The world of social media and technology is rapidly growing.
We look at some apps that can make life easier for you on and off the farm and decrease the workload of your daily jobs.
All of these apps can be downloaded from your Google Play Store or iTunes.
Online banking
Online banking can be a farmer’s best friend. It can save time, and in the farming world, time is money. Speak to your bank about getting your account registered for online banking, which includes features such as:
Access to your accounts 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Transfer money to other accounts.Pay bills.Manage savings. Monitor transactions going in and out of your account. MartBids
The next time you are heading to the mart download MartBids, which is available from your app store.
All of the information that is displayed on the mart board is now available on your smartphone, long before the animal enters the sales ring.
MartBids allows farmers to make more informed decisions in advance of placing a bid. Features of the app include:
Review prices and weights while the sale is live.View the animlas age, breed, and sex. Mark the animals that you want to bid on and find them in your favourites. Met Éireann
Download the app to get the latest weather updates at the touch of a button.
The latest weather updates are essential for making informed farming decisions. Features of the app include:
The ability to provide the user with a brief overview of the expected weather for any location in the country for the next seven days.The latest weather observations near your location.GPS Fields Area Measure
This app is recommended to farmers who grow wheat, corn, rapeseed, maize, sugar beet and need to measure the planted area annually.
The application comes in handy for fence-measuring and planning. Features of the app include:
Farm managers and contractors who are carrying out agricultural work for farmers can use this app to count the amount of planted fields and share them with the owner. The fields are displayed in Google Maps.It can be used for paddock calculation and measuring.Another app that some farmers use is Geomeasure.PastureBase Ireland Grass
This app is very popular with farmers who are consistently grass measuring. An advantage of this app is that you do not need mobile coverage while out in the field to record the information.
Features of the app allow you to record the following :
Grass covers.Fertiliser/slurry application.Milk details.Livestock numbers and intakes. Read more
Making solutions work for the farm
New Innovations in Agritech
The past, the present and the potential
The world of social media and technology is rapidly growing.
We look at some apps that can make life easier for you on and off the farm and decrease the workload of your daily jobs.
All of these apps can be downloaded from your Google Play Store or iTunes.
Online banking
Online banking can be a farmer’s best friend. It can save time, and in the farming world, time is money. Speak to your bank about getting your account registered for online banking, which includes features such as:
Access to your accounts 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Transfer money to other accounts.Pay bills.Manage savings. Monitor transactions going in and out of your account. MartBids
The next time you are heading to the mart download MartBids, which is available from your app store.
All of the information that is displayed on the mart board is now available on your smartphone, long before the animal enters the sales ring.
MartBids allows farmers to make more informed decisions in advance of placing a bid. Features of the app include:
Review prices and weights while the sale is live.View the animlas age, breed, and sex. Mark the animals that you want to bid on and find them in your favourites. Met Éireann
Download the app to get the latest weather updates at the touch of a button.
The latest weather updates are essential for making informed farming decisions. Features of the app include:
The ability to provide the user with a brief overview of the expected weather for any location in the country for the next seven days.The latest weather observations near your location.GPS Fields Area Measure
This app is recommended to farmers who grow wheat, corn, rapeseed, maize, sugar beet and need to measure the planted area annually.
The application comes in handy for fence-measuring and planning. Features of the app include:
Farm managers and contractors who are carrying out agricultural work for farmers can use this app to count the amount of planted fields and share them with the owner. The fields are displayed in Google Maps.It can be used for paddock calculation and measuring.Another app that some farmers use is Geomeasure.PastureBase Ireland Grass
This app is very popular with farmers who are consistently grass measuring. An advantage of this app is that you do not need mobile coverage while out in the field to record the information.
Features of the app allow you to record the following :
Grass covers.Fertiliser/slurry application.Milk details.Livestock numbers and intakes. Read more
Making solutions work for the farm
New Innovations in Agritech
The past, the present and the potential
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