Business Support Open Day at Myerscough Myerscough College set in the heart of Lancashire held a Rural Business Support Day this April, with the support of Farmplan, which attracted local farm and rural business owners.
Shows timetable for 2012 announced Join us at a show this year! Find out more about which agricultural shows we're exhibiting at during 2012.
Farmplanner of the Year competition launched The Farmplanner of the Year competition, which is managed by IAgrM (Institute of Agricultural Management), has been in operation for 19 years and this year welcomes sponsorship from Farmplan, Farmers Weekly and Marks & Spencers.
IAgSA Conference delegates learn more about RTI At this years’ IAgSA conference, Farmplan held a workshop focused on the potential impact of Real-Time Information (RTI) which is being trialled this year by HMRC to improve the Pay as You Earn process. In particular what the current trial involves and the process for rolling out changes over the coming months.
GateKeeper users nurture their skills Joining Farmplan's experienced and knowledgeable trainers, farmers and managers from across the country recently took part in training to develop their ability to use GateKeeper cropping software.
RTI Payroll As part of a government lead initiative to improve the way Pay as You Earn is implemented, a new system known as Real Time Information will be trialled this year.
New year, new look We're entering 2012 with a fresh, new logo. The logo was designed in conjunction with Farmers Weekly as the two businesses are part of the same family.
Feed Efficiency Trial success Five leading industry figures joined forces this autumn to undertake an exciting new feed efficiency trial using Farmplan's Cattle Manager software.
Telephone call computer scam Details of this computer scam have been circulated before but we are aware that the scam is still continuing and we feel you should be aware of it. The scammers make telephone calls claiming that they are from a computer software company, such as Microsoft or an internet provider...
Recording a cattle dam ID Some cattle farmers have been asking whether recording the dam's ID, which was only required to be done by the breeder of the animal in the past, now needed to also be done by subsequent keepers.
Shows 2011 Visit the Farmplan stand at the following agricultural shows
Sheep count for Census “We had a few people enquiring at shows asking if they could see the number of Sheep on farm on the 1st of June for their Census” says Scott Millar..."The answer is yes..."
Grant aided training in East Anglia If you are based in East Anglia and require training on Farmplan software then you may be eligible for grant aided training through ‘The Training Association East’.
How can GateKeeper software help with crop management? Whatever the type and size of farm, both crop and vegetable farmers can use crop recording software to facilitate informed management, planning and purchasing decisions
Registering cattle movements Have you lost out on a percentage of your Single Farm Payments because cattle movements haven’t been registered in time?
Cattle Manager Group Training These workshops are for potential and existing users of the Farmplan Cattle Manager program and are designed to enable you to use the program to its full potential.
Sheep and Flock Manager Group Training These workshops are for potential and existing users of the Farmplan Sheep Manager or Flock Manager program and are designed to enable you to use the program to its full potential.
Cattle record URL link For any pedigree breeder, if an animal has a web page you can now store the web page reference (URL) in the animal’s record card.
Why use specialist software to help with crop record keeping and management? Farmers have the unenviable task of needing to keep records to meet legislative requirements. Using software to store records and provide traceability can reduce the stress of inspections but with the right software those records can be turned into valuable information.
