This Software Automates Your Farming For You
So you want to get into indoor farming, but not sure where to start? You're not alone. Agriculture is an incredibly tough industry to enter. There's a steep learning curve to the know-how of growing crops (that also varies by species), in addition to the intensely precise practice & method of farming. Light, water, nutrients, plus the correct equipment and machines all add up to how effectively a farmer can grow their harvest. With outdoor agriculture, much of this is out of anyone's control. With indoor agriculture, it could take several tedious years to accrue the correct machines and methodology to become somewhat successful. All of this would be so much faster and more effective if there were software that regulated which elements were needed and the ideal level of each for optimal growth, and integrated these in a "seed to sale" plan to help you and your farm hit the ground rolling. That software now exists in the form of farmhand®.
Farmhand is a cloud-based farm management and automation software suite that detects conditions like pH, ambient temperature, humidity, nutrient levels, and more, all of which can be viewed and controlled from a smartphone or desktop app. It even has in-farm webcams to keep an eye on your operation from afar. (It's like a baby cam for your carrots.) Freight Farms, the company that brought you the Greenery™ S container farm, created the farmhand software to make farming as simple as possible for anyone regardless of background, location, or agriculture experience. Farmhand paired with the Greenery S container farm makes farming easier than ever, and, in turn, makes quality food more accessible.
Existing indoor farms may already use "control software" to regulate temperature, lighting, and other factors in their farms. And many farmers, especially in the cannabis industry, use "seed to sale" programs as a task management tool to track harvests. The beauty of farmhand is that it marries these two into one single software, giving growers the ability to control the environment for crops while simultaneously tracking crop yields, planning growing cycles and future harvests, and maximizing production.
And it has a variety of other valued-added functions. It uses interactive models to visualize crop scheduling. It automatically compares crop yields to determine which settings nurture the healthiest plants. It creates "recipes" that set the farm to an optimal growing mode based on the crop with just the touch of a button. It synthesizes data for comprehensive farm analyses that critically review past operations to optimize future harvests, all so that the farmer can make the best possible decisions for their business.
Now that you understand what farmhand is, it's important to note how its functions and benefits can take your farming to the next level. Farmhand makes it easy to grow consistently so you avoid losses, grow revenue and reduce cost. So for a novice grower, you can have full confidence in your farming capabilities. For an experienced farmer, the ease of control and the consistency and the amount of clarity — due to environmental data combined with crop data — helps you optimize your farm and achieve consistent growth. With farmhand, you can achieve whatever your goals in farming are. Want to grow a business and scale? Farmhand takes the monotonous repetitive tasks away so you can focus on your business. Care about growing nutritious, quality foods? With the level of control farmhand offers, you can achieve that. Farmhand makes it easy to grow nutritious, sustainable produce confidently and consistently anywhere at anytime.
Farmhand can also be used as a learning tool to instruct farmers on how to get the most out of their farming experience with farmhand Academy. The in-app platform features more than 120 lessons and 10 distinct learning paths on topics ranging from basic plant science, to how to grow and harvest your first crops, to understanding the differences between plant disease and nutrient deficiency.
If you want to start farming with the guidance of an expert in your pocket, start container farming with the Greenery S and farmhand today!