http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz en-us Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:35:28 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/172012/a-full-circle-moment-for-rural-professional-award-winner/ Carla Muller, principal consultant, shareholder and director at Perrin Ag, is the very deserved Beef + Lamb NZ Rural Professional of the Year for 2026.Carla has been with the Rotorua-based Perrin Ag team since 2019, although she works remotely farm a sheep and beef farm in Whakatane, with her partner and children.“My role at Perrin Ag is really to help the team with any weird or wonderful projects that come across our desk. So I get to be involved in a huge variety of work, everything from tec... Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:40:21 +1300 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post172012 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/171973/product-update-eids-on-mobile-tasks-and-a-bcs-graph/ You can now search for an individual animal, view its history and grab important information while out in the field - whenever you are connected to the internet. This is super valuable as you won't need to go back to the office or shed to look up stock details on the web app - the info will be right there on your phone instead.Search for animals using either EID, VID or birth IDView key information on each EID animal, including last weight, projected weight (if available), last body condition sc... Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post171973 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/171974/farmiq-updates-grazing-stock-paddocks-flexi-stock-report-and-more/ See stock you've got off farm with a grazier in your stocklist, including the mob name, breed, age and number of animalsWhen stock that you own have finished with the grazier, you can add them back into your FarmIQ farmWhen bringing them back, you can enter details such as date, time and weight, add them to a paddock, and add them to a new or existing mobThe new grazing stock feature are available in all FarmIQ packs.... Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post171974 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/170835/emma-ractliffe-and-carla-muller-win-top-industry-awards-recognising-rural-professionals/ L - R: Russell Mackay, Emma Ractliffe, Alex Coddington, Carla Muller, Claire Teutenberg and Greg Dryden... Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:35:03 +1200 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post170835 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/170852/latest-farmax-updates/ We've added live weight and capital value per-head to the stock rec report, bringing critical data related to the numbers of closing stock, their weights and capital values for a specific period into one report. These changes let you see the quantity and value of stock on farm in a format which is great for reporting to managers, owners or the board.... Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:28:05 +1200 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post170852 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/172013/farmiq-product-update-harvested-feeds-shape-block-files-universal-search/ Manage harvested feeds on your mobile, with the ability to sell it or store it (add it to your inventory). You can create a new feed product or add it to an existing one, and you can store the feed against a location, such as a silo or silage bunker. Inventory numbers will increase automatically if you store the feed.... Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post172013 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/172014/farmiq-product-update-horses-map-capabilities-people-management-and-more/ 📱💻 Horses as stock If you’ve got horses on farm, you can now add them as stock in FarmIQ!Create transaction activities including sales, purchases, births and deathsMove horse mobs between paddocks, log animal health treatments, and record weights and breeding informationSpecify horse age and sex from a range of in-built options, including foals, yearlings, fillies, geldings, colts and stallionsSpecify the breed from a list, such as Appaloosa, Clydesdale and KaimanawaYou can sti... Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post172014 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/170869/search-underway-for-emerging-rural-professional-of-the-year/ Nominations are now open for the the Rural Professional of the Year Awards.We're proud to be working alongside the Institute of Rural Professionals and Beef + Lamb New Zealand in supporting emerging and experienced rural professionals from all corners of the country. These awards recognise individuals working across New Zealand’s rural sector who are making a meaningful contribution to farmers, businesses, and the wider industry. Applications are open to a wide range of rural profess... Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:51:02 +1200 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post170869 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/170873/the-joy-of-always-looking-forward/ Hononga is a fourth-generation family farm owned by the Peacocks: Marcus and Georgie run the 600-hectare farm in the picturesque countryside of Waipukurau in Hawke’s Bay, with Marcus’s great-grandfather having first established the farm back in 1908.It’s still very much a family affair, with Marcus managing the day-to-day farming with Georgie, and their children lending a hand when they are home from university.In addition to their 600 hectares, the Peacocks have two lease blocks – 100ha... Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post170873 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/post/170855/more-technology-means-more-precise-decision-making/ Jacques Reinhardt has been a man on the land for over 20 years. He’s been a junior shepherd, a farm manager at Castlepoint Station, an agribusiness specialist for BakerAg – and he was a finalist for the 2023 Zanda McDonald Award. Now, he is thriving in his current role: General manager of Horizon Farming Ltd.Horizon Farming is a red meat farm operation in Hawkes Bay, covering approximately 7,560 effective hectares and divided into six different farms.It’s a massive operation, with close to... Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.farmiq-farmax.co.nz/blog/#post170855