Farm Manager by Volade
Parcels, crops, treatments — one farm plugin.
Farm Manager by Volade brings parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite and direct sales to WordPress — 4 presets, REST frm/v1, WP-CLI wp frm, no mandatory SaaS.
3-step workflow
- 1Open Volade → Farm Manager
- 2Apply maraichage, viticulture, elevage-polyculture or vente-directe
- 3Add parcels & crops — log treatments and direct sales
Farms FR 2026
Farm ERP is heavy — Excel still runs half the plots
Growers still track parcels and treatments in spreadsheets and paper cahiers — no light WordPress farm plugin with presets and CLI.
🌾 Farm
Parcels & sales in wp-admin
Parcels, crops, treatments lite, direct sales, 4 farm presets, free JSON export — no mandatory SaaS.
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Farm ops
4
Farm presets
Plot
Parcels & crops
JSON
Free export
At a glance
Excel cadastre drifts, Farm ERP SaaS is heavy, paper cahiers vanish, Woo alone skips field ops. Farm Manager by Volade v1.0.0 ships parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite and direct sales: four presets (maraichage, viticulture, elevage-polyculture, vente-directe) and JSON export — free without an account.
Screenshots
Full-page real admin UI — presets, diagnostics and detailed settings.
Tooling compare 2026
Farm ERP + Excel + paper, or FRM at €0
Farm ERP SaaS overshoots small farms. Excel cadastre drifts. Paper cahiers vanish. Woo alone skips field ops.
Free core · parcels · 4 presets · JSON export
Paid / time
Typical farm stack
€0
Farm Manager Volade
Why farms juggle Excel cadastre, Farm ERP and paper cahiers
Farm ERP SaaS is heavy and billed yearly; Excel cadastre drifts; paper cahiers get lost; Woo alone skips field ops.
The small-farm problem
You need parcels and harvest sales — not a full agri ERP or a paper pile.
Farm ERP SaaS targets large operations. Excel cadastre drifts every season. Paper cahiers disappear before audits. Agriconomie helps on inputs, not field ops. Woo alone sells without parcels.
- Excel cadastre: parcel sheets that diverge every month
- Farm ERP SaaS: heavy yearly fees for small farms
- Agriconomie tools: marketplace focus, not wp-admin field ops
- Paper cahier de culture: treatments lost before controls
- Woo only shop: sales without parcels, crops or treatments
- No lightweight farm plugin with WP-CLI across sites
The Volade answer
Parcels, crops, treatments lite — from wp-admin, without SaaS.
FRM manages parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite and direct sales, ships 4 farm presets and free JSON export.
- Dedicated Volade → Farm Manager dashboard
- Parcels with area, soil and location notes
- Crops calendar linked to seasons and parcels
- Treatments lite alongside crop status
- Direct sales channels (farm shop, market, AMAP, online)
- 4 presets: maraichage, viticulture, elevage-polyculture, vente-directe
- Free JSON export — settings, parcels, action log
- wp frm status | sync | preset | export
4 farm presets
Maraîchage, viticulture, élevage-polyculture or vente-directe — one click, field data preserved.
Maraîchage
Vegetable farm — garden plots, AMAP and market sales. Ideal for potagers and tunnels.
maraichageViticulture
Vineyard — parcels, cultural calendar and treatments lite. Millésime seasons ready.
viticultureÉlevage & polyculture
Mixed parcels, forage crops and farm-gate sales. Prairie + field + orchard.
elevage-polycultureVente directe
Direct-sale focus — farm shop, market and online channels on WordPress.
vente-directe4 crop readings
Planned, Growing, Harvested and Fallow — clear for the farmer and the seasonal crew.
Crop scheduled for the season — not yet in the ground.
Active crop — treatments and calendar apply.
Season done — ready for sales and export.
Parcel resting — no active crop this cycle.
Statuses reflect the last sync — refresh after planting or harvest.
Same season, farm live on WordPress
Maraîchage preset — parcels loaded, treatments logged before market day.
Parcels
Plots growers actually work every week.
Preset
“maraichage” applied — fields ready.
Priority
Growing crops first — season focus.
Export
frm-export.json for audits and partners.
Dashboard preview
Maraîchage — 3 parcels · 4 crops · Direct sales
Last sync and JSON exported for the farm desk or agency fleet.
Real scenarios
What changes after activation.
Maraîcher
Before: Excel + paper cahier
After: maraichage → parcels & AMAP
Owned season
Vigneron
Before: Farm ERP overkill
After: viticulture treatments lite
Millésime ready
Polyculture
Before: Three Excel files
After: elevage-polyculture one back office
One stack
Vente directe
Before: Woo shop only
After: vente-directe + JSON export
Plots + sales
What Excel and Farm ERP alone miss
Parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite, direct sales and export — in wp-admin, no Volade account required.
