Production Management Computer Software

Examples and Lists

The following list was compiled for the 2008 Adult Agriculture Summer Inservice Workshop. All links and information were checked as of July 1, 2008. If you would like to add any information to this list for your peers, please let us know.

Questions about this listing should be directed to John Travlos, Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri. He can be reached via e-mail at travlosj@missouri.edu; by phone at 573-882-4827; or at his office 325 Mumford Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.

Cattle Software

• Cow/Calf by Red Wing Software
  http://www.redwingsoftware.com/rwssn/?Page=39
  $295 - 695
  different versions available
  demo available

• Cow Sense - Herd Management Software
  http://www.midwestmicro.com/
  $175 - 495
  different versions available
  pasture management module available
  demo available

• CattleMax
  http://www.cattlemax.com/
  $125 - 245 commercial cattle $295-495 registered cattle
  academic discounts
  demo available

• EZ Ranch Cattle Management Software
  http://www.ez-ranch.com/index.html
  $125 - 325
  primarily for tracking income & expenses
  demo available

• CattlePro
  http://www.cattlepro.com/
  $195 - 849
  different versions - small commercial herds to large registered herds
  versions available for thoroughbreds, hogs, sheep, goats, elk

• CattleWorks
  http://www.cattleworks.com/
  $74.95
  demo available

• Farm Files Livestock
  http://www.farmfiles.com/livestock.html
  $200
  demo available

• Cattle Traq
  http://www.cattle-traq.com/
  Management system using RFID technology to track each animal in a herd.
  Based on herd health information needs.

• Cattleman's Assistant
  http://www.rainiermystsoftware.com/cattle.htm
  $199.95
  for commercial and registered herds
  demo available

• Farm Wizard
  http://www.farmwizard.com/public/main.aspx
  annual fee
  dairy and beef cattle versions
  web hosted software solution
  (based in UK)

Livestock Software

• Lion Edge Technologies
  http://www.lionedge.com
  Ranch Manager Software: $100/module for desktop, $200/module for desktop & pocket versions (Pocket runs on windows mobile & palm PDA’s)
  cattle, sheep, goats, equine, wildlife, camelid and canine editions (Livestock Edition combines editions)
  demo available, windows and mac os operating systems

• MDI Livestock Management Software
  http://www.magnumdigital.com/
  $249 - $399 depending on version
  cow/calf, sheep, goats, equine, deer, swine, dairy goats
  demos available

• Herd Management 2000
  http://www.firststepsoftware.com/
  $249/cattle or bison edition $325/equine edition
  equine, cattle, bison
  demos available

• StocKeeper '03
  http://www.herd-pro.com/
  $495 - $995 depending on size of operation
  also has software lease options or annual maintenance fees
  developed for dairy and beef, but has features for sheep and goats
  demos available

• Agritec Herd Management Software
  http://www.agritecsoft.com/en/
  $75 - $498 depending on size of operation and type of livestock
  dairy and beef, sheep and goats, swine, rabbits
  demos available

Crop Software

• MapShots
  http://www.mapshots.com/default.asp
  $995 for "farm edition" (some modules require annual fee)
  EASi Suite, EASi Grain, EASi Rx, Pocket Crops
  Other tools available
  demo available

• 'My Field' Crop Records
  http://www.farmbiz.com/my_field.htm
  $295

• Farm Files Crops
  http://www.farmfiles.com/crops.html
  $200
  demo available

• Farm Notes
  http://www.farmnotes.com/
  $329
  comes with pocket record keeper (paper)

• AG Connections
  http://www.agconnections.com/
  web based system

Integrated Farm Software

• Farm Business Software Systems, Inc.
  http://www.fbssystems.com/html/products.html
  Priced by modules
  Crop Audit Plus, SSToolbox, eClipse, Smart Breeder, Smart Feeder, Pigwings, accounting
  Other tools available
  educators should call about special pricing for educational needs
  demos available

• Farm Works Software
  http://www.farmworks.com/
  Priced by modules
  Farm Trac, Farm Stock, Farm Site, Site Pro, accounting
  Other tools available
  demos available

• Vertical Solutions, Inc.
  http://www.easyfarm.com/
  Priced by modules
  Crop and Field, Cattle Manager, "Lite" versions, accounting
  demos available

Ag Software Lists

• Crop and Field Management Software
  http://cdp.wisc.edu/crop_software.htm

• Field Record Keeping, GIS and Mapping Technologies for Crop Production
  http://geospatial.osu.edu/resources/cropsoftware.html

• The Cattle Pages - Software Listing
  http://www.cattlepages.com/services/computer.asp

• Capterra Agriculture Software Directory
  http://www.capterra.com/agriculture-software

The Free Stuff

• AgEBB File Sharing - University & User Developed Tools
  http://agebb.missouri.edu/download/index.htm

• Center for Dairy Profitability - Decision Making Tools
  http://cdp.wisc.edu/Decision%20Making%20Tools.htm
  not just for dairymen

• Farmdoc FAST Tools
  http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/fasttools/index.asp

• Ag Decision Maker - Decision Tools
  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/decisionaids.html

• Ag Manager.Info
  http://www.agmanager.info/default.asp

• Missouri Beef Resource Guide - Decision Tools
  http://agebb.missouri.edu/beef/tools/index.htm

• OSU Animal Science Extension Computer Software
  http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/software/

• Software Downloads - Crop, Production, Finance, & Marketing
  http://www.montana.edu/wwwextec/cropdownloads.html

• University of Minnesota Extension - Agriculture Topics
  http://www.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=4

• Arkansas Computer Programs
  http://www.aragriculture.org/computer_programs/default.htm