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FarmIQ summer tip: Gross Margin Calculator

At this time of year, farmers are weaning and contemplating what to do with their lambs - sell or keep for finishing.FARMAX is great for this question but if you are a FarmIQ subscriber and not ready yet to take on FARMAX there is a quick and simple analysis tool called Gross Margin Calculator.It's in Tools and Calculators, accessed on the top right section of the menu bar. There are variants to explore finishing, store and grazing options for stock, and it calculates how much feed will be requi...

More goodies on the mobile app

Christmas has come a week early, with the final product update for 2025 having just gone live! Our development team have worked their magic once again on the mobile app, delivering mob history, new stock tallies and an updated stocklist. Read more about these great new features below. ...

Serving a greater industry need

Erica van Reenen is a rural consultant, red meat farmer and the very deserving winner of the 2025 FarmIQ Systems Rural Professional of the Year Award.She grew up in Wanaka, the daughter of a vet, and was sure she would follow in her father's footsteps – that is, until a few weeks into her first semester at Massey when she realised it wasn’t really for her.“I was exposed to a whole lot of other options at that point, so I changed to ag and definitely no regrets on that front – I still enj...

Hamish Putt

Location: Waikato, PutaruruFarm area: 190haFarm type: Dairy...

Broadcast your location, spot spraying, and improved tasks

We’ve added some powerful new tools to help you stay safe, track more detail, and manage your farm more efficiently....

2025 FarmIQ Rural Professional Awards Winners

L to R: Erica van Reenen, Isabel Schmahl, Ryan Luckman and Gavin McEwen...

Found stock, map measuring and more

Measure by drawing on the mapYou can now draw directly on the mobile map to measure lengths and areas by plotting two (or more) points. Perfect for fencing, spraying or jobs without needing to physically walk the land.Draw two or more points to measure distanceSeal off shapes to get total areaRemove or redraw pointsHow to use it:From the map, tap Measure Tool > Measure > Drawing on the Map > Add two or more points....

Out on the farm: Winter 2025

Head of Sales and Marketing, Russell MacKay, has a fifth-generation family sheep and beef farm near Queenstown. Here's his farming update for winter....

New drawing tools, GPS tracking, weather & styling upgrades

Draw task locations directly on mobileYou can now add dots, lines, or shapes to the map when creating tasks in the FarmIQ mobile app - no need to jump on the web version.This new drawing tool lets you:Choose the best shape for your task: dot, line, or area (polygon)Easily edit or delete points to fine-tune your mapUse colour options to visually separate different shapesThis reusable map-drawing component also lays the groundwork for more map features in the future, like custom feature layers....

FarmIQ feature update: search, mapping, NAIT and more

📱 Search the Mobile DiaryYou can now search your diary on mobile - just like on the web! Quickly find records, even if you scroll back in time.New magnifying glass icon added to the diary for quick access If you close the app while searching, FarmIQ remembers and opens back in search mode when you return....

Celebrating the future of farming: 2025 NZIPIM Awards now open

FARMAX-FarmIQ and the New Zealand Institute of Primary Industry Management (NZIPIM) are once again celebrating the outstanding individuals behind Aotearoa’s primary industries, with applications now open for the 2025 FarmIQ Emerging Rural Professional Award and the FarmIQ Rural Professional Award.The awards celebrate the dedicated professionals who are helping to shape the future of agriculture in Aotearoa - whether they’re seasoned experts or emerging leaders just starting their journey.The...

Fonterra and FarmIQ Integration: one place for all your milk data, no double entry for farmers

Fonterra and FarmIQ have joined forces to unlock more value from farm data.FarmIQ can now send key farm activity data like fertiliser records, cropping records, and feed inputs with Fonterra for the Farm Dairy Records (FDR). Daily milk insights flowing from Fonterra into FarmIQ and FARMAX are also just around the corner.This two-way integration gives farmers a clearer view of their data, improved benchmarking, simpler compliance, and less double entry - all through the systems they already ...

When farming meets space launches

Farm: Tawapata South, Onenui StationWhere: Mahia Peninsula, East Coast, NZIwi: Ngāti Kahungunu, Wairoa roheSize: 3,475 haStock Units: 15,000Team: 4 full-time staffShareholders: Over 2,000Recognition: 2025 Ahuwhenua Trophy second finalist – Māori Excellence in Sheep and Beef FarmingOnenui Station is about as remote as it gets – sitting right at the end of the Mahia Peninsula. It’s rugged, beautiful, and deeply connected to Māori history. For generations, this land has belonged to the peo...

