Rory Best on Tackling farm Paperwork
The market-leading herd app, used on more than 10,000 farms
Approved by the Department of Agriculture, ICBF, and fully compliant with Bord Bia.
Since day one, Herdwatch has been backed by FRS Farm Relief Services, a farmer-owned co-operative established almost 40 years ago, providing skilled people in farm services, fencing, training and recruitment via a nationwide network of 20 offices. We are very proud to part of FRS Network.
| Suckler Dairy Beef Sheep/Arable | ||
|---|---|---|
| BASIC Plan for Suckler Herds | PRO Plan for Suckler Herds | |
Free | £149+VATper year or try PRO free | |
| Scan Medicines using phone camera | ||
| Scan Medicines using phone camera | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan Tags using phone camera | ||
| Scan Tags using phone camera | ✗ | ✓ |
| Medicines & Sprays Stock Management | ||
| Medicines & Sprays Stock Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Animal Treatments Compliance (Quality Assurance) | ||
| Animal Treatments Compliance | ✗ | ✓ |
| Feed Purchase Compliance | ||
| Feed Purchase Compliance | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calf Registrations from App | ||
| Calf Registrations from App | 5 per year | unlimited |
| Cattle Movement Registrations | ||
| Cattle Movement Registrations | ON Movements only | ✓ |
| Auto Herd Sync with CTS (BCMS) | ||
| Auto Herd Sync with CTS (BCMS) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Breed'easy - Breeding Management | ||
| Breed'easy - Breeding Management | Heat Alerts only | ✓ |
| Dry-off management | ||
| Dry-off management | ✗ | ✗ |
| In-app support via Message Centre | ||
| In-app support via Message Centre | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watchboard Alerts & Push Notifications | ||
| Watchboard Alerts & Push Notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weight Recording & Average Daily Gain analysis | ||
| Weight Recording & Average Daily Gain analysis | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports | ||
| Reports | Basic | ✓ |
| Body Condition Scoring | ||
| Body Condition Scoring | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automated Cloud Backup | ||
| Automated Cloud Backup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited users / devices | ||
| Unlimited users / devices | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works on PC, Mac & mobile | ||
| Multi-device | ✓ | ✓ |
Our Basic plan is free to all farmers.
Record as you go.
No more guessing.
"Herdwatch is so simple, and can be used by the whole team. We use it to recognise cows, get details of cow history, record calving’s, update fertility records, register calves or medical records for Farm Assurance."
"Farm assurance dictates that paperwork cannot be compromised when you are busy, so we wanted an option that would allow us to update records quickly and easily. We have saved hours by using the Herdwatch app on our mobile phones."
"I freely admit that I’m not the best at paperwork. I’d almost got to the point where I was employing a full-time secretary to keep on top of things. Herdwatch is definitely saving me at least three or four hours a week, and the records are totally accurate as they are entered in ‘real time’."