Why US Farms are adopting Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Insights from Juliet Evelyn Carroll
Meet Juliet Evelyn Carroll, a seasoned plant pathologist with over 20 years of experience in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). During her time as the IPM Fruit Coordinator at Cornell Un
FSMA 204 Explained: For the Fresh Produce, Family Farm
Keeping up with changing regulations can be a full-time job for a farming business. If you are a family farm growing fresh produce, we cut to the must-know details in your journey to pr
Hack your Apple Harvest
If you grow apples in Michigan or New York, it’s time to simplify your harvest. November 1, 2024 It’s harvest season for apples and millions of crates of fruit are being picked an
What currently available technology best supports a farm in their implementation of IPM?
Several modern technologies can support a farm in the implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of pest control strategies. Here a
Accessible Plant Protection Product Databases: a Game Changer for Farmers
A Game Changer for Integrated Pest Management Staying Ahead with Plant Protection Products One of the primary challenges for farmers today is keeping up with the latest approved chemica
European sustainability reporting will impact your farm – wherever you farm.
The CSDR directive takes effect in 2024. There is a knock-on effect that world-wide farms can expect to feel in the seasons ahead. ESG reporting directives in Europe are common-place. O
Unlocking Female Talent in Agriculture – In Practice
Talent in agriculture is becoming more diverse. If you are recruiting, it’s easier than you think to get women in your talent pipeline. A few months ago, a blog article written
The importance of fit-for-purpose farm management software
What is it like to manage a commercial avocado farm with broad-acre technology? August 2024 Author: Matt Fealy There are 3 things in my life that drive me; family, farming and technol
How Farmable makes daily tasks less daunting for one of our South African Farms, Bekker Group
A growers success story The Bekker Group is comprised of Wording Boerdery and Toitskraal Sitrus, centred in Marble Hall, South Africa. The farm spans approximately 450 ha of production,
Farmable Harvest Labels
Farms asked for it. We built it. This simple feature is the easiest way to have full control of your harvest bins this season. One of the best parts about my job at Farmable is talkin
Back to the Future with Farmable
AgritechE celebrates their 10 year milestone with an initiative called, ‘Back to the Future’. It’s time to reflect on what has changed across the digital transformation in agricul
Is your Farm Getting Paid to Innovate?
Across Europe, farms are being offered funding for investments in technology. Learn more about where farms can access subsidies and loans to reduce the cost of technology. Farms have an
Getting Started with Farmable: a farm management app that you need for your farm
If you’ve found your way here, you’re probably wondering what Farmable is and how this app can help you manage your farm. Well, you’re in the right place. In this arti
How to Ace your next Farm Audit
We’ve interviewed 5 fresh produce farm auditors for tips on how to sail through your next fresh produce farm audit. Here’s a summary of the most common pitfalls and some tips to hel
Award-winning Australian business is streamlining farm audits
Learn more about how Manbulloo farm managers are leveraging technology to reduce time and stress associated with farm audits. Manbulloo is the leading grower of Kensington Pride mangoes
Is your farm harvest ready? This is the season you ditch your clipboard.
Manage harvest season without the headache of paper-based timesheets. Farmable Teams & Timesheets is a digital tool designed for orchard farmers. As the harvest season approaches,
Sencrop & Farmable: Integrated
Sencrop and Farmable have joined forces to simplify daily farm operations with reliable and accurate weather data. May 30, 2024 Sencrop, a leading provider of precision weather technolo
100 000 jobs logged on Farmable
100,000 jobs recorded is something we can all be proud of. Supporting farms to digitally document work on the farm will benefit the farming industry as a whole. May 16th, 2024 This week
Revolutionizing Compliance for Swiss Farmers
May 2024 DigiFlux is a national project developed by the Federal Office of Agriculture in Switzerland. It offers Swiss growers a simpler way to manage compliance while opening for colla
What does digital agriculture mean for Italian farmers?
