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What is Tend?

Tend is a farm management software designed to help growers plan, manage, and scale their operations with confidence.

Farming is more than a job, it is a calling. But behind every successful farm is a complex operation, managing planting schedules, harvests, teams, inventory, and sales. Tend was built to simplify that complexity.

Designed by farmers, for farmers, Tend brings every part of your operation together in one powerful platform. From planning and production to sales, certifications, and analytics, Tend gives you a single place to manage your farm from seed to sale.

Whether you are running a small diversified farm or managing a larger operation, Tend adapts to your needs and grows with you.


What does Tend do?

Tend helps farmers stay organized and make better decisions by centralizing day-to-day farm management tasks in one place.

With Tend, you can:

  • Create a Crop Library of everything you grow and how you grow it

  • Plan and manage your crop schedule

  • Track plantings, harvests, and yields

  • Organize your farm map, beds, and fields

  • Manage customers, orders, and sales

  • Monitor inventory, tools, and assets

  • Access insights and reports to guide decisions

Instead of juggling spreadsheets, notebooks, and multiple tools, Tend gives you a single source of truth for your farm.


How Tend works

Getting started with Tend is simple and flexible.

Begin by building your crop library, just tell Tend what you grow and how you grow it. You can use AI-powered growing templates or create fully customized workflows tailored to your operation.

Next, map your farm using an interactive layout. Define your growing areas, update them easily, and share them with your team in real time.

As you build your plan, Tend automatically generates dynamic, data-driven schedules that reduce guesswork and help you stay on track.

Each planting creates a clear set of tasks, including timelines, team assignments, equipment needs, input tracking, attached photos, labor estimates, and detailed instructions, so your workflows stay organized and nothing falls behind.


How Tend helps farmers

Tend helps farmers save time, reduce manual work, and operate with clarity and precision.

With Tend, you can:

  • Plan more accurately and avoid over- or under-planting

  • Stay on top of daily tasks and seasonal timelines

  • Understand what is working with real performance insights

  • Simplify communication across your team

  • Spend less time on admin and more time farming

You also gain full visibility into your inventory and sales, so you always know what you have, what is available, and when it is ready.


Who is Tend for?

Tend is built for growers who want better visibility, efficiency, and control over their operations. It is especially helpful for:

  • Market farmers and CSA growers

  • Diversified vegetable farms

  • Farms of all sizes, from small market gardens to high production agricultural operations

  • Teams that need to collaborate and stay aligned

  • Farmers transitioning from spreadsheets to a more structured system


Accessing the Help Center

To access Tend’s full Help Center, you will need to be an active Tend user.

Getting started is quick and easy. You can sign up for free by visiting Tend.com and clicking Sign Up Free in the top right corner.

Once your account is created, you will have access to our full library of help articles, videos, and resources to support you every step of the way.


Tend, your farm in one place.

We are excited to have you join the Tend community of growers!

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