IT'S three years since Midlands woolgrower James McShane decided to make a smartphone app on which he could record all his farm records and was smart enough to know the details of his livestock and crops.
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Mr McShane said that he could now, at a push of a button, see what he had on his farm, how much livestock he had, where they were and what treatments they had received.
"It is an app that now allows farmers to run quick calculations to assess productivity and therefore plan for future production," Mr McShane said.
"Best mate Tim Bendall jumped at the idea of programming for such an exciting and challenging project and, over the last three years, we have been developing and testing farmware on-farm, with the help of testers across Australia.
"Extensive field testing has been a very important part of the process, because we needed to be confident that the app is relevant and useful out on the farm where it's needed most."
Mr McShane said that the app, available through the farmware website, had enjoyed a good reception from users across the country and internationally.
"Once users enter details of their paddocks, crops and livestock, they can make a good judgment on how farmware will perform for their business," Mr McShane said.
"Farmware is best suited to mixed farming operations of varying sizes - it's been an exciting process making an app that I want to use and encouraging to get such positive feedback from other farmers who are experiencing the same benefits to their farming businesses."
