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Technology can be for everyone

Technology is changing the way farmers farm.  New smartphone and tablet applications give farmers a bird’s eye view of their operation.

As these new technologies come on-line farmers have more opportunities to be more efficient.  Daryl Star with Lafayette, Ind. based Advanced Ag Solutions says that technology could be as simple as changing fungicide applications to a different day, with a slightly different rate than what was originally anticipated or it could even mean turning irrigation systems on and off when needed or even making seeding and nitrogen rate changes on the fly. Ultimately, though, he says it is about dynamically responding to the farmer’s environment.

Star’s company has just released their Optimizer 2.0 app.  Star tells Brownfield their app provides farmers with information that is related to their management practices.  

Star says technologies can benefit any size farmer.  “For example,” he says.  “Our target is anyone that grows corn in the lower 48 states.” 

He notes it could be a farmer that has a small piece of ground that is just trying to manage it well or it could be the farmer with tens of thousands of acres that he is trying to keep track of all the farms.  Star adds, “there is something for everyone.”