Out on the farm: Autumn 2025

Head of Sales and Marketing, Russell MacKay, has a fifth-generation family sheep and beef farm near Queenstown. Here's his farming update for autumn....

Record anything, at anytime and anywhere

📱 Mobile EID recording from the file libraryThe EID file library has been added to the new mobile app, so you can do EID events for sales, send to graze, deaths and treatmentsIf your FarmIQ is connected to NAIT, NAIT will automatically be notified whenever an animal is sold to sent to grazeIf you've got the Gallagher or Te Pari integration set up, EID files will transfer automaticallyNew integration coming soon: FarmIQ will integrate further with Trutest Datamars - this is currently in develo...

We've got goats!

Enjoy more customisation and tailor your FarmIQ experience more exactly to your farm type. 💻 The new stock features:Add goats as a stock type - you can now include those bucks and billies, does, nannies and kids in your farm as specific goat mobsCustomise your FarmIQ view by selecting only the stock types you have on farm and removing the ones you don't: if you only have deer, you can select deer only so that you don't see any other stock type options...

Record sales, send to graze, losses and killed on farm

Ensure that no important information gets lost in the paddock: record even more events on the new FarmIQ mobile app while the information is fresh and front of mind. ...

New FarmIQ features combine new tech and old-school farm management

Previously known as general animal and general land respectively, the new animal note and land note on mobile allow you to add information in an easy, flexible and unstructured way - especially useful for those on our FarmIQ Essentials pack. The new animal note and land note features are available in the FarmIQ Essentials, Performance+ and Pro packs.The new animal note features:Describe a type of event that FarmIQ doesn't normally support, e.g. shearing or daggingEffortlessly add notes into...

The brand-spanking new FarmIQ diary is here!

Every aspect of the FarmIQ diary - both on mobile and web - is new and improved! The interface is crisp and clear, making it easier and faster to access important information....

FarmIQ AI feature makes your whiteboard shopping list or to-do list digital

For those who love a good list - we see you! We've added two new lists on the FarmIQ mobile app, so you can keep track of anything and everything.The shopping list is a list for the whole farm - a single list that everyone on the team can view, add to and edit.The to-do list is an unstructured list which you can use to record any small jobs that need doing, which you don't want to create a task for....

Gallagher and FarmIQ join forces to simplify data management for farmers

Gallagher and FarmIQ are simplifying data management for farmers with the launch of a powerful new integration that will help them harness the power of having all their data in one place.Industry players often work independently, limiting the potential benefits for farmers. Gallagher and FarmIQ are changing that by collaborating on a solution that simplifies data sharing and management.The new API (Application Programming Interface) integration acts as a link, automatically transferring farmers�...

FarmIQ summer tips

For many around the country, weaning is in full swing, so be sure to record any sales on the FarmIQ web app by going to: Stock tab > Add or remove > Sales. Or from your map click on: Mob > Activities > Sale. If you've got stock going to the works, you can use the handy kill sheet integrations with ANZCO and SFF (in our Performance+ and Pro packs) to save time and ensure all data is accurate across multiple platforms. For assistance setting up the kill sheet integrations, pl...

Timesheets in your pocket: Record your hours anywhere with FarmIQ

FarmIQ makes tracking your time easier than ever with the new mobile Timesheets feature. Now you can record and submit your hours right where you work – no matter where you are on the farm.How it Works:Tap Timesheets on the More screen.Add blocks of time for each day worked.Submit at the end of your pay period to keep everything up to date.Stay SyncedYour timesheet entries will update in the FarmIQ system when your phone is online and the app is open. Use the Activity log to make sure your cha...

Meet the team: Julie McInroe

"Nga Paparoa te maunga, Mawhera te awa, Ikamatua te kainga, Julie McInroe te ingoa. Born and raised on a small sheep and cattle farm, I do have rural roots and with my sisters was pretty good at rounding up sheep, helping with haymaking and jumping up and down in the wool press. In fact, on a return visit to the farm only last year some graffiti we scratched on the woolshed was still there over 50 years later! After moving away from Tai Poutini I trained as a primary teacher in Welling...

FarmIQ spring tips

Calling all dairy farmers! Spring is the ideal time to record certain data in FarmIQ as part of your pre-mating checks.When it comes to the heifers, it’s a good idea to record body condition scores when you do your weighing. You can enter all this information on the web app, or if you have the Te Pari integration set up and the information is recorded in Te Pari, the information can flow through to FarmIQ. Contact the Support team if you have any questions about this!As calves are born and it�...