Parcels
Manage plots with area, soil type and location notes in wp-admin.
Crops calendar
Link crops to parcels and seasons — planted, expected harvest, status.
Treatments lite
Product, dose and purpose alongside each crop — without full phytosanitary ERP.
Direct sales
Farm shop, market, AMAP and online channels with quantities and amounts.
4 farm presets
maraichage, viticulture, elevage-polyculture, vente-directe.
JSON export
Settings, parcels, crops and action log — free.
WP-CLI + REST
wp frm status/sync/preset/export — frm/v1.
Site Health
Warns when no parcels or crops are configured.
Built for French farms: parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite and direct sales in one wp-admin — not a full Farm ERP.
What farms use for parcels & sales
July 2026 landscape — heavy ERP vs light farm ops in WordPress.
Excel cadastre
Lost time
Parcel sheets that diverge from the season plan.
Farm ERP SaaS
Heavy
Full agri ERP — overkill for small direct-sale farms.
Agriconomie tools
Partial
Marketplace / inputs — not a WordPress field back office.
Paper cahier de culture
Fragile
Handwritten treatments — lost before audits.
Woo only shop
Partial
Online sales without parcels, crops or treatments.
Farm Manager by Volade
€0
Parcels, crops, treatments lite, 4 presets, REST + WP-CLI.
WordPress farm landscape 2026
Excel cadastre, Farm ERP SaaS, Agriconomie tools, paper cahier and Woo only vs a light farm ops plugin — FRM fills the gap.
Excel cadastre
Parcel and season spreadsheets.
Limit: Drifts every month.
Farm ERP SaaS
Full agri enterprise suites.
Limit: Heavy fees for small farms.
Agriconomie tools
Inputs / marketplace tools.
Limit: No WordPress field back office.
Paper cahier de culture
Handwritten treatment logs.
Limit: Lost before audits.
Woo only shop
WooCommerce store alone.
Limit: Sales without parcels or crops.
Do nothing
No digital farm trail.
Limit: Chaos each season and audit.
Comparison table — 5 approaches
FRM vs Excel cadastre, Farm ERP SaaS, paper cahier and Woo only.
| Feature | FRM Volade | Excel cadastre | Farm ERP SaaS | Paper cahier | Woo only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French small-farm focus | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
| Parcels in WordPress | ~ | ||||
| Crops calendar | ~ | ~ | |||
| Treatments lite | ~ | ||||
| Direct sales trail | ~ | ~ | |||
| 4 farm presets | ~ | ||||
| Free JSON export | ~ | ~ | |||
| Built-in WP-CLI | |||||
| No SaaS account (core) | |||||
| Typical annual cost | €0 | Time | Paid | Time | Woo* |
Woo remains useful for checkout — FRM adds parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite and direct-sale trail in every wp-admin.
Three tiers, one plugin
Parcels, crops, presets and JSON export free. Volade account for REST. V+ for multisite rollup.
No account
- Parcels & crops
- Treatments lite
- Direct sales
- 4 presets
- Dashboard
- JSON export
- Action log
Volade account
- REST frm/v1
- Sync via API
- Scheduled export
V+ Premium
- Multisite farm rollup
- wp frm network
- Agency fleet harmonization
WP-CLI `wp frm` and REST `frm/v1` to status, sync, preset and export across the farm fleet.
WP-CLI
status, sync, preset and export over SSH — `wp frm preset maraichage`.
wp frm status wp frm sync wp frm preset maraichage wp frm export
Multisite
Farm data per site; network-aware vente-directe preset; rollup on V+.
- Parcels per blog
- Consolidated JSON export
- Farm network presets
Download
Install the ZIP, open Volade → Farm Manager, apply Maraîchage — manage parcels and harvest sales.
ZIP with Volade SDK — Volade → Farm Manager (or Tools → Farm Manager).
- 1Plugins → Add New → Upload → ZIP → Activate
- 2Volade → Farm Manager
- 3Pick preset → add parcels & crops → log treatments & sales
First farm season in under 2 minutes
FAQ
Excel cadastre vs FRM, Farm ERP SaaS, Agriconomie, paper cahier, Woo shop, REST, multisite and Volade account.
For small French farms that need parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite and direct sales — yes. Full agri ERP remains stronger for large industrial operations.
Free vs V+ Premium
The extension works without an account. V+ unlocks premium on this extension and the full catalog.
| Feature | Free | V+ |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels, crops calendar, treatments lite & direct sales | ||
| 4 maraichage / viticulture / elevage-polyculture / vente-directe presets | ||
| Planned / Growing / Harvested / Fallow statuses | ||
| Dashboard, audit log & free JSON export | ||
| Programmatic frm/v1/* REST API (connected) | ||
| Network rollup, scheduled exports & multisite |
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