5 innovative ways to use IoT in Agriculture

Smart agriculture sensors, Drones, Livestock tracking, Remotely controlled Greenhouses and predictive framework for estimating production rate or farm management software(FMS) are the five major ways by which IoT is applied in agriculture and feedstock management to achieve the objective of maximum yield under minimum cost. 

This article will highlight five farm management software utilized by many farmers for smart monitoring and decision making regarding the crop to be cultivated, location for cultivation, approximate profitability and many other aspects of "smart farming".

Below is the list of well-known FMS which is capable to execute all the events required to make a farm "Smart" like : tasks management and planning, hydro-climatic and environment factors measurements and prediction, information delivery, Crop/Livestock, Inventory and account management, procurement processing, supplier management, location selection ability, monitors yield and profit from the yield, risk management and platform flexibility. In addition to these features the user will also consider the procuring cost, ease of use, customer support and number of features available before he start to use the software.:

1)Agrivi : 

Agrivi farm management software helps you strategy, monitor and analyze all lifestyle on your farm easily. Tillage, planting, crop protection etc. and all other activities are maintained with a few clicks. 

2)Conservis : 

Conservis is a comprehensive, easy-to-use farm management software suite for managing both row and permanent crops by tracking field activities, controlling inventories, understanding costs and analyzing yields.

3)Farmbrite : 

Farmbrite is an easy to use, all-in-one online natural and conventional Farm & Livestock Management Software.Farm Scheduling,Employee Task Management,Equipment Records,Asset Tracking & Logging,Co-op management,Sell your products online are some of the features of this software.

4)Granular : 

"Historical field performance guidance","Crop health data from Pioneer’s global field testing" and "Estimates for land value and expected yields" are the three main features of Granular which is more suitable for commercial farmers.

5)FarmERP

Farm Management Software is implementable for multiple types of users,location and cropping pattern or crops.It has separate modules for "Purchase, Inventory, Production, Post production, Contract farming, Biotech, HR, Accounts, Maps, Quality Control, and Farm analytics".

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