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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Agriculture
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Farm Monitoring & Precision Farming Inventory Management
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	Jack Phillips, owner and manager of J F Phillips Farms, needed a farm record keeping platform that allows him to keep track of everything that happens on his farm. He wanted a system that would not offer seed, chemical and fertilizer companies or equipment suppliers any kind of transparency into his data, so they could use this data to his disadvantage. The challenge was to find a system that would meet these requirements and help him manage the many moving parts of his operation. Read More
About Customer	Jack Phillips is a fifth-generation farmer in Holly Bluff, MS. On his 7,000 acres of land, of which 85% is irrigated, Jack mainly grows corn, cotton and soybeans with some rice, wheat and peanuts mixed in, depending on commodity prices and rotational demands. Jack had not planned to become a farmer but, fresh out of college back in 2010, he realized that some exciting new technologies were about to change agriculture and so he started his own farming operation. Eight years later, having grown from zero to 7,000 acres, Jack realized that he needed a record keeping system to help streamline his operation. Read More
Solution	Jack's financial advisor, AgKnowledge director Alan Grafton, part of K-Coe Isom, started to work with Agworld, an independent data platform. After seeing the power of the Agworld platform and what it could do on his farm, Jack decided to adopt Agworld as well. The Agworld platform allowed Jack and his employees to record data as soon as it happens, which helped in tracking things more efficiently. The platform also streamlined job management by putting all the data in the hands of his employees, whenever they needed it. This raised their efficiency and reduced the risk of wrong chemicals getting mixed up or the wrong rates getting applied. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Agriculture

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Farm Monitoring & Precision Farming

Inventory Management

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

Jack Phillips, owner and manager of J F Phillips Farms, needed a farm record keeping platform that allows him to keep track of everything that happens on his farm. He wanted a system that would not offer seed, chemical and fertilizer companies or equipment suppliers any kind of transparency into his data, so they could use this data to his disadvantage. The challenge was to find a system that would meet these requirements and help him manage the many moving parts of his operation.

About Customer

Jack Phillips is a fifth-generation farmer in Holly Bluff, MS. On his 7,000 acres of land, of which 85% is irrigated, Jack mainly grows corn, cotton and soybeans with some rice, wheat and peanuts mixed in, depending on commodity prices and rotational demands. Jack had not planned to become a farmer but, fresh out of college back in 2010, he realized that some exciting new technologies were about to change agriculture and so he started his own farming operation. Eight years later, having grown from zero to 7,000 acres, Jack realized that he needed a record keeping system to help streamline his operation.

Solution

Jack's financial advisor, AgKnowledge director Alan Grafton, part of K-Coe Isom, started to work with Agworld, an independent data platform. After seeing the power of the Agworld platform and what it could do on his farm, Jack decided to adopt Agworld as well. The Agworld platform allowed Jack and his employees to record data as soon as it happens, which helped in tracking things more efficiently. The platform also streamlined job management by putting all the data in the hands of his employees, whenever they needed it. This raised their efficiency and reduced the risk of wrong chemicals getting mixed up or the wrong rates getting applied.

Impact #1	J F Phillips Farms is able to aggregate data on one standardized platform which allows for better tracking of crop inputs and costs, all the way from on-farm delivery to field application.
Impact #2	Jack has been able to become more accurate with his inputs, more careful with exactly where he spends his money and he has gained the ability for good post-season analyses.
Impact #3	Jack is also able to simplify the farms job management, as all his employees now have the right level of data access for whatever job they need to do.

Impact #1

J F Phillips Farms is able to aggregate data on one standardized platform which allows for better tracking of crop inputs and costs, all the way from on-farm delivery to field application.

Impact #2

Jack has been able to become more accurate with his inputs, more careful with exactly where he spends his money and he has gained the ability for good post-season analyses.

Impact #3

Jack is also able to simplify the farms job management, as all his employees now have the right level of data access for whatever job they need to do.

Benefit #1	Growth from zero to 7,000 acres in eight years.

Benefit #1

Growth from zero to 7,000 acres in eight years.

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