5 'Calf Apps' For the Clinic and The Farm

Technology in the clinic and on the farm can come in really handy. Apps are just one of the tools you can use.
Technology in the clinic and on the farm can come in really handy. Apps are just one of the tools you can use.
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How many apps do you currently have on your smartphone? The answer is probably more than you think. The average person has 80 apps downloaded on their mobile device and uses approximately 20 of them each month, according to a 2019 study conducted by Statista.

To date, there are more than 1.96 million apps available on the Apple App Store and more than 2.87 million apps up for grabs on Google Play. According to BuildFire, 49% of people open an app 11 plus times each day and the average smartphone owner uses 10 apps per day and 30 apps each month.

Apps are no stranger to managing a business and even a dairy farm. In fact, Shawn Miller with Pagel's Ponderosa in Kewaunee, Wis., has been utilizing technology with his calf manager role for several years.

"Technology makes you think differently and teaches you to approach situations differently," he adds. "A once difficult task now is simple as just a few keystrokes." apps for that

 

 

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