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| [08:42:30] | <barkerd427[m]> | Hi folks, I'm new to farmOS and fairly new to farming. I can't find anything for displaying lineage or coefficient of inbreeding data. Does anything like that exist already? If not, do you have suggestions on how that should be implemented idiomatically? |
| [08:44:31] | <mstenta[m]> | Hi barkerd427 - welcome to the community! |
| [08:45:05] | <mstenta[m]> | In farmOS, you can add "assets" that represent each animal, and these can reference their "parent" assets to create a lineage in the database. |
| [08:46:35] | <mstenta[m]> | So it can capture and model that data. The next question would be: how do you want to be able to "see" that data? What would be most useful? |
| [08:47:22] | <mstenta[m]> | Out-of-the-box it's pretty simple, so might not meet all your needs, but it's possible to build custom modules on top for your needs. |
| [08:49:16] | <mstenta[m]> | tool172 has been working on some customizations that might be of interest to you: https://farmos.discourse.group/t/breeding-plan-brainstorm/2303/12 |
| [08:49:42] | <mstenta[m]> | (that whole forum thread has some good context, and the last comment has a link to the module that tool172 is working on) |
| [08:51:44] | <barkerd427[m]> | Thank you. I figured out how to import it all from my registration papers and get the off-farm ancestors in the system, but I didn't see anything that would allow for a visualization in the system or a calculation for inbreeding coefficient. I also thought it would be nice when selling to be able to export the information so buyers know what they're buying. |
| [08:51:44] | <barkerd427[m]> | I will go read through that. I like the implications of the headline. |
| [08:52:50] | <mstenta[m]> | Great ideas! I'm not doing anything myself along those lines, but maybe others are. Feel free to start a forum topic of your own to describe what you're envisioning. The forum is a good place for longer-form and longer-running brainstorms. |
| [08:54:22] | <mstenta[m]> | Some folks have been experimenting with AI-assisted module development recently too, which seems to be making it a lot easier to experiment. (cc Greg tool172 postmanpat fosten) |
| [08:56:01] | <mstenta[m]> | My goal with farmOS (the "core" part of it anyway) is to make a solid platform that can be built upon via custom/community modules. farmOS core needs to remain somewhat unopinionated about specific farming practices / workflows, because there are just so many ways to do things. But modules can add their own UIs and workflows on top. |
| [08:56:31] | <mstenta[m]> | So I focus mainly on the "core data model" https://farmos.org/model/ to support all that |
| [08:58:23] | <barkerd427[m]> | Awesome! Yeah, I built an MCP and a large set of skills using Claude Code to help interface with and manage farmOS and to fill knowledge gaps around things like botany. However, I would rather figure out how to fit all of it into the community rather than just make it for myself. |
| [08:58:43] | <mstenta[m]> | Awesome! |
| [08:59:00] | <mstenta[m]> | Yea happy to provide advice/guidance here as you dig into stuff :-) |
| [08:59:17] | <mstenta[m]> | We also have weekly development calls that you're welcome to join (or just listen in on) |
| [08:59:21] | <mstenta[m]> | https://farmos.discourse.group/t/farmos-community-calls/972 |
| [08:59:21] | <barkerd427[m]> | I think you've done a good job of making it clear what core should do versus other stuff, which is very nice as someone new to the space. |
| [09:01:30] | <barkerd427[m]> | Oh, so there's a weekly and monthly call. I didn't track that before. Hopefully my schedule will allow me to join regularly. |
| [09:02:43] | <mstenta[m]> | Yea, and Greg has been hosting an "AI in Ag" call too, which is on Fridays (bi-weekly I think?) - I've been to a few but it conflicts with my schedule so I haven't been able to join regularly |
| [09:03:05] | <mstenta[m]> | https://forum.goatech.org/t/ai-in-ag-call-june-19-2026-today-at-2pm-est/... |
| [09:03:22] | <barkerd427[m]> | The flexibility of farmOS has allowed me to add in stewardship of a lot of the nature on my property. We even just started a training plan for our dogs to develop them into sheep herding dogs. I have no hope of it working, but farmOS made it easy. |
| [09:03:49] | <barkerd427[m]> | AI is a little conflated in this space. Lol. |
| [09:03:58] | <mstenta[m]> | Nice! |