For Australian operations

Mixed-enterprise farm software for Australian operations.

Some sheep, some cattle, a bit of cropping, hay for the winter, the orchard at the homestead, half a dozen hives by the dam. One platform, one login, one set of records — built for the Australian mixed-enterprise reality.

Why farmers choose PaddockMateIQ

Specialised farm software assumes you do one thing well — pure beef, pure cropping, pure dairy. But most Australian farms run a mix: livestock as the spine, with cropping for feed and sale, hay for winter, an orchard or garden at the homestead, sometimes bees. Trying to manage that across three different platforms is exhausting. PaddockMateIQ holds every enterprise on the same property in one screen — and your records share the underlying paddock data, livestock data, weather data, expense data and sales data without you having to reconcile anything.

One paddock, every enterprise that touches it. A paddock that grew oats last year and is grazing weaners this year shares the same paddock record. Crop history, grazing rotations, soil tests, rainfall, hazards, exclusion zones — all attached to the same paddock. The history follows the land, not the enterprise.

Costs and sales rolled up correctly. Capture an expense once — drench, diesel, fencing, fertiliser, contract spraying — and assign it to the right cost category. BAS quarter and end-of-year P&L roll up automatically, with GST split, BAS quarter tagged, and Xero/MYOB CSV export ready when the accountant calls.

Crops and livestock side-by-side. Paddock crops module tracks 14 crop types (pasture, lucerne, oats, wheat, barley, sorghum, maize, canola, sunflower, soybean, fodder, hay, silage, fallow). Yield, moisture, protein, end-use. Sits next to your cattle and sheep records under the same property.

What you get

Livestock + cropping + bees

Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, alpacas, horses, plus paddock crops (broadacre), garden beds and orchard trees, plus beehives. Mix any combination.

Shared paddock records

Crop history, grazing rotations, soil tests, rainfall, hazards, infrastructure markers — all on the same paddock. Year-on-year history follows the land.

Unified financials

Costs (drench, fertiliser, contract spraying, diesel) and sales (livestock, wool, grain, hay, produce) on the same chart of accounts. BAS quarter auto-tagged, GST split tracked, year-end P&L rolls up.

Direct-sell CRM

If you do farm-gate sales, farmers markets or online direct-to-consumer, the built-in CRM tracks customers, orders and communications. Marketplace conversations auto-create customer records.

Forward contracts

Track committed sales — 100 head Angus weaners to a feedlot by end-June, 80 tonnes barley to a maltster — with delivery progress against target.

Compliance across the board

NLIS for cattle/sheep/goats, NVDs, LBSP (biosecurity plan), worker WHS records, chemical SDS attachment, hazard mapping. One compliance trail per property.

How it works

  1. Map the whole property

    Properties, paddocks, garden beds, orchard plots, apiary sites. Draw paddock boundaries on the Leaflet map. Set up which enterprises live where.

  2. Run your day-to-day

    Drench the weaners in the back paddock. Harvest the lucerne in the front. Check the hives at lunchtime. Pick the apples on the weekend. All logged from the phone, all attached to the right enterprise on the right paddock.

  3. Roll up at quarter-end

    BAS quarter dashboard pulls every cost and sale, splits the GST, exports to Xero or MYOB. Year-end P&L breaks profitability down per enterprise so you know which arm is paying its way.

Common questions

Can I keep livestock and cropping records on the same paddock?

Yes. That's the design intent. A paddock that grew oats last year and is grazing weaners this year shares one paddock record — crop history, grazing rotations, soil tests, rainfall and hazards all attach to the land, not the enterprise.

How does the financial side handle different enterprises?

Costs and sales both flag a category (which maps to a Xero/MYOB account code). When you log a drench, it goes to "Animal Health". When you log a fertiliser application, it goes to "Fertilisers and lime". Year-end P&L breaks profitability out per enterprise so you can see which arm of the operation is actually paying.

Does it handle paddock crops as well as livestock?

Yes. The paddock crops module supports 14 crop types — pasture, lucerne, oats, wheat, barley, sorghum, maize, canola, sunflower, soybean, fodder, hay, silage, fallow. Sowing date, variety, area, seeding rate, intended use. Per-harvest yield, moisture, protein, destination.

Can I sell directly from PaddockMateIQ?

The platform doesn't process payments (yet) but the direct-sell CRM module captures customers, orders and communications. Marketplace conversations auto-create customer records. Good for farm-gate sales, farmers markets and online direct-to-consumer.

How do forward contracts work for a mixed operation?

Create a contract for any commodity (cattle, sheep, grain, hay, wool, produce). Set the target tonnage or head count, the buyer, the delivery window. Log sales against the contract as deliveries happen — progress bar shows how much you've delivered against target.

Is the compliance burden too heavy for a smaller mixed farm?

No — you only see the compliance modules you need. If you have cattle, NLIS surfaces. If you don't, it stays hidden. If you have workers, WHS surfaces. If you don't, it doesn't. The platform adapts to what you actually do.

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