Farmmee App Adds New Provider Category

Des Moines, IA, March 28, 2023 – Just in time for planting season, Farmmee, the app

that is helping farms work, has added welding to its farmer and service provider

categories, bringing the types of services offered to 25. Examples of other categories

include baling, custom field work, dozing, drone services and various types of tillage.

The app, available in Android and iOS versions, is easy to use and the perfect tool for

finding expert farm help and for providing professional farm and ranch services. There

are two user categories: farmer and provider. Users can be both if desired. Using a

menu, farmers can list jobs they want help with, such as planting, harvesting, hauling

cattle, baling hay, trucking and others, including farm hands.

Service providers can list the services they offer, such as spreading manure, hauling

hay, agronomy, welding and other types of services.

Once a farmer selects a service, Farmmee finds providers using ZIP codes and

counties as locators so providers will know where a job is located. Farmers mark their

fields so providers can validate the location for their ability to deliver services to them

before offering a quote.

“As planting takes off, we’re seeing more downloads and requests for professional farm

help, as well as general labor,” Molly Woodruff, CEO and farmer, says. “Farmmee lets

farmers know immediately what type of service providers are nearby.

“We’re open to input, too,” she adds. “Users suggested we add the welding category.

Feedback like this helps us keep Farmmee as current and useful as possible.”

One attribute of the app users report liking is that Farmmee charges a small, one-time

fee to farming providers once they accept a job, rather than a percentage of the total fee

paid. Farmers needing help are never charged. Farmers and service providers are free

to negotiate their own rates. They can even barter if they want. Farmmee does not take

a cut of any transaction.

“Farmers consistently tell us their biggest need, or gap, is when their equipment breaks

down or when they need extra equipment quickly. It is hard to find experienced help,

especially when they’re working with tight timelines.

“This need for quick connections to farmers, or providers with expertise, has been our

mission since we first designed Farmmee – connecting farmers with farmers,” she

adds. “The app helps farmers and providers work more efficiently with the time and

resources they have by connecting them and their expertise to each other.”

Iowa born. Iowa operated.

Farmmee was created in Iowa and maintains operations there. Woodruff and her

husband operate a diversified farm. Cindy Rockwell, director of business development,

owns an Iowa corn and soybean farm and Becky McCrea, chief technology officer, is

also an Iowa resident. In addition to farming, the three are involved in the information

technology sector.

“There are still lots of jobs farmers need to get done before planting is over,” Woodruff

says. “Farmmee is ready to connect farmers and providers now, through the growing

season and during harvest. We’ll also be incorporating improvements in the app as we

go along.”

About Farmmee

Farmmee is a female farmer-owned, Iowa-based company that connects farmers to

farmers in their most critical times of need. We create real-time connections between

farmers who want to capitalize on their equipment and service investments while

helping other farmers. We also help farmers find the services they need when they need

them.

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