can skip the last remaining tabs and go directly to the calculations tabs Then you can use the remaining tabs i e supplements conservation and nitrogen to balance the feed budget The supplementary feed can be applied many times during the year More than one feed type can be fed atonetime Be aware that the supplement is feed to ALL stock configured in the stock classes To configure the supplements crea
74. To do this 1 Click on the New Station button 2 Enter the name of the weather station and press Enter 3 Selectthe first year of your records 4 Click Close and the weather station is created along with records for each year from your first record year up to the current year The Options button displays a menu with the following items that enable you to edit and delete weather stations do calculations and import export data Edit Weather Station Edit the details of a weather station Delete Weather Station Deletes a weather station Recalculate Annual Summary Recalculates the monthly totals and averages from the daily records These can be viewed on the Annual page and as the red white bar on the graph Calculate Long Term Values Recalculates the long term totals and averages from the monthly totals and averages These will appear on the long term page and as the green ribbon on the graph V3 3x Section 13 Page 3 Calculate Crop GSR WUE This option will recalculate the Growing Season Rainfall and Water Use Efficiency for all crop plantings V3 3x Section 13 Page 4 13 3 Entering Long Term Averages The Long term rainfall and other weather information are displayed on the Long Term weather page poo n Mim EE EE FE E BE For each month the long term total or average weather values and the number of days the event occurred in that month are calculated and displayed
75. able moisture Results of soil herbage grain and other tests V3 3x Section 8 Page 12 Weed Observations Results of weed disease and pest Disease observations observations Pest Observations Other Expenses Record of all other expenses including insurance and freight Expenses may be entered as a total or ha value a value per unit yield or of yield or value per unit quantity Other Income Record of any non yield income e g insurance payout crop grazing It is not necessary to record all data This will be an individual preference The amount of data to record is directly related to the information required for management purposes Help Notes for Paddock and Stock The NEW note activity provides an option to record information relating to a stock class or a paddock that may not be classed as an activity For instance a paddock may have a temporary hazard such as a bull hole or an unknown bull may have visited a herd of heifers This information can be recorded for future reference To enter a note under either stock or paddock click on new activity and select note V3 3x Section 8 Page 13 8 4 Activity Window The activity window is composed of three sections The top includes the Paddock and Crop descriptions the record date and the application operation or observation area Recording option for the crop growth stage and operation timing is also available Chemical Application 7c ep Das
76. addock than onal ard et V3 3x Section 7 Page 77 7 22 Measuring Lengths And Areas Click the Measure button on the Tool Bar to measure all lengths and area The Measure tool box will appear When in Measure mode you are not able to alter the map in any way except for adjusting the scale reg see Section 7 15 000 Distance can be displayed as metres kilometres yards or oog chains Area can be displayed as wai hectares acres square metres or L square kilometres Change by clicking on the small units button and choose one of the options that appear To measure a straight line 1 Click the Free button 2 Move the mouse to where you want to start the line 3 Hold the left mouse button down and move the mouse across the map to the end of the line 4 The length of the line is displayed in the distance box V3 3x Section 7 Page 78 To measure the length of a number of joined lines 1 Click the Poly line button 2 Click on the map where you want the polyline to start move the mouse to the first corner and click again 3 Repeat for each corner Each time you click the left mouse button the line is anchored and a new line is started connected to the last line 4 The length of the line is displayed in the distance box as you draw The area enclosed by the polyline with the first and last points joined is shown in the area box 5 When you have finished drawing the polyline cli
77. al stock numbers at the start of the current year The parts of the stock records window are as follows A View Button There are four types of stock lists Click on the View button on the stock record window to change between the three lists Paddock and Stock This shows a list of paddocks with the stack classes currently in that paddock You must keep records of stock grazing see Section 10 in order for this to be useful This type of list is particularly beneficial where stock is separated into mobs or groups or you want to keep separate the records of similar stock grazing different paddocks The stock mobs groups and paddocks are automatically entered when you add a stock activity 2 All Grazing Stock This is a list of all stock grazing on all paddocks in order of stock class 3 All Stock This is a complete list of all stock classes that have been on the farm during the current farming year or as set by the filter Use this option if you do not want to keep detailed grazing records V3 3x Section 10 Page 3 Stock and Grazing Records The other options on the view button list select between different lists of records 1 Stock Records 2 Grazing by Stock 3 Grazing by Paddock The lists of grazing locations are kept separate from the other stock records because in some farming systems rotational grazing results in large numbers of grazing records B Stock Button The options on the stock button will ena
78. and part paddock e g grazing break This will enable paddock records to be compared The reproduction data entry window is different for each type of reproduction record The details required a self explanatory Fields coloured in light yellow are calculated from data entered in the white fields To delete a record click the Options button and select Delete You may have more than one of each type of record in a year Make enn sure the start and end dates reflect the period of time the record is over V3 3x Section 10 Page 23 10 10 Sheep Reproduction The following table describes the sequence of reproductive activities on the farm and the how information should be recorded for ewes and lambs The example assumes spring lambing Ewes e Event Ewes Acti Record March Ewes Mated Mating June Ewes Scanned Pregnancy Test Aug Ewes Lamb Lambing Oct Docking Marking Marking Jan Weaning Weaning Jan Drafting All the activities shown above are recorded for the ewes not the lambs None of these activities will alter the stock reconciliation but are important to calculate reproductive indices They are all recorded in the Reproduction List V3 3x Section 10 Page 24 Lambs There are three things that need to be done in recording information for lambs L Create new stock classes at lambing for all stock that will eventually be drafted into separate sexes i e 98 Ewes 98 Wethers 98 Rams If la
79. ap background lines or points V3 3x Section 7 Page 6 7 4 The Map and Photo Menus The Map menu contains the following options New Map Starts a new farm map Open Map Opens an existing farm map Save Map Saves the map The map is the only part of P Plus that does not automatically L save additions sirk Mar and changes Save Map As Saves the map using a new name Close Map Closes the map window the map and the photo if open V3 3x Section 7 Page 7 Delete Map Allows you to select a Map to delete List Map Details Displays the Map items costs quantities etc in a Report Print Map Prints the map as it appears in the map window Because the printed page is a different size to the map Window the margins on the printed page will be different to those of the map window but the map will be the correct shape Export and Email Image This provides a means of exporting or emailing a bmp jpg or PDF file of the map image currently displayed on the screen A copy of this file will be saved in the Report Export folder under the current farm Black and White Print Turns all colours into black so that the map prints clearly on a non colour printer Page Setup This option sets the report page setup for graphs and maps Rotate Map This option displays the rotation tool box on the screen so you can rotate the map Section 7 23 It will not rotate the photo It is recommended you s
80. application units per tonne or per 100kg of seed For wetters and oils there are application units L 100L mg 100L etc You will need to enter a water rate in the application rate in order to calculate a per hectare rate V3 3x Section 5 Page 6 5 2 Active Constituents and Chemical Groups The Constituents tab contains the chemical rainfastness up to 3 chemical groups for products that contain more than one type of chemical and a list of the active constituents of the chemical Chemicals Tun orvaraetoce zl Oe I Winkel EE Chemical Groups To add more than one chemical group select the type of chemical herbicide insecticide or fungicide from the drop down list on the left of the tab The drop down list on the right is then filled with the chemical groups for that type of chemical You can then select the correct chemical group V3 3x Section 5 Page 7 Adding Active Constituents To add active constituents click the Add button and select from the list that appears Due to the complexities of some of the names we strongly recommend you select items from the list to keep the spelling consistent rather than type the name yourself If the active constituent is not found on the list you may enter the name in the box provided top of the list and click Select The item will be added to the list and selected for the product V3 3x Section 5 Page 8 Note In many cases we already know the chemical gro
81. arm On Top Of A Photo 36 7 10 Zooming 3 39 711 Drawing Lines Concepts 42 7 12 Drawing Lines 48 7 13 Selecting And Moving Lines 50 7 14 Shifting And Resizing Lines 52 7 15 Scaling The Map 53 7 16 Adding Paddocks To The Map 54 7 17 Testing Paddock Boundaries 56 7 18 Map Grid 59 7 19 Line And Symbol Styles 61 7 20 Map Points Adding Symbols Waypoints Areas 64 70 78 82 83 86 89 7 21 Map Layers 7 22 Measuring Lengths And Areas 7 23 Rotating The Map 7 24 Registering The Aerial Photo 7 25 View Dates 7 26 Map Colours And Fill Style 7 27 Map Title 7 28 Map Legend 7 29 Page Setup for Maps and Graphs 7 30 Printing Maps 7 31 Using Your Garmin GPS 7 32 Effluent and Hazard Zones 8 0 Paddock and Crop Records 8 1 The Paddock Records Window 8 2 Entering Pastures and Crops 8 3 How to Record Paddock And Crop Activities 8 4 Activity Window 3 X 8 5 The Activity Product Page 8 6 The Activity Operation and Labour Pages 8 7 The Activity Data List Page 8 8 The Activity Weather Page 8 9 Recording Activities from the Crop Plan 8 10 Copying Records end Adding Multiple Records 27 8 11 Crop Reports 9 0 Cash Cropping 9 1 The Crop Rotation Window 9 2 The Paddock History Window 9 3 Allocating Crops to Paddocks 9 4 Editing Crop Details 2H 9 5 Adding Multiple or Undersown Crops to a Paddock
82. ave the rotated map under a new name before using it V3 3x Section 7 Page 8 This button will not show if you load a geo referenced map i e a GPS map If you attempt to rotate a geo referenced photograph you will permanently lose all the geo referenced co ordinates Resize Map Displays the Resize Move tool box on the screen so you can select map lines and either move them to a new position or resize the selected lines Section 244 Import Export Use this tool to convert an AutoCAD or compatible DXF or Shape SHP file and import the data into P Plus In addition it can import directly from a compatible Garmin GPS into P Plus This tool also allows you to export farm data from P Plus to Shape SHP GPX Lat Lon DXF Paddocks as Geofence or to SHP file along with Waypoints Types of Import DXF file converts DXF files to P Plus format GPS Handheld imports waypoints from any of the Garmin GPS models specified in Section 7 31 The waypoints are placed on the map so you can then draw in the fence lines GPX File imports the Paddock ID s boundaries and additional paddock names into P Plus Shape File converts drawing shape files to P Plus format V3 3x Section 7 Page 9 Types of Expoi Shape File creates shape files from the map currently opened It is used for exporting data to be read by some alternative drawing programmes DXF file creates DXF files from the map currently opened It is used
83. aw your fence lines in the following sequence V3 3x Section 7 Page 36 a All boundary fences see note below b Any roads and lanes c All other long fence lines d All other fence lines NOTE ALWAYS draw the FULL boundary first before you save This will ensure the map and photo is centred on the screen It is difficult to extend the boundaries of the map after the first save You may zoom in to draw lines more accurately see section 7 10 Zooming or section 7 7 Map Speed Menus Drawing fence lines is described in section 7 11 and section 7 12 Make sure you save the map periodically e g every 10 minutes by clicking on the Save button on the modify box The first time you do this you need to enter a filename or accept the default name given Use the same name of the farm property if you have more than one Note P Plus does not automatically save the map 8 Test that all the fence lines are joined correctly by clicking the Test button described in section 7 6 9 Add a scale to your map using the Measure mode described in section 7 15 10 Click the Modify button to change back to the Modify mode V3 3x Section 7 Page 37 11 Add paddocks to your map using the Paddock tab see section 7 16 Section 3 7 Paddock List describes how to create paddocks if you haven t already done so 12 Check the paddock boundaries by clicking on the Boundary button and passing the mouse cursor over each pad
84. ble you to edit the stock list described in Section 11 7 to edit the various livestock lists and create records for stock classes including the stock reconciliation and transactions feeding reproduction wool production milk production databases C Grazing Button The items on the grazing button are described in Section 11 D Paddock and Stock Lists Select paddocks and stock from the lists to add new records and view existing records The format of these lists changes depending on the View E New Activity Button Click on the New activity button on the records list to select an activity to record or an item from the task V3 3x Section 10 Page 4 list Activities are separated into general activities e g treatments live weights management operations and stock transactions sales purchases etc All the data entry windows are described in subsequent sections F Options Button Click this button and select Edit to change any of the details for the highlighted stock record or click Delete to remove a record This menu appears when you click the right mouse button on any record You may also double click a record to edit it G Records List This is a list of all the activities that occurred for the highlighted stock class subclass The record list includes all general stock records transactions and reproduction It does not include feeding milk production or grazing records These must be accessed by clicking on
85. bs on the right display the details for the area selected in the list The list can display land areas for All Properties or a specific property by selecting the Farm Property in the drop down list V3 3x Section 3 Page 23 Paddocks and Other Land Areas Paddocks are one type of land area Click on the list to select another area to view Other areas are for special intensive recording or research areas for yards road edges lanes etc where stock are commonly grazing or being held Protected bush stream banks etc that are not normally used for growing crops or grazing Problem salinity chemical contaminated eroded areas that need to be treated differently or fenced off Effluent for Effluent Land Areas to be created before placing in the Effluent Management Zone Hazard for hazardous areas to be created so they can be placed on the Hazardous zone layer A record of all activities carried out on paddock and non paddock areas can be maintained Note the Paddock area is the only one to have the extra Land Type and Dates tabs V3 3x Section 3 Page 24 Adding Paddocks Ensure that Paddocks is selected in the area list and click on the New button to enter information for each paddock Enter the paddock number The paddock number may include a letter e g 1a 1b 1c This should be unique within a property Enter a paddock name if you have one Select a property from the Location lis
86. certain distance apart section 7 18 When drawing your map fences should be drawn first on the Map Line layer before drawing any other features V3 3x Section 7 Page 42 All features e g water drainage irrigation soils should be drawn on their own layers section 7 21 for more information about layers V3 3x Section 7 Page 43 Map Lines Lines in Modify mode are shown with two parts the actual line and squares on either end of the line The Squares can be thought of as strainer posts or end of line boxes The strainer posts are important for they indicate which lines are joined to others and aid map drawing 1 Paddocks are formed by drawing individual lines and making sure they are properly joined Lines will automatically be joined as you move one line close to another The Square Target mouse cursor will indicate when lines are close enough to be joined 2 If you click on a strainer post all lines attached to that strainer should be highlighted If they are not this indicates that the lines are not joined properly 3 If you move a strainer post all lines attached to that strainer will be moved as well V3 3x Section 7 Page 44 4 You can remove strainer posts by dragging one on top of another On complex maps you can turn the strainer posts off so you can see the lines more clearly until you have zoomed in by unticking the Show Line Boxes option on the Line tab V3 3x Sec
87. cess V3 3x Section 1 Page 13 irst Name This is used to personalise letters to clients We would appreciate knowing your first name so that we can direct contact to you personally Preference for Licence File You can specify to receive your licence file via Email or fax Selections You can choose to licence for the Farm version one farm only or Professional version more than one farm If you select Professional you will need to specify how many blocks of 5 farms you wish to licence For example if you have 1 to 5 farms enter 1 or if you have 6 to 10 farms enter 2 New Module Purchases This is a list of the various modules which are available within P Plus Indicate the modules that you would like to licence by clicking with your mouse on the appropriate check boxes It is important you select only the modules you wish to purchase Note There is a document located on the Help menu called View Feature List which outlines all the features included with each module Computer Details Optional information that may help identify possible issues V3 3x Section 1 Page 14 Make amp Model If you know the brand and make of your computer please enter it here It usually appears somewhere on the front of the computer box Processor Type Only enter this if you know Printer Some printers react differently with different programs The make and model assists identifying printer issues Windows Version Enter
88. ck without shifting them to a new paddock Edit by Stock view the records of all stock that have grazed a paddock within the current farming yea Edit by Paddock view the records of all paddocks that have been grazed by a selected class of stock Paddocks and Yards V3 3x Section 11 Page 4 In the process of shifting stock it may be necessary to remove stock from a paddock while other stock are being shifted or actually put stock into yards for a period of time e g overnight Yards and other non paddock stock holding or grazing areas can be set up by clicking the Paddocks button on the task bar Land Area Wee vanete 7 e Leck Targets S Then select the Stock Holding land type and create a list of your yards etc Grazing Records and Stock Transactions If grazing records change as a result of a stock transaction sale purchase death etc you MUST enter the transaction first by clicking the New Activity button and selecting the type of transaction A paddock must be selected in the transaction record V3 3x Section 11 Page 5 window The grazing shift adding or removing stock will be automatically carried out You cannot add stock to a paddock or remove stock from a paddock and then expect the transaction to be done You will then have to do the transaction separately V3 3x Section 11 Page 6 11 3 Adding Stock to a paddock For The First Time
89. ck However this will only occur if the transaction was made by clicking the New Activity button on the stock records window and selecting from the stock transaction list It will not occur if the transaction was made via the stock reconciliation window V3 3x Section 10 Page 19 Adding a Transaction Transactions are added by clicking the New button 1 Enter the transaction date Select the type of transaction e g purchase sale death transfer Enter the number of stock in the transaction The Number label will remain in red bold type until a number is entered to remind you that it must be filled in You may enter an invoice or transaction number Select the paddock and part paddock e g grazing break Itis essential to select the paddock if you want grazing records to be updated automatically once the transaction is complete The transaction data entry window has a tab notebook with up to four pages that may be visible as appropriate for each type of transaction as can be seen on the next pages V3 3x Section 10 Page 20 The items on this page are self explanatory The carcass weight and dressing out percent are obviously only entered if the sale is to a slaughter facility Transport Page The transport page contains all the yarding and transport details required for QA purposes This page is visible for purchases sales and agistment where stock is likely to be transported If stock are leaving
90. ck the right mouse button and the lines will disappear To measure the length of a li Map 1 Click the Map button 2 Selecta line on the map by clicking on one of the strainer posts if they are shown or the centre of a line Select multiple lines by holding down the Control Ctrl key as you click on additional lines 3 The length of the selected lines is displayed in the distance box V3 3x Section 7 Page 79 To measure the area of a Rectangle L 2 Click the Rect button Move the mouse to where you want to start the rectangle Hold the left mouse button down and move the mouse across the map The rectangle is formed and the area is displayed in the area box as you draw The length of the boundary is displayed in the distance box V3 3x Section 7 Page 80 To measure the area of a Circle 1 Click the Circle button 2 Hold the left mouse button down at the centre of the circle Drag the mouse outwards The circle will be drawn as you move the mouse 3 The area of the rectangle is displayed in the area box The diameter of the circle is shown in the distance box To measure an Are 1 Click the Area button 2 Click on the paddock or any other area fully enclosed with lines you want to measure 3 The area of the paddock is displayed in the area box The length of the boundary is displayed in the distance box V3 3x Section 7 Page 81 7 23 Rotating The Map To rotate your ma
91. ck the Stock Feeds button DU c We mene RAn 3 emm FP uenen FE 1 On the Stock Feeds page select a type of feed from the top left box Click New to add a new feed type Type the name of the feed type in the Name line Select the correct type from the Feed Type line Enter the dry matter percent and the megajoules of energy per kilogram of dry matter in the bottom boxes see below 6 Entries you wish to remove can be deleted by first selecting the entry then clicking on Options Select Delete then confirm by choosing Yes V3 3x Section 6 Page 11 The table below provides examples of DM percentages and Energy Contents of some of the more common stock feeds Stockfood 1 DMX 2 MJKgOM Pasture Shortest 18 Meum leaf 18 Dyystaky 28 Hay Good hay p Poor bay p Lucerne hay 85 Dry Merter Percentage Megajoules of metabolisable energy per kilogram V3 3x Section 6 Page 12 6 5 Stock Tests and Monitoring Activities This section allows you to enter your stock testing and monitoring regimes This may include activities such as AB herd testing TB testing scanning etc To open the Livestock Tests screen open the Setup screen and in the Livestock Setup section click the Tests Monitoring button 1 On the Livestock Tests page click New to add a new testing activity V3 3x Section 6 Page 13 Type the name of the activity in the Name
92. ct New and you can then create your farm V3 3x Section 3 Page 1 Enter your farm name and select Ok You will need to setup the farm and paddocks from the Setup screen that should appear automatically after entering your farm name To open the setup screen manually select the Farm menu and then the Setup option V3 3x Section 3 Page 2 3 1 Program Preferences Before you begin to set up lists and record information you may want to change some of the program preferences From the Setup screen click the Preferences button to bring up the Preferences screen ferences aoe Livestock ate Nar Lane ees PRES jim tae rem FS sign ttf ate act ate 2 Piin IB Da Cosrwske I Leoleperd nie ever TZ Foe Recon Lo D rene lie te Shem died on Ha te E Minien Ory Cresc LI Mares C fathtantesentRanes C Soham a Nemes To SromPepayiane F Show PepspNareoe Map V3 3x Section 3 Page 3 There are five pages tabs of preferences Land Maps Livestock Other and Professional this tab is only displayed when licenced items in the program In this section we will have a look at only the Land Maps Other and Professional preferences Livestock preferences are described in section 6 V3 3x Section 3 Page 4 Land Preferences 1 Enter the name for parcels of land e g paddock block field that are separately identified 2 Select the Area Unit hectares acres square metres or square kilometr
93. d labour costs Product details are always entered on a separate page of a notebook than that for application or work methods and labour You may edit lists of treatments operations etc from within this window by clicking the Edit List button at the top of the window C Weight WHP Box Treatments only enter the stock liveweight and select an appropriate withholding period when entering stock treatments D Income Cost BoxThe total cost and cost per head are normally calculated from the individual product and application or work method costs The total cost is calculated from the cost per head multiplied by the number of stock treated V3 3x Section 10 Page 11 10 5 The Acti Activity ity Product Page Treatment If treatments are to be recorded the first page on an activity window is the product page The product page consists of two tables po Tee Un ed Fas Pie AR S B sm 5 1 5 a dg a n D o og a o D d a oy E E o om om Ses smo oo The top table is the product list and the lower table is the batch purchases table Product List The product list has lines for up to six products applied atthe same time Click on any line including an empty line and a list of products will appear You may add to or change the list of products by clicking the Edit List button and selecting Products or set them up before you begin via Setup V3 3x Section 10 Page 12 When a product is selected the line is f
94. d quality and levels required to meet these All calculations are in ME equivalents converted to DM for easy calculations Feed Budgeting or Feed Allocation is about providing the best feed available to meet production without wastage overfeeding or underfeeding The P Plus Feed Budget offers three options 1 Single Day Single Paddock Daily Feed Calculator 2 Several Days Several Paddocks Grazing Planner 3 Full Feed Budget Up to a Full year Feed Plan Before starting on Feed Budget make sure that you have setup your relevant paddocks see section 3 and stock see section 6 V3 3x Section 12 Page 1 Ten ology Feed Budgeting feed management within a given year Feed Supply existing feed cover plus pasture growth plus supplementary feeds such as in situ crops hay silage grain or any form of purchased feed Feed Demand amount of feed demanded by the stock based on their physiological state This is influenced by The current weight of the animal The feed required to maintain its current state maintenance feed so the animal neither looses or increases weight or condition The production requirements for wool velvet meat pregnancy or lactation Feed intake will be determined by an animal s request to grow and meet production e g milk lactation Feed Profile general feed supply pattern over a given year Grazing Plan allocation of pasture with or without supplements to
95. d to create your unique licence Licence Name This is the name of the owner purchaser of the software licence Enter your surname followed by initials If entering a Farm Name or company then use this first For example Bambie D Or Bambie Partnership Or Deer Enterprise Ltd Make sure that this name is correct as you can only change the name by ringing your distributor and having another licence code reassigned CD Serial Number This is the serial number on the CD CD Check Key This is the Check Key on the CD sticker Computer ID This is the unique ID of your computer and should be automatically filled in for you V3 3x Section 1 Page 12 Purchased From Enter the name of your dealer Purchase Date Enter the date you purchased the program or today s date This is a required entry and cannot be left blank Enter the date in the format dd mm yyyy or click the button to select a date If this is unknown choose the closest date Your Details These details allow us to contact you and send you your licence This should be the name or names of persons responsible for the program i e the owner s Usually it is the name of the owner or farm manager Address Enter your full postal address Phone Fax Enter your phone number in the format 06 123 4567 or 027 123 4567 Email Licencing is usually done by email If you do not supply an email address we will need to send you a disk to complete the Licencing pro
96. d try again After doing this you can return to the Results tab and dick Go The Residual Cover and Days Grazing figures will now show the per day break figures in red You may now wish to Save the updated Feed Budget Press Close to end the session V3 3x Section 12 Page 14 12 6 Several Days Setup Select Paddocks and Days The paddocks are ranked in order of cover if the required paddocks are not listed you will need to set these up see Section 3 The highest cover being at the top of the list Paddocks that were tagged as shut up in the add edit pasture covers will appear in red in the paddock list Click on the paddocks you intend to graze within the period A simple way to select the paddocks is to single click each paddock in turn from the top to the bottom Select the paddocks with the left mouse button until you have enough paddocks to feed the stock for the required period It is ok to select more paddocks than you will need The selected paddocks will appear in the Selected Paddocks column E Pika tatem Saha Gen Saves Pues roca haere eee c psum a V3 3x Section 12 Page 15 Grazing Order The selected paddocks will appear in the Selected Paddocks column Grazing Order can be configured by using the UP or DOWN arrows to move the paddock into the correct order First paddock grazed at the top second grazed next down and so on Remember the paddocks are sorted in the left hand column by
97. dd button The red hint will be displayed if the paddock has not already been added to the map 5 Click on the map where the paddock is to be located If you put the paddock in the wrong place then simply drag it to where it should be 6 Repeat steps 3 and 5 until all paddocks are located on the map As you add your paddocks to the map you may find that you want to change the paddock name or create new ones Click on Edit Paddock List to do this see section 3 7 for help V3 3x Section 7 Page 54 Note Once the first paddock has been selected in the Name drop down list it will be highlighted blue You can then use the up and down arrow keys on your computer to select the next paddock to add Alternatively you can use the scroll wheel button on your mouse if you have one to scroll through the list of paddocks To change the paddock name font size refer to Section 7 20 V3 3x Section 7 Page 55 7 17 Testing Paddock Boundaries In order to calculate paddock areas and fill paddocks with a colour the paddock boundary must be completely enclosed i e all fences must be correctly joined P Plus automatically finds the fences that make up the paddock boundary To test that paddock boundaries are correct 1 Click the Modify mode button e rec sm Ees 2 Select the Paddock tab ae es TED eum 3 Click on the Boundary button 4 Move the tip of the mouse cursor over the paddock or area caption T
98. dock number name see section 7 17 Correct any leaks where the boundary extends into other areas 13 Add any other layers water supply roads drainage irrigation etc Make sure you draw this other information on the particular layer not the Map Lines layer See section 7 21 to add new layers 14 Save the map by clicking on the Map Save Map menu 15 Click the View button to change to the View mode You will be asked to transfer the paddock areas calculated on the map to the paddock list Click Yes to do this V3 3x Section 7 Page 38 7 10 Zooming Zooming in enlarges part of the map and the underlying photo in the map window Zooming out reduces the size of the map and shows more of the map in the map window All zooming is done using the mouse There are several ways of doing this 1 Map Speed Menu Zoom option Clicking the right mouse button on the map background with nothing selected will bring up the Map Speed Menu Click on the Zoom option which will display another menu where you can zoom in by 200 300 400 of the whole map or zoom out to show the whole map 2 Zoom Out button Clicking the Zoom Out button on the tool bar zooms out to show the whole map 3 Zoom Out Up Arrow Clicking the up arrow by the Zoom Out button zooms out one step i e undoes one zoom in each time it is clicked 4 Zoom In Down Arrow Clicking the down arrow by the Zoom In button zooms in one step
99. dow will then appear Name the selected LMU by replacing the Tagged from Map with your preference At the same time also select the appropriate colour V3 3x Section 3 Page 31 Bex Boz is Bez 12 Dos E ox E Bux am Box E Hes E S nA Sete Viewing Handy Hint When selecting a colour try to use a hash option so you can view other map layers as dark solid colours tend to obscure other information V3 3x Section 3 Page 32 If no map is present LMU s can be created by going to setup menu Land Management Units To view the LMU on the screen ensure you are in Map View mode and have selected the Land Management Units quick report 3 9 Soil Types This option provides a place to record soil characteristics associated with your property This information will be utilised in future P Plus enhancements such as nitragen and phosphate nutrient budgets V3 3x Section 3 Page 33 3 10 Soil Herbage Grain And Other Tests To open the Soil Tests Operations screen open the Setup screen and in the Paddock section click the Tests button This screen allows you to create and edit soil plant tissue NIR Grain Water and other tests The left side of the screen lists the Soil Tests created The tests displayed depend on the group selected above the list The tabs on the right display the details for the test selected in the list V3 3x Section 3 Page 34 The test list is a list of
100. e i Titlebar At the top of the screen is the title bar that will display the program name with your farm name in brackets Menus Underneath the title bar are the pull down menus To activate the pull down menus either select the desired menu by clicking on it with the left mouse button or hold down the ALT key and press the key for the underlined character The Farm menu is described in Section 2 2 the Map and Photo menus are described in Section 7 4 and the other menus are in Section 2 3 V3 3x Section 2 Page 2 Tool bar Below the pull down menus is the Tool Bar This is a row of buttons and pull down lists that are activated or selected by clicking on the desired item with the mouse The Tool Bar contains the program s most commonly used options and is designed for quick access of the commands The Tool Bar has two distinct sections The left portion is the general portion that is always present The right portion is reserved for mapping functions and is only present when a map or photo is loaded The general items are described Section 2 4 with the mapping items described in Section 7 Status bar The Status bar is located at the bottom of the screen It has four sections From left to right are the date and time map co ordinates map information and memory information Database area The left side of the screen is reserved for the data entry When any of the activity bar buttons are
101. e Spies Bote 5 SES E wucag a EES Biar doni Roe Ere aed ME Fe Maal Suan Fed d ertet A roches Em prem C kapma V3 3x Section 12 Page 20 Report Select on the report button on the calculate tab This will make a report that can be printed The report has more detailed information about each paddock and contains the grazing plan that you can then give to your staff to follow Saving your budget Go back to the calculate tab and select the Save As button or from the File menu on the Budget Feed window selecting Save or Save As This will allow you to restore re use and if required modify the saved feed budget in the future Press X in to the right corner of the screen to end the session Restoring your budget To restore the saved feed budget you will need to select Open from the file menu on the selected feed budget window Feed Budget files are saved in your farms Livestock Plans folder The Several Day Feed Budget file has the fbg file extension V3 3x Section 12 Page 21 12 7 Full Feed Budget Setup We suggest you configure the feed budget tabs from left to right Select Paddock and Days Tab Enter your Start and End dates The full feed budget is designed for a maximum of 12 months Start Cover The start cover is used by the feed budget as a starting point to calculate the ongoing pasture cover The calculated cover will depend on the growth and stock requirements that y
102. e information such as nozzles pressure height above and boom cleaning are specific to the Chemical Application activity pum COEN I cathe sf OT M Conn owe a Wokpas TE haour oz Vtisi John Deer Trocte epet ine ireenere Pee 28 fe tre T seed 780 uns tele Hectehow Wi Jen eene i Bonterra The information required here is Method Select the Operation by which the activity was done The operation cost is entered as the Cost ha By Contract If a contractor did the work click By Contract and the Cost ha will change to the operation contract cost rather than your own cost Hours Enter the total number of hours taken to do the job V3 3x Section 8 Page 20 Work Rate Cost h The work rate is calculated from the total number of hours and the crop area This is filled automatically when you select the method however you can overwrite Vehicle Implements Select the vehicle and implements used to do the job Chemical Application only Nozzle Boom Cleaning Select the nozzle used in chemical applications Height Above Enter the height of the spray boom above the canopy Select the type of boom cleaning that was done On the labour page select the contractor and operator who did the job and the number of people labour units involved V3 3x Section 8 Page 21 temex Wfamus site 038 Opoa marram reame E temato TE Jemu 18 Ensure yo
103. e 51 3 15 Crop Contracts This allows you to record details of all cropping contracts and performance targets V3 3x Section 3 Page 52 3 16 Feed Stores Feed stores provide a mechanism for recovering inputs and outputs of crop or feed stuffs held for either on farm feed seed use or for sale It provides a tracking system for crop harvested stores and disposal of through sale or internal consumption V3 3x Section 3 Page 53 3 17 Unit Lists This lists supports the relevant weights and measures associated with various activities Users will normally not be required to modify these entries V3 3x Section 3 Page 54 3 18 Ingredient Lists These lists support activity entries and generally it is not necessary for them to be edited V3 3x Section 3 Page 55 3 19 General Lists These lists support the program setups and you should only need to be edited when directed by a Aghub support person P rl c awe V3 3x Section 3 Page 56 4 0 Pasture Covers The PastureCover module records pasture covers for the farm and will provide information on the individual paddock pasture covers feed availability the feed wedge and in time pasture growth rates This module can be installed separately or in conjunction with the full P Plus program The PastureCover module is a Companion to the Aghub platemeter and Rapid Pasture Meter although it is also useful to complement other pasture measuri
104. e expected to be less than the median in half of all years and more than the median in the other half Deciles are an extension of this Concept Instead of dividing ranked rainfall records into two groups to give below and above median rainfall categories ranked rainfall records are divided into 10 groups to give a wider range of rainfall categories relative to a defined average range Deciles provide a measure of the spread of rainfall experienced in the past Rainfall in the current year can be compared against decile information to see where it stands in relation to historical records Deciles can also be used to provide a guide to the likelihood of required rainfall outcomes Deciles are calculated using rainfall totals over any interval monthly growing season or the whole year V3 3x Section 13 Page 11 As adjacent monthly data sets are independent monthly deciles are not cumulative E g decile values for rainfall in April May cannot be determined by adding April decile values to May decile values April May deciles have to be based on April May rainfall totals Weather Reports On the Reports page of the Menu bar click the Weather Reports heading There are a number of table and graph reports from which to choose V3 3x Section 13 Page 12 13 6 Entering and Importing Weather Station Data Weather information can be imported from standard weather files from given NZ databases or can be entered for a given property
105. e then available as a drop down list for activities recorded in paddock and stock and can be selected when performing a backup with the Email backup option selected V3 3x Section 3 Page 20 3 6 Growth Rates There are standard lists of growth rates for key regions of New Zealand These are based on long term records from a variety of sources including DairyNZ AgResearch and Meat amp Wool Innovation Ltd These records can be modified to suit your farm conditions We suggest selecting Options and copy as new Growth Rename the new growth to your farm and then modify the growth figures You will find the simplest way is to lower the kgDM Ha figure This is an annual growth per hectare figure V3 3x Section 3 Page 21 The information is primarily used to support the Feed Budget supply calculations and for setting target pasture growth rates within PastureCover The Set as Default button allows one of the growth rates listed to be used as the default growth rate for the selected farm and can be used for the pasture cover estimations V3 3x Section 3 Page 22 3 7 Paddock it and Other Land Areas To open the Paddock Land Areas screen open the Setup screen and in the Paddock Lists section click the Paddocks button This screen allows you to create and edit paddocks and other areas foe Vane T e urs s The left side of the screen lists the Paddocks and other Land areas created The ta
106. e unable to be directly accessed by P Plus and may be unable to send email 1f you are using a windows based email package e g Outlook Express then P Plus will use your existing settings to send email If your email software has not been setup then you will be asked to enter your email setup details V3 3x Section 2 Page 17 Composing an Email From within P Plus select Help and then select Email support P Plus will make a backup of your farm and then attach it to an email P Plus will automatically full out the majority of the items in the email You then need to type the problem you are having To This is the address of the person you want to send the email to and the Aghub Support email should have automatically been entered V3 3x Section 2 Page 18 cc Type in the email address of someone you want to send a copy of this email to maybe to your distributor Subject P Plus will have already add Support request from Attach Your data backup file should automatically appear in this box Click Add to attach another file Other files could be Reports which when Exported to File can be found under C PPlus Your Farm Name Report Export folder Message The big box at the bottom of the email window is the message box A message should have been started for you Simply fill in the blank lines beside 1 and 2 with your support requests Make sure the licence name P Plus version and Windows version are entered
107. e you to edit the Crop List to add new crops varieties etc and calculate crop summaries The Crop Summary summarises income expense yield growing season rainfall and WUE information for a crop This record is used in summary reports and to display specific crop information The Crop Summary is recalculated whenever you enter a new record but there may be times when you will need to recalculate all information Update All Plan Prices goes through all the plans for each crop and updates the product prices for each plan according to the Plan Prices in the Product List see Section 8 5 The Options Menu The Current Year Only option limits the display of crops and records to the current year i e the year displayed on the Year button on the toolbar There is also the option to Edit Paddock List if you need to add or change paddock details Eae E V3 3x Section 8 Page 5 The green Options button above the records list MES enables you to edit and Maite cn delete records add hasty regnet records to more than one voeem crop paddock by copying the record or adding Tecra Peret multiple records see ep AiReconmerdsns Section 9 5 DonisPecod nae You may view and print the special Worksheet Report that puts all the activity details on a printed page with blank spaces to fill in the details Using this report you can enter activities before they are done then print out the Worksheet to take on the job or give to t
108. ead demand per day Alternatively you can enter your own stock demand figure Firstly select the stock type and then tick the Use own figure box and enter your own kg of demand figure EX ons ree yon v ree nen ah ue V3 3x Section 12 Page 18 Calculate Click on Go this will calculate the budget on the figures provided The grazing plan will appear Any paddock without enough cover to keep to your selected residual will be displayed in Red Paddocks in red will show the residual as the original cover as the feed budget has skipped the paddock If you are using a 24 hr grazing cycle consider a 12 hr grazing cycle to make use of these paddocks or add supplements Fle Fasc nt doe SetCovst Set mab tess Cada ucrerons PE M Ere BEEJ EEE EN EE me iu as E EE E EE sum ia ode E EE A3 se 214 ae E V3 3x Section 12 Page 19 Supplements If you are considering the use of feed supplements their impact on the feed budget can be included Click on the Supplements tab Enter your supplementary feeding details in the Supplements tab by ticking the supplement type and entering the amount fed in the units field as either Kg Product hd day or KgDM hd day More supplements can be created and the existing ones modified by selecting Add Edit Once you has specified the required supplement go back to the calculate tab and select Go again and this will adjust the grazing plan ES Paks ony e Covers Se sons Gat
109. eat until all the segments of the line have been drawn Each time you click the left mouse button the line is anchored and a new line is started connected to the last line 5 To finish drawing a multi line either join the bungee line to an existing line or strainer post or click the right mouse button V3 3x Section 7 Page 48 To draw a Shape 1 Click on the Shape button which will display a list of shapes to pick from Select the shape you which to draw 2 On the map hold down the left mouse button at one corner of the area that the shape is to outline and drag the cursor to the opposite corner NOTE there is no undo function so practise first without saving changes close map without saving and then reopen when you are ready to draw for real V3 3x Section 7 Page 49 7 13 Selecting And Moving Lines Selecting Individual Lines Individual lines can be selected by Clicking on the line itself Clicking on one of the strainer post attached to the start or end of the line All lines attached to that strainer will be selected Selecting All Lines All lines on the current layer can be selected using the Select All button from the Map menu displayed by clicking the right mouse button when nothing is selected on the map Selecting Multiple Lines Multiple lines can be selected by Holding down the Control Ctrl key while clicking on individual lines Holding down the Shift key while se
110. ed The window shown above is how it appears on a screen set to 1024 x 768 pixels Due to space limitations with a lower resolution 800 x 600 screen you will not see some of the columns of the tables See Section 1 4 to set your screen to a different resolution V3 3x Section 8 Page 3 The View Menu The View menu enables you toy Father arto view the lists of paddocks and pes crops in different ways and nee switch between the records list Pethe esit and crop details biu Sheep The first three choices allow you to switch between different views of paddocks and crops By default the Paddock and Crops view is used as above The All Crops view lists all the crops regardless of paddock and enables multiple selections of crops The Crop Rotation view shows the Crop Grid as used in the Crop Rotation window see Section 9 The second set of choices switches between the records list and crop details window The last two choices are the same as the tool bar buttons opening the Paddock History window Section 9 2 and the Crop Plan window Section 9 8 The Crop Menu The crop menu contains Tinte options to add a new crop Deusen to the rotation or deletea SseiAltieer crop see Section 9 6 tient The second set of options amp tomis is used in the All Crops dane Ap Sine view to select all or no Gucuui ees crops a its AL fen Pene V3 3x Section 8 Page 4 The third set of options enabl
111. ed paddock by double clicking on the paddock or selecting the paddock and pressing the delete key Enter the Application rate Date and Expected Response as appropriate Petiecs Foe viis Mes Serle Caran Ning opin ba E sors F gore I SgnaetReene E puse V3 3x Section 12 Page 31 Calculate From this tab the budget can be saved and reports printed The Go button will draw the two graphs There are two graphs to show daily rates and a multi purpose graph Daily Rates is a Feed versus demand graph and shows how the feed will grow as compared to how the stock will eat it Obviously it would be wonderful to have them both the same but farming does not always allow this When the demand gets ahead of the growth then the average cover will drop inversely when the growth gets ahead of demand the cover will increase Multi purpose Graph This graph will show predicted average cover cover target cover to date if recorded in pasture cover module supply and areas Use the graph drop down box to select the graph you require Cover The Feed Budget is able to predict what the cover will be based on the information you have entered It will also show cover targets that are entered Supply Show how the feed is made up For example pasture nitrogen boost growth supplements Areas This shows the pasture out of use for conservation V3 3x Section 12 Page 32 Printing the Graph To print t
