ICBF HerdPlus vs Grasshopper

ICBF exists to benefit our farmers, our agri-food industry and our wider communities through genetic gain. We do this by the application of science and technology to ensure that our farmers and industry make the most profitable and sustainable decisions through the use of the services provided from the ICBF cattle breeding database. One of the main functions of the new and improved ICBF HerdPlus App is to promote quick and easy data recording. We want our farmers to be able to record data anytime, anywhere, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Phase 1 of the new and improved ICBF HerdPlus App focuses on the data recording of health and dry off events in the dairy herd. Through the procurement of essential farmer feedback, we will continue to develop phase 1 and will take all feedback on board for the development and roll out of future phases. Our goal is to build an app that ensure a positive user experience for our farmers. Top Features - Easy to record a variety of health events on animals in your herd. - Ability to filter your herd by various criteria to plan ahead for drying off. - Easy to identify cows with SCC issues to allow for appropriate antibiotic treatment. - Quickly record dry off dates and treatments used on animals in your herd. - All data is automatically uploaded to the ICBF database. - Ability to transfer recorded data to farm software package. - The app can be used on multiple devices.

Grasshopper is a solution to the problem of properly measuring and allocating grass to dairy and beef herds in real time. Operating in conjunction with the Grasshopper hardware sensor, this App improves grass measurement, grass allocation and grass utilisation significantly. This leads increased profitability on farm and improved grassland management.