Click “Create MyFarms Account” To Get Started

Clicking “Create MyFarms Account” will take you to the MyFarms Account Registration form. After completing the form, you will receive an email from MyFarms containing a link to setup a password and login to your account. MyFarms never shares personal information with third parties and will only use your email address to share important MMP support information.

1.   Introduction

1.1. Who should use MyFarms to generate Manure Setback Maps?

• Advisors – We refer to both Technical Service Providers (TSPs) and Crop Consultants as “Advisors” throughout this document. Advisors can use MyFarms to setup an account, field boundaries, and manure application setback maps on behalf of each grower-client. For more information, see Section 3 called “Tools for Advisors”.

• Growers – Growers are also welcomed to register their own MyFarms account, setup field boundaries, and generate their own manure setback maps, although many will opt to allow their advisor to perform these tasks on their behalf. 

1.2. When should I use MyFarms to generate Manure Setback Maps?

• Before or After Writing a CNMP – Setback maps can be created before, during, or after an advisor writes a Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) for a grower-client. Simply snip and paste the setback maps out of the PDF into your CNMP Word document or print the setback map PDF and physically place the printed maps in your printed CNMP.

• With or Without MMP – Many advisors use one or more tools other than Manure Management Planner (MMP) to write their CNMPs. MyFarms can be used to generate setback maps for a CNMP, whether the advisor uses MMP or not.   

  2. Create Your MyFarms Account

• For the optimal MyFarms experience, we recommend using Google Chrome on Windows devices and Safari on iOS devices. Download a free copy of Chrome here: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/

• Navigate to www.purduemmp.myfarms.com, click the [Setbacks] button, then click the [Create MyFarms Account] button.

• Select the Grower or Advisor toggle, enter the requested data, and complete the registration process.

• Note: If you already have a MyFarms account, be sure to login to your existing account, rather than creating a new one. This will prevent duplicate data entry.

• After finding your activation email (be sure to check your junk / spam folder), click the link in that email to create your password, then login to MyFarms for the first time. Advisors should proceed to Section 3 (below) and growers to Section 4.

3. Tools For Advisors

This section is specifically for advisors; growers should advance to Section 4.

3.1. Dashboard

Now that you are logged into MyFarms as an advisor (if not, refer to Section 2), you will have access to the [Dashboard] button at the top of MyFarms. When open, you can choose to access one of these two systems.

• Portal – This system is for administrative purposes. It is where advisors register grower-clients, monitor account activation progress, retrigger activation emails (if necessary), and reset passwords for growers (upon request).

• Grower – This system is where advisors and growers will spend most of their time. It is where both groups can create field boundaries, manure application setback maps, and produce the Manure Setback Map PDF, on behalf of one or more growers.

3.2. Register your grower(s)

Advisors should begin by following these steps for each grower-client they want to serve through MyFarms.

1. Open the [Dashboard] and select [Portal].

2. Click the [Register] button and fill out the form for a grower-client (only the name and email address are required).

3. Click one of two buttons in the lower right corner of the page:

   1. [Register + Authenticate] – Click this button to send an activation email to the grower, inviting them to create a password, and to login to the MyFarms account you are creating on their behalf. This enables them to access the data you create for them in addition to contributing their own.

   2. [Register] – Click this button to not send an activation email to the grower, which will enable you to enter all the required data for them.  

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each grower-client.

5. Note: After registering each grower-client, you can monitor account activation progress by clicking the [Users] page in the portal, which will list each user you have registered. The “Status” column communicates one of four messages:

   1. Incomplete – The “Edit User” form is missing the name and / or email address. Click the blue pencil icon to the right of the user’s name to fill in the missing pieces.

   2. Complete – You have entered the user’s name and email address in the user form.

   3. Email Sent – You clicked [Register + Authenticate] on Step 3 above and the grower has not yet clicked the link in the email and created a password. They have 48-hours to complete this step before the link in the activation email expires and the status reverts to “Complete”. If this happens, simply click the blue pencil icon, and click [Register + Authenticate] again, which will restart the 48-hour clock.

   4. Authenticated – Congratulations! The user received the activation email, clicked the link, created a password, and logged in for the first time.

3.3.                 SAFELink to grower

After an advisor has registered one or more grower-clients, it’s time to get started entering their data into MyFarms. To begin, follow these steps:

1.    Open the [Dashboard] and click [Grower].

2.    Open the SAFELink dropdown and select a grower-client. Now, the field boundaries, features maps, and setback maps you create, will be entered into the grower’s account.