We've got a tool that will make sorting your FWFP a hell of a lot easier.  Freshwater Farm Plans (FWFP) are a regulated farm planning process for farmers and growers that will provide a practical way to identify, manage and reduce the impact of farming on the freshwater environment.  ..read more

The Young family have been farming in the rural settlement of Kaiwera since 1876. Robert, who took over the farm in the late 1990s after returning home from Lincoln, says that the way he farms now is completely different to the way his ancestors did 147 years ago. Over the years, Robert has acquired more land, growing the farm to 982 ha, comprising of 5,500 ewes, 265 cattle, and finishing 2,000 - 6,000 store lambs. He added that he also plans to graze 2,000 dairy cows over the next winter. He spent many years farming without the need for any farm software, but as the farm got bigger, he found ..read more

Our awesome new features will help you manage your all-important pasture on both the mobile app and the web app, meaning you can really drill down into your data and know what you grow ..read more

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The FarmIQ map has had a facelift, meaning it is looking sharp and clean, and is now super simple to navigate. All draw and edit features of the map are now under one menu on the left-hand panel - this includes paddocks, block groups, features and hazards. You can also add and edit multiple features at once - check out how fast it is to add multiple troughs in the gif below.  ..read more

Recording a death while out and about on farm has never been easier thanks to our new and improved mobile app! The latest feature enables users to quickly and simply add a death on farm, making it more efficient for all FarmIQ farmers to keep all their records up to date – no matter whether they are in the shed or out on the back blocks. All FarmIQ packs can record deaths, however, getting there is slightly different. Everyday pack farmers can record a death via their favourites list, whereas Performance and Enterprise pack farmers can record it via their map.  ..read more

Sprawled across the picturesque plains of Southland is Aquila Sustainable Farming (ASF): six dairy farms covering almost 3,000 hectares and home to 5,200 dairy cows. The ASF farms are certified organic to the EU standard, with stock numbers ranging from 400 – 2,200 across each farm ..read more

Head of Product, Dr Todd White, wrote an interesting opinion piece about the use of data in agriculture. A recent opinion piece published in a New Zealand farming newspaper criticised some aspects of today’s agriculture that I believe are core to its continual advancement. The article took issue with how “computer-generated advice” is being increasingly used to help guide farmers to make management decisions. It went on to imply that science is biased because it loves to average data so it can fit into the equations and models that scientists design. It also questioned the ability of rural pr ..read more

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This week we released some awesome updates to the Mob history, meaning you’ll be able to access the information you need, faster ..read more