Farmplan, part of Proagrica, has announced a new partnership with farm software company Herdwatch. The deal will see all Farmplan livestock software customers upgraded to the Herdwatch platform, starting this month.
Herdwatch is said to offer a robust, integrated and feature-rich platform, ideal for customers currently using the Farmplan Livestock Manager, Cattle Manager and Sheep Manager systems. Those using the Farmplan financial, cropping or hardware services will continue to unaffected access to these platforms.
Piers Costley, Farmplan by Proagrica managing director, said: “Great care was taken to find the perfect partnership to provide this upgrade to our cattle and sheep software customers.
“Herdwatch is already used on more than 18,000 farms across the UK and Ireland. They provide access to cutting-edge technology and were deemed the best-suited partner on the market. Herdwatch is a natural and logical partner that will equip users with access to valuable cloud integration to future-proof their operations.”
Fabien Peyaud, CEO and co-founder of Herdwatch said: “We are honoured that Proagrica has selected Herdwatch as the natural solution to upgrade their Farmplan livestock software. We have a very similar ethos and look forward to welcoming customers to the Herdwatch platform as we continue our investment in the future of British farming.
“Our easy-to-use, cloud-based solution can be used by multiple users, to access multiple holdings, on multiple devices, making it the perfect solution for Farmplan sheep and cattle software customers.”
The Herdwatch app for cattle and sheep can be downloaded from the App Store, or by going to www.herdwatch.com. For more information on Farmplan go to www.farmplan.co.uk.