Happy New Year, LiteFarmers!
As we look ahead to 2025, weāre thrilled to bring you LiteFarmās new animal management featuresāa transformative update that enables you to manage your crops and animals šš together in one powerful app. Whether youāre raising animals, cultivating crops, or doing both, LiteFarm now supports a fully integrated approach to farm management.
Special thanks to contributors Navdeep Dhammu, JoaquĆn Moreno, Gursimran Singh, Shang Heng Mak, Kevin Wu,Ā Serhii Zahranychnyi and Daria MykhailovaĀ for helping us deliver this release.
Whatās New?
Animal Management at Your Fingertips
Easily Add Animals: Create individual profiles š or entire batches of animals šššwith just a few clicks.Ā
Customize Animal Types and Breeds: Add custom animal types and breeds to ensure LiteFarm reflects the unique needs of your farm and operation.
Track Essential Tasks: Use custom tasks to manage activities like feeding, health checks, and milking across farm locations such as barns and fields š§ŗš¾.
Streamlined Movement Tasks
Animal Movement Made Simple: Assign and monitor tasks to move animals šš between different areas of your farm.
Multiple Location Types: Select from practical, predefined locations while avoiding irrelevant options for a smoother experience.
Improved custom Tasks
Assign specific animals to custom tasks. This enhancement allows for better task management tailored to individual animals or groups, streamlining workflows like vaccinations, feeding schedules, or health check-ups.
Optional Location for Custom Tasks
To make task creation more flexible, associating a location with a custom task is now optional. This is especially useful for activities that are not tied to a specific area, such as administrative work, general observations, or tasks involving mobile equipment or animals.
Improved Support Access
Help at Your Fingertips: Weāve relocated the help button to the top-right corner of the app, making it easier than ever to connect with our support team when you need assistance.
Why This Matters
LiteFarm has been your trusted partner for crop management š½, and now weāre extending that same support to your livestock š£š. This integrated approach simplifies your workflow, saves time, and lets you focus on what matters most: your farmās success.
A Beta Feature with Big Potential
The animal management functionality is currently launching with a "Beta" tag. This means itās still in development, and weāre committed to improving it further based on your feedback. Weād love to hear your thoughts and suggestionsālet us know what features and enhancements youād like to see in future updates!
Looking Ahead
This release marks the first step in a series of updates designed to improve livestock and integrated crop-livestock management. With your feedback, weāll continue to evolve these tools to better serve your needs.
As 2024 comes to a close, weād like to thank you for being a vital part of the LiteFarm community. Hereās to a productive and prosperous 2025! š
The LiteFarm Team
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