Guidance Software for the Pocket PC – Guide Mate

The Guidance, or Guide Mate, module of Site Mate adds an on-screen light-bar to Farm Site Mate. Guide Mate is the first product to provide an affordable guidance solution that works on industry standard Pocket PCs. Guide Mate was developed by Raven Industries based on years of experience in the GPS guidance market. Guide Mate provides an easy-to-follow, on-screen light-bar and steering needle. Guide Mate is fully integrated with Site Mate so users can quickly flip between the light-bar display of Guide Mate and a coverage map generated with Site Mate.

Guide Mate Features:
Easy to follow “driver friendly” guidance screen with a lightbar and intuitive steering needle.
Swath patterns include Straight A-B, Contour Fixed, Contour 0 Button, Contour 1 Button, Contour 2 Button, C Clamp, Headlands Separate, Headlands Combined, Headlands *2 Separate, Headlands *2 Combined, Spiral, One Step, Seed, Headlands Contour, Headlands *2 Contour, Last Pass, and Pivot.
Headlands alert feature offers audible noise when approaching headlands.
Works with any GPS receiver that outputs NMEA 0183 (note that 4 Hz or higher output is recommended for best results).
Micro Guide can be added for additional guidance support.
No Raven external lightbar required.
Can be used in conjunction with Raven lightbars with options to control the lightbar. All settings entered on Guide Mate will automatically configure the settings for the external Raven lightbar.
Log an unlimited number of attributes along with coverage data.|
All data is logged in Site Mate in industry standard ArcView Shape Files.
Integrates with Trac Mate for crop record-keeping on-the-go.

Guide Mate Auto Steer (add-on)
Guide Mate Auto Steer provides a simple, integrated solution for GPS mapping, guidance and auto-steering. Guide Mate Auto Steer works with the Raven SmarTrax and QuickTrax systems to provide an integrated auto-steering solution. Guide Mate Auto Steer works with Site Mate (required) to provide GPS mapping along with automatic steering. Users can also add field records by adding Trac Mate.

Guide Mate Requirements:
Pocket PC (such as the Compaq or HP iPAQ), Windows CE, or any laptop running Windows 98 or higher.
4 Hz (recommended) or higher GPS receiver.
Requires Site Mate Basic for viewing coverage maps. Upgrade Site Mate Basic to Site Mate Scouting or Site Mate VRA to log application rates from a wide range of controllers. Site Mate VRA also provides the ability to load a prescription map and to vary product application.

Field Record Keeping Software for the Pocket PC – Trac Mate

Farm Trac Mate

If you are looking to save time in the field entering important crop records, then Farm Trac Mate is your answer. Enjoy the convenience of taking the handheld device to the field to enter valuable information about supply usage, equipment hours, field and weather conditions, notes, or yield. To make things easier, Farm Trac Mate has the ability to load “work orders” from the Farm Works desktop computer, so crop records can be entered faster with fewer steps. The latest enhancement to the Farm Trac Mate program is the ability to integrate Farm Site Mate. By integrating these two software programs, growers can now create production maps that are tied to field records. Tillage, planting, chemical, fertilizer, and harvest records can now be linked to GPS maps that show exactly where the operations have been performed.

Trac Mate Features:

Trac Mate Features:

Gives you a portable data-entry solution for field records.

Integrates with Farm Trac or Site Pro to provide you with a complete field and chemical record-keeping package.

Plug your handheld device with Windows CE or Pocket PC into your desktop computer to download information such as work orders, fields, equipment, personnel, and supply names from Farm Trac or Site Pro into Trac Mate. When you are finished with Trac Mate, simply plug it into your desktop computer again and all of your field and chemical records in Farm Trac or Site Pro are completely updated.

Includes an easy to use “Setup Wizard” for adding items such as fields, personnel, equipment, and supplies that were not previously set up in Farm Trac or Site Pro.

The “Map” tab displays a map of the field boundary. This allows the user to view a coverage map along with the boundary. The map tab will also display current acres covered.

Keep track of hours worked in each field. Simply start running the time clock in Trac Mate by clicking on “Go“. When finished, click on “Stop” and Trac Mate will compute the hours that each person worked in the field.

Use the on-screen keyboard, or the hand-writing features of Pocket PCs for writing your information on the screen. Trac Mate has been designed to minimize the amount of required data entry. Most information is entered by selecting items with a stylus from a list of choices.

