Smartphone Apps for Smart Farmers v2

Receive notifications of winter cereal news
from GRDC
New in this edition
Weed ID: The
Weed ID: The Ute Guide application is designed to
Free 47Mb Inter not
Android
Available
Ute Guide
assist growers in the identification of the most
required
download
for iOS
common weeds found in paddocks throughout
here
Australia. Where possible, photos have been
provided for each stage of the weed’s lifecycle, from
seed and seedling through to mature and flowering
plants.
These are categorised by plant type, and results for
each can be refined by state and lifecycle, and
whether they are native, currently flowering or have a
distinctive smell.
New in this edition
Yara CheckIT
Yara CheckIT is an agricultural smartphone app that
Free 50Mb Internet
Android
Available
gives farmers a photographic library of the crops to
required
download
for iOS
allow a simple and fast identification of possible
for some
here
nutrient deficiencies. Once the cause of the deficiency
sections
is established, the app gives the further information
on how the deficiency affects that crop, what soil
types are prone to this type of deficiency and what
factors will make a deficiency worse. CheckIT
provides a fertilizer recommendation to treat the
identified deficiency, as well as alternative products
which allow preventive treatment for the following
growing season.
The application is customized and localized on a
market by market basis, for the crops and language
© Ag Excellence Alliance Inc November 2014
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