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Hah. My brother-in-law was talking to me about how much farmers would appreciate software like this the Christmas before last. His family runs quite the complic

by ahelwer 14y ago

Hah. My brother-in-law was talking to me about how much farmers would appreciate software like this the Christmas before last. His family runs quite the complicated operation, and farmers will surprise you with how cutting edge they are technologically. If you search it there's a farmer who rigged up an Arduino to drive his combine (autosteer systems can run into the tens of thousands). Edit: I just texted my brother-in-law asking about FarmLogs. He said he just did a trial, it was pretty expensive. Now he's liking an app called "Farm at Hand", he's met the main developer and talked with him over email. Personal interaction seems to mean a LOT to farmers. Apparently the app is good and on the right track but needs a bit of tweaking. Also Farm Credit Canada is supposed to be coming out with an app soon that's going to be good at record keeping.

vollmarj 14y ago
Cool thanks for sharing and thanks for the feedback. Feel free to put him in touch with us directly I'm at jesse (at) farmlogs.com.
- ahelwer 14y ago
  Neat, I've passed that along! Best of luck, it looks like you guys are doing good work and I really hope you succeed.
pplante 14y ago
I didn't believe your comment about the Combine, so I googled it. Farmers are pretty awesome hackers: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,8436.0.html http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,8436.0.html
rmason 14y ago
I've spent twenty years in the fertilizer business and written software for both fertilizer and seed businesses. The amount they're charging would be reasonable if the software integrated with the fertilizer dealer and/or farm consultants software. Very few farmers in Michigan bypass the dealer for services. In the short planting season both the farmer and his dealer need to be working together closely as a team. If FarmLogs made that easy they'd have fertilizer dealers as unpaid salespeople similar to the way accountants convinced their small business clients to start using Quickbooks.
FarmAtHand 14y ago
This is Himanshu one of the co-founders of Farm At Hand. We are constantly working on improving existing features and adding new features. We appreciate the feedback and are here to talk to our customers any time they would like. As my co-founder is also a farmer she understands the importance of personal interactions with our users. Feel free to contact me at any time. My email is Himanshu(at)farmathand(dot)com
- ahelwer 14y ago
  Sure! You might be the one my brother-in-law talked to. He says he met you at Manitoba Ag Days. Were you there?
  - FarmAtHand 14y ago
    I definitely was. It was a great trade show. Please let your brother-in-law (and anyone else) know that we are always looking to speak with farmers. We're always look to learn about what new feature might make their work easier. Feel free to contact me at any time!

by ahelwer 14y ago

vollmarj 14y ago

Cool thanks for sharing and thanks for the feedback. Feel free to put him in touch with us directly I'm at jesse (at) farmlogs.com.

ahelwer 14y ago
Neat, I've passed that along! Best of luck, it looks like you guys are doing good work and I really hope you succeed.

pplante 14y ago

I didn't believe your comment about the Combine, so I googled it. Farmers are pretty awesome hackers: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,8436.0.html http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,8436.0.html

rmason 14y ago

I've spent twenty years in the fertilizer business and written software for both fertilizer and seed businesses. The amount they're charging would be reasonable if the software integrated with the fertilizer dealer and/or farm consultants software. Very few farmers in Michigan bypass the dealer for services. In the short planting season both the farmer and his dealer need to be working together closely as a team. If FarmLogs made that easy they'd have fertilizer dealers as unpaid salespeople similar to the way accountants convinced their small business clients to start using Quickbooks.

FarmAtHand 14y ago

This is Himanshu one of the co-founders of Farm At Hand. We are constantly working on improving existing features and adding new features. We appreciate the feedback and are here to talk to our customers any time they would like. As my co-founder is also a farmer she understands the importance of personal interactions with our users. Feel free to contact me at any time. My email is Himanshu(at)farmathand(dot)com

ahelwer 14y ago
Sure! You might be the one my brother-in-law talked to. He says he met you at Manitoba Ag Days. Were you there?
- FarmAtHand 14y ago
  I definitely was. It was a great trade show. Please let your brother-in-law (and anyone else) know that we are always looking to speak with farmers. We're always look to learn about what new feature might make their work easier. Feel free to contact me at any time!