The emotional highs of early foals hitting the ground has certainly wained by December. The all-night foal watch or 4am float trip with walk-on mares lost its spark weeks ago. The vet has become a more familiar face than family and even the distraction of G1 Spring racing is a distant memory.
So just when 95% of the population are starting to wind down for the festive break & to recoup, what does the breeding industry do in December? We go head deep into yearling prep’s & inspections, before embarking on a 5month sales roadshow. It’s madness!!!
Yes it’s easy to sit back and ‘throw stones’ but what’s the solution you ask?
The answer – work smarter.
HOW DO FARMS WORK SMARTER? Smart farms, or any successful enterprise for that matter, are always looking for ways to improve exisiting practices & processes. They routinely ask themselves ‘is there a more efficient way to do this component?’ and given the natural evolution of technology, in most instances, the answer is YES.
FACT: Artificial Intelligence or robots won’t be able to teach a young horse how to parade, so the reality is, yearling preps will remain for as long as there are physical yearling sales.
FACT: Different to a yearling prep, the breeding cycle requires an enormous amount of internal & regulatory administrative work. It’s here where every farm should be focusing on becoming smarter & more efficient.
FACT: The right time to review & implement any changes for next season is NOW!
Here are two very simple steps, that if not already, you should be implementing in readiness for September 1, 2024.
- If there is a paper trail – find an alternative. Paperwork is inefficient, subject to human error (handwriting skills are getting worse) & environmentally unsound. Solutions already exist for every piece of paper in our ecosystem e.g. eSignature contracts
- If there is a whiteboard in the office – donate it to the local school tomorrow. All the information written on that whiteboard & then wiped off, is the same data that in 3-5years time, you will wish you still had access too.
Breedr is one of a handful of innovative products in the market who can help make your farm smarter.
FACT: It’s the smart farms where the next generation want to come and work.
Breedr can instantly make your breeding operation paperless and certainly provide a smarter alternative to a whiteboard or manual booking sheet.
To try and ease the December workload, we are offering a free consultation to help review your current admin processes. We will then provide some user friendly recommendations on how to take the next step towards a smarter & happier farm in ’24 .
