The Best Apps For Growers

SoilWeb: Available for iPhone and Android; Cost: Free

The application uses the GPS built into the smartphone to acquire your current location, and then submits an HTTP request to a server via the SoilWeb API. A graphical summary of the soils mapped at your current location is presented on screen, with links to details through an online soil survey, or via the USDA-NRCS official series description (OSD) archive. Cost: Free

Precision Laboratories Mix Tank App: Available for iPhone and the Web (www.mixtankapp.com); Cost: Free

The app can be used to prevent tank mixing problems and reduce the loss of product, time, and money from sprayer clogging and compatibility problems. It determines the proper mixing sequence for crop protection products, adjuvants, and foliar nutrition products in a simple format. It includes more than 800 crop protection products. Users also have the ability to share their recommended mixing orders through eMail, Facebook, and Twitter, and to request that additional crop protection products be added to the database.

TractorHouse: Available for iPhone and Android; Cost: Free

Featuring thousands of listings from hundreds of dealers through North America, TractorHouse lets you drill down instantly to the category, make, and model you need. Full-color photos, complete descriptions, and location maps for each machine are included. TractorHouse finds your location and first displays the for-sale listings closest to you. Find your equipment, contact the seller, and make your best deal – all on your smartphone. Cost: Free

AGRIplot: Available For iPhone; Cost: $1.29

AGRIplot allows you to plot any land where you have GPS signal. Simply walk around your property and add a landmark point. AGRIplot will automatically calculate the area enclosed by the points and provide the distances between each point. You can even take pictures associated with each landmark point for a visual representation.

Field Notes: Available for iPhone; Cost: $30.99

Field Notes is an agricultural application that allows you to keep pesticide records on your iPhone instead of keeping written hand notes on paper.