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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: p80yle on June 30, 2014, 12:45:26 pm

Title: Hello
Post by: p80yle on June 30, 2014, 12:45:26 pm

Hey all, I'm new.  I run a small holding part-time with my dad, and just started a social farming course.  So I though I would join up.

http://www.socialfarmingacrossborders.org/ (http://www.socialfarmingacrossborders.org/)

I'm looking advice on a piece of software to help run our farm, its a small beef farm, they are all too expensive £400+ per year, anybody got any advice?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Treud na Mara on June 30, 2014, 09:13:30 pm

 :wave: welcome from Caithness. Looks like a great project. We had a discussion lately here about this sort of idea. Can't help with the software question but no doubt someone else will be along who can. Be really interesting if you can keep us updated about your progress.  :thumbsup: Cheers.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lesley Silvester on June 30, 2014, 10:40:40 pm

 :thumbsup: and welcome from sunny Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Rosemary on July 01, 2014, 07:50:30 am

Hello and welcome from  :sunshine: Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 01, 2014, 10:05:11 am

Hi there  :wave:

We're beef and sheep farmers in Cumbria.

Quote from: p80yle on June 30, 2014, 12:45:26 pm

I'm looking advice on a piece of software to help run our farm, its a small beef farm, they are all too expensive £400+ per year, anybody got any advice?

We use Farm Matters (http://www.myfarmmatters.co.uk/) from Lines Mitchell.  It's cheaper than the others you mention, though still nearly £200 pa.  It does the job for us for our cattle.  It'll do sheep too but I've never set ours up for that.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Couttsb on July 01, 2014, 12:47:44 pm

Hello and welcome from Aberdeenshire  :wave: