Many of the Farm Assurance schemes for beef and lamb require you to keep purchased livestock on the holding for a minimum number of days before they can be sold under the scheme. For a batch of animals, you’ll probably … Continue reading →
Pretty much every milking parlour manufacturer nowadays will have a software package that runs the parlour, records yields, etc. Over the last few years, parlour software has tended to expand it’s functionality, for example, managing the cow breeding calendar and … Continue reading →
Without doubt, the era of mobile computing is here and the increasing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers is clear evidence of this change. If you already have a cattle recording program, you may be wondering if you can use … Continue reading →
Just a heads up for anyone still using Windows XP: Microsoft will officially end all support on April 8th 2014. This means that there will be no more security updates published for it via the Windows Update service, and all … Continue reading →
Using a handheld device would seem to make perfect sense for recording farm data – after all, the real farming happens outside not in the office. Modern touch screen devices like smartphones and tablets have the potential to greatly improve … Continue reading →
Cloud computing is one of those slightly odd technical terms that appears once in a while. But what does it really mean and what, if any, relevance does it have to practical farming? This article aims to explain. A little … Continue reading →
An article on the Farmers Weekly website about BCMS record keeping highlighted the importance of having a routine to ensure timely and accurate cattle passport applications and movement notifications. Farmers are increasingly moving to electronic reporting rather than using the postal service. … Continue reading →