As the world progresses into the digital age, Italian farmers leverage innovative technologies to enhance productivity, sustainability, and compliance with evolving regulations. In this
The Collaborative Future of Agtech
What do farmers really want? Simple solutions that work together. Agtech, it’s our job to offer them exactly that. Farmers are battling real problems. Low market prices, high co
The 100 Year Old Farm that is Future-Ready
Kilian Diethelm is prepared for the 2024 season and beyond. Fruchthof Diethelm is a 7.5-ha fruit farm growing pome fruit, stone fruit, and a wide variety of berries. The farm is perched
How Spain is supporting crop traceability in the global food supply chain
Spain is promoting digital reporting on crop treatments for the 2024 season across 800,000 farms. This monumental change offers significant opportunities for improved transparency acros
Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Biological vs Chemical
Following the topic of IPM, you can find the article here, we have embarked on a journey of how Farmable can assist you in IPM (See article here). The next step is to consider how and
Save time this growing season
This is the season to kill the wasted hours on farm administration. It’s no secret. Farmers work long hours. Across Europe, those of us working in agriculture have the longest a
EU Agriculture Regulations: better data can help farmers be heard
Farmers in the EU are getting frustrated. Fleets of tractors are being used to barricade roads in cities all around Europe. In France, actual manure has been shot into government buildi
Profitability in agriculture: Keeping Control over Chemical Usage
Tom Fannon shares his experience with managing the cost and consumption of chemical products on the farm; to keep both compliant and profitable. Tom Fannon is the Owner and Manager at F
Farmable and IPM: A Powerful Duo for Modern Agriculture
This is the second part of a series on IPM. You can view the introduction to IPM in our previously available article here . Just as a recap Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holisti
SpaceX is the new superhero for the farm
January 26th 2024 Over the past few years, there has been an increasing pressure to digitize farms across the world. Politicians and regulators are pushing for more reporting. Office wo
800,000 Farms are Going Digital in 2024
In Spain, the value of agricultural products produced per year exceeds €60 Billion and it is consistently in the top 5 food producing nations in the EU. In 2024 , Spain’s 800,00
2024 is the Year of Unglamorous Farm Tech
Why unglamorous technology is exactly what your farm needs in 2024. December 21, 2023 The technology spectrum There is a spectrum of technology coming down the pipe to the farm. We have
Looking at Integrated Pest Management
There is a big buzz about the increasing limitations on chemical usage such as pesticides. For some commodities, there have always been severe limitations. Pest resistance, resurgence a
Your spray log is going to get a lot more valuable
European farmers are on the cusp of navigating a wave of new agricultural laws and regulations. While many of these regulations are still in development, there’s a clear understan
Why a Data Conference in Brussels matters to your Farm
Important decisions impacting your farm are coming from the EU Commission. This week, Farmable takes you to the front row of the 2023 INSPIRE Conference. What is the INSPIRE Conference?
EU Pesticide Policy Shake-up
Farmers want to grow food. It would be hypocritical of us to stop them. November 23, 2023 Something unexpected happened this week. On Wednesday evening, 299 MEPs in the European Parli
Farm to Fork Regulations: What Does it Mean for your EU Exports?
New EU regulations are a game-changer for farm managers globally. If your crops are heading to Europe, you need to know the new rules to play by. What is the Farm to Fork Strategy? If
Run-down to Future-ready: Zest Macadamias Farm
Feature Story: Zest Macadamias with Fiona Grigg & Richard Cobcroft It started with a curiosity for farming and a keen interest to learn something new in the second half of their ca
Streamline Farm Operations with Product Inventory Management
Product Inventory Management meets Farm Management Over the past four years, we have been talking to hundreds of farm managers about the challenges in their daily operations. The main
Farm to Fork – EU Regulations: What Does It Mean to 20,000 EU Agriculture Cooperatives?
