For producers running a supplemental feed program, creating a Feed Plan will enable details to be entered once, and then be pre-populated for each scheduled feed record. This makes recording recurring feed records easier!
The feed plan is currently available on the Compliance/Performance plans and above for both Mob and Individual Management.
On Individual Animal Management there is a limit of 1500 head that can be included in a feed plan.
Web App
Creating a Feed Plan
From the main navigation bar on the Web App, select Tasks > Feed Planner
Select 'Create plan' in the top right. This opens the feed plan form so you can enter the required information.
Once you have filled out the required fields, select 'Save'
Recording Feed Records
From the main navigation bar on the Web App, select Tasks > Feed Planner. Click View, to open the relevant feed plan and select Record feed.
This will open the feed record for you to confirm details and save. For information on creating a single feed record go to following articles for the Mob & IAM plans.
Mobile App
Creating a Feed Plan
On the Mobile App press on the Livestock tab and Select the Feed plans tab at the top of the page.
Select the green plus button in the bottom right to create a new plan.
Once you have filled out the required fields, select 'Save'
Alternatively if you create a single feed record, you will be asked if you'd like to create a feed plan if it's a recurring feed.
You cannot create a feed plan with the feed allocation set to 'Per Paddock'. Once you create your plan, your feed allocation will revert back to per head.
Recording Feed Records
On the Mobile App press on the Livestock tab and Select the Feed plans tab at the top of the page.
Select the relevant plan from the active or scheduled tab.
Select Record feed to create the record.
This will open the feed record for you to confirm details and save. For information on creating a single feed record go to following articles for the Mob & IAM plans.
View, Edit & Delete a Feed Plan
A list of all Feed Plans can be viewed on the Web App on the Feed Planner page. You can also view active and scheduled plans on the App under the Feed Plan tab, under Livestock.
On this page, each listed plan has a 'View' button which when selected, displays detailed information about the plan. View the status and schedule of feeds from here.
You will also be able to edit a plan and skip a feed if necessary. You can also end or delete a plan by viewing the feed plan.
Planned Feed Records in the Task List
Any planned feed records that are part of your Feed Plans, will appear in your Task List on the mobile app. Remember, you can always add an assignee to a feed plan to get notified. See the article here on Tasks for more detail on this.
Planned feed record notifications
When a Feed Plan is about to take place you will now receive a notification to alert you that the planned feed is required.
You will receive a push notification to your device in the following scenarios:
Feed plan is assigned: When a feed plan is assigned to a user they will get an immediate push
Feed plan is edited: If the Feed Plan is then edited, a new notification will send
Feed out is due: The day a feed is due a user will get a notification at 8am notifying them the job is due today
Feed out is overdue: The day after a feed was due the user will get a notification at 8am if the job has not been completed.
Note: Push notifications will only send when the user is next online.
Reporting
All saved feed records will appear as in the existing Feed Record Report on the Web
App.