Monitoring tools

There are a lot of monitoring tools on the market, paying or free. Some are very broad, others very specific. Here you find some tools that are meaningful for secection, implementation or follow-up of the FAB measure.

Bee-Steward

BEE-STEWARD is a computer program of virtual bees in digital landscapes that can be used to predict the effects of different land management on pollinator survival and pollination rates.

Pollination Mapper

This web-based decision-support tool for crop planning allows farmers to visualize the impacts of improved pollination measures. The app evaluates the quality of wild bee habitat near the area of interest (fields) based on several data sets. The tool uses that information to develop an index of visitation to the target crop field.

 

Fieldmargin: Simple farm management

A modern, easy to use farming app that lets you keep track of everything that happens on your farm in one place. Map fields, plan work and record observations. All shared with your team so everyone stays up to date.

Flora Incognita

The Flora Incognita App enables you to identify the plants of Europe automatically quickly, easily and accurately. The identification process is intuitive: take a picture of the flower and the leaf with camera of your smartphone.

PlantNet: Plant identification

An application that allows you to identify plants simply by photographing them with your smartphone. PlantNet allows you to identify and better understand all kinds of plants living in nature: flowering plants, trees, grasses, conifers, ferns, vines, wild salads or cacti.

You can find the app in the GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

iNaturalist

Help to identify insects, plants and animals around you to record and share with a global network. The app was developed by California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.

You can find the app in the GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

OneSoil Scouting

A free app that enables satellite farm monitoring and geo-located information tagging to support the tracking and management of crop condition and potential problem areas.

You can find the app in the GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

Plantix

The app is an automated disease and pest identification software. Requiring a picture from a smartphone the app will attempt to diagnose the problem in seconds.

You can find the app in the GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

Integrated pest management plan

The tool helps growers develop an integrated pest management plan for decision support to identify and improve activity, demonstrate good practice and improve stewardship in retaining crop protection products.

Check it out tool

The tool has been designed to help farmers and sprayer operators review and improve spraying practices and so reduce the risk of pesticides reaching water. There are 22 questions across four sections, and it should take no more than 20 minutes to complete.

WaterAware

The app forecasts risk of movement of selected active ingredients from soil to water courses based on prevailing and predicted weather conditions, soil moisture deficit and soil type. It is designed to act as a decision support tool for those applying active ingredients associated with water pollution.

You can find the app in the GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

HydroColor: Water Quality

HydroColor is a water quality application that uses a smartphone ' s digital camera to determine the reflectance of natural water bodies.

You can find this app in the GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

Count & record Earthworms

There are up to 10 common earthworm species in agricultural soils and these can be grouped into three ecological groups – epigeic, endogeic and anecic. This publication explain how each group has a unique and important function and give top tips on how identify and count each type of earthworm.

Soilapp

SOILapp allows you to collect, visualize and share observations of soil quality using spade-test method. The spade-test is a widely used, qualitative method for performing the observation of soil conditions. It gives the observer information on soil fertility and on mechanical operations effects on its structure. 

You will find the app in the GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

mySoil

mySoil gives you access to a comprehensive European soil properties map within a single app. Discover what lies beneath your feet and help us to build a community dataset by submitting your own soil information.

The Farm Crap App

The app allows the farming community to appreciate the nutritive and economic value of livestock manures.

Cool Farm Tool

The Cool Farm Tool quantifies on-farm greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon sequestration. Taking just 10-15 minutes to get a rough estimate, the tool will stimulate thinking by showing hotspots and helping to develop action plans.

Bodembox

With this tool you can see the effect of a range of farm management measures on several soil parameters. Also the financial side is handled. (Dutch)