112. eer the P Plus oftware The manual and al other writen materal supped as a part of the P Plue package are subject to copyright Under no circumstances wil Aghub be able under any warranty statutory or thermas in respect of any defect fale omission ar any other deficiency in the program ar the operation here caused by or contributed to by use af hs program n conjunction wth any equipment in any configuration or network or in any environment exceeding or otherwise inconsistent wih hose approved in writing or brescribed by FARMWORKS FARMWORKS shall not be lable for any loss or damage suffered by the Licenced User Bring as a result of the falle bythe Licenced User to flow and observe he installation and operation instructions supplied withthe P Plus package Wit every effort as been made to ensure accuracy neither Aghub Limited nor any employee of the company sali ve labie an any ground whatsoever to any party in respect of decsions or actions they may make as a ros of using ths Sortare Aghub reserves the right to make changes without notice to any Product Spectication to improve roabity function or design E B OE Aglub AG Hub and lus are registered Trade Marks of Aghu Limite INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE IMPORTANT The licence file will be sent to you by email 1t cannot be done by fax Where email is not present a licence file will be posted to you on CD Under our current marketing regime which may change at any ti
113. eference information about your farm property such as Surveyed Grazing and Arable areas not used by program location of Map and Photo files Weather station and Annual rainfall Before entering details on this tab select the farm property from the list on the left Photo and Map Files If you have multiple properties we suggest you scan separate photographs for each property and draw the maps separately for each This means each property can be scaled using accurate mapping grid coordinates that may be referenced using a GPS Selecting the files on the Additional tab means that the correct photo and map may be selected when a property or paddock within that property is selected V3 3x Section 3 Page 14 3 3 List of Farm Assets To open the Assets screen open the Setup screen and in the Farm Setup section click the Farm Assets button The Assets screen allows you to create and edit the list of farm assets such as Vehicles Implements Equipment Structures Crop Feed Stores Chemical Stores and Water Sources The left side of the screen lists the Assets created The assets displayed depend on the group selected above the list The tabs on the right display the details for the Asset selected in the list V3 3x Section 3 Page 15 Note The details displayed on the Details tab depend on the type of asset selected group Apart from the asset name all other information is for your reference only with the except
114. ement Software installed for your Garmin GPS to work reliably with P Plus Refer to the P Plus Installation manual for upgrade and installation instructions To check the version number of your P Plus select About from the Help menu Drawing a new map using Waypoints Create a new farm if you have not already Ensure you have your farm loaded and not the demonstration farm Start P Plus and press the Modify Map button in the d top button bar s Connect the Garmin to the USB Port of your PC The Garmin unit should have come with a suitable USB Cable If not you will need a USB Type Mini B Spin Male to Type A Male Cable like the one pictured on the right Many digital cameras use this same cable Turn on the Garmin unit Windows will detect new hardware the first time the unit is connected The V3 3x Section 7 Page 108 drivers will have been loaded when the Trip amp Waypoint Manager software was installed Let Windows complete detecting the new hardware V3 3x Section 7 Page 109 Impor P g Waypoints into an existing map Your Farm Map needs to be georeferenced in order to use the georeferenced waypoints captured with your Garmin If you are using a GPS map supplied by Aghub it will be georeferenced If your map was drawn with waypoints from a Garmin GPS unit then it will be georeferenced 1f you have imported a photograph into P Plus and drawn over this using the mapping tools it may not be georefer
115. emical group history at the bottom of the page On the Problems and Tests pages also select the type of problem weed pest or disease or the type of test The Nutrients page shows the results of the nutrient balance calculation for each of the crops grown in the paddock Care must be taken when viewing the nutrients added and extracted as these are dependent on the value relevant to the fertiliser types used and may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer Nutrients added are calculated from the fertiliser records and the percentage of nutrients in each fertiliser see Fertiliser List Section 5 5 Nutrients extracted are calculated from the yield of each crop and the nutrient concentration in the yield see the Crop Type List Section 3 13 V3 3x Section 9 Page 5 9 3 Alloca 1g Crops to Paddocks Before you can enter any crop records you must enter your crop rotation or start a crop in each paddock Click the Paddock Records button on the Menu Bar then click view and select crop rotation When you first enter the crop rotation window it will look like the screen above with no crops created V3 3x Section 9 Page 6 When you have completed your crop rotation it should show details of the crops selected in the crop rotation window see below V3 3x Section 9 Page 7 How to enter your crop rotation 1 Click the cell on the row of the first paddock in which you want to enter a crop and the column of the cu
116. en feed and forage crops This Section Describes how to Enter paddock and crop activity records Record activities from the crop plan Copy records and add multiple records V3 3x Section 8 Page 1 8 1 The Paddock Records Window Click the Paddock Records button on the Main Screen to enter paddock and crop records or activities If you are a cropping farmer you should have already entered your crop rotation see Section 9 1 V3 3x Section 8 Page 2 The Paddock Records window sits to the left of the screen with the map on the right This enables full interaction between the map and the records database For example click inside the paddock boundary on the map and the paddock on the paddock list will be highlighted Click on the paddock list and the paddock will be highlighted on the map As you click on the paddock list top left the crop list is updated with the crops in that paddock By default the current year and the last five years of crops are shown in the list You may see more crops in the list by clicking the Filter button on the toolbar and selecting more years Below the Filter button on the toolbar is the Year button indicating the current year Every time you select a paddock the first crop in that year is highlighted If you want to view records for a particular year first click on the Year button and select the correct year Then the crops and records for that year will be automatically select
117. enced A simple test is to make sure that the Show Full Mapping Coords is selected on the Map tab under your farm Preferences then look at the distance numbers displayed in the grey status bar at the lower left hand corner of the P Plus window If the numbers displayed are 5 digits long like Horz 1163 2m then your map is not georeferenced Georeferenced maps will have a much longer sequence of 9 digits If your photo came on a Terralink disk it should be georeferenced If your map is not georeferenced you can contact Aghub who can discuss your options We might be able to georeference your map for a small cost Start P Plus and press the Modify Map button in the top button bar and ensure your map is showing Connect the Garmin to the USB Port of your PC The Garmin unit should have come with a suitable USB Cable If not you will need a USB Type Mini B Spin V3 3x Section 7 Page 110 Male to Type A Male Cable like the one pictured above Many digital cameras use this same cable Turn on the Garmin unit Windows will detect new hardware the first time the unit is connected The drivers will have been loaded when the Trip amp Waypoint Manager software was installed Let Windows complete detecting the new hardware V3 3x Section 7 Page 111 From the Map menu select Import Export and then GPS from the Last Chosen Import Types before pressing the Import button ImporiExport File Tool e V3 3x Section 7 Page 112
118. equired if greater than 1 The process of setting up Single Day Single Paddock V3 3x Section 12 Page 3 is covered in Section 12 5 Single Day Setup V3 3x Section 12 Page 4 12 2 Several Days Several Paddocks Description This provides an addition to the single planner by extending the number of days and a group of paddocks This option allows for pasture growth and the selection of the order in which the paddocks will be grazed The process of setting up Several Days Several Paddocks is covered in Section 12 6 Several Days Setup 12 3 Full Feed Budget Description This is a traditional feed budget normally for periods exceeding one month and up to twelve months This will accommodate more than one mob herd and allow for the application of nitrogen and the conservation of feed This budget is used more to assess the feasibility of a stocking policy and identify surplus deficit areas of the season It is not designed for specific grazing plans for individual mobs although it is possible to use it for this purpose The process of setting up a Full Feed Budget is covered in Section 12 7 Full Feed Budget Setup V3 3x Section 12 Page 5 12 4 Feed Budget Type Selection The Feed Budget Module is accessed either via the Feed Budget button on the main tool bar or the Tools menu by selecting the Feed Budget option see section 2 3 Choose the Feed Budget Type you wish to use by clicking on the button beside your
119. er Internet connection optional but preferable If your computer has been purchased new since year 2000 it should be more than adequate to run P Plus Earlier computer configurations may lack memory capacity V3 3x Section 1 Page 2 To ascertain your computer specifications please follow these steps 1 Go to Control Panel 2 Select System 3 Select the General tab which will display the following details System i e Details of the operating system e g Windows XP Licence i e who the operating system is Licenced to e g Jo Bloggs Computer the computer specification CPU type size and RAM Memory Alternatively contact the dealer who sold you the computer and ask them to confirm your computer s exact configuration V3 3x Section 1 Page 3 1 2 What You Should Have Received Make sure you received the following with your purchase of P Plus 1f not please contact Aghub P Plus Software on a CD ROM Installation and Set up Documentation 1 3 Installing P Plus CD ROM The P Plus CD should load automatically when it is put in the CD drive If not follow the instructions in the P Plus Installation and Setup Guide that was supplied with your CD 1 When the green P Plus installation window appears click on Install P Plus to start installing the program Also if you have purchased a Plate Meter click on Install P Plus option 2 When the installation wizard appears click the Next button u
120. er in kilograms of dry matter per hectare If you have only recorded height then you will need to change the equation relevant to the type of measurement device and season e g Pasture Meter Winter After entering all pasture covers for all paddocks you can click on the Close button On the middle screen the red line will be shown along with a black line indicating the current date The feed wedge can be displayed at the bottom of the pasture covers and will provide the top 20 paddocks of the total feed wedge If you wish to see all the paddocks you will need to print this out via Reports Note You cannot print until you receive the licence file from our support staff At any time you can edit the pasture covers by double left clicking on the date of the cover that you wish to edit and alter the figures accordingly This also applies to the cover targets which can be edited at any time V3 3x Section 4 Page 15 Examples of Equations Feed Reader Default No equation Plate December Plate Dexcel All Seasons Plate February Plate Historical All Seasons Plate January Plate March Plate November Plate October Plate Winter Rapid PM Canterbury Rapid PM Default Rapid PM Wairarapa Rapid PM West Coast Height Equation in the default this is set the same as Eyeball kgDM ha equation V3 3x Section 4 Page 16 4 6 Pasture Cover Reports There are a number of different reports that can be selected for reporting y
121. erm future grazing management stock movements To calculate the number of stock i e standardised stock grazing days carried by each paddock This enables paddocks to be ranked in order of productivity If pasture covers are recorded in rotational grazing systems then pasture growth rates can be calculated To calculate the apparent intakes of stock if pasture covers are recorded and apparent intakes or pasture cover related to live weight changes and stock production V3 3x Section 11 Page 2 11 2 Grazing Records Overview All grazing records are entered in the Stock Records Window The Paddock Stock view is used to enter grazing records If a map is loaded it will display the stock grazing locations using the colours allocated to each stock class and subclass V3 3x Section 11 Page 3 All grazing actions check all grazing adding stock to a paddock shifting stock removing stock etc are handied by clicking the Grazing button and choosing the appropriate option Shifting all stock from one paddock to another can also be done on the map by dragging the mouse between paddocks The Gi ing Record Menu Add Stock Ball Sock Renove Sick Edt by Stok Edt by Paddock The menu options are Check all Grazing recalculates all grazing records to ensure stock numbers are correct Add Stock put stock into paddocks Shift Stock between paddocks Remove Stock remove stock from a paddo
122. es In New Zealand use a metric unit rather than acres 3 Enter how many decimal places you require for the area The default is 2 i e areas can be entered and are displayed with 2 decimal places e g 234 87 You can enter up to 4 decimal places e g 234 8725 4 If you are irrigating pastures or crops select the Irrigation Unit 000 litre Megalitre 000 gal Million gal The irrigation record will then use that unit for recording water applied 5 Enter the number of paddock and crop items to display in the Paddock Activity window Fewer items allow more lines for displaying the paddock history 6 Click Do Cover Walks if you want to record pasture cover or height on a date for all paddocks on the farm 7 Make sure Paddock records by Crop only is ticked if you are a cropping farmer with mainly short term pastures Only have this option not ticked if you have mainly long term pastures and need to record information by paddock rather than for each individual crop 8 If you want to show all measurements in imperial please ensure Use Imperial Units is ticked To display all measurements in Metric please leave this option unchecked V3 3x Section 3 Page 5 Paddock Labels Each paddock has a number e g 1 2 3 4a 4b and a name You may choose different ways of showing the paddocks on lists and on the farm map Select the option that is most appropriate for you If you have multiple properties you may also choose t
123. f there are two lines in the same location on different layers the layer drawn last will be the one visible For example a river creates a natural fence line The river will be drawn on its own layer however the lines are also required to be on the Map Lines layer so that the paddock can be filled or the area calculated Therefore the Map Line layer needs to be before the River layer so that the River lines are drawn last and are the ones visible on the map The Map Line layer lines will be hidden beneath Note Lines and points can be copied or moved to another layer by selecting the items and using the Copy to Layer speed menu option see Section 7 7 V3 3x Section 7 Page 76 To change a Map layer 1f you wish to modify the map layers the following screen will prompt you to select the layer you wish to change An existing layer can be selected or alternatively selecting the appropriate button can create a new layer For more experienced users this screen can be disabled and the layer can be made active by selecting the layer dropdown option on the Tool bar If the screen has been disabled then it may be reactivated by going to the setup screen selecting preferences then the map tab and check the box next to the Prompt for Modify Layer This screen will only display when the map Modify button is pressed after changes have been saved Soc hoarse Padknckreres and urls Ider aor ros c lan the ore not Pack and put on P
124. ficulty completing the licence process please call 0800 My AGHUB or email pplus support aghub co nz Table of Contents 1 0 Getting Started 2 0 P Plus At A Glance 3 0 Setting Up The Farm And Paddocks 4 0 Pasture Covers 5 0 Product Lists and Product Inventory 6 0 Entering Livestock Details 7 0 Farm Mapping 8 0 Paddock and Crop Records 9 0 Cash Cropping 10 0 Stock Records 11 0 Stock Grazing Records 12 0 Feed Forecaster Budget 13 0 Weather Records 1 0 Getting Started 1 What You Need 72 What You Should Have Received 3 Installing P Plus 4 Setting Up Your Screen 5 Setting The Date Format and Country 6 To Run P Plus 7 Licencing P Plus 78 Entering Your Licence Details 9 Entering Your Licence Key 10 Technical Support 11 Where To From Here 2 0 P Plus At A Glance 2 1 The P Plus Work Screen 2 2 The Farm Menu 2 3 Other Menus 2 4 The Tool Bar Options 2 5 Data Backup and Restore 2 6 Email Support and Emailing Databases 2 7 Selecting Reports 2 8 Viewing And Printing Reports 2 9 Filter 3 0 Setting Up The Farm And Paddocks 3 1 Program Preferences 3 2 Property List 3 3 List of Farm Assets 3 4 Sharefarm Agreements 3 5 Contact 3 6 Growth Rates 3 7 Paddock List and Other Land Areas 3 8 Land Management Units 3 9 Soil Types 3 10 Soi
125. gross margin of the plan Plans consist of four types of lines Headings There are major headings yellow such as Income and Expenses All other headings are in bold and have a box beside them Double click on a heading to show or hide the items within that Heading Click on the New Operation button to create a new operation under that heading V3 3x Section 9 Page 18 Operations Every plan consists of a series of operations Each operation is a line with the products applied with the operation indented below the operation line Click on the New button to create a new product line Products All product lines are indented underneath the selected operation 1 Select the type of product from the Type list on the right 2 Then the product from the list on the left Enter multiple product lines by rr clicking on the operation and m dicking New son ete Button again V3 3x Section 9 Page 19 Other Lines There are several other lines including Yield which is entered under the income heading by clicking on New Other Income and Other Expenses V3 3x Section 9 Page 20 9 9 Add Remove Plan Lines There are two ways of adding new items lines to the crop plan 1 Clickthe New button at the top of the window select the heading the line will be under then select the type of line 2 Click on the heading the new line will be under and then click the New Operation button on the heading
126. he boundary lines of that area will be automatically highlighted and the area displayed on the paddock tab 5 Repeat step 4 for all area boundaries that are to be tested Incorrect boundaries are identified by the highlighted boundary including extra areas and the area on the paddock tab being too big the highlighted boundary not showing and the area on the paddock tab displaying Error V3 3x Section 7 Page 56 To fix an incorrect boundary 1 Zoom in to show the paddock only see section 7 10 2 Visually check that the boundary is complete and that there are no gaps in the fence line Note lines on other layers are grey and do not make up the boundary 3 Use the Test button on the Line tab to close any small gaps that can be difficult to see see section 7 6 4 Check that lines that cross have a strainer post If not click where the lines intersect to create a strainer post 5 Check that all intersecting lines are correctly joined by clicking on the strainer post All fence lines connected will become highlighted If there is a line not highlighted click on the post again to join it If this does not work you can delete the line and redraw it or zoom in and drag the strainer of the un joined line onto the joined one 6 Repeat step 5 for all the strainer posts that surround the paddock Recheck the boundary as you go through the steps and make changes In some cases you may need to move
127. he graph select the print button US oe SG Ja Foo War A VEY M ALS GraptCover Adjust to Latest C cover Corin ums Oc Nov Doosan Feb Mor Apa sin du Aug V3 3x Section 12 Page 33 Reports There are five reports available with the most useful report being monthly summary The monthly summary provided a month by month report on pasture and stock It is intended to be re run each month to see whether things need to change on the farm to keep the budget tracking correctly Full Feed Budget sl V3 3x Section 12 Page 34 Saving your Budget Now is a good time to save this budget Save it by clicking on the Save As button or by selecting the File menu on the Full Feed Budget window and selecting Save or Save As This will allow you to restore re use and if required modify the saved feed budget in the future Press Close to end the session Restoring your budget To restore the saved feed budget you will need to select Open from the file menu on the selected feed budget window Feed Budget files are saved in your farms Livestock Plans folder The Full Feed Budget file has the pbg file extension This will allow you to modify it in the future V3 3x Section 12 Page 35 12 8 Full Feed Budget Mob Setup Mob Details tab This tab will determine the feed demand from the farm The feed demand is determined by three factors Stock number Section 12 9 Live weight Sec
128. he person doing the job It includes product tank mix calculations and health and safety information if you have entered it Change Record Areas enables you to change the area for all the records listed and recalculate values and prices without having to edit each record Use these options if you have set the crop area incorrectly then want to change it having already added records You will first need to change the area of the crop in the Crop Details Show Yield Summary finds all the crop storage and sales records for the crop and calculates the crop yield from these records V3 3x Section 8 Page 6 Editing and Deleting Records Click the Options button to Edit or Delete Records Alternatively you may double click on the record in the list if there are products click on the line with the date or click the right mouse button and select from the Options menu The Current Year Only option limits the display of crops and records to the current year i e the year displayed on the Year button on the toolbar There is also the option to Edit Paddock List if additions or changes to the paddock details are required Record List Options The green Options button above the records list enables you to edit and delete records add records to more than one crop paddock by copying the record or adding multiple records see Section 9 5 You may view and print the special Worksheet Report that puts all the activity details on a pr
129. hite space to select all and click the Delete button Alternatively you can delete the waypoints layer from the layer window V3 3x Section 7 Page 117 Naming New Paddocks Once you have your paddocks created you will need to name or number them Click on the Modify Map button in the Button Bar Click on Modify in the Map controls Click the Edit Paddock List button Click New to add details for your new paddock Click Close once finished V3 3x Section 7 Page 118 Now select your new paddock from the Name pull down list Click the Add button and then click inside your new paddock where you want the paddock name number to appear Your new paddock has now been added to the records and is ready for use within P Plus The new paddock area can be displayed under the paddock number and the paddock sizes will be saved into the database Use the boundary button to ensure the paddock boundaries are correct The boundaries will be displayed in red If the boundary is not correct then you may need to move the paddock name or there is a leak in the fence lines See section 7 17 V3 3x Section 7 Page 119 Viewing Paddock Sizes Click on the Map View button and change the Plus field to view total area All your paddocks will now display the area in hectares If you have the paddock module as well then the areas will link in for your fertiliser planning and recording Also the paddock areas will be used in the
130. ights See section 12 10 V3 3x Section 12 Page 37 Milk Production Milk production can only be configured on stock classes that produce milk By default P Plus has some typical milk solid figures that you can use and change as required The milk production numbers configured will also be repeated in following years You may need to get a report from your milk company on your milk solids and then adjust the milk production values to suit Tick the stock class and then click on Milk production See section 12 11 ie Hee Patch Pesto Gris Fer Mote Suomen Cerevaen Minos Cac Unie sc aes er uk V3 3x Section 12 Page 38 Once you have setup the mob data click go back to Full Feed Budget setup section 12 8 to complete the remaining details of the feed budget V3 3x Section 12 Page 39 12 9 Full Feed Budget Numbers Numbers By default the start date and the end date will be loaded with zero stock If the stock numbers do not change during the budget period then simply configure the two stock numbers for the start and end dates If the stock numbers are intended to vary during the budget period then press the green button to make the dates Make as many dates as you will need Once the dates have been made you then will need to change the default dates to the dates you require To change the dates click on the date with the mouse and then click on the date icon in the bottom left hand corner Once all the dates
