Useful Apps, Web resources, and other tools Harold Watters Developed during 2010 Signature Program for Yield West Region grant. And from a survey of friends in the Ag Crop Industry, who have more $ to spend on technology.
What’s an App? Mobile application is software designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. –“app phones”, not just smartphones Available through application distribution platforms, which are typically operated by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the –Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store and BlackBerry App World Some apps are free, while others have a price. –Apple - App Store has 650,000 available apps to download as well as "an astounding 30 billion apps" downloaded from the app store, Tim Cook
iPad vs. iPhone Some apps work better on the iPad or the iPhone (and vice versa). I am not sure of the cross-functionality with the Droid system, since everything I am using is Mac iOS, except my laptop computer.
Company apps Pioneer Seed Population App Monsanto – gTools/Pages/default.aspx?mbl=fhttp:// gTools/Pages/default.aspx?mbl=f Agrium GrowMark –Designed to sell their products
Weather WeatherBug Intellicast (iPad)
Productivity Google Numbers (field data collection) Pages Keynote iBooks (for labels and MSDS) Penultimate (hand written notes) QuickOffice HD PRO for Word, PowerPoint and Excel file handling from my Windows machine. MagiCAlc FileApp Pro
Agriculture Soy Diseases (SDCES) DTN/PF Growing Degree Calculator SoilWeb TankMixCalc Corn N Rate NPIPM Guide N Price IPNI Plant Nutrient Deficiency Symptom App
iTunes Corn search
location GPS Log Google Earth Google Maps ArcGIS Built in maps function FarmWorks, Trimble, John Deere Really need something better for scouting –Tried Corn Pro Scout, Soy Pro Scout
Apps are personal Find the ones you like I look for suggestions from friends I find suggestion in agriculture related articles & stories University websites I look for free –Make sure you know the value before you buy, check reviews
iPad setup
AgCrops.osu.edu
AgCrops Team ( on-farm reportshttp://agcrops.osu.edu Range from simple to complex systems trials 347 reports –In 2004 we moved to AgCrops Team reporting No reports in 2003 –86 fertility 39 since 2003 –46 tillage 21 –34 seeding rates 9 –25 RoundupReady 3 –23 Manure 21 –22 Fungicides 11 –20 Variety testing1
Web access 2010 Team website update added search capabilities
blogs West Central since 2007