Understanding the new regulations as a Cooperative The Farm to Fork strategy in the EU has been introduced to promote better decision-making on farms and thereby reduce the environmenta
Farm to Fork EU Regulations: What does it mean for 10 Million EU farms?
Article update November 23, 2023 There are only two growing seasons left You’ve probably heard that there are new regulations coming from the EU Commission to Agriculture. It migh
Digital Farming Vs. Precision Farming – do you need both or either?
Synopsis Understand the similarities and differences between precision farming and digital farming. We stress the importance of understanding digital farming in the context of new regul
Data is the Old Soil
Synopsis The EU’s new sustainability regulations are in the works, with data collection and monitoring being a key theme. While farmers have valid concerns about the use of their
2030: The Litmus Test Year
According to Merriam-Webster, scientists discovered ‘litmus’ in the 14th century. Litmus is a mixture colored organic compounds that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline
Who cares about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
Discover the UN Sustainable Development Goals for agriculture and learn about the perspectives, challenges, and criticisms around this ambitious plan.
Getting started with digital farming
Synopsis We discuss the challenges farmers face when adopting new technology and offer a framework for getting started with digital farming. The CATS framework suggests farmers Check th
It’s not easy being a farmer
Synopsis Farming is a challenging profession with various daily struggles and external factors like market fluctuations and climate change. Precision farming and digital technologies ca
Confusing AgTech: Farm Management Software or Data Platform
Last week I read a couple of articles about how Farm Management Software (FMS) has failed to deliver success. The software category has been around for more than a decade, and lots of m
Obstbauer Wedeking: Making Harvest Teams More Efficient
A customer success story of how Obstbauer Wedeking used Farmable to manage their harvest teams and get a better overview of their harvest progress in 2022. Obstbauer Wedeking – pi
Launching our first integration: Connecting Davis Weather Stations with Farmable
Kicking off the year with our first in a series of integrations planned to make Farmable your go-to system to manage your farm data in one place. We started with the integration of weat
2022 farming season: a year in review
In the northern hemisphere, this year’s farming season is coming to an end. Most crops are harvested, and farmers have switched to post-season spraying, pruning, maintenance, and
How thinning impacts harvest, and one way to make it better
A customer success story of how Obsthof Ainser-Widemann farm used Farmable to pinpoint the impact of thinning on their harvest and revenues. The Obsthof Ainser-Widemann farm is located
AgTech is focusing on all the wrong things
I didn’t become a farmer until I was 37. And up until that point, I have to admit I wasn’t even very interested in it. In the early parts of my career, I thought I wanted to
Important milestone for Farmable users: profitability per field
When me and my colleagues started farming in 2014, we started building our own planning and documentation systems. In 2018, we founded Farmable to create a globally scalable product bas
Planning to save time: Farmable delivering solutions in task planning, management, and recording
“I showed the auditor our Farmable PDF treatment report, and that was it. They were satisfied.”” After two years away from home, unable to travel due to the pandemic, I wa
From growers to growers: a founder interview
If you are a grower, you know how difficult life in the fields can be, especially if your tools are not suitable for your needs. You know how difficult it can be to change your habits a
Farm management software defined
Farm management software is a term that’s been around since before I started farming. New to farming in 2014, I started searching the internet for tools to manage and document my
Farm safety improved with no extra effort
“For 50 years I stirred the spray tanks with my bare hands, and drove mist blowers with open tractors. These pesticides are the reason I am so strong and healthy today" Every far
2021 in review: Digital farming is better for covid
Challenging farming, but digital progress Farmer using Farm Management Platform 2021 proved a challenging year for most of the farmers we talk to. It’s a little scary to see how our o
Digital tools as drivers of financial control in fruit growing
Last year, the Centre for Business Management in Horticulture and Applied Research (CMBH), the Chamber of Agriculture Lower Saxony and we (Farmable) started a collaboration. Together, w
Agtech that Listens
Matt Fealy, a commercial mango and avocado grower from Australia, shares his experience piloting Farmable’s orchard management app in his horticulture business. According to Matt
Starting the journey into digitising a fruit farm
Florian, a German fruit grower, talks about his experience with Farmable and how it differs from many traditional farm management systems. In 1938, Johannes Watzig founded a 15-hectare
Never Lose a Field Note Again
Fruit grower Dagobert Widemann provides insights into how the Farmable app supports him in his day-to-day orchard activities. Farmable users enter observations on the field directly in
Time-saving App increases productivity
Tom Douglas, an Australian almond grower, shares how Farmable helps him save time and improve productivity on his farm. Outback Almonds Tom Douglas, Australian almond grower, with his f
How variable zoning can lead to more precision in agriculture
Lars Petter Blikom explores the variable zoning side of precision agriculture in his seventh article in this blog series. Field variability in real life At the beginning of this blog se
How to get your orchard future ready? Start automating documentation
What’s the basic step in getting your farm future ready? Automating documentation on your farm, says Lars Petter Blikom Did he take note of where these boxes came from? Documentat
What’s the biggest cost in agriculture? Labor.
