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Farm Setup

Your farm’s initial setup is the foundation for everything you’ll do in Arlo. A good configuration will save you time and prevent problems later.

1. Create Your Farm

Section titled “1. Create Your Farm”

When you first log in, you’ll be prompted to create a farm. If you already have access to an existing farm, you can create additional farms from the farm selector at the top.

Basic Information

Section titled “Basic Information”
  • Farm Name: The name that will identify your farm throughout the platform
  • Country: Sets timezone and currency format
  • Currency: For labor costs, supplies, and financial reports

2. Configure Your Lots

Section titled “2. Configure Your Lots”

Lots are the fundamental geographic units of your farm. Everything in Arlo is organized by lot: sanitation inspections, field tasks, harvests, and inventory.

Upload Lots from GeoJSON

Section titled “Upload Lots from GeoJSON”

The most accurate way to set up your lots is by uploading a GeoJSON file with each lot’s polygons.

File requirements:

  • Format: GeoJSON (.geojson or .json)
  • Coordinate system: WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
  • Each Feature must have a name property for the lot name
{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "name": "North Lot A"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Polygon",
        "coordinates": [[[...], [...], [...]]]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create Lots Manually

Section titled “Create Lots Manually”

If you don’t have a GeoJSON file, you can create lots manually:

  1. Go to Farm → Lots
  2. Click Add Lot
  3. Enter the lot name and area
  4. Optionally, draw the polygon on the map

Lot Information

Section titled “Lot Information”

For each lot you can record:

  • Name: Unique lot identifier
  • Code: Short code for internal use
  • Area: Hectares or your preferred unit
  • Crop: Type of crop planted
  • Variety: Specific variety
  • Planting year: To calculate crop age
  • Plant count: Total trees or plants

3. General Farm Settings

Section titled “3. General Farm Settings”

Navigate to Farm → Settings to adjust operational parameters.

Field Tasks Settings

Section titled “Field Tasks Settings”
ParameterDescriptionDefault Value
Field Cycle DurationNumber of days for each work cycle15 days

The field cycle duration automatically determines the end date when you create a new cycle. For example, if you set 15 days and create a cycle starting January 1st, the end date will automatically be January 15th.

Harvest Settings

Section titled “Harvest Settings”
  • Weight units: Kilograms, pounds, tons
  • Yield tolerance: Percentage to determine if harvest is “on target”

Inventory Settings

Section titled “Inventory Settings”
  • Costing method: WAVCO (Weighted Average Cost)
  • Warehouses: Define storage locations

4. Module Configurations

Section titled “4. Module Configurations”

Each module has its own initial setup:

Sanitation

Section titled “Sanitation”
  • Register monitors (field inspectors)
  • Create inspection forms
  • Define alerts and thresholds

Field Tasks

Section titled “Field Tasks”
  • Register contractors
  • Create field task catalog
  • Define default prices

Supplies

Section titled “Supplies”
  • Configure warehouses
  • Register providers
  • Create supply catalog

Harvest

Section titled “Harvest”
  • Register vehicles with empty weight
  • Define harvest units (baskets, crates)
  • Create harvest groups

5. Configuration Verification

Section titled “5. Configuration Verification”

Before starting operations, verify that you have:

  • At least one lot configured with area
  • Correct timezone for your location
  • Currency configured for financial reports
  • Field cycle duration set according to your payment rhythm

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”

With your farm configured, the next step is to add your team:

Users & Roles →