FarmCentral-app
Apps for Ontario crop production FarmCentral (Grain Farmers of Ontario) Cost = Free A number of agronomy apps are coming for Ontario agriculture. The easiest way to access any of these apps is through “FarmCentral.” This app curates and displays other apps that are useful for Ontario crop production. With a tap of the icon, any of these apps can then be downloaded to your device. The corn nitrogen calculator app and PestManager app will be included in FarmCentral this coming season.
Photo: Farm Central
Evernote-app
Apps for note-taking or record-keeping Evernote Cost = Free (limited features) Premium = $5/month or $45/year After our session, a number of participants came up and asked for recommendations of record-keeping apps for agriculture. There are a number of non-Ag apps that would fit this need. Evernote allows you to collect handwritten notes, make notes, record voice notes and take photos. You can easily tag the material you enter for easy retrieval later.
Photo: Evernote
JohnDeere-app
Apps for product support John Deere Combine Performance Optimizer Cost = Free This takes the material that traditionally has been found in your owner’s manual and presents it in an easier and more concise way to verify the best settings to optimize your combine performance.
Photo: John Deere
Pioneer-app
Apps for product support Pioneer Field360 Plantability Cost = Free You select your corn planter make, scan in your seed tag, and the app provides the settings to optimize planter performance.
Photo: Pioneer
Dekalb-app
Apps for product support DeKalb Cost = Free Includes product information, trial data, calculators and videos for product support.
Photo: Dekalb
Flipboard-app
Apps for social media Flipboard Cost = Free Flipboard collects content from your social media feeds and presents it in a magazine format that you can “flip” through and read.
Photo: Flipboard
Below is a summary of a live demo of different agriculture apps that Peter Gredig (AgNition) and I gave at this year’s FarmSmart Agriculture Conference at the University of Guelph.
Rule #1: Unless you’re looking for games like Farmville, Farming Simulator or Kid’s Farming Sim Tractor, search for apps in Google first before searching through your device’s apps stores, be it iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
Rule #2: A number of apps are free or have free versions that offer fewer features. Bottom line, there is no downside to trying a free app. If it doesn’t meet your needs, delete it.
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