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 their options, Assess their farm, Try a small implementation, and Stay informed. We emphasize the importance of user experience design and collecting feedback from farmers to develop technology […]
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 can improve productivity and profitability, while government policies and collaboration can help farmers adapt to new regulations and access new markets. I have a confession to make. I am not a […]
How thinning impacts harvest, and one way to make it better
The Obsthof Ainser-Widemann farm is located in Lake Constance, Germany, and the area is characterized by mild temperatures with moderate gradients. It has a subtropical microclimate, which allows the cultivation of some exotic fruits and trees. Constance counts 2,069 sunshine hours a year and is considered one of the sunniest cities in Germany. The Obsthof […]
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 reach the top of the corporate ladder. I didn’t reach the top, and now I don’t want 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 based on our own prototypes. Now, 8 years after starting farming, and 4 years after creating a tech startup, we can finally estimate what we were […]
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 was finally able to return to Australia in February 2022. February in Australia is a warm and humid month; with temperatures around 34 degrees, and […]
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 and to keep up with new technologies and regulations. Lars Blikom, one of the founders of Farmable, is 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. This is what I would do in the industries where I had spent the past 10 years. The difference was that I found […]