Cattle Livestock Records - Free option

[steveR]

Has anyone found a usable means of recording the data off cattle passports long barcode onto a database to meet the needs of the official Cattle Herd Register? This would be using a barcode reader I have here already.

Pretty sure a database should be feasible, but beyond my abilities, similiar with spreadsets I am afraid. It is 25+ years since I had much to do with them.... I tried the .Gov.Uk offering but it is essentially just the hard copy version put in as a spreadsheet, and all you can do is read the tag number off the passport into the Cell, and it will only store 15-20 records, and wont print properly either, So useless....

I originally used Agridata, then when I came back to cattle keeping, I started using Farm Matters, but to be honest, the features it now offers are way over the top for my needs for a few head of cattle and it is not really cost effective.

Any suggestions please?

 

[Farm Matters Ltd]

Always happy to help if you want to reconsider? Just get in touch any time happy to chat with no obligation.

Best regards, Neil.

 

[steveR]

Always happy to help if you want to reconsider? Just get in touch any time happy to chat with no obligation.

Best regards, Neil.

Thanks Neil.

Absolutely no issues with the Support from your good self, just that the software has become.....overly complex, at least for my needs as they are now.

I have never found FM to be that intuitive, partially because of that very complexity, especially when only accessing areas of it very infrequently, maybe annually or longer. By then, I have forgotten the route to get to into a part of the software through multiple menus, or how to actually deal with and enter/process the data.

Maybe if I had grown up being properly educated in using computer software, instead of being "self taught", often badly, since the early 80s, I would be more savvy!!

 

[Farm Matters Ltd]

Let me log in and help and you can use the software for an extended trial to see as it’s very easy indeed. As said zero obligation just keen to help as always it’s really not difficult and I assure you a few minutes on the phone will clear the fog of doubt just get in touch anytime 07966212898

 

[Bullring]

I must ring you Neil and discuss your software as I’m currently with farmplan but as of the end of the month it will stop connecting to BCMS and I’m not being bullied into going with Herdwatch.

 

[Farm Matters Ltd]

Delighted to help anyone in your situation this has been a daily quest for me and I am happy to help. It only takes five minutes to transfer your historic data from Farmplan and check with BCMS that all is present and correct going forward. I urge anyone in your situation to get in touch with me direct and with zero obligation or hassle. I am passionate about helping people in the farming community and here if anyone wishes to chat literally just text or call anytime day or night