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The Cut tool removes an area from a field or parcel, such as a building site, and turns it into its own field. It works best for areas that start and end on a border — either the same border, or opposite sides of the field or parcel.
The Cut tool can be used on either parcels or fields. If you use it on a parcel, you will likely lose the link to the county assessor and the parcel ID used as the parcel’s name. We recommend making cuts on fields.

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Using the Cut Tool

You can make cuts while you’re adding a property to your account, or after the farm has been created.

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If You’re Adding a Property to Your Account

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With your parcels selected in the Farm Builder, click Next
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On the Create Fields step, click Start Fields from Parcels

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If You’re Editing an Existing Property in Your Account

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Navigate to the property you want to edit
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Click on Fields & Parcels, then click Add/Edit Fields

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Cutting an Area From a Field

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In the upper right, click Map Tools
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Click on the field you want to edit. The Cut tool (the fourth icon under Map Tools) is only enabled once a field is selected.
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Click Cut
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Start outside the border of the field: click once to drop your first point, then continue clicking to outline the area you want to remove
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Finish outside the border of the field by double-clicking. The area you outlined becomes a new field, and its acres are subtracted from the original field.
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Click Next to go to Edit Field Details. For the new field, update the Name (for example, “Site”)
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Under Advanced Acres Breakdown, move the acres to the right category. For a building site, copy the acres from Dryland into Site Acres under Non-production Designated Acres
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Continue through the Farm Builder and save your farm

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FAQ

  • Use the Draw Polygon Tool if you want to:
    • Measure a precise area using feet and acres
    • Draw a field by hand
    • Isolate non-productive acres from a field that are surrounded by tillable acres
    • Isolate non-productive acres that span across more than one field or parcel
  • Use the Cut Tool if you want to:
    • Quickly divide a single field into multiple fields
    • Subdivide a parcel
    • Isolate non-productive acres that are along the border of a field
  • Yes. If your original shape is 80 acres and you use either the Draw Polygon or Cut tool to create a new 20 acre field, the original shape will now show as 60 acres.
Last modified on October 8, 2026