Today, farming is not only about plows and tractors. Modern farmers apply a lot of technologies for the agricultural scope of activities. Mobile apps combined with IoT devices, like automated irrigation systems, sensors, beacons, and more, improve farming efficiency.
Besides, these complex systems allow you to speed up the harvest and increase revenue. That’s why we’ve created a list of 10 most popular agricultural apps. Follow this article to discover the benefits and use cases of these applications.
Apps Designed For Farmers
Pocket rain Gauge
Pocket Rain Gauge is a tool that displays the info about the precipitation based on the user’s geolocation. It can help both amateur gardeners and commercial farmers. This app covers 48 states in the US. Also, this app allows you to monitor the precipitations for the previous day in your personal profile. In case you find some issues and inaccuracies, you can leave feedback via the review system.
Most valuable functionality: the app provides a precise prediction of precipitations.
Sirrus
This app is available both on mobile and web platforms. Sirrus is an analytical tool for farmers. It allows you to gather field data using the Sirrus mobile app. It doesn’t require a wireless connection, so you can collect information and upload it to the database later. Also, Sirrus allows sharing this data with other farmers and customers.
As for the web app, you can access it from any device with an internet connection. In a personal profile, you can find insights from field data, think through the crop planning with other growers, and create recommendations. The premium subscription offers you a Product Label feature. With its help, you can stay on top of new insecticides, fertilizers, and find shops where you can buy them.
Most valuable functionality: cooperation between farmers and extensive data insights.
Agrivi
Agrivi is a jack-of-all-trades among the farm management applications. Agrivi farm management solution assists in planning, monitoring, and analyzing all operations within your farm. The whole cycle, from planting to harvesting, can be managed with a few clicks. Planning feature lets you assign the operations for each farmer and monitor the plan execution in real-time. Besides, it provides statistics for costs and work hours for every performed operation.
Agrivi is also equipped with weather monitoring and pest detection features. You can get a precise 7-day weather forecast. Moreover, Agrivi keeps a 3-year history of weather conditions for each field. Utilizing IoT in agriculture allows farmers to detect harmful insects earlier. Thus, rapid response to crop diseases and pests saves up to 40% yield each year.
Most valuable functionality: comprehensive farm management and crop planning.
ID Weeds
This one provides information about 430 crop species that are common to Missouri and adjacent areas. You can choose the plant’s peculiarities and choose the one that matches the option from the list. ID weeds provides in-depth information about each crop and several pictures. On top of that, this application can search for species by its scientific name.
Most valuable functionality: a large almanac of crop types.
FarmLogs
FarmLogs is another statistical tool for farmers. It provides you with the tools and insights for:
- Calculating the cost of production based on your daily operations
- Managing every operation with the help of field data
- Profitable distribution of crops
- Conducting reports and analytics
As well as Agrivi, FarmLogs keeps track of pests and informs users about possible yield threats. However, this app has a unique feature for the agriculture field. A soil map displays the best places to sow weeds. It takes into account soil humidity, precipitation, sunlight rate, and more. After the planting, users can build season plans and monitor the growth stages.
Most valuable functionality: a soil map for monitoring the best places for sowing weeds.
Apps Designed for Additional Business Processes
AgCareers.com Jobs
A well-known platform for searching a job in agriculture. It’s available both on web and mobile platforms. It has around 4 thousand vacancies in the USA and Canada. It’s easy to navigate through job offers with the help of convenient search filters. Applicants can sort offers by location, industry type, career types.
Most valuable functionality: a search for applicants/employers in the agricultural field.
AgriSync
A solution for remote support in agriculture. This app invites trusted agricultural advisors that consult other farmers on a paid basis. During the consultation, farmers can stream the video to cover the issue entirely. At the same time, experts give advice on fixing the issues in the shortest terms. Push notifications inform farmers about the new tips from advisors.
As for the advisors, they have a user-friendly interface for cooperation with clients. Various dashboards keep them organized and track their time. Insights allow the managers to see the issues and find the ways to optimize the advising strategy. By the way, the app is free for farmers. However, the experts have to pay $800/year.
Most valuable functionality: paid consultation from experienced experts in the agricultural field.
AgMobile
AgMobile is a platform that notifies users about the latest news, trends, and changes in the agricultural market. Users can access reports from the United States Department of Agriculture, discover new sowing options, seasonal forecasts about grain crops, comparison of species, and much more. As the majority of agricultural apps, AgMobile provides weather forecasts and heat maps. Additionally, this app displays the rates for grain purchases in different markets.
Most valuable functionality: notifying about any changes in the agricultural field, providing information about grain rates.
Financial Apps for Agriculture
Cattle Market Mobile
Cattle Market Mobile is designed to simplify the job of cattle producers. The app allows them to monitor cattle auction prices across the US. Also, this app displays the newest reports by USDA that concerns the cattle market. Calf and gestation calculators allow breeders to calculate the expected profit.
Most valuable functionality: monitoring the cattle price on the market.
JDLink
An app designed by John Deere. It allows users to control their fleets of tractors on any field
They’re harvesting. JDLink displays information about the machine condition and manages trouble codes. It’s possible to see the location of other machinery, like forklifts.
The vital advantage of this app is that the team always knows where to look for equipment, trucks, and harvesters. The information about technical conditions allows you to maintain the equipment faster and cost-effectively. Route tracking allows to optimize fuel cost and build new paths for harvesting and cultivation.
Most valuable functionality: comprehensive information about the machinery condition.
Wrapping Up
Finalizing all the things said above, you see that there are a lot of apps that can simplify the farmer’s life. They have all the features needed for agriculture, from weather forecasts to farm management. If you can find an appliance for these apps, they will definitely boost your employees’ productivity and make farming processes cost-efficient. However, if you want to get unique features that match your personal needs, it’s better to contact a dedicated team of developers that will build an app for you.
Author’s bio
Vitaly Kuprenko is a writer for Cleveroad. It’s a web and mobile app development company with headquarters in Ukraine. He enjoys writing about technology and digital marketing.
