Here’s a list of popular software used in agricultural engineering for various purposes like farm management, design, irrigation planning, and precision agriculture:
1. Farm Management Software
- Trimble Ag Software – Precision agriculture and farm management.
- John Deere Operations Center – Equipment monitoring and field analysis.
- Ag Leader AgFiniti – Farm data management and analysis.
- Granular – Farm planning, budgeting, and operational management.
- FarmLogs – Field monitoring, yield tracking, and cost analysis.
- Climate FieldView – Field data visualization and predictive modeling.
2. Irrigation and Water Management
- IrriCAD – Irrigation design and layout planning.
- HydroCalc – Hydraulic calculations for irrigation systems.
- AquaCrop – Crop water productivity modeling (developed by FAO).
- CropWat – Irrigation requirements and scheduling (by FAO).
3. Soil and Land Analysis
- LandPKS – Soil and land potential analysis.
- SMap – Soil mapping and characterization.
- Soil Data Mart – Soil surveys and geospatial data.
4. Machinery and Equipment Design
- SolidWorks – 3D modeling for machinery design.
- AutoCAD – Design and drafting for agricultural equipment and structures.
- Fusion 360 – CAD for prototyping and designing farm tools.
5. Precision Agriculture
- Agisoft Metashape – Drone-based field mapping.
- Pix4Dfields – Field mapping and crop health analysis.
- QGIS with Agri-Plugins – Open-source GIS for precision farming.
- Sentera FieldAgent – Crop scouting and analysis using drone imagery.
6. Livestock Management
- CattleMax – Cattle record-keeping and management.
- PigCHAMP – Swine production management.
- DairyComp 305 – Dairy herd management.
7. Environmental and Climate Analysis
- WEPP (Water Erosion Prediction Project) – Soil erosion prediction.
- SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) – Watershed modeling and management.
- AERMOD – Air quality modeling for agricultural environments.
8. Crop Modeling and Yield Prediction
RHEM (Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model) – Rangeland management and erosion prediction.
DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer) – Crop modeling and yield forecasting.
APSIM (Agricultural Production Systems Simulator) – Crop simulation and management strategies.
