This document discusses Android apps for agriculture. It begins by defining what an app is and listing some common mobile operating systems like Android, Blackberry, iPhone, and Windows Phone. It then highlights several example agriculture apps, including apps for machinery sizing, tank mix calculation, real-time commodity pricing, GPS measurement, farm news/weather, weed identification, integrated pest management, and soil surveys. The document encourages sharing other useful agriculture apps and suggestions for app development. It concludes by describing an Extension program aimed at increasing farm technology use and digital monitoring through electronic apps and devices.

1. Android Apps for Ag
John Nowatzki
Extension Ag Machine Systems Specialist

2. Apps for Agriculture
What is an App?
Terms and Definitions
Apps for Agriculture
Share Your Apps
What Else is Needed

3. What is an App?
• App is an abbreviation for application.
• App is a software application designed for use on cell
phones
• Generally require a data plan

4. Strange Terms
• Android - Open Handset
Alliance (Google), 2005.
Android OS
• Blackberry - Canadian
Research In Motion (RIM),
1999. Proprietary OS.
• iPhone – Apple, 2007.
Apple OS
• Windows Phone –
Microsoft, 2011. Mobile OS

5. Some Apps for Agriculture
• Level
• Target Date:

6. Some Apps for Agriculture
• Machinery Sizing:
• Tank Mix Calculator:

7. Some Apps for Agriculture
• Real Calc
• GPS Measure:

8. Some Apps for Agriculture
• Farm Futures:
• Noxious Weeds of SD

9. Some Apps for Agriculture
• IPM Guide:
• NRCS Soil Survey:

10. Some Apps for Agriculture
• Growing Degree Days:
• Endomondo:

11. Share Your Apps
• Your Favorite Apps
• Suggestions for Other Apps to be Developed

12. Extension Electronic Technologies Pilot Program
• Increased decision making and farm management
through use of electronic technologies by ND farmers.
• Increased sharing of electronic technology applications
among ND farmers.
• Increased use of digital monitoring devices in
agricultural production.

13. Questions - Comments
Office 701-231-8213 Cell 701-261-9842
John.Nowatzki@ndsu.edu
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery