Here's the updated splits article with the expanded buyer section:
How to Set Up Splits on an Animal Head Assign split types and contacts so each buyer receives the right cutsheet for their portion of the animal.
A split is how a single animal is divided between multiple buyers — each portion gets its own cutsheet and its own contact. Farmshare makes it easy to configure splits at the individual head level and assign each portion to the right person.
Getting There
Open the job from your Dashboard, Calendar, or Jobs in the left sidebar. Click the Heads tab, then select the specific animal head you'd like to set up splits for. Click Edit Split Type in the upper right corner.
Configuring the Split
The Edit Split Type & Assignments panel will open. Here you'll set:
Split Type — choose how the animal will be divided. Options include Whole, Half, Quarters, or Half and Two Quarters depending on what you've enabled in your Animal settings.
Inspection Level — confirm or update the inspection level for this head.
Once you select a split type, Farmshare will display a contact assignment field for each portion — Half 1 and Half 2 for a half split, or Quarter 1 through Quarter 4 for a quarters split, and so on.
Assigning Contacts to Each Split
Every split portion requires a contact before you can save. For each portion you have two options:
Search for an existing contact — type the buyer's name in the field and select them from the dropdown. If they've booked with you before or are already in your customer list, they'll appear here.
Add a new buyer on the spot — if the buyer isn't in Farmshare yet, click + Add New next to that portion.
A mini form will expand inline showing:
First Name (required)
Last Name (required)
Email
Phone
Fill in their details and they'll be created as a new customer in Farmshare and assigned to that split portion simultaneously — no need to leave the screen and add them separately first.
Click Save when all portions have a contact assigned.
Note: If you don't yet know who is taking a particular portion, assign the producer as a placeholder so you can save and come back later to update it once the buyer is confirmed.