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Developed especially for the fruit and vegetable industry, the Canadian-made crop management software platform Croptracker is used by growers, associations, and cooperations of all sizes. The platform schedules and tracks chemical usage, monitors employees and harvest on site, cuts operational costs associated with creating GAP reports and auditing, enhances traceability, and provides data so operators can make more informed decisions. As 2018 draws to a close, we look back on a particularly exciting year for the team with great implications for users.
This year saw Croptracker receiving two grants to support new innovative product development. The first, funded by Bioenterprise Corporation and Innovation Guelph, will support the development of an offline mode for growers without or with limited digital coverage. The second, provided by the Canadian government, will support the development of a Harvest Quality Vision system which allow growers to instantly identify discrepancies in bins of fruit before they are packed. Both features are expected to launch in early 2019.
Croptracker also had the privilege of beginning to collaborate with Mr. Craig Hunter. A global authority on crop protection, the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association's 2018 Award of Merit winner is the longest-serving member of the Ontario Pesticide Advisory Committee, an active member of the NAFTA Growers' Network, and was a driving force behind the Ontario Pesticide Education Program. Croptracker is excited to work with Mr. Hunter in better serving the chemical use and traceability needs of its users.
The company is rapidly expanding globally and is pleased to announce the implementation of its software by Mr Apple, New Zealand’s largest apple producer and exporter, after a successful pilot trial earlier this year. The deal marks Croptracker's biggest project to date as well as its first in the Oceanic region.
Despite its international appeal, Croptracker’s development team stays true to its Canadian roots and collaborates often with growers and the grower associations to constantly improve the platform. It’s a time-honoured tradition for Croptracker, which has been developed on a foundation of grower insights since 2006.
If you'd like to learn more about Croptracker, visit www.croptracker.com or give us a call at 1-800-903-1492. We look forward to helping you grow safer, more efficiently, and more profitably.