131. illed with the rate and price information from the products details Target The target is the Target Rate i Uni Quantity Rate Price hd the rate of product you want to apply Make sure you select the correct unit 1f you select 100kg make sure you enter the stock liveweight so that quantity can be calculated As the price is calculated and stored on a per kg or per litre basis selecting the wrong unit will dramatically alter the cost The Quantity is calculated for you and cannot be altered If batch quantities are entered the quantity is the total of batch quantities Otherwise it is the Target Rate times the Number This is the actual rate applied calculated from the total quantity This is the price of the product on a per kg or per litre basis The product cost per head is calculated from the rate and price V3 3x Section 10 Page 13 Batch Purchase List As each product is selected the batch list displays the product batches from which the product has been taken To add a batch select from the pull down list of all the current purchases for the product To add a batch purchase to the list click the E button and select Product Batches When you have selected a batch enter the quantity of chemical taken from the batch The quantity is added to the total product quantity and the product rate will be recalculated If the batch container is empty when the product is taken click
132. inted page with blank spaces to fill in the details Using this report you can enter activities before they are done then print out the Worksheet to take on the job or give to the person doing the job It includes product tank mix calculations and health and safety information if you have entered it Change Record Areas enables you to change the area for ali the records listed and recalculate values and prices without having to edit each record Use this V3 3x Section 8 Page 7 option if you have set the crop area incorrectly then want to change it having already added records You will first need to change the area of the crop in the Crop Details Show Yield Summary finds all the crop storage and sales records for the crop and calculates the crop yield from these records Click the Options button to Edit or Delete Records Alternatively you may double click on the record in the list if there are products click on the line with the date or click the right mouse button and select from the Options menu V3 3x Section 8 Page 8 8 2 Entering Pastures and Crops Predominantly stock farmers may decide not to enter a cropping enterprise specifically and only record activities within the paddock This option is effective but will limit enterprise analysis To record activities against specific crops or pasture types then a pasture type as crop type must be entered By creating a start and finish date for a crop or pasture this wi
133. ion 3 Page 41 To add an Operation To add an operation you may click the New button and type in the name of the operation and other details Or Click the Options button and then Select From Master A list will appear containing a large list of operations You may select many operations at once by clicking in the check box beside each operation When the operations are added to your list make sure you check each one and enter the costs Note The entering of costs is a user option If you do not have the available costs when setting up the list these can be entered when the operation is entered into the paddock or stock record V3 3x Section 3 Page 42 3 13 Crop Type List Including pasture mixes This list includes all crops grown including pastures To open the Crop Type List screen open the Setup screen and in the Crops section click the Crop Type List button This screen allows you to create and edit crops outputs and varieties c7 47 7 LL prem P v EE E T ja Ponti s T umantan sits FF ure wenen trontn gun p aaa The left side of the screen lists the Crops created Crops are displayed within each type cereals pulses oilseed etc Most of the common crops will have already been created The tabs on the right display the details for the crop selected in the list V3 3x Section 3 Page 43 There are items for making up lists of pasture mixes pasture species and fallow You
134. ion 4 Page 23 Importer FEED READER Files to process V3 3x Section 4 Page 24 5 0 Product Lists and Product Inventory Product lists can greatly assist the data entry within P Plus by populating the drop down lists for regularly used inputs and outputs Typical entries include chemical inputs crop pesticides animal health treatments and fertiliser are the key items Product lists can be edited and updated as required Product Inventory provides a means of tracking the purchase and use of stock under a controlled inventory system Any stocks purchased or used within the system can be recorded and stocks on hand can be determined at any time This system is particularly valuable for farm chemicals and a similar system applies to cash crops held in storage for sale This Section describes how to Create your chemical list Create your fertiliser list Import and export product lists Add remove product purchases Doa product stock take Product Lists and Inventory are accessed from the Setup screen To open the Setup screen select the Farm menu and then the Setup option V3 3x Section 5 Page 1 In the Products section click the Product List button to open the Product List screen This screen allows you to create and edit product records for Chemicals Fertilizers Treatments and other general products Note Clicking the Inventory button opens the same screen but with the Purchase
135. ion of the water Sources For water sources enter the cost per ML and an application rate ML ha These figures are used as defaults in the irrigation record Adding and Removing Assets To add a new asset 1 Select the correct type of asset from the list on the top left 2 Click the New button 3 Enter the asset name and press Enter To remove an asset select the asset from the list dlick the Options button and then Delete Make sure you do not delete assets that you have used in paddock crop or storage records V3 3x Section 3 Page 16 Additional The Additional tab displays the asset s current valuation location and depreciation settings Note This tab is not available for Water Source assets V3 3x Section 3 Page 17 Purchase Sale The Purchase Sale tab records purchase and sale details for the asset Note This tab is not available for Water Source assets V3 3x Section 3 Page 18 3 4 Sharefarm Agreements These are generally used for cropping contracts where costs and revenues are shared on an agreed basis between the landowner and share cropper A report can be generated to show each party s costs and revenue streams V3 3x Section 3 Page 19 3 5 Contacts This is a card file where you can record all suppliers customers servicing agents contractors and any other key farm contact s details including those you intend sending farm backups to These contact names ar
136. isplay the details for the property selected in the list Click on the farm in the list to change the farm selected V3 3x Section 3 Page 11 Only one Farm Property can be created Land Management Units LMU s are used to group paddocks together See Section 3 8 for more details E g on dairy farms Land Management Units may be the home farm and a runoff V3 3x Section 3 Page 12 Crea ig a New Property 1 Click the New button to create a blank form 2 Type the property name and press Enter on the keyboard The property name will show in the list on the left 3 The Short Name will be automatically set to the first letter of the name You may change this We suggest you keep the Short Name to one or two characters and that they be different for each property 4 Complete the rest of the details if you wish although it is only for your information 5 Only create one property in P Plus if you have more than one property you need to purchase P Plus Professional to create another farm In some cases you can use land management units to operate with two farms but this is not always the best way Deleting a Property Select click the property to be deleted from the property list on the left Click the Options button and select Delete You will need to confirm the deletion before it is actually removed V3 3x Section 3 Page 13 Add nal Property Details This tab allows you to enter additional r
137. ist Enter the other details Quantity Fed The total quantity fed to ALL stock over the period or the quantity per head Feed Unit The feed unit in kg tonne bales etc Item Weight The weight of each individual item eg Hay weight of each bale Grain Silage 1 kg DM Dry matter of the feed If the Item Weight is dry matter then enter 100 Quality MIME per kgDM of feed Cost per Unit The cost of each feed unit The quantity per head and cost per head is calculated To delete a record click the Options button and select Delete V3 3x Section 10 Page 29 10 13 Wool Sales To enter wool sales 1 Click the Fibre Sales button on the Main Menu livestock page OR 2 Click the Wool Sales option on Stock button menu OR 3 Click the New Activity button and select Wool Sales from the task list V3 3x Section 10 Page 30 Adding Records Feeding records are added by clicking the New button 1 Enter the date of the wool sale 2 Enter the number of bales sold 3 Select the on farm description of the wool This is in two parts the wool type and the grade These are entered in the Livestock Outputs window as Wool Farm Description and Wool Farm Grade lists see Section 6 6 4 Enter the information required on the Details page Note the wool sale description is the official description of the wool determined by testing authorities 5 On the Other page enter the Livestock Classes Subclasses
138. ive weight number used in the budget The rates show the rate of change between the dates configured V3 3x Section 12 Page 42 Remember this is a class live weight number only you need to repeat this for all stock classes Select the Close button once the stock numbers are configured V3 3x Section 12 Page 43 12 11 Full Feed Budget Milk Produ Milk Production Stock Targets By default P Plus has some typical milk solid figures that you can use and change as required The numbers configured will be used for year to year so you they will be available again for next year You may need to get a report from your milk company on your milk solids and then adjust the milk production values to suit If the numbers look correct but you may produce slightly less or more solids then you can scale the figures by clicking on the little up and down arrows by Annual Production Initial liveweight has no bearing on the feed budget You may not normally use milk solids but instead normally work in litres of milk or kg s of fat These can be selected by clicking on the Production unit Theywilthen ee use the Fat Solids to guo EmEMEBEEN derive the milk solids The reproduction dates can be configured in the repro date screen See a section 12 12 0 OA y ase Select the Close button once the milk production has been configured V3 3x Section 12 Page 44 12 12 Full Feed Budget Mil
139. k Produ Dates n Repo Mating Calving and Mating are linked together therefore any change to the calving or mating dates will affect the other date The software is internally loaded with the gestation period of the stock class The affect on the feed budget is that the mating date will change the calving date and thus milk production will start from the calving date Calving When the cows calve the feed demand will increase The calving spread can be configured to reflect the calving spread on the farm The minimum calving percentage per week is 9 Final Drying Off When the cows dry off the feed demand will drop back to maintenance set this figure to your expected dry off date V3 3x Section 12 Page 45 Mating see RCTS Cale mo x i ioio mw a eo Select the Close button to return to milk production screen V3 3x Section 12 Page 46 12 13 Full Feed Budget Milk Production Fat Solids This table is used when the user wants to work in milk fats The table converts the fats to solids so the feed budget can derive demand in milk fats The values can be modified as required Fats Solids EET 220 D 220 2m 720 220 720 220 220 220 220 22m 720 720 D 220 22m 720 V3 3x Section 12 Page 47 13 0 Weather Records This section details how to set up weather stations and record years enter long term averages enter daily weather details and enter rainfal
140. k classes Enter breed details Enter livestock disease details Enter stock feed types Enter livestock tests and monitoring details Enter livestock output and grades Livestock Setup is accessed from the Setup screen To open the Setup screen select the Farm menu and then the Setup option The Livestock Setup options are found on the right of the Setup Page V3 3x Section 6 Page 1 Setup p Em 6 1 Livestock Setup This section details how to enter your livestock details P Plus allows you to store and retrieve a great deal of livestock data How much or how little data you choose to record is up to you however the more detailed information you can record the better your reports will be Stock Classes To open the Stock Classes screen open the Setup screen and in the Livestock Setup section click the Stock Classes button This screen allows you to create and edit Enterprise e g sheep beef etc and stock classes V3 3x Section 6 Page 2 ooa a Select an enterprise and then select a class within that enterprise to enter further details in the stock class section New classes may be added by clicking the New button While using the Class Details tab Subclasses may be added by selecting the Subclasses tab then clicking the New button Entries you wish to remove can be deleted by first selecting the entry then clicking on Options Select Delete then confirm by choosing Yes V3 3x Secti
141. k on the record in the list if there are products click on the line with the date or click the right mouse button and select from the Options menu V3 3x Section 10 Page 9 10 4 Stock Activity Windows P Plus stock activity windows other than transactions have a form similar to that shown below Treatment oe ums mh TamU Dep Rae Re a od usc tes Tg Eu Du we Ts ECT Stef 3 This section describes the features of activity windows that are common to every window and will not be described again in the descriptions of specific activity windows in the following sections Note some of these activity window features may be missing or lightly modified for the specific activity the window is designed for V3 3x Section 10 Page 10 Entering activities is done through a series of windows similar to the paddock activities method A Date and Mob Detai Date Today s date is automatically inserted Change the date by typing over the date or clicking on the date button and choosing the date from the calendar If start and end dates are required for an activity you will see two date boxes rather than just the one Number The number of stock being treated B Details Notebook or Box is where information specific to this activity is entered Navigate through various options by selecting on the next button Box In P Plus we have placed emphasis on clearly separating product application or work method an
142. ken click the Empty checkbox This forces the batch to be empty even though the calculation of batch quantity may still show some left The Remainder shows how much product is still required to achieve the Target Rate For chemical applications the number of tanks required to apply the chemical to the crop and the amount of product per tank and part tank is shown on the bottom left of the window This provides the Tank Sie a 1007 pario Sj quantity of chemical and water volume to be applied Part Tank Product quantity Full Tanks V3 3x Section 8 Page 18 Ensure you enter the correct water rate and tank size Click on each product in turn to view the calculation for that product The other tabs on the bottom left of the Chemical Applications section are Left Band WHP This tab displays the amount of water left over in the tank when spraying is complete This tab displays the Spray Band and Skip Row percentages The Spray Band is the percentage row spray coverage The Skip Row indicates whether all rows are planted or some rows are skipped If a withholding period has been entered for the product the program attempts to locate the specific WHP for this crop You may select a different WHP V3 3x Section 8 Page 19 8 6 The Activity Operation and Labour Pages The second activity page is the Operation and Application details This will be the first page for Tractor Work and Harvest activities Som
143. king on the New Activity button Sdstexsdsrreiseso x the activity list will appear See above Click on the activity you wish to record Ec and fill in the required details The record will appear in the oe Slot ath records list with a fev Owe Fortng Falah oat Separate line foreach ESkemiue lefcesmeriaen product applied Standard Activities P Plus has a range of standard activities from which to choose Chemical Application All chemical records including Herbicides Pesticides Fungicides Oils and Wetters Seed treatments Up to six chemicals of any type can be entered in a tank mix V3 3x Section 8 Page 11 Fertiliser Planting Details Tractor Work Harvest Crop Yield Soil Moisture Tests All fertiliser records including Solid and Liquid fertilisers Trace elements The record of the actual sowing Irrigation Water applications on a per hour total ML ML ha or mm basis All operations involving a tractor but where no products are applied e g ploughing Product applications are entered using the activities listed above Chemical Fertiliser Planting Record harvesting expenses only This is an expense yields and incomes are recorded using the Crop Yield activity The record of crop yield total and Jha crop grade and characteristics protein oil moisture screening etc price unit and income Results of soil moisture tests and calculation of mm avail
144. l Herbage Grain And Other Tests 3 11 Problem Lists Weeds Pests And Diseases 3 12 Operations List 3 13 Crop Type List Including pasture mixes 3 14 Harvest Packs 3 3 3 3 3 15 Crop Contracts 16 Feed Stores 17 Unit Lists 18 Ingredient Lists 19 General Lists 4 0 Pasture Covers 4 1 Pasture Cover Setup 4 2 The Pasture Covers Main Screen 4 3 The Add Edit Screen for Pasture Covers 4 4 The Target Covers Window 4 5 Entering First Pasture Cover 4 6 Pasture Cover Reports 4 7 Pasture Cover Equation 4 8 Pasture Cover Importer 5 0 Product Lists and Product Inventory 5 1 Chemical List 5 2 Active Constituents and Chemical Groups 5 3 Chemical Withholding Periods 5 4 Chemical Usage d 5 5 Fertiliser List 5 6 Importing and Exporting Product Lists 5 7 Product Purchases and Inventory 5 8 Product Stock Take D 6 0 Entering Livestock Details 6 1 Livestock Setup 6 2 Breed Details 6 3 Livestock Disease Details 6 4 Stock Feed Details 6 5 Stork Tests end Monitoring Activities 6 6 Outputs and Grades p 7 0 Farm Mapping 7 1 Mapping Concepts 7 2 Before You Start 7 3 The Map Window 7 4 The Map and Photo Menus 7 5 The Map Items in the Main Tool Bar 7 6 Mapping Modes 7 7 Map Speed Menus 7 8 Loading Your Photo into P Plus 3 14 24 28 7 9 Drawing Your F
145. l deciles 13 1 Setting up Weather Stations Click on Weather on the Menu to set up weather stations and enter or import rainfall temperature and other weather information Perna nem onsen 3 On the left of the window is a list of weather stations and under that a list of the years for which records exist V3 3x Section 13 Page 1 Add a new weather station by clicking on the New Station button If the range of years does not go early enough for your records click on Opt ns Et Station and reset the First Year of records Records are entered and viewed on five pages Daily Monthly Annual Long Term Deciles Enter the weather on a single day i e rain temperatures wind Enter a single type of weather record for all days in a month Use the green left and right arrows to navigate through the months The outside arrows go to the first and last months the inside arrows move one month at a time View the monthly totals or averages for each type of weather record for the selected year View the long term totals or averages for each type of weather record Enter the values for each of 10 rainfall deciles The graph shows the monthly total or average in the red white bars and the long term average with the green ribbon V3 3x Section 13 Page 2 13 2 Weather Stat Options ns Weather Years and Before entering weather information you need to add a weather station
146. l return you to the Restore screen Where you can press OK for the restore to occur 12 If prompted select Yes to overwrite existing files and yes to open the restored farm 13 You can now open the map and run any reports e g Pasture Covers to ensure the latest data is showing V3 3x Section 2 Page 30 2 7 Selecting Reports To view reports click on the Report button on the P Plus Work Screen All reports are viewed first then Select the report Select the report options if any Click Do Report to view and print the report or Close to exit To produce a report 1 Select the plus symbol by the Report Group to View the reports in the group 2 Select the specific Report to run 3 Select the report options if any 4 Click Do Report to run view and print the report 5 Click Close to exit Some reports are displayed as columns of data and others are displayed as graphs V3 3x Section 2 Page 31 2 8 wing And Pi ting Reports All table reports are reproduced on screen for viewing and printing Report Another Previous and Zoom in Print Exit Options Report Next pages and out Report Report Report Options are on the left side of the screen described below Click the Back triangle to do another report On the top of the screen are side arrows to view the different pages of the report Beside the arrows are zoom buttons to zoom In magnify or zoom Out of the report view
147. lable reports click on the Reports button on the tool bar itr _ To create a report 1 Select the report name from the list on the left side of the screen 2 Select the report option on the right side of the screen 3 Enter or select any details required at the bottom of the right panel 4 Click the Do Report button to view the report V3 3x Section 10 Page 34 11 0 Stock Grazing Records To implement grazing records part of the Stock module requires the combination of Paddock and Stock records in order to monitor stock movements between paddocks Grazing records caters for mob herd movements between paddocks with options to record mobs separately join mobs or split mobs Movements can be set to occur at given times and pasture levels can be recorded pre and post grazing This section describes The grazing records window The stock shift window How to shift stock to and from paddocks Editing grazing history by paddock Grazing Record Reports V3 3x Section 11 Page 1 11 1 Before You Start P Plus Grazing Records enables individual paddock records of stock grazing on the farm to be kept This information may be used in a variety of ways To keep track of the locations of stock mobs on the farm A list of current locations may be printed or shown on the farm map This is extremely helpful if more than one person or new temporary employees is shifting stock To work out short t
148. ldest data with new 4 Highlight the Record Method field and press ENTER Choose from Distance Time or Auto Because a track is made of a series of points that define your path of travel they can be placed a specified distance apart or placed at a time interval you specify Auto automatically chooses how to record track points 5 Choose an interval for setting track points from the Interval field You can choose from Distance Time or Frequency values 6 Press the QUIT key to return to the Track Log Page rata To Save a Track Log 1 With the Tracks Page displayed highlight Save and press ENTER 2 Choose whether you want to save the entire track or part of the track If you choose to save part of V3 3x Section 7 Page 106 the track select No at the prompt Then select the beginning and ending points for the saved track on the Map Page by pressing ENTER To Calculate and Area with Tracks 1 From the Tracks Page press MENU highlight Area Calculation and press ENTER 2 Press ENTER to start calculating as you create tracks on the Map Page 3 When you are finished defining the area press ENTER to stop 4 Press ENTER again to save the new track to the saved tracks list V3 3x Section 7 Page 107 Integrating your Garmin GPS Handheld with P Plus Installing P Plus You will need to have Version 2 50 or higher of P Plus Farm Manag
149. lecting an area on the map select an area by clicking and holding the left mouse button down at one corner of the area to be selected and release the button at the opposite corner Moving Lines To move one end of a line 1 Hold the left mouse button down on the strainer you want to move 2 Drag the mouse Note All lines attached to the strainer will move as well 3 Release the mouse button when the strainer is in the new position V3 3x Section 7 Page 50 To move the whole line us the Line menu Shift Resize option see section 7 14 You cannot drag a line to a new position by clicking on it and dragging the mouse as this will break the line You can break a line by starting to drag from a point at the centre of the line rather than a strainer post This will create a new strainer post and the broken line will be attached to it Removing a Line Lines can be removed by Selecting the lines and clicking the Delete button on the Modify tool bar or pressing the Delete key Dragging one strainer on top of another strainer and release the mouse button The line between the strainers will disappear as will one of the strainers V3 3x Section 7 Page 51 7 14 Shifting And Re ing Lines To Shift or Resize a line 1 Select the lines to be shifted or resized 2 Click the right mouse button on the map to display the speed Line Menu 3 Choose the Shift Resize menu option 4 Select whether to
150. lete the schedule as required Note This can only be applied at the and not to a heading V3 3x Section 9 Page 27 10 0 Stock Records P Plus stock activity recording allows you to record all activities in a way that suits your farming system Stock activities can be recorded including animal health testing e g Tb herd testing scanning feeding shearing weighing etc Product outputs are also catered for including milk production deleting wool and livestock sales In conjunction with the paddock module grazing records for livestock can be monitored This section describes how to The stock records window The stock reconciliation window The list of stock activities Examples of stock records Detailed description of stock acti Stock Reports ities V3 3x Section 10 Page 1 10 1 The Stock by Paddock Window To open the stock records window click on the Stock record on the menu bar A View Button B Stock Button 1f you have a farm map on the screen the stock record window is designed to sit on the left side of the screen with the farm map on the right V3 3x Section 10 Page 2 Before entering stock records stock classes must be setup Click on the stock button and add stock class through edit stock lists You will then need to create purchase transfer on Agist on or natural increase records in each stock class in the previous year s for your current stock levels to show as your initi
