This article provides a review and update of some of the current “general agriculture apps.” These apps provide weather data, general agronomic information, electronic magazines, and information from public-private institutions, among several other features.
While these apps can often help you make decisions, always make sure to check with your crop consultants, Extension agents, and Extension specialists.
Stay tuned for more in this series of annual reviews and updates on Ag-Apps from our KSUCROPS Crop Production team (led by Dr. Ciampitti) and the K-State Department of Agronomy. The final article in this series will be included in the next edition of the Agronomy eUpdate.
NOTE: These apps are all available as of the time this article is published. Alterations or changes in availability could occur, affecting the ability to access these apps.
For this series of articles, we have grouped Ag-Apps into the following 10 classifications:
- ID Apps: For identification purposes (weeds, insects, diseases, and nutrients)
- CALC Apps: For calculating purposes (nutrient removal calculations, tank mixes, volume to spray, etc.)
- SCOUT Apps: For scouting purposes or for geo-positioning (soil sampling, recording notes, soil types, etc.).
- ECON Apps: For checking grain prices, market evolutions, fertilizer price trends, news and finances.
- FIELD GUIDE Apps: For diagnosing crop production issues in the field, primarily related to field guides (crop management: insect, disease, weed, and more).
- LIVESTOCK Apps: Apps related to the animal side, nutrition, health, and information on markets.
- IRRIGATION Apps: Apps related to field crop irrigation and water application.
- MACHINERY Apps: Apps for associated with agricultural equipment preparation, inventory, providing information of the machine.
- GENERAL AG Apps: GAG (general Ag-Apps) for general use, weather-related, for meetings, for reading magazines, among several other Apps’ properties.
- NON-AG Apps: For general use from e-readers to calculators, email, calendar, picture editing, and more.
9. General Agriculture Apps
Apps for agricultural equipment selection and operation.
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Farming Weather Forecast and Services New Holland Agriculture |
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This app provides weather forecasts dedicated to agriculture, evapotranspiration, degree days, and an almanac to compare averages of the same period. FREE |
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The Weather Channel The Weather Channel Interactive |
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This app provides accurate weather information and precise forecasts. FREE |
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Intellicast Weather WSI Corp. |
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This app provides forecast information for the next 24 hours and 10 days, tracks severe storms using advanced radar, and even plots earthquakes in real-time. FREE |
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NOAA Radar Pro Apalon Apps |
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This app provides real-time animated weather radar images, with severe weather warnings and alerts. $2.99 |
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iWeather r3app, Inc. |
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This app is very interactive and easy to use, giving you all you could need to know about the weather. FREE |
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DTN: Ag Weather Tools Televent DTN, LLC |
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This app provides weather data, plus a rain gauge to track historical rain data on each field. FREE |
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vrain Visualnacert S.L. |
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vrain is a useful app for providing the weather forecast and accumulated rainfall collected in your field. FREE |
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Weather Bug Earth Networks, Inc. |
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This app provides useful information related to the weather, radar maps, forecasts, and storm alerts. FREE |
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Google Earth Google, Inc. |
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This app allows you to search for cities, places, and businesses. Browse layers including roads, borders, places, and photos. FREE |
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Crops & Soils magazine Alliance of Crop Soil & Environmental Sci. Soc., Inc. |
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This app provides a simple view of the “Crops & Soils” magazine for certified crop advisers, agronomists, and soil scientists working in the agricultural discipline. FREE |
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Pioneer GrowingPoint DuPont Pioneer |
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This app provides agronomy information in a synthesized approach. You can access hundreds of agronomy articles and photos from DuPont Pioneer. FREE |
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Kansas Soybean Kansas Soybean |
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Connect with the Kansas Soybean Association and Kansas Soybean Commission, representing Kansas soybean farmers. FREE |
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The next issue of the eUpdate will feature the last classification of apps (Non-Ag Apps) from our KSUCROPS Crop Production team and the K-State Department of Agronomy!
Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Crop Production and Cropping Systems Specialist
ciampitti@ksu.edu
Jeffrey Albers, Agronomy undergraduate student in crop production, KSUCROPS Team
jjalbers@ksu.edu
Aaron Brinkman, Agronomy undergraduate student in crop production, KSUCROPS Team
aaron49@ksu.edu
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