I have been using Growdata for 8 years of my 18 year fruit growing career. Before GrowData, spray diaries were a nightmare, spending up to 2 hours a week filling them in by hand and that's only on 130 acres. Now I'm managing over 300 acres I can do a week’s worth of spray diaries in 10 minutes. I find the program great for ordering chemicals as you know down to the last litre or kg the quantity of chemical you will need for the application. This also includes fertilizer products as well.

One of the major benefits of this program is by a click of a button you can do a "cost/profit report" so you can see which blocks are actually making you money.

As far as Quality Assurance goes, the program fits in with all of the codes. A press of a button and you have a very detailed spray diary report for your supplier.

The program also enables you to bring up any queries or reports you can think of all by a press of a button.

I would like to thank Brian and the team for a simple but effective program that no grower should be without!

We have now been using the Growdata program for over 18months and are commencing our 2nd full season of use.

We are using it to maintain Spray Diary and Inventory records, all Fruit Production records and are utilising the Packhouse Module to manage packout and payment records from Mildura Fruit Company.

The program has met all my expectations and is now an integral part of the operation of my business. I am particularly impressed with the ability to easily manage detailed packout reports from MFC and to comply with Eurepgap requirements for record keeping.

I would like to record my appreciation for the professional approach Jill and Yourself have shown as we have implemented this program and in particular note your commitment to the ongoing development of the Growdata Program.

Alan Whyte

Our aim was to track chemicals and other inputs from purchase to application across multiple vineyards and orchards. The Growdata Orchard and Vineyard program has helped us to achieve this accurately.

Growdata has assisted tirelessly with important changes to our operations to ensure accurate cost recording. Their close interaction and determination to understand our farm practices is testament to this.

Craig Thornton
Farm Manager
Deakin Estates
Red Cliffs

We have found GrowData’s Spray Diary an excellent tool for recording our spray activities and complying with SQF requirements. It’s easy and quick to use and the instruction sheet is easy for our workers to follow.

We use GrowData’s Packing module to record approximately 100 tonnes of cherries, and 100,000 to 120,000 trays of stone fruit. It’s also very easy to use and allows us to record and report on our daily packing activities.

Andrew Smith
Taminick, VIC

It is with great pleasure that I write to recommend the GrowData SOFTWARE Package. In the 14 months that our Farm has been using the system we have found it simple to use and easy to learn.

GrowData Orchard Management System has provided timely and accurate information in all aspects of our production cycle, this information enables far greater management control..

Accessing and retrieving data is simple with grower-oriented reports providing excellent tools for crop/business management as well as reports that meet or exceed any requirement for Food Safety and Quality Control Programs.

Here at Cherry Tree Farms we grow and pack all of our own produce. With this system my staff and I are able to track every step in the production process through to consignment of fruit to the agent. This has enabled me to make informed and accurate decisions.

The Spray Diary is simple enough for anyone to use and I find it more than adequate for recording chemical use information and the Spray Instruction Sheet is clear and concise.

The support that GrowData has provided in establishing our system has been invaluable. Nothing seems to be too much trouble. From the initial training through to fine tuning reports and answering queries of an unusual nature, your service has been prompt and friendly.

Indeed, it is a great credit to you and your company for clients to be treated in such a professional manner.

I recommend GrowData Orchard and Vineyard Management System to prospective clients and would be happy to discuss with them the benefits of this system if they should wish.

John E Goddard
Cherry Tree Farms

We use GrowData to manage our 3 properties, which total approximately 320 ha.

We grow a large variety of apples and pears and have found GrowData’s easy data entry an excellent way to track cost of production on a crop-by-crop and block-by-block basis.

Their spray diary is terrific and produces an excellent job instruction sheet (which is going to make meeting EurepGAP assurance system easier) and also produces an accurate input analyse by crop etc

Q.A. compliance is now a breeze.

The reports are comprehensive and give us the information I need to make good management decisions.

The ability of emailing the data base from one site to another has really given me the chance to compare our different orchards and managers.

Since implementing GrowData we have cut our payroll preparation time by over 50% and most importantly gives us the ability to do day-by-day costing Vs budget if necessarily.

Backup service is first rate. I can confidently recommend GrowData to anybody who wants to get a better grasp of his or her business.

Geoff Karl
General Orchard Manager
Geoffrey Thompson Orchard

The GrowData program has made our record keeping much easier, especially for our approved supplier requirements. It has cut the paper trail to a minimum. The spray diary is easy to use and is also an excellent planning tool.

Michael Smart
Batlow

“Best invention since sliced bread.
I love my GrowData Program”.