151. lick Email to email the form to Aghub You will be able to set up your own farm for a 30 day trial in your current version of P Plus while waiting for Licencing to be completed Once the 30 days has expired you will be able to view the Demonstration farm data only You will be sent back a licence file that you will need to save to your computer to get a fully licenced version of P Plus on your computer If you want to use the 30 day trial licence enter a licence name and select close P Plus will then ask for your farm name Then go to Section 3 0 to continue setting up your farm You can also opt for using the demonstration farm by selecting Cancel Note If you are unsure of the modules you want to licence you may want to look at a document located on the Help menu called View Feature List before filling in the Licence Application V3 3x Section 1 Page 10 Changing the Licence Details Before you purchase P Plus or if you want to purchase further modules you can re enter your details in the licence form and print a new copy Aghub policy requires that software must be paid for before Licencing can be finalised Where possible please quote invoice number when requesting your licence V3 3x Section 1 Page 11 1 8 Entering Your Licence Detai Please follow the instructions carefully when entering details on your Licence Application P Plus Identification Details Information in this section is use
152. ll allow activities costs and revenues to be allocated to either the paddock or the crop or pasture This will enable enterprise analysis For cropping farmers the best way to enter crops is by using the crop rotation window see Section 9 1 If you are a livestock farmer that grows no crops or only a few crops on some paddocks either enter these using the crop rotation window or by clicking on the Crop button above the records list You can then select to start a crop pasture or fallow from the Task t When selecting a crop type note the following The critical things to enter are the pasture crop or fallow type and the start date If this is the first vegetation record in the paddock choose a start date that is before the date of the first activity to be recorded in that paddock particularly if it is a pasture you are entering V3 3x Section 8 Page 9 You may leave the end date blank as the next time you change the vegetation using this method it will automatically finish the last vegetation record on the day before the new record Note for cropping farmers it is better to use the crop rotation window as it contains detailed cropping options including skip rowing crop contracts water use efficiency and links tto crop plans V3 3x Section 8 Page 10 8 3 How to Record Paddock And Crop Activities The New Activity button above the list of records will enable you to record Paddock and crop activities Up on clic
153. ll have a good history of pre grazing and residual measurements to work with Equations Refer section 4 7 Communications Method Dependant Depending on which method is selected some configuration for the Communications may be required E g the F400 Electronic Platemeter requires the COM port on your computer which has the device plugged into to be selected Also you can choose to upload paddock data from the F400 or download measurements to the F400 Upload Paddock Data will display a warning to let you know that all existing data on the F400 will be deleted if you choose to continue with the upload Upload will transfer selected equations up to 10 and allow you to assign a default equation Paddock data previous Covers Application Date and Application Rate are also included in the transfer V3 3x Section 4 Page 9 Download Measurements will copy all of the pasture cover data from the F400 into the P Plus cover walk which is currently open for editing Also included are the Equations used and the Grazing states Estimate Covers P Plus is able to provide you with an estimated Pasture Cover using one of the following option Use the Growth from last assessment done in 30 days Use the Default growth curve which you can select from the Growth Rate setup The Add Edit button will take you there Use User defined growth rate which you can configure cD rinse eletti V3 3x Sectio
154. lus Layers window do each layer at a time We suggest you do the fences first In some cases some information may not be V3 3x Section 7 Page 33 transferable however line data should always be shown 9 Select Convert This will convert the layer to the P Plus format and the Save Map window will be displayed Save this map with the cfm extension and repeat this process from step 8 for the other layers you wish to convert We suggest you name the map file the same as the farm folder name or a reference number such as FM1234 Myfarm This will always allow you to identify the map with the correct property V3 3x Section 7 Page 34 SHAPE File Conversion For shape file the procedure is similar but the conversion window is slightly different 7 Select each file separately by clicking on the browse button and selecting each shape layer you cannot do more than one at a time file and you will be returned to the Conversion window Within the Conversion window highlight within the Import To window the layer you wish to import the shape file to e g roads 8 Select Convert This will convert the layer to the P Plus format and repeat this process from step 7 Save this map with the cfm extension for the other layers you wish to convert Save Map window will be displayed Repeat this for each layer We suggest you name the map file the same as the farm folder name or a reference number such as FM1234 Myfarm This will alway
155. ly show paddocks above or below your desired pasture cover These values are used on the default feed wedge and the feed wedge displayed from the reports No of Paddocks in Testes 05 Rotation Enter the aera S number of paddocks the seo entire farm has for dairy scie grazing This number is used to get the optimum line correct on the Full farm feed wedge When reporting on sub groups of paddocks Land Management Units e g Herdi or Herd2 then the number of paddocks in the Land Management unit will be used instead Display High Covers on Left Check this box if you prefer to display the Covers in Ascending order from Left to Right on the Feed Wedge Target covers Target covers can be set so you can see how the farm average cover is trending as compared to how you hoped it would V3 3x Section 4 Page 12 To set the Target Covers click on the Options button and Edit Target Covers Press the Insert button to add a date the date will typically be 14 days ahead of the last date in the list These dates can be changed to give a spacing of one month for example Use the scroll bars to move around the list of dates Once this is completed click on the Close button and the targets will be shown on the middle screen The target covers and preferred trend line will be displayed on the feed wedge V3 3x Section 4 Page 13 4 5 Entering First Pasture Cover To enter your set of pasture cover measurement
156. mbs are never drafted then create one new stock class i e 98 Lambs Add a Natural Increase transaction for each of the new classes at the time when the number of stock in that class is first known That may be Docking Marking Weaning or Drafting The Natural Increase transaction adds stock to the stock reconciliation If a record is required when Docking Marking Weaning or Drafting occurred then enter them as a Management Operation activity If the stock is weighed then enter a separate Liveweight activity V3 3x Section 10 Page 25 10 11 Cattle Reproduction The following table describes the sequence of reproductive activities on the farm and the how information should be recorded for cows and calves The example assumes spring calving Cows e Event Cows Nov Cows Mated May Cows Scanned Pregnancy Aug Cows Calving Calving Oct Branding Marking Marking Mar Weaning Weaning Mar Drafting at or after weaning All the activities shown above are recorded for the cows not the calves None of these activities will alter the stock reconciliation but are important to calculate reproductive indices They are all recorded in the Reproduction List V3 3x Section 10 Page 26 Calves There are three things that need to be done in recording information for calves L Create new stock classes at calving for all stock that will eventually be drafted into separate sexes i e 98 Cows 98 Steers 98 Bulls If calves
157. me the module PastureCover is freely licenced to the purchaser of an Electronic Rising Platemeter or Electronic Counter All other software is only licenced in full once the product has been paid for In the event of the Electronic Plate Meter or Electronic Counter being sold the software is not freely transferable to the new owner In all circumstances the software must be licenced to ensure it is fully functional by the user When you receive a file by email To licence this product save the attached file into the C PPlus folder You will be asked if you wish to replace the file PP TXT Answer YES When you receive a file on disk You must copy the file from the disk to the c PPlus folder You will be asked if you wish to replace the file PP TXT Answer YES P Plus may be re licenced on a replacement computer or in the event of significant changes being made to your Computer In either case P Plus may become unlicenced This will require the generation and issue of a new licence file In this case contact Aghub or print out the licence from the new or modified computer and forward this accordingly On the receipt of this request for a new licence file this will be emailed back to you where possible within 24 hours or less A small charge will be made to cover costs associated with this to ensure all user details can be maintained to allow support and upgrade conditions to be continued 1f you have dif
158. ms you have chosen are put into their lists Go to the Varieties tab to enter a sowing rate and seed cost for each of the varieties you have selected V3 3x Section 3 Page 49 Water Use Effi ncy Calculations Water use efficiency WUE is calculated using the following general formula WUE Fallow rainfall Stored Water Use Growing Season Rainfall Irrigation Water Loss Factor The fallow period is assumed to be from the crop start date to the planting date The growing season is from the planting date to the harvest date When actual crops are entered into your rotation this information is copied to each crop and the dates correctly set for the crop planting year You may then change the targets etc to be specific for that crop and paddock You may enter the target WUE and an acceptable range Rainfall values are accumulated from those entered in the Weather module and Irrigation water applied is calculated from Irrigation Activities Water Loss Factors WLF and Stored Water Use Percentages depend on your location Check with your local advisors for these details V3 3x Section 3 Page 50 3 14 Harvest Packs This area allows you to set up your sales pack configurations e g 25 Kg sacks of brushed carrots You can set up multiple options This information is used to generate production reports by sales packs and expected sales revenue along with gross margin analysis reports V3 3x Section 3 Pag
159. n 4 Page 10 Assessment Full shows that readings are for a full pasture cover walk Partial shows that readings are for a partial pasture cover walk Estimate shows that the readings are estimated by P Plus using the Estimate method selected Walk Ride Order The walk order is the order that the paddocks are visited when performing a set of pasture cover measurements over an entire property The walk order is used when the Cover Entry form is printed out to place paddocks in the sequence that they are visited Also in the Add Edit Pasture Covers screen the walk order is used to determine how the paddocks are ordered To configure the Walk Ride order click on the Farm menu then select Setup then choose Paddocks refer to Section 3 7 In the top right corner of the paddock edit window is the walk number adjust this number to modify the walk order You will need to change the shift option to from List order to Walk Number to see the effect of changing the walk order The move up and move down buttons are a quick and easy way to adjust where a paddock appears in the walk order To enable the move up and move down buttons first select one particular property rather than the all properties option V3 3x Section 4 Page 11 4 4 The Target Covers Window Optimal Grazing Cover Set the desired preferred grazed residual and desired preferred max pasture Cover The trend line will use these settings and will easi
160. n clicking on Options Select Delete then confirm by choosing Yes V3 3x Section 6 Page 6 6 2 Breed Details This section allows you to enter details of your various livestock breeds A range of type weight and condition entries can be made To open the Livestock Breeds screen open the Setup screen and in the Livestock Setup section click the Breeds button Livestock Br yc Moue 1 Mene T 55d siesta 7 mann 35 seem 5 tou reef Ta Any breeds you may have already entered when filling in your Stock Classes will appear in the left hand column We can add detail to these entries or remove them V3 3x Section 6 Page 7 To add details to an existing breed select the breed in the left hand list by clicking on it The breed name will appear in the name line on the right Alternatively you may select new and type in the name of a breed not yet entered Enter the type of the particular breed in the line below Either type in the type or select from the dropdown list If you wish the weight details of the breed can be entered in the green section below Be sure to select the correct measure kg is the most common choice The breed can also be allocated a condition score in the green box immediately below the weight box This is optional Continue adding breed details for your further breeds by either selecting breeds from the left hand list or by clicking
161. nd choose New Layer The New Map Layer dialog box is shown Enter Details for New Map Layer Nane for New Hep Layer EDET Layeiniometonie Gere Copp esting nap ye gl ler Te C SubPadlocks C Cer C eremo ences Sols C LedManszonore Uri Bush Was Sa C THe Bounce C Drange C PanePhene Cabs Reads C Elen BdergeandYone C Koso C sioan ana Fiore Crapo icon Goer 2 Click on any of the radio buttons for the suggested layers or click on Other to create a layer of your own type 3 Type in the layer name 4 Select the Layer Information type There are a number of special layer types Part Paddocks and Grazing Breaks are used to split a paddock into crop parts or grazing breaks to calculate areas and display the crops stock in these V3 3x Section 7 Page 72 areas Crop Rows is the layer to place the crop rows that are automatically generated through the Make Crop Rows routine Effluent is the layer to highlight Effluent Management zones and Hazard is to show Hazardous Areas See 7 32 Effluent and Hazard Zones for details on how to create these If desired use the Copy existing map layer list to copy lines or points from an existing layer onto the new layer being created When creating a Part Paddocks or Grazing Breaks layer you will need to copy the existing fences from the Map Lines layer to the new layer to use as guides to draw the internal paddock boundaries between pa
162. nd choose Legend from the map speed menu If the Legend is already displayed the option will be ticked and selecting it will turn the legend off V3 3x Section 7 Page 91 Legend Menu mn If you click on the legend with the ced right mouse button the legend menu appears This enables you to change the appearance of the legend c Fort Off turn Legend off LN Colour edit Legend background m colour Tones Font edit Legend text style v Faved Border show border ticked or not ese Lowered Raised Framed and No E Bevel change appearance of Legend frame Only one option can be selected at one time Edit Displays the Legend Editor window V3 3x Section 7 Page 92 Legend Editor The Legend Editor allows the title of the Legend to be changed new items to be added to the legend and existing items to be deleted or edited Legend Editor atin sire iarere a OO __ Hen 2 E Bare P ES nest s Title The title of the Legend Legend Items items listed in the Legend Green Plus add a new item to the legend Red Minus remove the selected item from the legend Blue Up and Down Arrows change the order of the items displayed in the legend Details shows the details of the item selected in the list Caption Name of item to be displayed in the legend Values min and max V3 3x Section 7 Page 93 Show values to the specified number of decimal places Colour
163. neral rating of Low Medium High You may enter such a rating in the Severity Categories V3 3x Section 3 Page 39 3 12 Operations List To open the Crop Operations screen open the Setup screen and in the Paddock section click the Operations button This screen allows you to create and edit various Paddock Crop and Stock Operations Tee E imn entre oan w Ss we mee a E vee ef ee mo a el n 3l 3 ne S rra n ma Wee 0 8 The left side of the screen lists the Operations created The operations displayed depend on the Paddock Crop or Stock group selected at the top The right side displays the details for the operation selected in the list V3 3x Section 3 Page 40 The key information for each operation i 1 Operation Type This is the key link between items on crop plans and actual paddock crop records This must be selected for each operation 2 Work Unit Select whether the operation is calculated on a per hectare per tonne of input or yield or per hour 3 Own Cost This is the cost of the operation if you do it yourself You may also select the default vehicle and implement that is used For chemical applications you may enter the spray tank size 4 Contract Cost This is the cost of the operation if a contractor does the work In activity records you can switch instantly between using your own cost or contract cost for any operation V3 3x Sect
164. new and adding breeds manually V3 3x Section 6 Page 8 6 3 Livestock Disease Det P Plus helps you keep track of any stock disease and animal health issues you may have It also records removal reasons vet requests and stock examination details To open the Stock Disease screen open the Setup screen and in the Livestock Setup section click the Diseases button 1 On the Stock Diseases page click New 2 Type in the common name of the stock disease in the Description Tab by Name 3 Enter the Scientific Name of the disease While V3 3x Section 6 Page 9 this is optional it may prove useful at a later date Select a status condition for the disease from the Status drop down list You may choose to enter relevant comments regarding each disease in the Comments box at the bottom of the page Continue to enter stock disease information relating to each of the other headings in the same way You can record details regarding Removal reasons Vet requests Stock examinations Entries you wish to remove can be deleted by first selecting the entry then clicking on Options Select Delete then confirm by choosing Yes V3 3x Section 6 Page 10 6 4 Stock Feed Details This section allows you to enter the various stock feeds used You may enter as many different types of stock feed as you wish To open the Stock Feeds screen open the Setup screen and in the Livestock Setup section cli
165. ng symbols To add a Waypoint to the map 1 2 Select Symbol from the Type list Select the Waypoint symbol from the Style pull down list If it does not appear use the Edit Style button to create the Waypoint Symbol Make sure you use the correct Waypoint Symbol as shown in the image below for the Waypoint Map Symbol Press Close to save your new symbol The Waypoint symbol can now be selected from the Style pull down list Click on the Add button Click on the map where you want the symbol to appear To add more of the same kind of symbol continue clicking on the map Each Waypoint will appear with a unique number as the caption automatically Click on the Select button to stop adding symbols V3 3x Section 7 Page 65 e RU Dew J sa Fn toe ER rj E To Export these Waypoints under the Map menu select Import Export Then select Waypoints from the Last Chosen Export drop down list Click the Export button and a summary showing then number of waypoints exported and the file location is displayed V3 3x Section 7 Page 66 To add Land Area or Text to the map The process is the same as adding a Symbol except the Enter the Point Caption window appears when you click on the map and when adding Text there is no Style option Enter the Point Caption fe Show Coton T Shaw Symbol EL T Aigner Hoisora Center gt veia Fem gt Caption Enter the caption text
166. ng devices This Section consists of the following components The Pasture Cover Setup Screen The Pasture Cover Main Screen The Add Edit Screen The Target Covers Window Entering First Pasture Cover Pasture Cover Reports Pasture Cover Importer The PastureCover module is free to the purchaser of a Aghub platemeter If you have purchased extra modules you do not need to install the PastureCover module as it is free with any other module purchase Simply install P Plus as per the instructions that came with the CDROM For installation instructions for P Plus refer to the P Plus Installation Guide that came with the CDROM or platemeter or Rapid Pasture Meter V3 3x Section 4 Page 1 4 1 Pasture Cover Setup When you have installed P Plus and sent the licence request for the Pasture Cover module to Aghub you can then setup your farm Installation and licencing is covered in the P Plus with Pasture Cover Module installation guide that came with the CDROM Once you have filled in the licence information you are ready to set up your farm Note if licence form is showing then select Close Firstly to create your new Farm click on the Farm menu and select Create New Farm The Enter a Farm File Name prompt will appear Note if P Plus says farm licence already reached then go to the Farm menu and then click on Select Farm There should be two farms in the list one being the Demonstration Farm and the
167. nning Sales Provides the option for entering details of crop sales by paddock etc Crop Plan Storage Provides the option for entering details of crops stored quantity and location Crop Plans Provides the option for viewing and entering details of crop plans V3 3x Section 2 Page 7 Weather Menu Provides the option for entering various weather details including weather records and station details Tools Menu The Tools menu contains options for editing lists adding FT ir activities and controlling 2 selected external devices Feed Budget Edt General Li Access to the Feed Budget is also activated here Edt Unit Lint I Also from here F400 can be located updated formatted and the version number checked PDA Management P Plus Field options are available if you are licenced for Pasture Covers Export to FeedReader exports data from your Farm that you are using in P Plus into files ready to be sent to your FeedReader via Farm Net AgHub Menu The AgHub menu contains options for the new web portal called AgHub What is AgHub this opens the Welcome to AgHub web page where you can take a tour or try AgHub for free V3 3x Section 2 Page 8 Key items on the help menu are View Help this opens the P Plus Help Files Show Hints this provides a hint box of text when the pointer is held over an item on the screen Email Support to email your data to us if there is a problem Lis
168. nter a removed date for the old paddock and create a new paddock on the same day with the new area These dates will then appear when you click on the Year List on the tool bar left mouse button and appear in map date lists so you can make map lines appear disappear on the same date It is not necessary to create a create date when setting up the property for the first time V3 3x Section 3 Page 29 3 8 Land Management Units Land Management Units LMUs allows you to group paddocks with common activities such as fertiliser applications The creation of LMUs assists the rapid input of common records to paddocks LMUs can be created from the paddock lists or directly from the map LMUs are commonly used to record bulk fertiliser applications record grazing blocks for given animal classes hogget block group paddocks according to fertility levels group paddocks by pasture type and or growth Reports can be generated by LMU as required V3 3x Section 3 Page 30 To set up a LMU If you working with a map the simplest way to create a LMU is to follow this process Hold the Ctrl key down While holding the Ctrl key down left click on the paddock name or number and continue to select the paddocks required These will be highlighted as you select each one Once you have selected all paddocks release the Ctr key and right click and select Save As Land Management Unit The following win
169. ntil installation is complete and then click Finish 3 You may also install Acrobat Reader and or WinZip for viewing and printing the PDF manual V3 3x Section 1 Page 4 For Existing Installations Moving P Plus and your farm data to a new computer On the old computer 1 You will need a writable CD drive or external USB memory stick to put the P Plus backup on 2 Backup your farm data select Backup from the Farm menu to do this 3 Browse to your USB memory stick or CD drive so it becomes your selected backup location For more information please select View Help from the P Plus Help menu 4 Run Backup to save your farm data to your selected backup location On the New computer 1 Install P Plus and request a new licence State it is a new computer 2 Make a new farm with the same name as the old computer 3 Select Restore from the Farm menu Use the TOP browse only and browse to the USB Memory stick or CD drive if applicable 4 Find and select the backup file Make sure the Current Folder is selected in the Restore To Section Then press OK to perform the Restore 5 This will put your farm data into P Plus so you can check the data is ok 6 Wait for new licence to arrive and licence P Plus when it arrives V3 3x Section 1 Page 5 1 4 Setting Up Your Screen To ensure that you will be able to view the full P Plus screen features it is necessary to make sure your screen is set to 800 x 600 or 1024 x
