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My Medicine Book Is Full: Can You Go Digital and Still Pass Inspection?
Your medicine book has run out of pages and you have an inspection coming. Can you carry on in a spreadsheet, an app, or an ordinary notebook? The rules, the practical answer, and the one thing that catches people out.
Managing Heat Stress in UK Livestock: A Practical Summer Guide
British summers are getting warmer, and heat stress now costs UK farms real money in lost yield and fertility. How to spot it early and what to do about it.
Herdwatch vs Breedr vs Agrianta: Which Fits Your Farm?
A straight comparison of three livestock apps. What Herdwatch, Breedr and Agrianta are each built to do, who they suit, and how to choose, written by Agrianta and clear about where the others fit better.
Livestock Management Software: A UK Buyer's Guide
What livestock management software does, the ten things to check before you choose, how per-farm and per-head pricing compares, and how to pick the right app for a UK beef, dairy, sheep or mixed farm.
Livestock Software Is Consolidating: What It Means for Your Farm
2026 has brought a run of acquisitions and big funding rounds in livestock tech, from URUS buying AgriWebb to Breedr's US shift. Here's the lay of the land, in plain terms, and what it means when you're choosing software for your farm.
What Clarkson's Farm Season 5 Gets Right About Farm Tech
Season 5 sent Diddly Squat hi-tech: robot tractors, AgBots and a trip to the Netherlands. Here's what the show gets right about farm technology, and the shift it skips for livestock farmers.
Livestock Record Keeping in the UK: What You Must Track
A plain-English guide to the records every UK livestock keeper is legally required to keep, by species, plus medicines, fallen stock, and farm assurance, and how to keep them inspection-ready.
Why Farm Management Software Matters: A Practical Case for Going Digital
From compliance headaches to health monitoring, here's how the right software can save you time, reduce errors, and help you make better decisions for your livestock.
Bovine EID: What the Delay to Mid-2027 Means for Your Tag Order
Electronic cattle tags have moved to mid-2027 and now arrive alongside the new traceability system. What's confirmed, what isn't, and how many conventional tags it's safe to order in the meantime.
Dogs and Livestock: New Legal Protections Coming March 2026
The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Amendment Act 2025 introduces unlimited fines and stronger police powers from 18 March 2026. Here's what farmers need to know.
Animal Health and Welfare Pathway: What UK Farmers Need to Know for 2026
Payment rates for vet visits increased by 16% from January 2026. Here's how the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway works, what's covered, and how to make the most of it.
BCMS to LIS: What Cattle Keepers Must Do Before the 2027 Switch
BCMS is being replaced by the Livestock Information Service (LIS), and the switch has moved to mid-2027. A plain-English guide to what's changing, the revised dates, and what cattle keepers actually need to do.
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