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Farms: problems we solve

28 problems farms bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.

Farms problems

28 articles

How Do I Stop Livestock Movements Piling Up Unreported in the Farm Office?

Farms

Farm livestock movements get reported late when the yard, the lorry and the office each keep their own note. We build one movement log that feeds your records.

How Do We Get Birth Records Out of the Lambing Shed Notebook and Into the Register?

Farms

Farm birth records stall in a shed notebook through lambing and calving. We build quick in-shed capture that fills your register and flags missing tags.

How Do We Keep the Farm Medicine Book Complete When Treatments Happen All Over the Farm?

Farms

The farm medicine book goes incomplete when treatments are given in fields and sheds with no pen. We build quick treatment capture and a tidy medicine record.

How Can I Check Every Abattoir Kill Sheet Against the Animals We Actually Sent?

Farms

Livestock farms rarely check deadweight kill sheets line by line. We match every carcase, grade and deduction to the animals sent and flag the odd ones out.

How Do I Get Years of Field Cropping History Into One Place I Can Actually Search?

Farms

Farm field cropping history sits in old notebooks, spreadsheets and one person's memory. We build one field register that holds every crop, year and operation.

How Do I Get Spray Records Out of the Sprayer Cab and Into the Office Properly?

Farms

Farm spray records wait in a cab notebook until someone retypes them. We build in-cab capture tied to your fields and products, so the spray log keeps up.

How Do We Turn the Agronomist's Recommendation Sheets Into Clear Jobs for the Team?

Farms

Farm agronomist recommendations arrive as PDFs and get retyped into job sheets. We turn each one into operator jobs by field and track which are done.

How Do We Record Every Fertiliser and Manure Application by Field Without the Evening Admin?

Farms

Farm fertiliser and manure spreading records lag behind the work in the field. We build quick per-field application records that total up by field and year.

How Can I See Every Soil Test Result for a Field Without Digging Through Old PDFs?

Farms

Farm soil analysis results arrive as lab PDFs and get lost in email. We file every result against its field and show a history per field for your adviser.

How Do I Know Exactly What Grain Is in Each Bin and How Much Is Still Unsold?

Farms

Farm grain store stock by bin is often a guess once harvest ends. We build a bin-by-bin record from trailer loads in to lorries out, set against your sales.

How Do I Keep Track of How Much Grain Is Left to Deliver on Each Contract?

Farms

Farm grain contracts get muddled when forward sales, movement periods and loads out are tracked in different places. We build one contract ledger per sale.

How Can I Check Every Moisture, Admix and Quality Deduction on My Grain Statements?

Farms

Grain merchant statements carry moisture, admix and quality deductions few farms check. We match each load's results to your contract terms and flag odd ones.

How Can I Check My Monthly Milk Statement Against Collections and My Contract?

Farms

Dairy farm milk statements mix volumes, constituents and adjustments that are hard to check. We match each collection and price element to your contract terms.

How Do I Stop Tractor and Combine Services Being Missed Because Nobody Tracks the Hours?

Farms

Farm machinery servicing slips when tractor hours are read off the clock only at breakdowns. We build hour-based service reminders for every machine you run.

How Can I See What Each Tractor Is Really Costing Us in Repairs and Parts?

Farms

Farm machinery repair bills are split across dealer invoices, parts counters and workshop time. We pull them together per machine, so the cost of each is clear.

How Do I Keep Track of Diesel Drawn From the Farm Tank by Machine and by Person?

Farms

Farm diesel tank drawings go unrecorded, so deliveries and usage never match. We build a quick fuel log by machine and person, checked against deliveries.

How Do I Keep Accurate Hours for Casual Harvest Staff Without a Pile of Paper Timesheets?

Farms

Farm harvest casual labour hours end up on scraps of paper and in text messages. We build simple start and finish logging and a weekly pay summary for payroll.

How Do I Collect and Keep Seasonal Farm Workers' Starter Paperwork Without Chasing Everyone?

Farms

Farm seasonal worker paperwork gets collected late and kept in a drawer. We build a simple starter pack online with document upload and a checklist per worker.

How Do We Keep Evidence for Every Scheme Action on the Farm Without a Shoebox of Receipts?

Farms

Farm scheme evidence ends up in phone galleries and shoeboxes. We build an evidence log per action and field, holding dated photos, receipts and notes.

How Do I Stop the Week Before Our Farm Assurance Audit Being a Scramble for Paperwork?

Farms

Farm assurance audits mean days of hunting for records. We build one audit folder that fills itself from your daily records and lists gaps before the visit.

How Do I Work Out What Seed, Fertiliser and Sprays Actually Cost on Each Field?

Farms

Farm input invoices go into the accounts with no link to fields. We link seed, fertiliser and chemical invoices to field records to show costs per field.

How Do I Split Shared Costs Between the Cattle, Sheep and Arable on a Mixed Farm?

Farms

Mixed farm accounts lump labour, fuel and machinery together, so no enterprise shows its true cost. We split shared costs by rules you set, from your records.

How Do I Keep Track of Every Rent, Grazing Licence and Land Agreement We Pay or Receive?

Farms

Farm rents and grazing licences sit in files, emails and memory, so dates and payments slip. We build one land register with key dates and payment checks.

How Do I Stop the Milking Rota Falling Apart Every Time Someone Is Off?

Farms

Dairy farm milking rotas live on a whiteboard and a group chat, so gaps appear when staff are off. We build a shared rota with relief milker cover and hours.

How Do I Keep Track of Straw and Hay Sold to Neighbours So Every Load Gets Invoiced?

Farms

Farm straw and hay sales to neighbours and horse owners slip through without invoices. We build a bale sales record from field to collection to payment.

How Do I Give the Farm Team a Clear Job List Each Morning Instead of Shouting Across the Yard?

Farms

Farm jobs are handed out by shout, phone call and WhatsApp, so things get missed. We build a shared daily job list by person and field that the team ticks off.

How Do I Stop Running Low on Feed Because Nobody Checked the Bins in Time?

Farms

Livestock farm feed orders are placed when someone notices a bin is low, often too late. We track bin levels and usage by group and prompt orders in good time.

How Do I Get Daily Telehandler and Loader Checks Recorded Properly on the Farm?

Farms

Farm telehandler and loader pre-use check sheets are left blank or ticked in bulk. We build quick phone checks per machine with defects routed to the workshop.