http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.farmiq.co.nz en-us Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:34:18 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/162659/out-on-the-farm-autumn-2026/ Head of Sales and Marketing, Russell MacKay, has a fifth-generation family sheep and beef farm near Queenstown. Here's his farming update as we get into the midst of autumn after a strange summer.... Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:41:27 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post162659 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/162242/paddock-history-and-dark-mode/ 📱Paddock historySee the complete history of a paddock including fertiliser and chemical applications, moves and pasture coversGet a quick snapshot of what events happened in a specific paddock and when, so you know when another fertiliser or chemical application might be dueView paddock information, such as size, related blocks, irrigation and other featuresSee land, forage and soil type at a glanceAccess paddock history by clicking on a paddock from the map or through the report centre... Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:30:51 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post162242 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/160585/need-help-with-farmiq-ask-scout/ Ask Scout is an easy way of using AI to summarise your help request: ask Scout a question and it will look through our FarmIQ help documentation and provide you with a short and simple response, plus links in case you'd like further information.Our current Help documentation is awesome - extremely thorough, with pages covering (almost!) every topic you can think of! But if you're struggling to find exactly what you're after, Scout might be able to help with that. Ask a full question or type... Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:54:58 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post160585 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/160583/new-feed-tures-labels-and-more-flexi-stock/ It's our first release of the year and it's jam-packed! We've got the much-anticipated Flexi-Stock on the web app, new feed features on mobile, custom labels and a clever AI helper called Scout. Read more about what's new, below.... Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:31:48 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post160583 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/160477/measuring-farmiq-return-on-investment-in-cold-hard-cash-part-2-elite-flocks/ This second story comes from Mangapoike Station in the Ruakituri (Gisborne), where Dan Jex-Blake has used FarmIQ to identify a true Elite flock of ewes. In the last years scanning, these ewes conceived lambs worth an additional $48/head more than his lowest performing ewes, equating to 30% points higher scanning.Each year the farm retains approximately 1800 replacement ewe lambs. The key to maximising efficiency in a ewe flock is to have the smallest number of ewes mated to the maternal sire and... Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post160477 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/160404/measuring-farmiq-return-on-investment-in-cold-hard-cash/ FarmIQ is used on thousands of farms across New Zealand, helping farmers solve hundreds, if not thousands of different problems.One of the most frequent questions we get asked by farmers looking at FarmIQ is ‘what’s the ROI?’ and it’s a really tricky question, because it all depends on the specific problem they are trying to solve.But sometimes, just sometimes we come across a farmer who knows exactly what his ROI is, because he’s measuring it in cold hard cash.Matt is a Wairarapa farm... Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post160404 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/158235/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... Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:25:00 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post158235 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/158194/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. ... Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:27:00 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post158194 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/157895/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... Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:47:06 +1300 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post157895 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/post/152000/hamish-putt/ Location: Waikato, PutaruruFarm area: 190haFarm type: Dairy... Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:32:44 +1200 http://www.farmiq.co.nz/blog/#post152000