Tap Into Cloud Based Tools for Farmers

STA Accountants have been caring for the financial needs of farming clients in the Busselton, Margaret River and Wheatbelt regions since 1996. Thanks to evolving technology and the use of Smart Phones and other devices there is now an overwhelming amount of data available to the farming community. The challenge for farmers is using this data to produce meaningful information to assist with on farm decision making and forecasting. This is where cloud based tools for farmers come in.

Keeping up with new trends allows us to offer the very best service to our clients and we would like to share with you information on several Cloud based products available to farmers to make life easier.

Xero accounting software has many time saving tools that streamlines your bookkeeping and integrates seamlessly with over 500+ Apps.

Figured is powerful financial management software for farmers to help them make better financial decisions. Its production planning and farm budgeting features together with its ability to integrate with Xero is the reason it’s being embraced by the banking and accounting sectors.

Figured is working on live direct data feeds from traditional rural companies such as grain companies, stock agents and rural suppliers, in order to slash the amount of time farmers spend inputting data into their accounting software.

The collaboration of Figured with on farm data management tools provided by Agworld and AgriWebb recognises a shared commitment to lifting the financial literacy of farmers through a strengthened Ag-Data Ecosystem.  Central to this collaboration is the ability to connect the farming team – farmers, accountants, bankers and farm performance advisors around one set of data and integrating the data produced by each tool, rather than re-entering the data from one App to another.

Agworld provides tools for farmers and agronomists to work together through an easy-to-use, cloud based and mobile platform to forecast inputs, create detailed paddock and financial plans and budgets and analyse gross profit margins. Features include interactive farm mapping, easy data collection and an extensive product and pest library.  It is used by over 20,000 Australia farmers.

AgriWebb is an award winning livestock management tool that provides farmers with a full livestock record and analysis including stock numbers, weight gain, feed consumption, treatments and pregnancy rates as well as pasture, task and labour management.

For more information join us on 22 March 2017 in Narrogin or call Jane Sparkes at STA Accountants on (08) 9754 4144.