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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] AgSquared Farm Planning Software
  • Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:14:15 +0000

I also ran the demo and was very impressed. I started my IT career as an applications programmer, and have farmed all that time as well.  It looks very professional, and as a farmer, pretty complete.  I’d love to see a mobile app as well, which it sounds as though is on the drawing board. Smart phones, iPod Touches, iPads and other slates, will become more and more important tools.

 

At the SSAWG conference in Chattanooga, in January, I am presenting at a session on record keeping.  I have planned to show my “luddite” method for accounting, and my semi-automated spreadsheet for planning and planting.  I think I will at least tell folks about AgSquared as well.  Its only drawback, which is also one of its strengths, is that when the internet is down (not unlikely in rural areas), unless you have printed copies, your plans are inaccessible, but being “in the cloud” is also so much less expensive. Many businesses are turning to web-based applications for much of their business software.

 

All in all, well done, and I am looking forward to trying it out.

 

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

 

From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of William H Shoemaker
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:02 AM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] AgSquared Farm Planning Software

 

Thanks for sharing this news Deb. I visited their site and ran the demo. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it looked well organized and user friendly. It looks like it could be a powerful tool for market farming. I looked at the profiles of the developers too. They seem sincerely interested in developing this product for this industry for altruistic reasons. I suspect that the initial product may become a platform for other features that could be added on, like marketing, pest management, greenhouse operations, etc. They may be setting it up as for-pay later, but it certainly has value, so that may not be limiting. I’d recommend anyone on this list give it a look.

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops

University of Illinois - Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174

630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610

wshoemak AT illinois.edu


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Deb Taft
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:08 AM
To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] AgSquared Farm Planning Software

 


Hi All.

 

I've been eagerly waiting for the opportunity to talk about this new web-based farm planning software.  I saw a demo at the NOFA Summer conference and have been pestering the developers since.  They've just publicly announced an early winter release and updated their website yesterday.

 

There's a short demo video here:

 

 

The video doesn't begin to show how cool this is going to be!  They've spent tons of time talking to farmers about what they want and need and have been very receptive to my questions and suggestions since August.

 

I don't know of any other software that does everything AgSquared will do.  It's what I would design if I knew anything about designing software!  It beats the hell out of my motley collection of Excel spreadsheets.

 

oh...and it's FREE.

 

Take a look at the demo video and the FAQs.  

 

Warmly,

Deb

Mobius Fields 

Westchester County, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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