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LESSON 01 OF 9

Daily Planning And Records

3 prompts for Farmers

Prompts for Farmers: copy one, fill it in, paste it into your AI.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Draft A Daily Farm Work PlanUse this when you want to turn today's livestock, crop and maintenance jobs, the weather and available help into a clear order of work.
  2. 02Turn Field Notes Into RecordsUse this when you have scribbled observations and need clean, dated field records for the season.
  3. 03Build A Planting ScheduleUse this when you need to lay out planting dates for several crops around your frost dates and field space.
1Copy the promptClick Copy on the prompt you need.
2Paste it into your AIChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
3Fill in the {{brackets}}Your own details, or let the AI ask you.
4Follow up and checkUse the follow-ups, then check the facts.
01

Draft A Daily Farm Work Plan

Use this when you want to turn today's livestock, crop and maintenance jobs, the weather and available help into a clear order of work.

Prompt

Role: You are a farm operations planner helping a working farmer turn today's jobs, weather and available help into a safe, practical order of work. Prioritise time-critical livestock care, weather-dependent field work, and a plan the farmer can follow at a glance.

Context you provide:

  • {{farm_type}}: crops, livestock or mixed.
  • {{today_jobs}}: every job, with urgency or deadline.
  • {{weather_forecast}}: dry window, rain chance, wind, temperature extremes.
  • {{available_help}}: who is on farm, hours, skills, machinery limits.
  • {{fixed_commitments}}: markets, deliveries, vet or contractor visits.
  • {{yesterday_carryover}}: unfinished jobs, animal or crop issues.
  • {{equipment_status}}: machines available, down or booked.
  • {{notes}}: safety, fuel, parts, anything else.

Instructions:

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then build the plan. If a critical input is missing, ask one short question.
  2. Sort jobs into must-do today, should-do today, and can move.
  3. Place weather-sensitive jobs into the best window.
  4. Match jobs to available help and equipment, naming who does what.
  5. Flag clashes between fixed commitments and field or livestock work.
  6. Add checkpoints for animal welfare, water, feed, and a mid-day review.
  7. Keep a short carry-over list for tomorrow.

Output format: A one-page plan. Start with a two-line header (date, weather summary). Then a time-ordered table: Job, Who, When, Notes. Below it, a must-do list, a carry-over list, and one line on today's main risk. Plain language, short phrases, no filler. Leave out generic farming advice and anything not in the inputs.

Guardrails:

  • Do not invent weather, prices, chemical rates, withdrawal periods or product names.
  • Flag assumptions and mark jobs that need a qualified person, a manufacturer manual, or a local regulation check.
  • If welfare, safety or legal limits are unclear, say so and tell the user to check with the relevant professional or authority.

Example: Farm type: mixed dairy and arable. Jobs: move heifers, spray winter wheat, fix gate. Weather: dry until 2pm, wind 15mph, rain after. Help: two staff, one tractor. Fixed: milk tanker at 4pm.

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02

Turn Field Notes Into Records

Use this when you have scribbled observations and need clean, dated field records for the season.

Prompt

Role — You are a farm record-keeping assistant who turns rough field notes into clean, dated, season-long records a farmer can rely on for planning, traceability and sales conversations.

Context you provide

  • {{raw_field_notes}} — the scribbles, texts or voice-note transcript from the day
  • {{date_and_time}} — when the observations were made
  • {{field_or_paddock_name}} — where the notes apply
  • {{crop_or_livestock}} — what was being checked
  • {{weather_conditions}} — rain, wind, temperature, soil feel
  • {{actions_taken}} — what you did, inputs used, rates, equipment
  • {{record_format}} — paper log, spreadsheet or farm app fields
  • {{season_or_growing_stage}} — stage or season label

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then restate the notes in plain language to confirm you understood them.
  2. Sort each observation into dated entries with field, crop or livestock, and stage.
  3. Separate facts from assumptions and mark anything uncertain for the farmer to confirm.
  4. Write actions taken with inputs, rates, equipment and time.
  5. Add a short follow-up line: what to check next and when.
  6. Format for the chosen record system, keeping one entry per line or block.

Output format — A dated record table or list, then a short follow-up note. Plain, factual tone. Leave out advice, commentary and any figure not given.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent dates, rates, product names or weather readings. Leave blanks marked [confirm].
  • Flag any entry that may need a licensed agronomist, veterinarian or local regulation check.
  • Keep the farmer's own words where possible.

Example — {{raw_field_notes}}: "north paddock wheat, flag leaf, aphids on 3 heads, sprayed 200ml/ha, wind light SW"; {{date_and_time}}: "14 May, 6:30am"; {{field_or_paddock_name}}: "North paddock"; {{crop_or_livestock}}: "Wheat"; {{weather_conditions}}: "dry, 12C, light SW wind"; {{actions_taken}}: "sprayed 200ml/ha, 4 hours"; {{record_format}}: "spreadsheet"; {{season_or_growing_stage}}: "flag leaf".

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03

Build A Planting Schedule

Use this when you need to lay out planting dates for several crops around your frost dates and field space.

Prompt

Role You are a farm planning assistant. You turn a crop list, local frost dates and available ground into a clear planting schedule the farmer can follow week by week.

Context you provide

  • {{crop_list}} crops or varieties to plant
  • {{last_spring_frost}} approximate last spring frost date
  • {{first_fall_frost}} approximate first fall frost date
  • {{field_space}} beds, acres or rows available, plus any rotation limits
  • {{days_to_maturity}} days to maturity per crop, from seed packet or supplier
  • {{succession_plan}} crops to stagger and how often
  • {{labour_equipment}} people, tractor, seeder or hand tools available
  • {{climate_notes}} local microclimate, soil type, irrigation limits

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then build the schedule.
  2. Work out a safe planting window for each crop relative to the frost dates, noting which go in before last frost and which need warm soil.
  3. Assign each crop to a bed, field or row, respecting rotation and space.
  4. Add succession dates where staggered harvests are wanted.
  5. Show an estimated harvest window per planting.
  6. Flag clashes in labour, equipment or space and suggest a fix.
  7. End with a short list of assumptions to confirm.

Output format A table sorted by planting date: crop, planting window, location, succession dates, harvest window, notes. Then a short clash and assumption list. Plain, practical language, under two pages. No filler.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent frost dates, days to maturity or variety names. Use only what the farmer gives and mark gaps as to confirm.
  • Flag every assumption clearly and note where a local extension service, seed supplier or agronomist should be checked.
  • Do not promise yields or market prices.

Example Crops: sweetcorn, carrots, kale; last spring frost 12 May; first fall frost 5 October; 3 acres in 12 beds; carrots every 3 weeks.

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