170. nu on the Budget Feed window and selecting Save or Save As This will allow you to restore and if required modify it in the future V3 3x Section 12 Page 12 At this point you may wish to backtrack and modify some of your input data Alternatively you may wish to click on Report to view and print the results of the budget calculation Saving your Budget You can save this budget anytime and restore it to re use it at some time in the future Press Close to end the session Restoring your Budget To restore the saved feed budget you will need to select Open from the file menu on the selected feed budget window Feed Budget files are saved in your farms Livestock Plans folder The Single Day Feed Budget file has the sbg file extension Break Fencing You must have purchased the mapping module in order to perform break fencing For pricing see the documentation that came with the installation disk When using in conjunction with a map and if the calculated feed available exceeds one day P Plus will help generate the breaks Click on the Break Fencing tab view the Number of Breaks required and click on Select Base Fence V3 3x Section 12 Page 13 Wabesieks On the map click on the fence you wish to base your breaks from P Plus will calculate the number size and location of the breaks If you are not happy with the suggested break s click Clear You may now alter the number of breaks or Base Fence an
171. nually click on the Calendar buttons to help you select a date or click the Select button to select dates entered as paddock create and removal dates Note If you only specify a start date then the item will be visible at all dates after the start date If you only specify an end date the item will be visible at all dates before the end date 5 Click on OK V3 3x Section 7 Page 87 To view a list of non visible items 1 Choose Non Visible Items from either the point or line speed menus 2 A window will appear listing all non visible items and the start and end dates You may alter the dates to change the visibility of these items V3 3x Section 7 Page 88 7 26 Map Colours And Il Style Every map layer has a default colour and areas can be filled in different colours and patterns The map layer colour is visible when the layer is being edited However it is only in the View mode where all map layers can be seen at once and fill colours and patterns are displayed Default Layer Colour This colour is used to display lines when you do not specify a line style To set the default layer colour use the Layer rarena Manager window section 7 21 oes s or ee 1 Click on some white space S on the map to deselect all Legend ee map items 2 Right click to access the Map tay Speed Menu and choose the spini Default Colour option Pep ba 3 Choose a colour by clicking gaai on
172. o show the property abbreviation before the paddock number and or name e g Home 1 Front Maps Preferences The Maps Preference tab allows you to change preferences relating to the mapping areas of P Plus Sas ee ECCE a pesca ne Fax Faw V3 3x Section 3 Page 6 Map Options allow additional prompting for some of the mapping functions also to select the Default Datum for new maps When using the WGS84 datum you will also need to select the longitudinal zone which ranges from 01 to 60 See http www ga gov au nmd products maps raster250 k help helpabout1 sp for more detailed information on the zones E g areas around Sydney are in zone 56 Select the Northern Hemisphere option only when you are mapping north of the equator e g Ireland England etc Map Colours let you select the line colour to be used for layers that are not being modified Map Items determine which information will be displayed for each paddock V3 3x Section 3 Page 7 Other Preferences The Other Preference tab allows you to change other general preferences Preferences Calis Polen Froo recs s e Jen ee Enol tom ynon Deu Duk Ero I Block ie Fest Tables TIsAdHub Gent Fam Code Fam Token fme V3 3x Section 3 Page 8 Product Price Calculation The first option allows you to set calculation of product prices to use the latest purchase price only or an average price of all current purchase
173. ol modify tool bar tabs The Line or Symbol Styles window will appear pes etat Femme E Testa ET m The style details panel is slightly different for line and point styles V3 3x Section 7 Page 61 Line Style Details Name The name of the line style e g Post amp Batten 100mm drain ion A full description of the style e g construction materials Layer Choose a layer if you want this line style to appear on a specific layer rather than all layers To delete a specific layer click on this list and press the lt Del gt key Size Enter the width of the line in metres Cost Enter the cost per metre of the line If you enter materials in the Cost Calculations section this value will be calculated for you Line Style Select the line pattern from a range of solid dotted and dashed lines Colour Select a colour for the line V3 3x Section 7 Page 62 Symbol Style Det The symbol style details are the same as above except for two differences 1 Selecta symbol style rather than line style 2 There are no Cost Calculations for symbols The following standard symbol styles may be selected Queen tinue cos Siea rore tenta Butas Pn fucco ELO iue pem Te Siu ime A iua ize pon Eis Sige fae ie p Trami E PY Lih a pains s Ps fien Masi a Custom Bina Don ze Ex The custom bitmap enables you to load any bitmap file and display it for the symbol V3 3
174. on 6 Page 3 To add a new Enterprise 2 You can select from the standard Enterprises provided or type in the name of your particular enterprise 3 Click OK 4 The Select New Stock Classes window appears allowing you to select the classes of stock within each enterprise The left hand list provides the standard stock classes for your selected enterprise The right hand list is the selected stock classes that will be entered into your enterprise Any classes you do not wish to enter V3 3x Section 6 Page 4 can be removed by clicking upon the class in the selected right hand window and then clicking the move left arrow Conversely any classes you may wish to move from left to right select are moved with the move right arrow 5 Further Births and Breeds information can be entered at this time 6 Accept your personalised list by clicking OK This takes you back to the Livestock page On the Livestock page you can switch between your enterprises by clicking on the enterprise in the V3 3x Section 6 Page 5 Enterprise Name box Select an enterprise then select a class within that enterprise to enter further details in the stock class Section New classes may be added by clicking the New button while using the Class Details tab Subclasses may be added by selecting the Subclasses tab then clicking the New button Entries you wish to remove can be deleted by first selecting the entry the
175. ou have used in paddock crop or storage records V3 3x Section 5 Page 4 Purchase Price The purchase price may be either entered manually or calculated for you from the product batch purchases you make The purchase price is stored with all product application records When you change the purchase price the date is changed to today so you can see when the price was last changed If you enter the price manually it is best to enter the total price of the container and the container size e g 93 57 20 litres and let the program work out the per unit price If you enter product batch purchases the price per unit is calculated for you and the purchase price is updated automatically each time you change the purchases list see below for details on price calculations Plan Price The planning price is the price used in all crop plans If there is no plan price then the purchase price is used in crop plans When you import product information from a transfer file it is the plan price not the purchase price that is updated V3 3x Section 5 Page 5 Purchase and Application Units Make sure the purchase and application units are Correct P Plus converts the price and application values from whatever you have entered and stores them as a standard per litre or per kg value If the units you enter are not correct then your product costs may end up much higher or lower than they should be Notes For seed treatments there are
176. ou enter in the feed budget There are three ways to configure the start cover firstly by typing the current farm average cover you want the budget to use Secondly the current farm average taken from a pasture walk in the last two days Thirdly from pasture cover targets refer Section 44 Target End Cover Set the figure you would like the farm to have at the end date The reports and the graphs will use this number to show how the pasture cover is going in line with your target end cover If you have configured pasture cover targets and have the tick box enabled you will not need to configure the start cover or the target end cover To configure pasture cover targets press the Edit button V3 3x Section 12 Page 22 Paddocks If the paddocks have been correctly created they should be displayed in the list if there are no paddocks in the list press the Add Edit button Paddocks can be selected individually by clicking with the mouse or you may choose All The total area selected will appear in the bottom right To remove paddocks from the selected paddock list double click on the paddock or click and press the delete key V3 3x Section 12 Page 23 The selected paddocks will then be the subset of paddocks that are selectable from the next part of the budget and this will determine the hectare size of the budget c c Bie IE Stock Parre Surenen Catule Break tereng Ciee a Denies fees PesDwoCos
177. our cover The main reports are Cover On Date Feed Wedge On Date Cover Graph Tonnes Grown and the Cover Entry Form Cover on Date This will provide a cover report for each paddock whose cover was measured on a particular date The Report window has a number of options that can be selected to include extra information This can include items such as paddocks shut up for hay paddocks already grazed or paddocks taken out for crop ping This will have an influence on the total cover or average cover displayed for the property Use the scroll bar to see the lower part of the page The report can be sorted by Cover by selecting the Sort Group Data option Note the growth shown is the growth between walks NOT average growth Average Growth will be displayed in a future version BUT you must use the pre grazing and post grazing flags when entering your pasture covers for this new report to work Cover on Date All units V3 3x Section 4 Page 17 Feed Wedge on Date This report is far more configurable than the default feed wedge that is automatically displayed You can display all paddocks not just the top 20 and exclude cropped and shut up paddocks If you require you can adjust the kgDM ha range for example 1700 2300 kgDM ha so you can more easily see the difference between the paddocks To adjust the kgDM ha double click on the graph and another window will appear Set the
178. p 1 Click the Map drop down menu and select the Rotate Map option Enter the Map Rotation 2 Select whether you want to rotate the map left or right and type in the angle in degrees you want to rotate the map or use the spin arrow control To set the map back to an unrotated state enter the angle as 0 degrees 3 Click on OK It is recommended that you save the map with a different name when you have rotated it Then close the map and re open the rotated map Note The photo is not rotated only the map drawing Note Do not rotate a Geo referenced or GPS map V3 3x Section 7 Page 82 WARNING Rotating the mop will 1 Itwill not Align to your photo 2 Georeferencing will bo lost Continue to Rotate the Map 7 24 Registering The Aerial Photo Aerial photos scanned as Windows Bitmap bmp and jpg files can be loaded into P Plus We recommend that your photo be aligned to New Zealand s global mapping coordinate system This means they are aligned to the North and will match maps i e the line drawing of fence and paddocks which are digitised and rectified to this coordinate system 1f you only have a photo then simply start drawing the fence lines on top of the photo see Section 7 9 When you have finished you need only scale the map to ensure that distances and areas are correct 1f you have a photo and a line map and they do not match you will need to align or register the
179. p to the Windows Folder 1f you are backing up to a large disk such as a USB storage device or external hard drive a folder with the name of your data will be created and the backup file placed into that folder 4 Select the Files to backup Farm Data and Maps are usually the only options required to backup as you probably already have a copy of the farm photo stored V3 3x Section 2 Page 13 5 If the Email the Backup option is selected you will be prompted to select a contact from your P Plus contact list to email your backup files to The files are automatically attached to the email for you 6 Click on OK 7 Backup progress will be shown on the screen 8 Eject the USB storage device by right mouse clicking on it in the PC clock area of the screen Remove it and label it carefully e g P Plus Data MyFarm 23 3 2009 Make sure you date it Warning do not rename the backup files created as they will not be able to be restored With current technology backing up to a CD or a Pen drive is common Pen drives or USB memory sticks are readily available and simple to use especially with Windows XP and Windows Vista V3 3x Section 2 Page 14 Restoring Data Use Restore to copy your P Plus files from a removable storage device CD USB or external hard drive to your hard disk drive and restore the farm to P Plus Warning Restore completely erases data files of that name already in the current data directo
180. paddocks 1 Click on the record in the list that you want to copy Click the Options button or right mouse click on the record 3 Select Copy Record from the Options menu 4 Select the paddocks crops to which you want to copy the record DT SET LI 2otU toan D adena nee ERENS Laert Danis tures E aon wea V3 3x Section 8 Page 27 5 You are then asked to either Cancel the Copy Add Automatically to All Paddocks or Edit the Activity Window for each paddock If you do not wish to change any information for the other paddocks then click Add Automatically to All The area of each paddock is substituted in the record and the record recalculated before it is saved to each of the paddocks selected Adding Multiple Records The Add Multiple Records option works in a similar manner to copying records except that you first select the activity type then select the paddocks and then fill out the record details V3 3x Section 8 Page 28 8 11 Crop Reports Click the Reports page on the Main Screen The Crop Reports are selected by default po The first 6 reports on the Crop Reports list are reports of actual crop records The last two Crop Plans and Crop Plan Inputs are reports of crop plans NOT actual As well as this list specific product reports operation reports and monitoring reports are available All these reports may be sorted by paddock and or crop When you have chosen a report
181. photo with the map This means shifting and resizing the photo underneath the line map until they match All changes of scale or alignment to your country s mapping coordinate system are done by scaling the map V3 3x Section 7 Page 83 To register the photo with the map 1 Load the photo and the map into P Plus 2 Select the Photo Menu and choose the Register Photo option The Photo window will appear 3 If the photo is not anywhere near the correct place behind the map or you wish to start again click the Reset button 4 Click on one of the Step by options to make the photo resize or move in bigger or smaller Steps Alternatively you can hold down short cut keys while altering i e Hold down the Ctrl key to move or resize 10 metres at a time or Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys together to move 100 metres ata time 5 To Resize the photo by the number of metres as set in step 4 click the Size smaller or bigger buttons To Shift the photo select the Shift tab and click the arrow pointing the direction you want the photo to move To Stretch the photo select the Stretch tab and click the arrow pointing the direction you want the photo to stretch V3 3x Section 7 Page 84 Close the photo window by clicking on the x in to top right corner of the Photo window or selecting the Photo Register Photo menu option again V3 3x Section 7 Page 85 7 25 w Dates P Plus allows you to associate dates
182. porting year to display on graphs along with years Target Cover green shade Current today s Cover black vertical line Previous covers by year Feed Wedge of the top twenty paddocks green and the average cover line red The green line is the trend V3 3x Section 4 Page 5 The New button Brings up the Add Edit Pasture Cover Window see section 4 3 The Add Edit Screen for Pasture Covers This window is the entry screen for recording pasture covers Before recording select the method to be used for recording manual eyeball Aghub Electronic Platemeter Feed Reader etc as well as the Pasture Equation The Options button provides the following Edit Covers edit an existing cover already recorded Delete a cover Show the graph key for the years of colours available Redraw the graph refreshes the graph Edit the Target Covers Pasture Cover Importer V3 3x Section 4 Page 6 4 3 The Add Edit Screen for Pasture Covers Click the Equations button to add or modify the plate meter or rapid pasture sensor equations AddiEdit Pasture Covers MeseedUsfae s Td C Patel F Bante raed Coonan c Brst shew Creed V3 3x Section 4 Page 7 Date and Method Date is the date of the Pasture Cover Select Method is the Pasture Cover method used e g manual Aghub Electronic Platemeter F200 F300 or F400 Electronic Platemeter Pasture Probe Feed Reader etc Selec
183. ports and maps and setup printing options see below for further notes Data Check Checks all the data files for errors You generally only need to do this when asked to do so by a support person V3 3x Section 2 Page 5 Network Setup Allows P Plus to be configured to connect to a server PC on the network where the P Plus data files are kept Exit This option saves data and closes P Plus Notes on Printer Setup The Printer Setup option on the Farm menu displays the currently selected printer for use when printing out tables maps and graphs You may select an optional printer if it is already installed on your system If the printer is not installed correctly you will have to return to the Windows option to do this In Windows 2000 and XP click on Start select Settings then Printers and load the correct printer V3 3x Section 2 Page 6 2 3 Other Menus Map Menu The Map Menu allows for new maps to be created or existing ones opened and used in P Plus For more details on each of the Map Menu options please refer to section 7 4 Photo Menu The Photo Menu allows an aerial photo to be selected and used in P Plus See Section 7 4 for more details on how to use the Photo menu options Client Menu The Client Menu is relevant to P Plus Professional only This provides a file management system where a large number of farms are used Crop Menu The Crop Menu contains options for editing crop sales storage and pla
184. pressed the window associated with that button appears in this area without overlapping the map window Map window The right side of the screen is reserved for displaying the map The map window appears when a map or photo is loaded V3 3x Section 2 Page 3 2 2 The Farm Menu The Farm Menu is the first menu under the Title bar It contains options for creating and opening P Plus files backing up and restoring files advanced file management setup and printer setup Create New Farm Allows you to create a new farm where you can enter your own data Select Farm Allows you to open a farm that has already been created Also you can delete your farm from here but you must select the Demo farm first as you cannot delete a farm that is in use V3 3x Section 2 Page 4 Select Demo Farm Allows you to open one of the three demonstration farms that have already been created to show example farms Backup For copying data files from your hard disk to floppy normally drive A or removable disks CD s or USB Storage device normally D or E or F to be safely stored in case of computer failure section 2 5 Restore For copying data files from floppy disks CD s or USB storage device onto your hard disk normally drive C and restoring the farm back into P Plus section 2 5 Setup Opens the Setup window to change various Setup Options Printer Setup For choosing the printer that will be used to print re
185. r of the same batch b To record your own unique container V3 3x Section 5 Page 19 numbering system To do this write a unique sequential number on each container The first container of any product purchased is container 1 the second is container 2 etc Take note of the unique container number and the batch number to enter into the computer record When you need to record batch numbers at spraying all you need to do is to record the unique container number and not have to search the container for the batch number or dates Because your unique number and the batch number appear together in all batch lists in the program you will always select the correct batch when entering chemical records 2 After entering the purchase of the first container and the batch details click on the Purchase Options button and select Copy Purchases to enter the second and subsequent containers with the same batch details All you need to do is enter the Other Ident to complete the record ing and Deleting Batch Purchases To edit or delete batch purchases click Purchase Options buttons and select the Edit Purchases or Delete Purchases option V3 3x Section 5 Page 20 5 8 Product Stock Take To do a product stock take click the Opt and select New Stock Take The stock take window will appear Enter the stock take date and who did it Only those product batches that are not empty will appear on the stock take window
186. r stations To see the list of weather Station data that P Plus can import click on the Options button on the Weather window V3 3x Section 13 Page 14 You will need to export the data from the weather station to a file and then import this data into P Plus The main purpose of loading your weather station data is so you can then email a P Plus farm backup to your manager or consultant so they can assist you with your farm management V3 3x Section 13 Page 15 14 0 AG HUB AgHub enables sustainable farming with its effluent fertilizer amp water management applications has automated on farm data capture GPS maps ability to manage multiple farms using both Real Time and Secure Data It also translates information from Various farming systems and data into visual presentations using gauges maps charts and other graphical elements to show multiple results together For more information go to the AgHub menu in the main tool bar and select What is AgHub This will take you to the AgHub website where you take the AgHub Tour or try it for free Note An Internet connection is required for this option to work V3 3x Section 14 Page 1
187. rom the options presented in the left hand column If the required paddock is not listed you will need to set it up see section 3 Sick Fete esr ate severo te Pre i Reset m con EBT kgs Mess den orc amo pesa Destes Resis S87 eb Uses Ace Taa Du 8 V3 3x Section 12 Page 9 Select the Pasture Type from the options in the Pasture dropdown menu The last cover will be displayed if recorded on the last pasture assessment If this paddock was not recorded then the last two pasture assessment readings will be displayed Desired Residual Cover Typically 1500kg DM ha V3 3x Section 12 Page 10 Supplements If you are using feed supplements enter these in the Supplements tab by ticking the supplement type and entering the Quantity Fed in the unit s field as either Kg Product hd day or KgDM hd day P Plus will suggest DM and MJME KgDM figures you may wish to accept or modify as necessary by selecting the add edit button a Pests Pass erum wa See aream wan cce V3 3x Section 12 Page 11 Results All the required data is now entered to allow the budget to be determined Click on the Calculate tab and click Go to calculate the budget on the figures provided Be Fadioce ard dave Set Cover Sot meb dale Cate Support c c Dar He Paddock eee toe Now is a good time to save this budget Save it by clicking on the Save As button or by selecting the File me
188. rows move to the first and last months of the year To enter rainfall for a different year select the year from the list on the left side of the window To view the Annual Summary click on the Annual page The rainfall for each month is totalled and graphed V3 3x Section 13 Page 9 13 5 Entering Rainfall Deciles Rainfall deciles are entered on the Deciles page To enter rainfall values for each of 10 deciles 1 Select the Decile from the pull down list on the top left 2 Enter the Decile rainfall value for each month The graph will be automatically updated as you enter each value You may select which month to start the graph and whether to show deciles 3 5 7 or 1 5 9 on the graph The rainfall during the currently selected year on the Year List appears as a yellow line on the graph V3 3x Section 13 Page 10 Deciles are commonly use to rank historical climate data such as growing season rainfall by arranging the years into categories which each contain a tenth of the historical years Average is a widely used measure of rainfall rainfall received can be above average average or below average However as rainfall records at any location can comprise more low rainfall years than high rainfall years measures of average rainfall can be misleading when the frequency of high average or low rainfall years is required The median middle rainfall value gives a better guide in that rainfall can b
189. rrent year 2 Select Crop Details from the view menu to display the Crop Details panel under the Crop Rotation Paddock and Year Grid 3 Click the New button on the Crop Details panel 4 Select whether you are entering a crop pasture fallow or green manure 5 Select the crop type The variety and output will automatically fill with the defaults indicated in the Crop Type List You may change these as required 6 The crop area will be set to the arable area of the paddock If the crop area is less than the paddock arable area enter the correct area 7 The start and end dates of the crop are automatically set to the calendar year If the crop starts and finishes on different dates for example in a summer and winter cropping system then enter the correct start and end dates of the crop These are the dates before the first operation or inputs are done for the crop and after the crop is harvested and any clean up operations are done V3 3x Section 9 Page 8 For instance the start would be when the paddock is removed from the grazing or when sprayed or ploughed The end date would be after the paddock is sown down in pasture If the crop is an undersown crop click the undersown crop checkbox Repeat these steps for every paddock that is cropped in the year V3 3x Section 9 Page 9 Add nal Det The Paddock Part is a number to indicate the specific part of the paddock on which the crop is gro
