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One paper sheet, one spreadsheet
No. 13 6 min read
How to keep a paper field book and a spreadsheet aligned, so your farm records tell one story instead of two drifting versions.
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Keeping the Record
Build written and spreadsheet records that stay findable, dated and traceable.
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Monday
AI illustration Closing a season of farm records
No. 12 5 min read
A practical guide to archiving a season of farm maps, field notes and spreadsheets so next year's reader can find, trust and reuse them.
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Monday
AI illustration Totals that can be rechecked
No. 11 5 min read
Simple ways to structure stock or feed tables so every total traces back to its rows, with checks that survive staff changes and seasons.
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AI illustration Sorting and filtering without losing rows
No. 10 4 min read
Practical habits that keep farm spreadsheets honest when you sort or filter, so hidden rows, reordering and stale totals do not quietly change the record.
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AI illustration Dating and signing a field note
No. 09 5 min read
A dated and signed field note lets a future reader tell who recorded what and when. This article covers the minimum a useful note needs.
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AI illustration Photo points that stay comparable
No. 08 5 min read
How to set photo point markers on a New Zealand sheep or beef farm so a photograph taken years later can still be matched to the original scene.
