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that<br />
found many solutions in the palm of their hand<br />
an app for that<br />
Ag<br />
Web<br />
AgWeb All things agribusiness<br />
news and advice; get the<br />
current ag management news,<br />
farm business blogs, and articles<br />
from a reliable source.<br />
ID<br />
Weeds<br />
ID Weeds this app will help<br />
you to identify and map weeds<br />
and weed trends on your farm<br />
year over year, based off key<br />
characteristic selections you<br />
have identified in your field.<br />
Cattle<br />
Fax<br />
Cattle Fax A great app for<br />
everyday beef industry data and<br />
analysis. Get timely information<br />
while you browse cattle prices,<br />
view industry data, and examine<br />
industry news. Optimized for daily<br />
use by beef producers, traders,<br />
and cattle enthusiast, this app can<br />
allow users to quickly access daily<br />
closing bell, market minute videos,<br />
and market information. It also<br />
provides feed cattle and futures;<br />
weekly U.S. cow slaughter data,<br />
carcass weights, producer/trader<br />
calculators, and other useful tools.<br />
CattleFax is sponsored by Zoetis<br />
and RJ O’Brien.<br />
Not all apps are free, but<br />
efficiencies gained through<br />
access to data and other<br />
services they provide allow<br />
many apps to pay for themselves.<br />
Apps allow farmers to not<br />
only keep more information<br />
in the palm of their hands,<br />
but also to compare yearto-year<br />
data in an easier and<br />
timelier fashion. Users say<br />
these technologies help crop<br />
farmers to increase efficiency,<br />
which maximizes yields<br />
while minimizing costs.<br />
That is the experience<br />
of Curtis Rickertsen, a<br />
Delmar farmer who bought<br />
the app Climate FieldView.<br />
That app combines various<br />
ag tools to help producers<br />
maximize their resources<br />
and yields. Not only does<br />
this app use real time, but<br />
it uses historical data about<br />
the weather and crops to<br />
help operators make the<br />
best economic-based decisions.<br />
“The app saved me<br />
FarmLogs<br />
FarmLogs gives you the power<br />
to see in-season crop health<br />
maps, weather reports, soil<br />
information, crop history, and<br />
yield maps. It does all that while<br />
keeping track of your farming<br />
operations in the field.<br />
spring <strong>2017</strong> | <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>Farmer</strong> 95
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