Arable record keeping

[beltbreaker]

What are folks using and why?

I write my own recommendations.

Still using a diary/paper based system for record keeping but looking at Green light grower and the like. As a luddite I want something easy to use, idiot proof which can maintain stock check and be portable on Android which I am told Green light doesn't do??

 

[Chae1]

I use greenlight. It's what agronomists use too. So recommendations are automatically added when they send them.

I enter all information in office. I've tried using I pads etc but prefer a bit of paper when filling sprayer. Same with fertiliser plans.

 

[Brisel]

Gatekeeper, but for admin reasons - consultants etc have access & it adds credibility to the figures. It's also a one stop shop for most of the arable costs, nutrient management plans, mapping, precision farming data, the Sentinel database for spray labels etc. A big headline cost, but it does a lot if you learn what it is capable of.

Spray/fert/drilling sheets are done on paper. It really isn't a problem & I prefer it to 2-3 tablets that get scratched/broken in cabs.

 

[Alex72]

We’re using Geofolia from Landmark.
They bought over Farmdata software which we used cropdata, so we got Geofolia free.
It’s got mapping, stocks control, nutrient budgets, everything really.
Got an app for the phone also. Handy for checking application/sowing dates etc out in the field.
Although I’ve noticed most agronomy companies seem to be going with greenlight for recommendations.

 

[Boysground]

Greenlight for me, used cropwalker before that. Agronomist changed to it a couple of years ago so even better now. I do all the spraying and most of the fertiliser so just plug everything into my phone as i do it. Used to use an ipad but no need these days. It is apple only but you don’t need an internet connection for it to work.

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[Hampton]

Greenlight
Does everything.
Around £345 per year

 

[Boysground]

Only issue i have with greenlight is the nutrient management side doesn’t account for both total and available N. Only really a problem if you use a lot of organic manures and have problems other people are interested in.

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[Davylad]

Quite impressed with Fieldmargin.. no stock module yet ! … phone app excellent…! And it does everything else ..

 

[ajd132]

Green light is ok but they are no longer developing it so I think it will fall by the wayside, I’m not laying all that money for something they don’t improve.
Got a demo of something not yet to market next week which looks very interesting and ‘may’ finally be the answer

 

[tjhooker]

Green light is ok but they are no longer developing it so I think it will fall by the wayside, I’m not laying all that money for something they don’t improve.
Got a demo of something not yet to market next week which looks very interesting and ‘may’ finally be the answer

What have you heard re. Greenlight and where from? Press release? TELUS Ag have only just bought it haven’t they? Why invest then ditch??

 

[Banana Bar]

I get on well with Gatekeeper, expensive, yes but does so much and probably much more than most need. Mapping is it’s only downfall And unfortunately that really is dreadful.

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[ajd132]

What have you heard re. Greenlight and where from? Press release? TELUS Ag have only just bought it haven’t they? Why invest then ditch??

I actually can’t remember, I heard it from numerous sources. I will try and work out where I heard it from tomorrow. I’m sure there was a press release or something.

the last update was on 6.1.23, prior to that they were fairly regular. Go onto help then scroll down and release notes. Pretty convinced they have stopped support of it.

 

[T Hectares]

Gatekeeper here, Sentinel is great for writing recs, the Analysis is good
Paper recs in cabs

But as above the mapping is horrendous

 

[ajd132]

Gatekeeper here, Sentinel is great for writing recs, the Analysis is good
Paper recs in cabs

But as above the mapping is horrendous

I last used it about 4 years ago? Has it changed? It used to drive me mental.

 

[Midnight plough boy]

Omnia Easyplan when launched in the Summer will be worth a serious look, especially as funding is being withdrawn for Greenlight and Gatekeeper is still not cloud based

 

[tjhooker]

Omnia Easyplan when launched in the Summer will be worth a serious look, especially as funding is being withdrawn for Greenlight and Gatekeeper is still not cloud based

Heard good things about Omnia. I still can’t find any info / releases on Greenlight being withdrawn??!

 

[T Hectares]

I last used it about 4 years ago? Has it changed? It used to drive me mental.

That’s the problem, the mapping is the same as when you last used it
It’s very poor they haven’t made it more user friendly

 

[ajd132]

Omnia Easyplan when launched in the Summer will be worth a serious look, especially as funding is being withdrawn for Greenlight and Gatekeeper is still not cloud based

Yes, I’ve got a demo of it soon. Sounds very good.

 

[ajd132]

That’s the problem, the mapping is the same as when you last used it
It’s very poor they haven’t made it more user friendly

I have nightmares about that mapping.

 

[Boysground]

Heard good things about Omnia. I still can’t find any info / releases on Greenlight being withdrawn??!

I am the same, looked but not found anything about greenlight and funding.

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