John Sfetcopoulos
Shepparton
Vic.

Please keep up the development, and I do also appreciate your dedication to both fixing issues and incorporating industry developments as they arise. The availability on the web of the updates is great, as is the ease of retrieving and installing them. In the 3 years that I have been using GrowData, it (and possibly I) has evolved, from a basic start to comprehensive management tool.

Kind Regards,
Glenn Fahey BE, Grad. Dip. Man.
Brian and the Growdata Team.

Thank you for introducing IMPI Highland to the Growdata system. We use your software extensively on our orchard as well as in our packing shed. So far our packing shed has generated nearly 7000 pallets and 2000 consignment notes without a hitch. It has helped our business grow and greatly reduced the time spent preparing paperwork and managing stock. The volume of fruit the systems handles would be impossible to handle with our old manual system. We will continue to use this system for years to come.

Once again thanks and all the best in the future.

Kind Regards,
Ben Cant,
Packing/Marketing Manager, Impi Highland

I have been using Growdata vineyard and orchard managment systems for the past 2 seasons. With the cost tracking reports I find them to be an excelent managment tool , the program is very quick and easy to use. The spray diary takes seconds to fill in and the instruction sheets are a handy reference. My customers are very happy with the spray reports that I produce with Growdata and my SQF 1000 audits are a lot easier using the Growdata reports.

Scott Petersen Cooltong S.A.

To me, the ability to use GrowData for the simple recording of spray records, to use it as a planning tool for spray programs, and to print off completed programs per block or variety, which can assist in withholding period compliance, and Quality Assurance audits, makes Grow Data value for money for this alone. The good thing is, that Grow Data is much more widely based than this, it is a tool than can be easily used to track and define expenses such pruning, water costs per hectare etc.

So why not check it out?

Ken Gaudion,
Wandin Valley Farms

Our aim was to track chemicals and other inputs from purchase to application across multiple vineyards and orchards. The Growdata Orchard and Vineyard program has helped us to achieve this accurately.

Growdata has assisted tirelessly with important changes to our operations to ensure accurate cost recording. Their close interaction and determination to understand our farm practices is testament to this.

Craig Thornton
Farm Manager
Deakin Estates
Red Cliffs

We at Kenton Hill Vineyards have been using Growdata now for 12 months after switching over from another system.

The Growdata program is an excellent, simple and easy to use program from the spray diary right through to doing the cost and profit at the end of the season.  The instruction sheets for spraying are simple and easy for employees to follow.

When the HACCP auditor comes the whole process is quick and simple as everything he needs to know about our operation is at his disposal.

Thanks to Brian and his team at Growdata for making life in the vineyard that little bit easier.

Shane Hanna
Kenton Hill Vineyards
Gumeracha S.A

I have been using Growdata vineyard and orchard management systems for the past 2 seasons. With the cost tracking reports I find them to be an excellent management tool , the program is very quick and easy to use. The spray diary takes seconds to fill in and the instruction sheets are a handy reference. My customers are very happy with the spray reports that I produce with Growdata and my SQF 1000 audits are a lot easier using the Growdata reports.

Scott Petersen
Cooltong S.A.

It’s fast and easy, allowing instruction sheets to be formulated, the spray diary to be updated and a report to be generated simultaneously.

It takes the complications out of calibrating spray equip for various blocks and canopies which makes sprays more effective and economical.

It gives the operator spray volume details down to the last drop for a block.

Instead of spreadsheets, I have all my vineyard details on hand and can put together a report following a few prompts.

Very responsive company to suggestions and actually had a few changes made after a phone call.

It allows us to see how we can improve efficiencies and quality assurance through record keeping and reports.

Tony Hoare
Hoare Consulting P/L
McLaren Vale S.A.

I had been searching for a number of years for a data recording system or program that would give me the reports I need and want to be able produce.

I had trialed a couple of mapping based programs and found a lot of effort had gone into the mapping side of things but the data recording and reports generated left a lot to be desired.

With the GrowData Vineyard Management System I was pleased to find the program was Microsoft Access based as it meant that my staff were already familiar with the data processing. The reports generated are useful and in a format that can be submitted straight to the winery in the case of the spray diary.

My management team find the program useful with the work instruction sheets for the spray operators for example. The program ties in seamlessly with the GrowData Orchard Management System which we also use.

My compliments go to the team who have always listened to and addressed our concerns and are constantly improving the program.  I have recommended GrowData as a useful tool to members of a Managers Group I belong to and have no hesitation in recommending the program anyone involved in managing a horticultural enterprise.

Geoff Ablett
Managing Director
CENTURY ORCHARDS