# Profitability Assessment of Precision Agriculture Applications--A Step Forward in Farm Management
### State of the Art
It incorporates add-in applications for specific works (e.g., Satamp for satellite image display) ([[https://www.agworld.com/us/](https://www.agworld.com/us/)]([https://www.agworld.com/us/](https://www.agworld.com/us/)) (accessed on 11 August 2023));
* Taranis, a platform using artificial intelligence (AI)-driven image analysis, combines high-resolution aerial imagery and field-level weather data to detect and predict pest and disease issues, thus enabling farmers to make proactive decisions ([[https://www.taranis.com/](https://www.taranis.com/)]([https://www.taranis.com/](https://www.taranis.com/)) (accessed on 11 August 2023));
* Trimble, a platform offering a range of precision agriculture solutions, mostly oriented to equipment and automation, including guidance and steering systems, flow and application control, yield monitoring, and water management tools([[https://agriculture.trimble.com/en/products/software/trimble-agriculture-software](https://agriculture.trimble.com/en/products/software/trimble-agriculture-software)]([https://agriculture.trimble.com/en/products/software/trimble-agriculture-software](https://agriculture.trimble.com/en/products/software/trimble-agriculture-software)) (accessed on 11 August 2023));
* Sentera, a platform that integrates drone and satellite imagery with sensor data, enables farmers to monitor plant health, track growth, and identify potential issues ([[https://sentera.com/](https://sentera.com/)]([https://sentera.com/](https://sentera.com/)) (accessed on 11 August 2023));
* John Deere Operations Center, a web-based platform that helps farmers track equipment, manage field data, and analyze agronomic information to optimize their operations ([[https://operationscenter.deere.com/](https://operationscenter.deere.com/)]([https://operationscenter.deere.com/](https://operationscenter.deere.com/)) (accessed on 11 August 2023));
* Topcon Agriculture, a suite of visualization and decision-making tools including auto-steering systems, variable rate control, yield monitoring, and farm management software ([[https://tap.topcongriculture.com/](https://tap.topcongriculture.com/)]([https://tap.topcongriculture.com/](https://tap.topcongriculture.com/)) (accessed on 11 August 2023));
* Raven Industries provides automations like guidance and steering systems, application controls, and field computers to help farmers optimize their operations ([[https://ravenind.com/](https://ravenind.com/)]([https://ravenind.com/](https://ravenind.com/)) (accessed on 11 August 2023)). Most of the above commercial solutions, although quite technologically advanced, respond only partially or even inadequately to the need for integrated site-specific management within the framework of precision agriculture case studies. Moreover, economic records stored in the database (if they even exist) are not always effectively linked to relevant precision farming data, or if they are, the platform leaves the user alone to carry out the analysis or make the decisions. Therefore, in all cases, there is a gap between available data, decision-making on site-specific applications, and their economic evaluation. To bridge this gap between farm management and precision agriculture applications, two Greek enterprises, Agrostis and Ecodevelopment, cooperated in 2022 to incorporate a site-specific fertilization service (namely PreFer) into a pre-existing Farm Management Information System (FMIS) (namely ifarma) [9]. The ifarma platform was introduced to the Greek market in 2014 by Agrostis, as a cloud-based farm management information system (FMIS). The data model of ifarma integrates all information relevant to a farm, such as fields and land parcels, crops, farming activities on fields, and inputs and resources used to plan and execute these activities. This data model organizes the information in a hierarchical manner, with the farm at the top. Today, ifarma is a well-known trademark recognized as the best farm management software for agricultural holdings in Greece [11].