New mobile fertiliser ap keeps growers in control

Farmers and agronomists can now optimise their cropping strategy, thanks to Muddy Boots’ Greenlight Grower Management. In addition to existing geo-located inspections, activity recording, AgChem planning and pesticide audit functionality, the new fertiliser application allows farmers to create, confirm and apply a fertiliser plan right there in the field. And because Greenlight Grower Management is cloud-based, it’s available on a desktop, iPad, iPhone or mobile device, thus allowing farmers to get a comprehensive view of their cropping records and activity, regardless of whether they are in the office or the field.

Paul Thomas, Farm Business Development Manager at Muddy Boots explains. “Fertiliser programmes have long been a feature of Greenlight Grower Management, but are traditionally used as a seasonal planning tool. With recent enhancements and new features, users now have a fertiliser Plan that includes activity and application management tools integrating fertiliser applications with field cropping history. This fertiliser toolset is intuitive in terms of usability, mobility and design”
Growers and agronomists can create a draft fertiliser plan and share it with contractors or farm workers to apply. The user can then complete and confirm the plan application, but now also has the ability to make changes as required in the field, and to share this information back to the agronomist and grower in real time.
“In other words, once you’ve carried out a fertiliser application, you can update your field in the app to reflect this, all with the click of a button or a tap of a screen. The fertiliser plan also ties in with any soil test results and crop yield maximising nutrient requirements recorded for that field

“Another unique feature is the off-line function of Greenlight Grower Management which ensures that new data inputs and changes are saved and then become immediately visible to all users and contractors when synched. This allows the user to work in the field regardless of whether a farm has 3G connectivity or not. With conventional systems, it may take an agronomist or grower up to a week to transmit a file update. This information delay, particularly in high disease or stress situations, could potentially result in yield reduction and income loss. Greenlight Grower Management solves this problem.”

“The new features of Greenlight Grower Management along with the existing product functionality provide farmers with immediate insight on activity across their farm allowing them to make fully informed decisions or take immediate action should critical crop issues arise. The result is clear insight into what, if anything, is still required at any point in time,” Paul Thomas explains.

While being innovative, Muddy Boots are also realistic in their developments. “As much as we’d like to imagine every member of the farm sporting the latest iPhone or iPad, we know this isn’t always the case,” says Paul Thomas. “By incorporating the ability for growers to print off fertiliser plans for contractors or farm staff to use, we have overcome this hurdle.” He acknowledges that this may seem minor or contrary to the company’s belief in digital cloud technology, but Paul Thomas explains that it’s a feature people have often asked for and is just another example of Muddy Boots’ commitment to including end-users in the development of Greenlight Grower Management.

For more information:
Tony Langman
Muddy Boots Software
Tel: +44 (0)1989 780540
Email: tony.langman@muddyboots.com