Record keeping

[chris elk]

What record keeping systems are there for the p.c for sheep , reading that rpa inspection thread got me thinking ought to have something on the p.c , to log tag numbers etc thanks .

 

[Romney_Rob]

Border softwares farmit 3000 isvery good but might be a little overkill as it can do a lot of great stuff besides just logging tag numbers - depends on your usage I know Martin from FarmIT dos free demo discs so you can give it a go?

 

[neilo]

Border softwares farmit 3000 isvery good but might be a little overkill as it can do a lot of great stuff besides just logging tag numbers - depends on your usage I know Martin from FarmIT dos free demo discs so you can give it a go?

Just been on the phone setting up my demo program now (couldn't face the prospect of typing in all my back records from the Shearwell program), so ready to have a play.

£50 off till the end of the month too, if anyone's thinking about it.

 

[border_steph]

Hi Chris, would you like me to send you a free demo disc? You can always give us a ring on 01938 820625 and we can have a chat about what would suit you best. Alternatively you can email me [email protected]

Thank you to @neilo and @Romney_Rob for your recommendation, it is really appreciated

 

[border_steph]

And yes @neilo was right, we do have an Autumn offer which consists of £50 off!

 

[Penmoel]

Just been on the phone setting up my demo program now (couldn't face the prospect of typing in all my back records from the Shearwell program), so ready to have a play.

£50 off till the end of the month too, if anyone's thinking about it.

What has happened to the shearwell system then??

 

[neilo]

What has happened to the shearwell system then??

Still here and installed, just looking at another option. I trialled the Border program a couple of years back, and much preferred what the PC software could do compared to Farmworks, but was unconvinced about the Psion module. Shearwell then produced an upgrade which addressed a lot of my issues with it at the time, so never persevered with FarmIT. The Border software also has a facility to do simple field records, which will save me buying a similarly simple program like Farmtrack, or scribbling on paper.

My biggest problem with Farmworks, remains that there is no way to record untagged sheep, such as your slaughter lambs, for vet & med or movement/flock register. That means that you need to keep a written record (or bits of at least) to have full records as required by ministry. The only way round it on Farmworks, as I can see, is to tag all sheep and ID/record them. This is obviously a good thing for a tag manufacturer, but not so good for a farmer that doesn't require those records and only wants to stick a cheap batch tag in their ear as they go to market.

I will have a play with this demo and make a decision before 1. the price goes up by £50 and 2. we start lambing in 3-4 weeks. Certainly looks good so far though.

Edit to say that it looks like we'll all be using EID only soon anyway, only the Welsh left on non-EID batch tags soon (but not for long I'll bet).
http://www.farmersguardian.com/home...lly-tagged-in-england-from-2015/60293.article

@admin , we seem to have 2 threads running the same. Time for a merge?

 

[Razor8]

using tgm here myself and it had a facility to record individual med records in the field with the psion. dont always carry it i have to admit

 

[Gatehouse Farm]

I will have a play with this demo and make a decision before 1. the price goes up by £50 and 2. we start lambing in 3-4 weeks.

Lambing in 3-4 weeks