Free AgWired App

Chuck Zimmerman

Hey iPhone fans. Today’s release and delivery of the new iPhone 4S makes it a great time to get the free AgWired app. And you Android folks don’t worry. We’ve got you covered too. Sorry Blackberry users. We have felt your pain this last week. So here’s where you can go to join the thousands of people getting AgWired on …

Apps

Initial iOS 5 Thoughts

Chuck Zimmerman

I’ve already been getting questions about Apple new mobile operating system, iOS 5. That’s what happens when you tweet that you’ve got it! Like many people yesterday, I was frustrated getting the update on my iPhone 4. It took about 2 hours to get it downloaded and then I couldn’t get the update installed due to Apple server overload. So …

Apps

Hoosier Ag Today App

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s a new app for your phone. The Hoosier Ag Today app was just announced. I’ve got it on my HTC Thunderbolt. This free application provides farmers with up-to-the-minute market prices, time-sensitive news, and an exclusive Indiana agricultural weather forecast. But what makes the HAT app unique is that farmers can listen to exclusive audio content on their wireless devices. …

Apps, Media

PrecisionEarth Soil Sampling For iPad

Chuck Zimmerman

You might remember PrecisionEarth being introduced at InfoAg this summer. Well it’s now available for your iPad (or other iOS device)! PrecisionEarth makes Soil Sampling Simple, Faster, with less mistakes, and with less paper. Build up the Grower, Farmer, Field information as well as collect new boundaries, grids, and samples all inside PrecisionEarth, even when 3G/WiFi is not available. When …

Apps, Precision Agriculture

Hand To Harvest App From Farm Family

Chuck Zimmerman

If you’ve wondered how you can incorporate an app into your marketing strategy then take a look at Harvest to Hand. This is a unique, functional tool that a lot of people will appreciate. How do you think that makes them feel about the Farm Family Insurance Company that produced it? This screenshot is from my current location on my …

Apps, Food

Milk a Cow With Your iPhone

Chuck Zimmerman

Ever milked a cow? Probably most of you have not. Well now there’s an app for that. In Milk the cow, you have one task… Milk the cow to death! This is the simplest, most ridiculously funny game of 2009. Great for stress relief and surprisingly addictive! Simply squeeze the cow’s breasts and see how many buckets of milk you …

Apps

Farm Progress Show App

Chuck Zimmerman

The 2011 Farm Progress Show is right around the corner and the ZimmComm Team will be on location. We’ve already got the Farm Progress Show app on our iPhones. If you don’t have it yet you should. Track your way around the largest farm show in the United States. Find exhibitors, access category listings and manage your day on the …

Apps, Farm Progress Show, Farm Shows

Soil Sampling With An iPad

Chuck Zimmerman

Precision Earth. Has a nice ring to it doesn’t it. Would you guess it’s an iPad app for soil sampling? Didn’t think so. At the 2011 InfoAg Conference I learned about it when I saw their booth in the trade show. Pictured are Chris Tucker (left), Precision Earth and Aaron Hutchinson, Cogent3D, Inc. holding an iPad showing Precision Earth in …

Agribusiness, Apps, Audio, ZimmCast

InfoAg 2011 Conference App

Chuck Zimmerman

This is the newest app on my iPhone and will be on my Android phone later this morning. It’s the InfoAg 2011 Conference app. The InfoAg 2011 Conference, hosted at Springfield Illinois’ Crowne Plaza, from July 12-14th, is pleased to add a digital Conference Companion available exclusively for the InfoAg 2011 exhibitors and attendees. Designed to supplement the online conference …

Apps, Precision Agriculture