How HerdMobile makes farm life easier
Connect the day’s work in HerdMobile, from morning milking to the final backup. Bring animal histories, feed stocks and farm accounts together on your phone. Keep working offline and follow each task with the right animal, date and quantity. These seven everyday tasks show where to start and what to record next.
Morning milking: give every quantity its place
Begin the day with the milk record for the right animal or group. Enter the measured quantity with its date, period and unit, then keep milk sales as a separate record. When the next milking is recorded in the same way, the history is easier to compare. HerdMobile keeps milk production and farm accounts together on your phone, so you can follow daily milking and milk sales while working offline.
Feeding: bring the ration beside your stock
Open the feeds you use and keep purchases and consumption up to date. Compare recorded stock with the usable amount in store, then prepare the ration for the selected animal group. Select ingredients from the feed catalog, and use your own batch-analysis values in your feed records when available. With the plan and stock history together, you can review daily quantities and identify the feed purchases needed for the next period.
Calving: keep the dam and event sequence in view
Find the dam’s record before the busy handover and keep the agreed care plan accessible. Record observed dates, times and newborn details under the correct animal. If birth is difficult, contact the responsible veterinarian promptly and keep the observed times ready. Afterward, the dated event history gives the next person a clear place to pick up the work and add the next observation.
Vaccination reminders: connect the plan to the event
Use a reminder to bring the animal and the agreed vaccination plan back into view at the right time. After the actual event, record its date and the relevant product details. Keep the veterinarian’s plan and instructions with the farm’s care records. HerdMobile helps you follow planned work alongside completed events, so the next check starts with a clear, dated history.
Animal sales: follow the animal and the payment
Open the animal card to start the sale record and keep the agreed amount, date and supporting document together. In Finance, follow the actual payments against the amount owed. Record partial collections as they arrive. The animal’s history and the farm account each retain their own role, while you can review the sale from the original event through the remaining balance.
Receivables: see what is still to be collected
Make checking receivables part of the account routine. Review the recorded sale, actual collections and supporting documents for the same transaction. Keep each partial payment with its date so the remaining amount stays clear. In HerdMobile, follow the sale amount, payments received and remaining receivable on your phone. Keep each collection with its date so the next payment check starts with the current balance.
Backups: keep your recovery file within reach
Finish the record routine by exporting a backup file. Keep a separate copy in a location you control and remember where the latest file is stored. Follow the backup guide when moving or restoring your records. Keep the backup date and file location clear so you can find the copy you need when changing phones. Your records stay on your phone for offline work, with backup files that you can organise and manage yourself.
Questions from the farm
Which task should I start with?
Choose a task you already do today, such as recording milk, checking feed stock or following a payment. Start with the correct identity and date to build a routine you can maintain.
How do I keep working with weak reception?
HerdMobile keeps records on your phone, so daily animal, feed and finance work can continue offline. Add regular backup exports to the same routine.
Where can I find the detailed steps?
Open the related guide below each task. Follow the animal-record, feed-stock, reminder and backup steps alongside your own records.
How HerdMobile helps
Bring your animals, feed stocks and farm accounts together on your Android phone. HerdMobile keeps your daily work moving offline: record events, compare feed quantities and follow sales and payments in one place. Use your own feeds and herd information to prepare a ration, then keep a backup file under your control.
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