190. rts or breaks Click on OK Your newly created layer will now appear on the layers list in the tool bar with the visible check box ticked V3 3x Section 7 Page 73 To Edit Existing Layers Click the Layers button on the main tool bar and choose Layer List The Layer Manager window is displayed listing all the layers created 2 Selectthe layer to view and edit its current settings Title Name of the layer Type The Type of layer Loaded Tick if the layer is be loaded Warning unticking will delete the layer The Map Lines and Paddock layers will always be ticked loaded Visible Tick of the layer is to be visible on the map same as the tick on the Layer list on the main tool bar Lines Tick to show lines on the layer Symbols Tick to show the symbols on the layer Areas Tick to show the areas on the layer Default Colour Select the colour of the items on the layer Normally this will update existing items to the new colour but will not override any lines that have been given their own styles You can use the Speed menus to change any items manually Section zn V3 3x Section 7 Page 74 Layer Manager Som aire PT To Delete Existing Layers 1 Click the Layers button on the main tool bar and choose Layer List 2 Select the layer to delete and click the Delete button V3 3x Section 7 Page 75 Draw Order The draw order is the order the layers are drawn on the map This means that i
191. ry To restore backup data files to P Plus 1 Plug in the USB storage device external hard drive or insert the CD that contains your backup files 2 Select the Farm Restore menu option 6 For None f Backup Fie 3 If the data files on the disk are those of the farm you have currently got loaded check the title bar for the farm name then simply click on OK V3 3x Section 2 Page 15 If the data files on the disk are for a different farm that you already have on your hard disk drive then click on Cancel and open that farm before restoring If the data files on the disk are for a farm that you do not have on your hard drive then choose the option Folder of Name of Backup File then click on OK V3 3x Section 2 Page 16 2 6 Email Support and Emai g Databases It is recommended that you use the built in email support rather than phoning for support unless the request is very urgent To use the P Plus email support 1 Click the Help menu and choose Email Support 2 You are asked whether you are connected to the Internet You may select no and choose from a list of Internet connections 3 The first time you send an email you will need to enter your email setup details Complete the details as outlined below if using Microsoft Outlook 4 The Send Email window will appear Fill in the email details as required see Composing an Email and click the Send Mail button Some web based emails ar
192. s click on the New button and the Add Edit Pasture Cover screen will be displayed Ensure you enter the correct date and method in the right hand window If you are using the Aghub Electronic Platemeter then select the method as Aghub Electronic Rising Plate The F200 F300 or F400 Electronic Platemeter Rapid Pasture Meter etc can also be selected from the list of Methods if required There are two main categories of equation available 1 The first category of equation is when the measurement you wish to enter is already in units of KgDM Ha The cover may have been assessed by eye or the conversion from height to KgDM Ha may have already been performed externally by an electronic rising plate meter or the Rapid Pasture Meter This is normally the first equation that appears in the list and is called Height Eyeball No Equation Actual Itis recommended that this equation is used for electronic rising plate meters 2 The second category of equation is used when a raw height measurement in mm or cm is entered and the conversion of height to KgDM Ha is performed internally by P Plus P Plus comes with some pre canned equations relevant to common pasture measurement devices If you wish to enter a V3 3x Section 4 Page 14 personalised equation click on the Equations button at the top of the screen On the left hand side of the screen the readings that you have taken from the electronic rising plate meter or the Rapid Pasture Met
193. s allow you to identify the map with the correct property Having trouble conve Make sure YoU have created a new map even a blank screen with the map modify window open or have a map open to be able to do a conversion After converting one layer and saving the map the save map will not automatically open again thus when completing the conversion of all layers make sure you force the save using the save map option V3 3x Section 7 Page 35 7 9 Drawing Your Farm On Top Of A Photo Follow the steps below to draw your farm map on top of your aerial photo 1 Load the farm photo described in section 7 8 2 Create a new map to draw on by clicking on the Map drop down menu and selecting New Map 3 When asked Open a photo to draw on click Yes 4 Select your photo file from the Open Photo window Normally photos are placed in the PPlusVFarm Wap layers folder where farm is the name of your farm database However if the photo is not visible in this folder it could be located in the PPlus Farm folder Where possible always keep the photo and the farm map in the Map Layers folder 5 The Map Lines layer should automatically be selected once the photo has opened If not click the Line tab on the Modify tool bar 6 Set the default drawing colour for your fences by clicking the Colour button on the left tool bar and selecting a colour that will show on the photo yellow or bright green are good choices 7 Dr
194. s only Duplication of this software for any other reason including sale loan rental or gift is illegal us Farm Version is supplied expressly for the management of the Licenced User s farm data only Under the terms of this Licence this copy of P Plus must not be used ta record or create the farm data belonging to any other person company or organisation A separate licence agreement must be obtained from Aghub to create and record farm information for another party This is referred to as the Professional Version By loading the program you assume full responsibility for the selection of the product to achieve your intended purposes for the proper instalation and use of the product and for verifying the results obtained from the use of the product Aghub does not warrant that the functions contained in the product wil meet your requirements that the product is fit for any particular purpose or that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted error free or virus fre In no event wil Aghub be liable to you for any lost profits lost savings or other incidental indirect special or consequential damages arising out of your use or inability to use the product COPYRIGHT Aghub LIMITED 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED us is Copyright 2014 by Aghub PO Box 433 Feilding New Zealand The Program code of P Plus i copyright and always remains the sole property of Aghub You may not adapt disassemble decomp or reverse engin
195. s provides options to reduce the amount of data to be either displayed on the screen or within reports This can reduce the need to display information not required by deselecting given options such as a property if more than one is available paddocks or given years With cropping crop classes and crop types can be selected as required V3 3x Section 2 Page 35 3 0 Setting Up The Farm And Paddocks This is the most important section for creating your first farm The time spent on setting up will be well rewarded and must be completed before you can enter data Follow through the setup process diligently to ensure relevant lists are available when entering data This Section describes how to Creating a new Farm Set the program preferences Enter your list of properties Create a list of your paddocks Create a list of your crops Create a list of your operations Create a list of the soil herbage and other tests Create a list of the weeds pests and diseases on the farm Create a list of farm assets contacts and sharefarm agreements Setup the program preferences After entering in your Licencing options P Plus should have prompted for your farm name Your farm name should be displayed at the top left of the screen If the farm name is demonstration then select Farm and Select Farm again your farm should be displayed along with the demonstration farm If only the demonstration farm is showing then sele
196. s that are not empty regardless of when they were purchased Password You may enter a password if you need to protect or hide your data from others such as employees and children You will be asked for this password every time you run P Plus If you forget your password you may find it in the file c pplus myfarm myfarm init where myfarm is the name of your P Plus data The ini file can be opened with notepad Scroll through file and find the word Password Your password will be displayed Average Labour Costs Enter a value for the average labour costs which will be used in relevant calculations Email System Used when creating an email for a licence file or support Reports If this option is ticked the report will print in black and white instead of colour AgHub Enter Farm Code and Farm Token for AgHub clients only V3 3x Section 3 Page 9 Professional Preferences The Professional Preference tab allows you to enter your Agronomist Name Company and Disclaimer This tab is not displayed when P Plus is unregistered Preferences end Mans Livestock Ohe Professional V3 3x Section 3 Page 10 3 2 Property List To open the Farm Properties screen open the Setup screen and in the Farm Setup Section click the Properties button This screen allows you to create and edit the property details within your farm The left side of the screen lists the Farm Property created The tabs on the right d
197. scroll vertically or horizontally to see parts of the photo or map that do not appear in the window The zoom in and out arrows are useful when you need to zoom in to make an accurate change You can then use the zoom out arrow up to show the section of the map you where viewing before you zoomed in V3 3x Section 7 Page 41 7 11 Drawing Lines Concepts To draw or edit anything on the map you will need to be in the Modify mode click the Modify button You can then Create lines Section 7 12 Drawing Lines Select and move lines Section 7 13 Shift and resize lines Section 7 14 The Select button indicates whether you are editing or drawing on the map When this button is down you are in edit mode and can click on individual lines and points to select and or move them The Select button is up when you are drawing on the map see section 7 12 Drawing Lines IMPORTANT When you have finished drawing on the map make sure you click on the Select button before attempting to select or modify other items on the map otherwise you will keep drawing Before you draw a line you may create a line style colour width pattern for that type of line see Section 7 19 Select it on the line style pull down list before you start drawing If you have just started drawing your map it is recommended you ignore lines styles until you have completed drawing it It is sometimes helpful to have a grid on the screen with lines a
198. selection Then click on Select V3 3x Section 12 Page 6 Feed Budget Types Hote Feed Budoets om rot be saved wth his loense Single Day Singie Paddock E daly escrem tenant 2 gou of ania podre sep fer a gven pekock nde coena rurber ol aly res Sovoral Days Sovoral Paddocks 9 Savetalpaocks gated sequence 6 Srevis shen pastos ss shoud ecoa C Full Food Budgot 2 Seres al pasos 8 Mute sock moos Eines re peice 2 Pasar grater Single Day Setup section 12 Several Days Setup section 12 6 Full Feed Budget Setup section 12 7 V3 3x Section 12 Page 7 12 5 Single Day Setup Stock When creating a new feed budget select the Stock Type and Class HE Day Feed Cakaator 000000 ete Seek Pete Spel Cale ake Tes E Sheep fem Dens so peo i mimi egeacincom we MO enr ae Bern Bake E vowed aT ean Sie tears paie tan rel fe Sols kha 7 Daip por hasa canant TER Enter the Number of animals the Liveweight and Pregnancy Status Alternatively you can enter your own stock demand figure Firstly select the stock type and then tick the Use own figure box and enter your own kg of demand figure V3 3x Section 12 Page 8 Daily Gain gms Enter the desired growth rate required for drystock especially bulls lambs or lactating animals Note Grams per day thus 1000 gms 1 Kg Liveweight gain per day Pasture Select the Pasture tab Choose the paddock f
199. shift or resize stretch the lines by clicking the appropriate tab 5 Select the distance to shift or resize at each step i e 1 10 100 500 steps at a time 6 Click Smaller or Bigger buttons to resize the selected lines 7 Click the arrow keys to shift the selected lines 8 Click Close when finished V3 3x Section 7 Page 52 7 15 Scaling The Map WARNING Do not attempt to scale a georeferenced map ora GPS map You will lose all the co ordinates 1 Select the Measure mode 2 Click on the Set Scale button in the Measure tool bar 3 Hold the left mouse down and drag the mouse along a line of a known length such as a fence 4 Release the left mouse button the Map Information window will appear Enter Map Scale Details Easing Mothing ab Lou Map Coordinates Horsees Mete e Tt BE nchett Location BED RD tena ot Line m E ele Ee sabes ette e 5 Enter the Map Coordinates or Click on Length of Line and enter the line length 6 Click on OK The map is re scaled to the new measurement V3 3x Section 7 Page 53 7 16 Adding Paddocks To The Map To add paddocks to the map 1 Click the Modify mode ia JEU button 2 Select the Paddocks tab Which will automatically select the paddock layer 3 Click on the Name drop down list and select the paddock to add see note below If the paddock has already been added it will be highlighted on the map 4 Click the A
200. sow Add varieties manually by clicking the New button or select from a list of varieties by clicking on the Options button and Edit This will take you into the Crop Wizard for you to select from lists of varieties operations pests and diseases Each variety may be given a colour and a hatch pattern We suggest you keep the colour the same as the crop colour but use the hatch pattern to indicate key varieties V3 3x Section 3 Page 47 Make sure you enter a sowing rate and seed cost for each variety Then these values will automatically be entered in the sowing record for each crop planting Note this tab is not available for Pasture Mixes Adding New Crops New crops are added to the Crop Lists via the Crop Wizard 1 Click on the type of crop you wish to add cereals pulses etc 2 Make sure you are on the Crop tab If you are not on the Crop tab the New button at the top will be greyed out 3 Click the New button V3 3x Section 3 Page 48 Now Crop From the list of standard crops choose the crop you wish to add If the crop is not on the list you may type a new name Click OK to start the Crop Wizard From each of the Crop Wizard screens click on the box beside each item to select it Multiple items can be selected on each screen Select all the varieties pests and diseases that are relevant to your farm Click the Finish button to end the Wizard The new crop is created and all the ite
201. t The Walk Number is used by the PastureCover feature If you are walk the farm in a different order to the order to which the paddocks are numbered or created then you can adjust the walk order so the cover form for entering the walk figures in the field are in your chosen order Also the paddock names numbers will appear in your chosen order when adding cover details on Add Edit Pasture screen In the top right corner of the paddock edit window is the walk order adjust this number to modify the walk order You will need change the shift option to Walk Number for your changes to take effect Enter the total everything included inside the fencelines grazing and arable crop areas of the paddock If you are using a GPS map a scaled map or geo referenced map then the V3 3x Section 3 Page 25 Total paddock areas will be automatically loaded from the map Select the weather station to be used for analysis of paddock records If one weather station is appropriate for all paddocks there is no need to select a weather station for each paddock V3 3x Section 3 Page 26 Adding Other Property and Land Areas Select the Land Area to be added and click on the New button Enter the area s number name location and total area as described above g Merging and Changing Paddock Land The 1 Rule is NEVER CHANGE THE AREA OF A PADDOCK once you have a crop history and records for that paddock Altering the paddock area
202. t Equation no equation by default When using a manual plate meter with two counters select Rising Plate This will allow you to type the start and end readings from the bottom counter along with the plonk count P Plus Pasture Covers will do the maths and work out the average cover Paddock Detai Paddocks can be included in the walk or excluded by clicking on these buttons These will record if the paddock has been grazed has been shut up e g for silage or hay or are being cropped As a consequence these can be removed from the average cover You must use the cover reports to exclude these paddocks the default feed wedge and average cover does take these options into account If you are using the F200 Electronic Platemeter and you are entering Kg s of DM select the no equation equation If you are entering Height select the appropriate equation Grazed State The Grazed state should be set to indicate that stock have just left the paddock V3 3x Section 4 Page 8 When set the previous cover will be displayed which should be greater than the current cover The Grazed flag is used by reports for determining grass grown and growth rates At this time no decisions are made on this data but in future versions the grass grown and grass growth reports will use this information and thus give far more reliable grass data In the meantime we suggest setting the pre post or snapshot flags correctly so that future reports wi
203. t of Image Suppliers provides assistance with obtaining photos and imagery of your farm View Feature List lists the features included in each module so you can make an informed choice when purchasing or upgrading Farm Version modules Enter Licence Details where you go to complete or change your licence print the licence form and fax or email it to us Enter Licence Key where you enter the 16 character licence key found in the PP txt file sent to you by Aghub when you have licenced P Plus Preferably you can save the PP txt file to your c pPlus directory About tells you the version number of your program and the computer ID number V3 3x Section 2 Page 9 2 4 The Tool Bar Opt The Tool Bar is at the top of the screen underneath the Pull Down Menus The Map Tool Bar items are described in Section 7 Paddock Records Brings up the Paddock Crops PastureCover Stock Records Feed Budget Modify Map Reports Filter 2009 Zoom In Down Arrow Zoom Out Up Arrow screen see section 8 Brings up the Pasture Cover screen see section 4 Brings up the Paddock Stock screen see section 6 Brings up the Feed Budgets screen see section 12 Brings up the Map View screen see section 7 Brings up the Reports screen see section 2 8 Brings up the Filter Screen to filter data included in reports see section 2 9 Shows the current farming year Zooms in as far as greatest
204. t you set the dates for this activity to some time in the past even a few years ago Entering amp Editing Transactions From the Stock Reconciliation Double click on any cell or on the Transaction button in the row of the stock class for which you want to edit the list of transactions The Transaction window will be displayed The Transaction window is described in section 10 8 Alternatively transactions can be entered through the new activity button then selecting the task Stock Transactions see section 10 3 V3 3x Section 10 Page 7 10 3 Recording Stock Activities There are three steps to adding new activities to stock records 1 Select the stock for which the activity occurred If you are using the Stock by Paddocks List you will select the paddock then the stock class within that paddock 2 Click on the New Activity button and choose the activity or stock transaction you wish to add You may need to scroll the activity or stock transaction lists in order to find the correct activity Select an act ioreccra x aeaaea 3 The activity data entry window will appear Fill in the details and click on OK V3 3x Section 10 Page 8 The activity will appear on the list in the correct date order You may click on the stock record list headings to change the order of records in the list Editing and Deleting Records Click the Options button to Edit or Delete Records Alternatively you may double clic
205. te Start Dates for supplement feeding for each supplement and each supplement feeding round Then configure the End Date and pick the stock feeds and the Quantity Fed This can be entered as Kg product hd day or Kg DM hd day V3 3x Section 12 Page 28 You may edit the suggested Dry Matter and energy figures if you wish To do this select on Add Edit and modify the feed type Pint Pane Goss Hobs Terres tovevain Mom cus seien f r Supe Der T xm Enda fera Deas Fr qum vsu TT p C kan V3 3x Section 12 Page 29 Conservation This tab will remove pasture from the budget The intention is to lock up some paddocks when the feed is getting ahead of the stock for silage or hay To conserve paddocks firstly create the conservation dates and configure the regraze dates Remember this regraze is the day they should be ready to eat so allow time for them to regrow after cutting them for silage or hay Click on the paddock that you wish to conserve To remove them from the selected conserved list double lick on them or select them and press the delete key Fie Hep Fast reus obs Hs pens Cover sr cune V3 3x Section 12 Page 30 Nitrogen Nitrogen application will give a burst of feed for the feed budget First select the Nitrogen Dates Selecting the Application date in the bottom right corner can modify these dates Select the paddocks for nitrogen application as normal you can remove select
206. ted to moving a whole mob from one paddock to another However when using the grazing list paddocks are selected either on the list or on the map To Shift Stock on the Map 1 2 Click on the map in the paddock where the stock are located Hold the left mouse button down and drag the cursor on top of the paddock you want to shift to As you drag the cursor will change to a pointer with a square attached indicating you are dragging stock from one paddock to another Release the mouse button over the new paddock and the Shift Stock window will appear for you to confirm the details of the shift To Shift Stock Without Using the Map To remove stock from paddocks i Select the paddock from the list on the Paddock Stock window g button and choose Shift The grazing shift window will appear V3 3x Section 11 Page 10 Shift from P 4 EIOS Dales ani Paddock you select the paddock to shift the stock into If you are shifting to a paddock with stock already If there are livestock of the same type in the paddock already they will automatically join the stock already in the paddock 1f you don t want to shift all stock All stock being shifted are automatically selected to move If fewer stock are to be shifted either change the number of stock to shift or remove a whole stock class from the shift by clicking on the check box beside that stock class x means included in shift V3 3x Section 11 Page
207. tepvem 299 i vois EESTI rea 33 he Dupa Lotus Paddock Pan Deis Contacts Options WUE Sba Bl Londen EraDae S 2005 Ho PenLonde Skip ow o 5 I Undericum Cr On the Crop Rotation window the details for each crop has a button called Load Plan if there is no plan for the crop V3 3x Section 9 Page 13 The first thing to do is to either select an existing plan select from the Master Plan list or select to create a new plan You will find it much easier to select an existing plan or Master plan and alter it than to create one from scratch Crop Plans are detailed gross margins for specific crops Each plan or gross margin can record every activity crop inputs and output with associated time frames and costs V3 3x Section 9 Page 14 To select an existing plan simply click on one of the crop plans in the lower list You can create a new plan by selecting new plan see section 9 12 To select a Master Plan click on one of the categories in the upper list Then select a plan from the lower list To create a new plan from scratch click the New Plan button To help you create a plan we automatically supply headings crop yield and sowing details V3 3x Section 9 Page 15 Alternatively to create a similar gross margin or plan for a Crop select an existing plan and edit this accordingly NOTE Each plan is stored as a separate file in the c P Plus Your Farm Name Crop Plans folder
208. the Stock or Grazing buttons or clicking on the New button and selecting from the task list H Summary Information At the bottom of the window is an income expense and margin summary of all the records V3 3x Section 10 Page 5 10 2 The Stock Reconciliation Window The stock reconciliation tool is accessed through the stock module by clicking on the Reconciliation Transactions option on Stock button menu or the New Record task list The stock reconciliation window displays a list of classes and subclasses for the current year The opening numbers are displayed along with various stock transaction categories Check the month of the opening stock numbers in this case July If the month is not the correct month you wish to start stock records for each year then go to preferences and select the correct year on the livestock page Click twice on a cell to edit the list of transactions or click the Transactions button Each Stock Class opening stock numbers are displayed in the init column V3 3x Section 10 Page 6 You will notice that some stock classes e g Dairy Cows have a line for the class and separate lines for each subclass To Enter Initial Stock Numbers for the Yea On a new farm database no stock numbers will be displayed To configure the Initial stock numbers you will need to purchase transfer on Agist on or natural increase the numbers to get your current stock levels We suggest tha
