Australia’s leading orchard management software company has just announced a major breakthrough in the way orchardists will manage their spray diary compliance obligations in the future.
GrowData Developments have taken the spray diary—which is the centrepiece of their famous orchard management software—and are making it available to growers for about the same as you would pay for one cup of coffee per week.
For over twelve years GrowData have been selling the full version of their Orchard Management System and many hundreds of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading growers are now dedicated users.
However, there are also a large number of growers looking for a low cost, easy way to manage their quality assurance and food safety obligations, without having to purchase the full cost tracking system.
Cloud based spray diary
The spray diary is cloud based which will provide a huge number of benefits to growers over traditional spread sheets and programs built into their desktop computers.
GrowData have recently moved all their existing clients onto the cloud and the positive reaction from these clients (who are using the full cost tracking version) has been overwhelming.
Cloud benefits
What is the Cloud and why is it better then installing software into your computer in the office?
This is not like some web based programs which tend to be slow and clunky. The cloud is really a very large very powerful server which you connect to remotely. This means that the software being used on the cloud server is exactly the same as the software previously installed into the growers computer and the speed will be as fast as if it was installed on your computer.
Being on the cloud means that you no longer have to deal with technical issues. When you change computers or want to install on multiple computers all you have to do is paste the remote application (app) onto the desktop.
The cloud also means that you can log in from anywhere in the world. Smart phones, iPads and other mobile devices with internet connectivity can also be used. Version upgrades are also done automatically.
GrowData’s Spray Diary
GrowData’s Spray Diary meets all the requirements of international compliance as well as Australian Q.A. and food safety systems including Global Gap and Tesco’s.
There are also a vast number of reports which you can view on screen or download into your computer in PDF format ready for e-mailing if required:
- Fully compliant spray diary reports
- Separate fertiliser and herbicide application reports
- Total cost of spraying—labour, materials and machinery. (Expressed in total dollars and on a per hectare basis).
- The total cost of chemicals broken down into categories—herbicides, fungicides, pesticides
- Chemical inventory reports
- Applications Report detailing the chemicals applied to each block. In detailed format it will show every application including: the name of the chemical, the date applied, the type (fungicide, herbicide etc.), method of application (foliar, dry or fertigation), the rate applied (expressed as either rate per 100 L or rate per ha) total quantity used and dollar value.
- Cost summary (by block, variety or property), giving details of the total quantity of elements applied (N.P.K. etc.) and the total quantity expressed as a per ha. rate
- And many more.
Free trial offer
GrowData are offering a 30 day free trial and a full money back guarantee if you’re not completely satisfied.
Read all about it at: www.spraydiary.com or www.growdata.com.au or e-mail
For information, see Tree Fruit October 2012