Lars Petter Blikom explores the impact of manual labour on the overall operating costs in the orchard. Harvest is time-consuming The most urgent problem to tackle in fruit, berries, and
Why measuring return on investment per field is still a challenge
Return on investment per field. Why is it so hard? Lars Petter Blikom explores the topic of knowing ROI per field. What’s the value of all those trees? Return on investment per fi
Reinvent how you gather, organize and use your data
Unless farmers fix their data management practices first, there is no chance of successfully deploying the new technologies under the precision farming. Trying to gather some data All n
What problems will precision agriculture solve?
Precision agriculture defined from a farmers perspective. We will get higher yield with less input resources. Right? That’s what the label says. Let’s consider higher yield firs
Precision agriculture isn’t what they say it is
Precision agriculture is a journey. Lars Petter Blikom shares his journey straddling the twin worlds of agriculture and technology. Grass mowed with precision. I am a farmer. And for th
A Superfood that is Super resilient: Discovering Sea Buckthorn.
Read about Seth’s discovery of a fruit crop that is nutritious, climate resilient and profitable on a small scale. Seth Pascoe, Owner, Cornish Seaberry Company Farmable community memb
One Job. Multiple Locations. One App.
Launching Multi-location jobs. Record multiple locations for the same job on your farm, delegate to crew members and track execution live in the app. Grower-driven product development F
Do More with the Farmable Web Portal
Launching the next stage at Farmable: from mobile app to web portal Farmable began as a mobile app for farm management, built specifically for and by fruit and tree crop growers. The mo
How can Agtech help Agronomists?
In conversation with Rebecca Dumbrell, Agronomist from TGT Tolga, Australia We interviewed Rebecca Dumbrell for her thoughts on Agtech and how it supports her work in the field. Dumbrel
Laying the Ground Work for Orchard Management
An introduction to precision horticulture with a specific focus on orchard management software. The need for change is clear. As a sector, agriculture and forestry are responsible for 2
Aussie input goes into global orchard app
Farmable works closely with growers such as Mitchell McNab to build an orchard management software that is just right for a grower’s needs. Australian fruit growers have an increa
New orchard management app trialled on Cambridgeshire fruit farm
Rachel Anderson reports on how the Farmable app is currently being trialled in the UK by Cambridgeshire top-fruit business, Alan Hudson Ltd. Farmable – created by top fruit grower
Reducing time spent on documentation through early spray control
Farmable being used in daily operations in an orchard to plan crop treatments, delegate spraying jobs and automatically create documentation for spray logs Vetle Elverum: “Now I c
It Takes a Village
Apple farmer, Mitchell MacNab, sets an example for the horticulture industry by directly contributing to the development process in several agtech solutions. Want to support the digital
Parallel Paths
Two orchard farmers from opposite sides of the planet meet face to face and share common challenges and opportunities to leverage technology in horticulture. Worlds apart these two grow
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