Herdwatch launches app to help farm contractors invoice and get paid faster
Herdwatch, an Irish farm management app developer, has released a Contractor App for logging jobs, issuing invoices and collecting payments. For November, the first year costs €360 instead of €500.
Herdwatch, a farm management app company based in Roscrea, Ireland, whose software is used on more than 20,000 farms across Ireland and the UK, has launched a new Contractor App. It is aimed at agricultural contractors who provide farmers with services such as silage making, slurry spreading and hedge cutting. The company says the app helps avoid unbilled jobs and delayed payments.
How the app works
The company describes four steps: logging the job, checking the balance, sending the invoice and recording the payment. All of it can be done in the field while the details are still fresh.
The app allows contractors to:
- log a job on the spot by choosing the customer, the type of work and the amount;
- see each customer's running balance;
- send an invoice the same day;
- show customers a statement of all jobs and payments;
- attach a pay-by-link to an invoice so the customer can pay online;
- track part payments;
- work offline on a phone, tablet or PC.
It is intended for contractors in a range of trades, including silage, baling, hedge cutting, slurry, harvesting, spraying, groundwork and road sweeping, whether they work alone or run a team.
Promotional price
In November, Herdwatch is offering a year of the Contractor App for €360, down from €500, a saving of €140. The offer applies to sign-ups before 30 November. The company adds that its team sets up each account with the customer over a phone call, so the app can be used straight away.
The announcement comes ahead of the FTMTA show, which contractors are attending while weighing up investment in new machinery.
