A digital herd book that watches your reporting deadlines
A farmer has no time for paperwork. You enter an animal number or scan a tag and instantly know: when it calved, whether it is reported, how much it weighs. The system watches the deadline.
Industry: Beef cattle farming
In short
- The whole herd in your phone, not in a notebook
- A reminder for the reporting deadline
- Account setup in a minute, no card
- The farmer's data stays theirs, with file export
About the project
A cattle farmer keeps a herd book and reports events to the agency. On paper it is easy to make a mistake or miss a deadline, and late reports carry penalties.
The challenge
The paper book and manual deadline tracking had to become something a farmer handles from a phone in the barn.
Goals
- Replace the notebook with a record in the phone
- Watch the reporting deadline to avoid penalties
- Cut signup to a minute
- Leave the data in the farmer's hands
Technical challenges
Registry compliance
Events and animal data must match the animal registry so reports make sense.
Barn-first
A phone-first interface and quick entry or tag scan, because nobody sits at a desk there.
Solution and implementation
The animal at hand
You enter a number or scan a tag and see the history: calvings, vaccinations, weight, report status.
The system watches the deadline
Instead of counting days in your head, you get a reminder before the reporting deadline passes.
Results
No more notebook
Herd records are in the phone, available instantly.
Lower penalty risk
Deadline reminders reduce the risk of a late report.
Takeaways
The tool has to reach the barn
A farmer will not go back to a desktop. If it does not work from a phone in the mud, it will not be used.
Scope
- Herd records
- Event reporting
- Deadline reminders
- Data export
Technologies
- Next.js
- PostgreSQL
- IRZplus
Frequently asked questions
What does it replace?
The paper herd book and manual deadline tracking. Everything is in your phone.
Does it remind about reporting?
Yes. The system watches the deadline and reminds you before it passes.
Is my data safe?
The farmer's data stays theirs, with file export. It is kept on servers in the EU.
How do I start?
Signup takes a minute and needs no card. You enter a phone number and your first animals.
Do I need computer skills?
No. You handle everything from a phone, by entering an animal number or scanning a tag.