The app includes profit analyzer, local and best cash prices, pinpointed weather and many additional features to help growers make more informed profitability decisions anytime, anywhere.

According to the company, app features include:

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  • Local and best cash prices: Cash prices are pulled from more than 5,000 locations across the country for spot and forward contract prices in the farmer’s area. The best cash price is then determined by calculating trucking costs per mile and factoring in storage costs.
  • Risk management: Profit Analyzer allows the farmer to assess his risk management plan and test “what if” scenarios that take into consideration crop insurance, input cost, price and yield variables to see the profit impact his farming operation.
  • Pinpointed weather: Personalized weather provides farmers with precipitation, radar, temperature, wind speed and direction, growing degree days and soil conditions for his farm and field locations. Local, regional and national weather maps provide forecasts and conditions to help farmers stay apprised as to what is occurring across the country.
  • Markets: Market details and charts provide futures, options, stocks, grains livestock, energies and much more to keep farmers informed as the market changes.
  • Commentary: Agricultural commentary helps the busy farmer on the go stay informed.  FG

—From Growers Edge news release