209. the paddock or V3 3x Section 7 Page 57 area caption slightly especially if there is an enclosed area within the paddock as the boundary feature may be looking on the wrong fence line To add a Break Fence for break feeding Enter a number for the breaks you would like and click your base fence once done you will get the breaks with measurements If you are wanting the areas you will need to click back on the line tab and select multi line then draw lines over your breaks making sure they are joined at the base fences at each end Once you have done this go back to the paddock tab grab a paddock number holding down the left button on the mouse and drag into the new break area you will then find the paddocks to be of the same size V3 3x Section 7 Page 58 7 18 Map Grid The map grid is set up using the Map menu which is displayed by using the right hand mouse button to click on the map background when nothing is selected The ticks on the menu indicate the current grid display settings The Map Grid sub menu has six options off Hides the grid Even though the grid may not be displayed you can still snap to grid Linen v sae hapto rid Displays the grid onthe 1 v Sapto lre lepine ie EE Dots Leet Displays the grid on the panate map as dots po Snap to G Modify mode only 1f you create or move any object when this option is on the placement of the item will snap to the nearest
210. the paddock will be highlighted on the map The Crop Grid displays up to 7 years however any number of years can be viewed by either setting the filter selection and or using the lt gt buttons If more than one crop is planted in a paddock either side by side or as an undersown crop the crop abbreviations will both be shown separated by a e g By WC Note that hatch patterns are shown on the map but are unable to be displayed on the grid where solid colours only are used When you click a paddock in a different year the map changes to display the crop rotation for that year Below the Crop Grid are the details of the highlighted paddock and crop V3 3x Section 9 Page 3 9 2 The Paddock History Window This provides a number of tabs providing a view of areas and inputs allocated to certain crops over time Click the View button and then select Show Summary Window This will replace the map on the right side of the screen When you close the paddock The Crop Area tab of the paddock history window shows the calculation of crop areas or percentage V3 3x Section 9 Page 4 areas planted in each year Click the radio buttons on the top of the page to switch between those Next are four tabs with the history of the paddock selected on the Crop Grid On the Chemicals page select the type of chemical from the list at the top of the page Selecting herbicides insecticides or fungicides will show the ch
211. tion 12 10 Milk Production Section 12 11 If the stock classes have already been made they should be displayed If no stock classes are shown then you will need to create them Select the Add Edit button to setup the livestock see Section 6 1 Numbers The stock can be manually set for the duration of the feed budget and if you have purchased the stock module the stock numbers can be automatically used by selecting Use latest stock numbers tick box The stock numbers need to be configured on each stock class P Plus will remember the stock numbers ona class by class basis The numbers you configure will be used for year to year so you only need to configure them once if no changes are required in future years Tick the stock class and then click on numbers See section 12 9 V3 3x Section 12 Page 36 Liveweights The live weights must be manually set for the duration of the feed budget Increases in live weights will cause feed demand Decreases in live weight will mean little or no demand No change in live weight will give maintenance demand For milking animals there will also be demand for the milking requirements as well The live weights need to be configured on each stock class The numbers you configure will be used for year to year so you only need to configure them once if no changes are required in future years P Plus will remember the live weights on a class by class basis Tick the stock class and then click on live we
212. tion 7 Page 45 The Mouse Cursor The mouse cursor changes depending on the object the cursor is over or the operation that is being performed The different mouse cursors are explained below Remember wait for the cursor to change before clicking the mouse Pointer arrow The default mouse cursor Cross If drawing a new line has started and is currently being drawn If not drawing the cursor is over a line Round target If drawing the cursor is over an end of line box click to snap the new line to that point If not drawing the cursor is over a point click to select Square target The Multi Line or Polygon buttons are down and the cursor is over an existing line Click and the new line will snap to the existing line Magnifying glass Zooming zoom in by clicking the left mouse button zoom out by clicking the right mouse button or zoom in by clicking and dragging the mouse across the area you want to zoom in to V3 3x Section 7 Page 46 Crossed Mouse You are drawing a line Release the left mouse button You should click the mouse to start a line not drag the mouse with the button down V3 3x Section 7 Page 47 7 12 Drawing Lines 1 Click on the Multi Line or Polygon buttons on the Modify tool bar 2 Click on the map where you want the polygon to start 3 Move the mouse to the first fence corner a bungee line will link back to the last click and click again 4 Rep
213. tion 7 25 paid view non visible items section 7 25 show or hide the map legend section 7 28 select whether the point is shown as a caption symbol both or none section 7 20 Some of these options are only available when the point is a paddock otherwise these options are not present Visible Dates The Visible Dates option allows you to specify the dates that the line or symbol will be visible V3 3x Section 7 Page 26 Non Visible Items The Non Visible Items option gives you a list of all the current non visible items so you may change their dates Copy to Layer Lines and Points can be copied to another layer by selecting the items to be copied and using the Copy to Layer option e Selected hams ma SreseandFies Select the layer the items are to be copied to from the list in the window that appears and click the Select button If you want to remove the items from one layer and put them on a new layer first copy the items to the new layer then delete them from the current layer V3 3x Section 7 Page 27 7 8 Loading Your Photo into P Plus For P Plus to access the photo file it needs to be saved in the C PPlus MyFarm folder where C is the drive P Plus is installed on and MyFarm is the name of your farm on ers Cad lere conss Femme Bedbe Rae SCY The easiest way is to copy the photo is to 1 If the photo is on a disk put it in the floppy dish or CD
214. u enter the time the job started 24 hour clock and the length of time taken The Job Hours is the hours spent in the paddock The Total Hours includes setup travel and cleanup time V3 3x Section 8 Page 22 8 7 The Activity Data List Page This page is used for Chemical Application Observation Test and Crop Yield activities where there is a list of items which require values The example below is common to the application and observation activities You may select individual items on each row of the list However clicking Select Items enables a large number of items to be selected from the list On the right of the page enter the details required for each item In the Test and Crop Yield activities you cannot change the list of items You must edit the Test List click on Edit List or the Crop Type List see section 3 13 to change the items in the list In this case enter the required value in the column beside each item For soil tests you may also select the soil depth for which the results are entered Up to 4 soil depths are entered in the one window V3 3x Section 8 Page 23 8 8 The Activity Weather Page On the Weather page enter the weather details in and out of the paddock and other general weather information pou em roa mI s3 To 140 Suri Hamn z Pa Hund S00 ower 00 swiata wies os MDe UU Seman T gone EM E ES speed 20 umm Selon Wait When
215. u wish NOTE you may find it faster to re Test and increase the error margin if there are a number of lines un joined within a small distance As you make your changes re test as many times as you like V3 3x Section 7 Page 21 Paddock Tab Name Select the Paddock Name Add Add paddock to map see section 7 16 Boundary Check paddock boundaries see section 7 17 TextStyle Change the caption or ZED text style of the paddock Edit Paddock List Edit the list of Paddocks and their settings see section 3 37 Break Fences Edit the number of Breaks and select the base fence see section 7 17 ETE ws E c Symbol Tab e Type Select symbol land area or text em cx Style Select a style Edit Style Edit symbol style see section 7 19 and 7 20 Add Add symbol land area or text to map V3 3x Section 7 Page 22 Boundary Check area boundaries i Change the fill style on an area Text Style Change text font style This tab is described further in Section 7 20 V3 3x Section 7 Page 23 7 7 Map Speed Menus Regardless of which mode you are currently working in there are a number of options that you access through speed menus by clicking the right mouse button on the map background when a line is selected Line Menu when a point is selected Point Menu and when nothing is selected Map Menu Map Menu The map menu contains options to add a map grid section 7 18 th
216. ucts you may select from Select Master List lems epee Dome pente Ease Does Tain V3 3x Section 5 Page 15 Alternatively if your agronomist or chemical supplier uses P Plus they can export a product list from their program Options Export to Transfer File They can then email or send the transfer file to you so you can import the product list Options Import From Transfer File In either case you may select individual items to import by clicking on the check box beside each product name Click on All to select all products or None to remove the ticks beside each product After importing products make sure you check that the details for each product is correct Note that the prices from the imported list will go into the Plan Price and will not overwrite your Purchase Price or any batch purchases you have made V3 3x Section 5 Page 16 5 7 Product Purchases and Inventory The purchases tab lists the batch purchases entered for the product selected and details of the batch applications and stock takes Click the last tab of the product list to enter or change product purchases If the Current Only check box is ticked the list will show only those batch purchases that are not empty If it is not ticked the list will show all batch purchases V3 3x Section 5 Page 17 Adding a New Batch Purchase To add a new batch purchase 1 Click the red New button on the purchases tab mum ETE meum
217. up of the active constituents so selecting the active constituent also automatically fills in the chemical group However please check that the chemical groups are correct V3 3x Section 5 Page 9 5 3 Chemical Withholding Periods The Withholding Periods WHP tab records the various Crop withholding periods for the selected chemical product ster om 5 iuf Sen Weme ipei O lfm names T se we 3 ER We provide no withholding period WHP information with products we place on lists It is up to you to enter all WHP Adding Withholding Pertads Click the New button on the WHP tab Z Select the Crop type and class from the lists at the bottom of the page 3 Enter the harvest and other WHP s for that crop 4 Select the timing all applications pre emergent or post emergent V3 3x Section 5 Page 10 5 4 Chemical Usage The chemical usage tab contains miscellaneous cleaning and health and safety information Emden Baya el epee par cna po marten For each product application record you can select how the boom cleaning was done The boom cleaning and safety requirements also appear on the special Worksheet report that can be done for each application record This report means you can enter product applications before you do them Then print out the Worksheet report to give to the person doing the job If you have correctly filled the boom cleaning and safety information it will appear on
218. ve sourced your Garmin GPS elsewhere then please V3 3x Section 7 Page 98 follow these instructions to ensure the unit is setup correctly Switch the Garmin GPS on Once the Acquiring Satellites screen is presented press the PAGE button repeatedly stepping through the pages until you reach the Main Menu page Use the Rocker key to select SETUP and press the ENTER key Em You will then be presented with the Setup Page Use the Rocker Key to 8 E iu ES s move down and select the Units icon Feet at the bottom of the page Press the i ENTER key to open the Units Setup seston page feme s Now you need to change the units to the correct format for New Zealand and to be compatible with P Plus V3 3x Section 7 Page 99 The Position Format field will be highlighted Press ENTER and use the Rocker key to select New Zealand Press ENTER Use the Rocker key to move down to the Distance Speed field Press ENTER and move down to the select Metric and press ENTER Use the Rocker key to move down to the Elevation Vertical Speed field Press ENTER and move down to the select Meters m min and press ENTER Use the Rocker key to move down to the Depth field Press ENTER and move down to the select Meters and press ENTER Use the Rocker key to move down to the Temperature field Press ENTER and move down to the select Celsius and press ENTER Press the MENU key twice
219. will be automatic V3 3x Section 7 Page 103 Waypoints o Pren ie A cme ng apos auren car Te wae apes beat hea os V3 3x Section 7 Page 104 Using your Garmin GPS to calculate areas without drawing a map Your Garmin GPS can be used to calculate the area of a paddock without drawing a map or loading anything onto the computer Walking the Paddock perimeter while the Garmin GPs is logging the track you walk does this Once you have walked the perimeter save the Tracks track and then see the area from the tracks page S Using a Track Log The Tracks feature creates an electronic trail on the Map Page as you move This trail is called a Track Log and it contains information about points along its path including marnm time position and elevation You can use the Track Log to do the following 1 Record and save your movements for a given time and place 2 Measure the area of any space you encompass 3 Retrace your path To create a Track Log 1 Press and release the PAGE key until you see the Main Menu page Then use the ROCKER key to highlight Tracks and press ENTER V3 3x Section 7 Page 105 2 Make sure the On button next to Track Log is highlighted If not use the ROCKER key to highlight it and press ENTER 3 To set up a Track Log highlight setup and press ENTER to display the Setup page Select Eewa Wrap When Full to pcena continue recording when full by overwriting the o
220. will need to add pasture mixes and species yourself Pasture Mixes are general types that are used to describe what is being planted in the paddock in the context of your pastures for example Ryegrass White Clover Phalaris Clover without specifying the exact species and varieties planted Pasture Species contains all the varieties of each pasture species that is used in the planting record Used chiefly for growing seed crops The crop type list has three tabs pages Crop The crop tab enables you to add new crops change the crop abbreviation and colour and other specific details V3 3x Section 3 Page 44 Details This tab is the list of crop outputs Each crop must have at least one output e g grain All crop yields are recorded for a particular output In general pasture mixes do not require an output as production is record through grazing management Click New to add other outputs such as stubble or hay to the output list One output should be ticked as the main output and make sure each output has a yield unit V3 3x Section 3 Page 45 You may add or remove items on the list of Grades Targets characteristics of the harvested crop and nutrients removed You may also change the values used in Water Use Efficiency WUE calculations In most cases these should be already set up correctly for you V3 3x Section 3 Page 46 Varieties The Varieties tab is a list of varieties that you
221. wn If crops are grown side by side each should have a different paddock part If one crop is undersown then both crops will have the same paddock part The Contracts Options and WUE pages on the Crop Details box enable you to add additional details of the crop On the Contacts page you may select a contract for this crop to be allocated to and select a sharefarming agreement this crop may be under The WUE page has a copy of the water use efficiency calculation details of the crop selected You may change these details to make the WUE calculation more specific to the paddock V3 3x Section 9 Page 10 9 4 Editing Crop Details To edit the details for a crop 1 Click on the paddock number or the cell in the Crop Grid representing the paddock and year of the crop you wish to change 2 Ifthere is more than one crop in the paddock it will be separated by a e g Gr Rwc click on the appropriate section of the cell so if you need to view Gr click on Gr This will select each crop in turn You will see the name of the crop changing on the crop details box 3 Change any of the crop details including the type crop pasture fallow or green manure the crop and variety and dates If you decide to plant a different crop in the paddock there is no need to delete the crop and add a new one Simply select a different crop from the lists V3 3x Section 9 Page 11 9 5 Adding Multiple or Undersown Crops to a Paddock
222. x Section 7 Page 63 7 20 Map Points Adding Symbols Wayp Areas amp Text Points include Symbols Waypoints Land Area and Text While in the map Modify mode these can be o added to the map by selecting the sye nwn option from the Type drop down list exp on the Symbol tab Symbol Puts symbols with optional text on the map as a single point If the Waypoint symbol is used a caption amm number is created automatically ts Tu Land Area Puts a symbol and or text on the map to designate a parcel of land for which you wish to calculate and show the hectares or acres The parcel of land must be fully enclosed by joined lines so that the boundary of that parcel can be found This land area may also be permanently filled with colour and the symbol and or text displayed as desired Text Puts text only on the map using a chosen font Only one font type can be used on a layer each layer may have a different one although font size and attributes may be changed for each text item V3 3x Section 7 Page 64 To add a Symbol to the map 5 Select Symbol from the Type list Select the symbol to add from the Style pull down list Use the Edit Style button to add new symbols or edit existing ones Click on the Add button Click on the map where you want the symbol to appear To add more of the same kind of symbol continue clicking on the map Click on the Select button to stop addi
223. y need to be rectified to take out the distortions before it is suitable for use GeoReferenced or Ortho corrected photos are becoming more readily obtainable Although more expensive they are markedly superior to normal photography An alternative to aerial photography is to use a global Positioning system GPS unit to plot your fence lines and other farm features This is very accurate but unless an aerial photograph is ortho corrected you V3 3x Section 7 Page 2 cannot use this with a GPS map as fence lines plotted from the GPS and those on the photo are unlikely to match up New Zealand Mapping Grid NZMG or NZ Map Grid All maps can be scaled using the locations of two known points on the farm The coordinates of these points will be in NZMG units that accurately locate your property on the earth s surface Alternatively you can scale your maps simply by entering the measured length of a fence line Note to scale your map using NZMG coordinates your aerial photo must be scanned so it points exactly to the north and the NZMG datum must be selected under Preferences NZ MG2000 NZTM2000 Is another transverse Mercator projection of the earth onto a flat surface for converting lat lon coordinates in degrees to positional information in meters These TM projections all relate to a point called the false northing and false easting which is different for each projection Both NZMG and NZTM2000 will cover all of New
224. yers to assist with reporting on all aspects of the farming operation including the location of crops and animals pasture species assets troughs water supply fences roads contours soil types plus any point data e g sheds Printing and exporting of maps can provide quality visual copies for the use by contractors consultants managers and staff This Section describes The mapping window menus and tool bar Loading and opening maps and photos Mapping modes view measure and modify Drawing and scaling your farm map Adding paddocks and testing paddock boundaries Line and map symbols adding symbols Measuring lengths and areas Map Layers Map reports V3 3x Section 7 Page 1 7 1 Mapping Concepts It is helpful before we begin to discuss some of three key mapping concepts Aerial Photos and GPS Aerial photographs are available for almost all farms in New Zealand Always use the most recent photograph you can obtain as the quality and accuracy of photography has markedly improved over the last 30 years All photographs are inherently distorted That is the scale of one part of the photo is different to another part These effects are minimised if your farm is in the centre of the original photograph Before using the photo check the scale at the centre and the extremes of the farm by doing ground measurements and comparing them with measurements on the photo If the differences are too great then the photo ma
225. yle button is clicked the Enter the Point Caption window is displayed and you can change the caption as described above If nothing is selected on the map when the Text Style button is clicked the Font window is displayed Any changes will change all text on the current layer to the new font V3 3x Section 7 Page 68 To change the font type and font size select the paddock tab and then select the text style button Change the paddock names to the font to your choice and set the font size and select Ok A screen will appear and ask if you want to reset all text on this layer to the new Style To Delete a Poi 1 Select the point by clicking on it 2 Click the Delete button on the Modify tool bar V3 3x Section 7 Page 69 7 21 Map Layers Map information is organised into layers These layers lie on top of each other to build up your map and can be individually modified The base layer is called Map Lines This contains all the fence lines The Map Lines layer is always loaded and you can only add lines not symbols to this layer The Paddocks layer is another standard layer that is always loaded It contains the paddock numbers It is recommended that this layer be kept exclusively for paddock numbers and identifying other areas of land which do not appear in your paddock list You may also define other layers to include various symbols captions and lines There are a number of standard layers
226. you E ei xe p toe Bre tars ne renes nene mesage ne erare um 2 Detach the file that was attached to the email into c VPPlus Backup folder Thiscan s user att be done by right e File artachey TE mouse clicking on en the attachment named after the farm and click Save As Er V3 3x Section 2 Page 27 3 The default location for the file to be saved is the last location something was saved to from your default email program Navigate to the My Computer or Computer then to C Drive Navigate to the PPlus Folder and then into the Backup folder and click Save V3 3x Section 2 Page 28 5 Start up P Plus on your contacts computer 6 Open up the farm you want to restore into 7 Select Restore from the Farm menu 8 By default the Farm folder should be c VPPlusVBackup If it is then press OK and you will be presented with a list of all the backup files in that folder Skip step 9 9 If c PPlus Backup is not displayed or not the location you detached the farm backup to then press Browse and locate the Backup folder and the backup file that was saved from your email program V3 3x Section 2 Page 29 R opn La taden E tane gemsem Name Dem ov mme m m Redo PHafxhaCm s Tees 10 Select the backup file that was detached and saved from the email program and press Open 11 This wil
227. zoom Zooms in one step Show the complete map Zooms out one step see section 7 10 V3 3x Section 2 Page 10 Layer List Drop down list of all layers whether they are displayed or not Layer Brings up the Layer screen see section 7 12 Print Map Brings up the Print screen see section 7 30 V3 3x Section 2 Page 11 2 5 Data Backup and Restore Backing Up Data It is vital that you keep up to date copies of your farming records away from your computer Using the Backup option which copies the P Plus data files to removable disks such as a CD USB storage device or external hard drive makes a data backup Creating a backup will also allow you to undo changes back to the point when the backup was created Note To backup to CD first backup to a Hard disk and then use your normal CD burning software to copy the backup to CD To backup your P Plus files to a USB storage device or external hard drive 1 Plug in the USB storage device or external hard drive 2 Select the Farm Backup menu item V3 3x Section 2 Page 12 Ties to Backup F Feri Dais T PO Setings T Mes T EMalthe bacin I Photos 3 Select the drive you wish to backup to The Browse button may help you find the desired drive Note i Don t backup to the hard disk drive the data is on e g C If your computer hard drive fails all your data may be lost i You cannot backup to the top level folder of a hard drive i You cannot backu

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