Keeping track of equipment tach hours has never been easier. When you first start using Trac Mate, enter the starting tach hours on each piece of equipment. When you are finished in a field, enter the ending tach hours. Trac Mate will then carry the ending tach hours to the next field.

Quickly enter the quantity of each supply used in each field. Supplies can easily be added on the go.

Enter field and weather conditions for chemical reporting.

Trac Mate provides a flexible Notes area where you can enter miscellaneous field information such as notes about broken tiling, weed or insect problems, or anything that you desire.

Enter scale tickets or quantity harvested for each field.

Utilizes “work orders”, created as Crop Plans with programs such as Farm Trac or Site Pro, to make crop record-keeping quicker and easier. Users in the field can select a field and work order as well as see a summary of what needs to be completed.

Multiple licensed copies of Trac Mate can gather field records and download data into a single Farm Trac or Site Pro.

Use Tank Mixes to keep track of product applied to fields.

Farm Accounting with Farm Funds

       Farm Funds

Farm Funds is the only farm accounting program that fully integrates with field records (Farm Trac), herd management records (Farm Stock), and mapping (Farm Site). Do you know your cost per acre? What is your cost per pound of livestock? Farm Funds offers easy enterprising per field, livestock group, machine, or structure while still maintaining the records you need for tax purposes. Eliminate the stress by keeping your receipts in the shoebox and let Farm Funds create the tax reports you need.

Farm Funds Features:
Double entry accounting for both cash and accrual books.
Integrates with Farm Trac to keep accounting records at the same time as keeping field histories, herd notations, and chemical records.
Up-to-date inventory tracking.
Profitability of each field and herd of animals is automatically calculated.
Supports detailed cost records for equipment.
Full payroll system calculates federal, FICA, and most state withholdings.
No monthly closings required and year-end is simple.
Records animal weights and feedings to calculate feed conversion and cost per pound gained for each livestock group.
Tax schedule area allows you to create reports to make tax preparation easy.
Generate market value balance sheets.
Includes budgeted cash flows.
Keeps family living costs separate from farm costs.
Full check-recording system. Includes interactive check register for easy editing and printing of transactions.
Predefined accounts and financial statement formats are available that can easily be modified to reduce setup time.
Depreciation amounts for equipment, structures, land improvements, and livestock can be entered.
Farm Funds Requirements:
Farm Trac

Field Record Keeping Software – Agribusiness

   

Farm Trac

Farm Trac is the most complete field record-keeping software program available on the market today. With over 25,000 copies of Farm Trac sold in the U.S. and around the world, it is a program of great flexibility and value for any farmer. This program enables you to quickly retrieve critical planting information or the yield for a particular variety. If you ever encounter a visit from the EPA, Farm Trac will easily print chemical reports with important labeling information. It is also the only field record-keeping program that integrates into other software solutions, such as accounting (Farm Funds), mapping (Farm Site), or detailed livestock records (Farm Stock). This is what makes Farm Trac unique and the leader in field record-keeping software.

Farm Trac Features:
Easy to use Farm/Field/Job Tree allows quick access to field names for viewing and printing of field records.
Note tillage practices, fertilizer and seed rates, herbicide use, crop yields, and weather conditions.
Keep detailed records on equipment such as service interval, serial numbers, and burn rate of fuel.
Record, sort, and print restricted chemical usage. All reports are EPA approved.
Track inputs, production, and crop rotation information.
Ability to create EPA required Pesticide Application Schedules that conform to Worker Protection Standards.
Print enterprise statements on a per field basis to view costs and profitability.
Create work orders and download them into Farm Trac Mate.
Download supplies, such as seed or chemicals, from the Internet with EPA number and other important labeling information (additional fee).
Select nutrients for fertilizers from a drop-down list with set up automatically completed.
Import pictures of equipment, personnel, and fields from a digital camera.
Customize reports to fit your needs.
Enter future planning records for product ordering, equipment usage, and employee allocation.
Create invoices for custom farming or other jobs.
Set up tank mixes and keep track of the individual supplies that are used in each mix.
Available in 16 languages.
Request more information and prices to: info@farmworks.com.ar

Farmworks Argentina

Farmworks Software Inc., USA (www.farmworks.com) has an official dealer/distributor for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru.

For technical information about Farmworks Software Products please write to    info@farmworks.com.ar