THE world of farming is going through an era of technological breakthroughs.
With Variable Rate Technology (VRT) and auto steer leading the way in the production line over the last few years, there has also been an increase in focus on the bookkeeping side of things.
With iPhones, iPads and iClouds all the rage in the metropolitan areas, the products are becoming more common in country regions.
So enter the Agworld application.
The Agworld app allows farmers to be able to maintain accurate farm management data all on one location.
Through the Agworld app, Agworld sales representative David Jefferies said farmers were able to enter the details of their farm management into their iPhone or iPad and immediately have the information stored back to their laptop and home computer, saving farmers the time of having to enter the data a number of times.
Mr Jefferies, who spoke at the recent 2012 Crop Updates, said the Agworld app was starting to generate some interest among farmers and consultants since its release two years ago.
"The uptake has been very positive," Mr Jefferies said.
"I think once people start to realise the benefits of it (Agworld app) and see what it does in addition to the traditional software packages, then I think they will really start to see the benefits of it, particularly as we start to see more agronomists come on (and use the product)."
Mr Jefferies said the first year of release saw farm consultants take on the program and it allowed them to be able to connect with clients.
"They were connecting to their clients and they were sending their things via the web but what we are starting to see this year was the flow-on affect starting to come through," he said.
"We are starting to see consultants become a lot more comfortable with what the app does and familiar enough to be able to take that out to their clients.
"We have seen a lot of interest from suppliers in supply companies and where they can get the messages out to key consultants in a very targeted way."
He said the Agworld app allowed contractors to fill out the details of what they had done and enter in the data, saving time to the farmer.
"Spray contractors for example can hand over the invoice but also have the spray records sitting in the grower's inbox without even having to use any paperwork," he said.
Mr Jefferies said the application was perfect for farmers because as they were using auto steer in their tractor, they could be entering in data on their iPhone or iPad so it was already on their home computer when they finished.
Mr Jefferies said there was a free version available where farmers could see everything they wanted to see but if they wanted to get involved further and start putting in their own records there was a cost of $408.
p For more information on the Agworld app go to http://www.agworld.com.au/
