Farmhand® Makes Smart Farming Effortless

IOT-enabled Smart Farming

Here at Freight Farms, we’re known for pioneering the world’s first hydroponic container farm, which we have refined over the years to become the leading small-space container farming technology platform. However, none of our farms would be able to achieve their commercial growing capacity without farmhand®.

As the name farmhand® suggests, this is every operator’s sidekick. The mobile and desktop compatible app connects with the farm controller within the Greenery (the farm’s “brain” so to speak) and transfers all the control and data into the palm of your hand. See all the amazing ways to use farmhand® and your farm data to optimize your growing operation:

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Remote monitor & control

Whether your Greenery is located in your backyard, or the next town over, you never have to leave the house to see exactly how things are going in your farm. Farmhand® connects directly with your farm controller, so you can see and control farm functions from anywhere in the world. Remote control applies to all environmental functions (temperature, airflow, humidity, CO2 levels) and timed cycles (water and light).

For the majority of scenarios, the farm controller will automatically control and correct and environmental measures that are outside a pre-determined ‘set-point’. However, farmhand will notify you if any levels go off target. All you need to do is open the app, see what’s going on, and make the necessary adjustments…all without needing to leave the house!

Data & trend analysis

In addition to showing real-time farm data, farmhand® also gives you access to historical data going back several weeks. This data is essential to help you become a better farmer! After a few crop cycles, you can start comparing and contrasting environmental conditions with yields and plant characteristics to see how you can continue to optimize your crops in the future.

Yields

Farmhand® pairs with an IoS compatible smart scale to help you track all your yields in conjunction with the farm data. This is essential data not just for farm operations, but for understanding your business better!

Timelapses

Farmhand® captures more than just numbers and data points! Add web cameras to your farm, and farmhand® will snap a photo every 3 minutes. This is perfect for tracking human activity in the farm, but also a great tool to see plant changes happening in real time.

Industry knowledge

Since our first customers began farming in 2013, we’ve seen an amazing thing happen. All over the world, Freight Farmers are sharing their knowledge and experience with their fellow operators! Farmhand® provides everyone with specific data that they can share about how they managed to improve the quantity and quality of their plants, and as a result the whole community benefits. This, combined with years of research and data capturing at Freight Farms HQ, has created a huge body of industry knowledge–Freight Farms alone has over 3 billion data points from over the years.

Troubleshooting & tech support

At the end of the day, farmhand® is as much of a tool for us at Freight Farms as it is for our customers. With your permission, members of our Client Services team can use farmhand to virtually “see” into your farm, which can be incredibly helpful when it comes to troubleshooting or tech support.

Interested in learning more about farmhand®?

Check out our 8-minute demo video! Client Services Director David Harris walks you through the software’s main features using live data from the Greenery at Freight Farms HQ.