Spring is a sprint. Fall is a juggling act. Your applicators are still in the field running fall fertilizer and chemical programs, your agronomists are pulling soil samples and building next year’s plans, your sales team is trying to lock in fall and pre-season bookings, and your office is starting to think about prepayments and next spring’s planning, all at the same time, often with the same people wearing more than one hat.
Here’s what that actually looks like day to day for agrē users this fall, and the tools built to help you manage each piece of it.
Get Fall Application Off Paper and Out of Your Head
Every fall, applicators and operators are working through a list of fields, and your office needs a clear, organized picture of what’s scheduled and what’s still open. The Agronomy module’s Custom Application tools let you log each application request as it comes in, and Custom Application Dispatch gives your office a filterable view of everything on the books, by equipment, by operator, or by product, so your team can see the day’s plan at a glance instead of flipping through paper tickets or piecing it together from memory.
Dispatch also includes a map view that shows scheduled fields geographically, which makes it easier to plan efficient routes for applicators instead of working from a flat list, especially during your busiest weeks.
Turn This Fall’s Field Data into Next Year’s Plan
Fall is prime soil sampling season, and every sample your agronomists pull is worth more when it feeds directly into next year’s recommendations instead of sitting in a separate spreadsheet.
agrē’s Field Scouting tools let your team log scouting results, soil conditions, and field observations directly against a grower’s account, so the fertility picture you’re building this fall is already in place when spring crop plans and fall program recommendations get built.
It also means less re-entering information: field and product details captured during scouting can carry straight over onto a Custom Application request instead of being typed twice.
Lock in Next Season’s Business Now
Fall is when a lot of your growers are deciding what they’re planting and buying for next year, and it’s your best window to get fall and pre-season bookings and prepayment plans in place before the calendar turns. Use agrē’s prepayment tools to set up grower plans as bookings come in and pull the Customer Position and Customer Prepayment Position reports to see prepaid product commitments against what’s actually been shipped, so nothing gets missed once spring delivery season hits.
If you want growers checking their own prepayment position without a phone call, Grower Central gives them 24/7 access to view account activity and pull reports like their prepayment position or customer activity, so they can see where they stand on bookings without waiting on your team, which is especially helpful once everyone’s attention is split between the field and the office.
Review Your Inventory with Confidence
As fall applications wind down, it’s a natural point to true up your inventory. agrē’s Manual Counts tool lets your team record physical counts by location and reconcile several products at once instead of adjusting them one at a time. Print an Inventory Count Sheet report to hand out for counting, then run the Inventory Variance report afterward to see exactly where your books and your inventory don’t match, while there’s still time to investigate before your fall numbers are finalized.
Set Up for Spring Stock Now
Fall is when a lot of fall-fill purchasing decisions get made, locking in fertilizer and chemical pricing and supply with your vendors before spring demand drives it up. Setting Minimum and Maximum on Hand quantities for your key spring products now means agrē can flag what needs ordering and calculate a suggested quantity based on what’s on hand and what’s already on order, so building those purchase orders is quick, and nothing gets missed while your team’s attention is split across fall programs and planning for next spring.
Use the Quiet Stretch to Get Ahead
Once applications wrap and before prepayments start, most operations get a genuine lull before winter planning ramps up. That’s the best time of year to review your agrē setup with fresh eyes: confirm user access and permissions are still accurate, walk through any workflow that felt clunky this fall, and book training for staff who joined mid-season and only ever learned the fast version. Reach out to your CSC at support@tronia.com to make the most of the downtime; it’s a much easier conversation in November than April.
We’re Here to Help
Have a question about Custom Application Dispatch, prepayment plans, manual counts, or training? Contact your CSC at support@tronia.com or toll free 1.888.987.6642.
Not yet using agrē? Contact our sales team at sales@tronia.com to book a personalized demo.