A spray diary that is finished when the tank is empty
AgriGrid records sprays in the paddock, on a phone, offline — with the block, the rate, the conditions and the withholding period captured at the time of the work rather than reconstructed from memory on a Sunday night.
The problem is not the form, it is when it gets filled in
Almost nobody sets out to keep a bad spray diary. What actually happens is that the record gets made hours or days after the work, away from the block, by someone reading their own handwriting. By then the rate is approximate, the start time is a guess, the weather is whatever the forecast said, and the withholding period is whatever anyone remembers.
That record still looks fine in a folder. It stops looking fine the moment somebody asks a specific question about a specific block — which is exactly when you need it.
What AgriGrid captures, and why each field matters
| Captured | Why it is the one that hurts when it is missing |
|---|---|
| Product, rate and registration | The rate is what makes the application lawful, and it is the first thing an auditor recalculates. |
| Block, row and treated area | Residue questions are asked about a block, so a record tied to a whole farm cannot answer them. |
| Date and time of application | Withholding and re-entry periods are counted from it, so an approximate time makes both approximate. |
| Withholding and re-entry periods | Captured with the spray rather than looked up at harvest, when the drum is long gone. |
| Operator and equipment | Ties the application to a licensed applicator and a calibrated rig. |
| Weather at the time | Wind and temperature govern whether spraying was permitted at all; reconstructing them later is guesswork. |
| GPS track of the run | Shows what was actually covered, which is the difference between a claim and evidence. |
Built for the ute, not the office
- Offline first. No signal in the block is the normal case, not the exception. Records are made on the phone and sync when they can.
- Survives a locked screen. GPS capture continues while the phone is in a pocket or on a cradle, which is where it spends the spray run.
- Tied to the block it happened on. Farms, blocks and rows are the structure, so a spray is attached to ground rather than to a paragraph.
- The block tells you when it is clear. Withholding and re-entry periods count down against the block and flag it on the map until they expire — see how withholding periods work.
What it turns into later
A spray record captured properly stops being just a spray record. The same entry feeds the block's history, the Freshcare evidence for the elements that depend on chemical use, and the chemical cost attributed to that block's crop cycle. That is the point of recording it once, in the paddock, with the block attached: everything downstream is assembled rather than re-entered.
Where a capability sits by plan is set out on the pricing table. Spray records with withholding and re-entry tracking, offline capture and CSV export are on every plan, including the free one.
Common questions
What is a spray diary?
A spray diary is the record of every agricultural chemical application on a property — what was applied, where, when, by whom, at what rate and under what conditions. Keeping one is required by state and territory control-of-use law, and certification schemes such as Freshcare require it in more detail again. It is also the record you rely on to prove a block is clear of its withholding period.
Does the AgriGrid spray diary work offline?
Yes. The field app records sprays, GPS tracks, safety checks and tasks with no connection at all and syncs when signal returns. GPS capture keeps running with the screen locked, which is what a spray run actually looks like. Offline capture is included on every plan, including the free one.
Does it track withholding periods automatically?
It tracks the withholding and re-entry periods you record against the product, counts them down against the block that was sprayed, and keeps that block flagged on the farm map until they expire. AgriGrid is not a source of chemical label data — the periods come from the label you record, and the label remains the authority.
Is there a free spray diary?
Yes. AgriGrid's free plan covers one farm with up to five blocks and unlimited team members, and includes spray records with withholding and re-entry tracking, the offline mobile app, and CSV export of everything you record. It is a permanent free plan, not a trial, and does not ask for a card.
Can I get my records out again?
Yes — CSV export of your records is on every plan, including the free one. A spray diary you cannot export is a spray diary you do not really control, and the question of what happens if you leave is a fair one to ask any vendor before you start.
Does it replace my Freshcare paperwork?
It produces the records that paperwork is made from. AgriGrid maps records to the 44 elements of Freshcare FSQ 4.2 and assembles an audit pack from work already captured; the readiness score is on every plan and the full audit pack starts on the Grower plan. Your auditor still decides the outcome, and AgriGrid is not affiliated with Freshcare.
Record your next spray in the paddock
Free for a single farm with up to five blocks. Permanent free plan, no card, not a trial.
Last reviewed 5 August 2026. Record-keeping obligations for chemical use are set by state and territory law — check your state authority for what applies to you. AgriGrid is not affiliated with Freshcare Ltd.