Apps on our smartphones and tablets make our lives much simpler. Brian Arnall is the precision nutrient management extension specialist for Oklahoma State. Earlier this month he presented at the 2013 InfoAg Conference on precision agriculture. Arnall’s presentation focused on agricultural applications. In this Precision.AgWired.com Podcast we’ll find out what makes an agricultural app great. [wpaudio url=http://precision.agwired.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2013/07/PPP-07-13.mp3 text=”Precision.AgWired.com Podcast”] The Precision.AgWired.com Podcast … Read More
New Agriculture App for Fleet Management
Trimble announced the Connected Farm Fleet app built to serve managers and technicians by enabling them to access their fleet information from any location. Using smartphones and tablets, the app enables the fleet management portion of Trimble’s industry-leading Connected Farm Web solution to go mobile. With the app, managers can track the location of vehicles, receive geo-fence and curfew alerts, … Read More
New Pioneer Field360 Tools App for Growers
A new mobile app that features three agronomy tools is now available to help growers with this season’s management decisions. The Pioneer Field360 Tools app from DuPont Pioneer features the GDU Estimator, Precipitation Estimator, and Growth Stage Estimator. This new app combines powerful analysis tools and real-time data, right at your fingertips. Growers are able to track multiple field scenarios, … Read More
Use the InfoAg Conference App To Make Your Own Schedule
In the lead up to the 2013 InfoAg Conference you might want to get the app so you’re ready. You can get the app for iOS right here or for Android right here. If you’re attending InfoAg I’d like you to have it before attending my session on Wednesday afternoon! The conference will be held July 16-18 in Springfield, Illinois … Read More
Landmark Services Cooperative Scouting Drones
Taking your iPad out in the field to fly a drone sounds like a lot of fun. This “fun” activity is becoming a business task more and more. The agronomists at Landmark Services Cooperative are getting in on the fun by using tablet-controlled drones for field scouting. One of the advantages this provides is quicker scouting times (up to 60% … Read More
iCropTrak Farm Management App
The new sponsor of the AgWired App is iCropTrak. We really appreciate their support and hope you’ll check out what they’re doing. To learn all about “Precisely Informed Farm Management” I spoke with Aaron Hutchinson, President and one of the founders of Cogent3D, Inc. The company has also pioneered other services like PrecisionEarth and GISRoam. Aaron says that iCropTrak is … Read More
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If you’re trying to keep up with the latest news today then you really need a way to subscribe to RSS Feeds. Hopefully you already are. But if you use Google Reader, it goes bye bye today. So what do you do now? I shouldn’t assume you use Google Reader or even know what a news feed reader is I … Read More
MicroEssentials.com Goes Mobile
The Mosaic Company has released another digital tool for farmers to gather important information that can help increase efficiency and generate higher yields. Recognizing the fact that farmers are increasingly using tablets and smartphones to increase production, The Mosaic Company responded by recently unveiling a mobile site for its premium fertilizer, MicroEssentials. The new mobile site for MicroEssentials will provide … Read More
Tips for Early-Season Scouting
Regular scouting and field evaluation is a wise practice this coming growing season, according to DuPont Pioneer researchers and agronomists. Mild winter temperatures may have aided the survival of overwintering pests and diseases which could impact crop yields if not discovered and controlled. Scouting fields regularly will help to identify planting issues, such as seedlings that have not emerged or … Read More
FarmLogs Goes Mobile
FarmLogs, the leading agricultural tech startup that helps farmers plan, manage and analyze their farm’s operations, announced the launch of its all-new mobile apps for Android and iOS devices. The apps make it incredibly easy to keep track of everything that happens in the field in real time. The FarmLogs apps are now available for free download in iTunes and … Read More