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 One of our goals is to ensure Agridata is the most up-to-date agricultural management system available. This means a continual development of Agridata, to reflect changes in regulations and to ensure Agridata improves with more flexibility and sophistication. We listen closely to the feedback we get from our customers and we feel this is reflected in our updates. Updates are made approximately 2-6 times a year, and as long as their support contract is paid up to date all customers are sent the update via CD-ROM or e-mail download automatically. The list below doesn't contain all changes and improvements, these will be published when an Agridata update is released. Agridata EID Brochure (27th July 2009) Click here to view or download our Agridata EID brochure. The brochure contains information on all the EID and weighing devices Agridata will either work with or we are currently linking to. Agridata Update 9.87.02 Released (30th April 2008) Agridata v9.87.02 released. To see a full list of changes to the program view the release notes at the bottom of this page, or click here. Cattle Information Services (CIS) Herdstream Import (29th March 2007) Agridata has been updated to be able to import the Cattle Information Services (CIS) herdstream milk recording file. The program can now import the milk yield, cell count, butter fat, lactose and protein, and record the information against the corresponding dairy cow. The program can also import the MNR herdstream milk recording file. Agridata Sheep 1.1.7 Released (31th January 2007) Agridata Sheep v1.1.7 released. This update includes many new features and improvements, some of which are listed below.
Agridata Update 9.86.00 Released (11th September 2006) Agridata v9.86.00 released. This update includes CTS Web Services. This is a new system to allow passport applications, movements and cattle details to be transferred from or to, your farm management program (e.g. Agridata) and the BCMS. The new service is designed to replace the current SIS email system, which has been used over the last few years. To be able to use CTS Web Services you will need your CTS User ID and Password. If you don't have them, give the BCMS a ring (English 0845 050 1234, Welsh 0845 050 3456) and they'll post them out to you. To see a full list of changes to the program view the release notes at the bottom of this page, or click here. Statement Report (19th June 2006) A new report has been added to Agridata to assist in the checking of the BCMS Cattle Statements. The report shows which animals were on the farm on the date the statement was extracted, including all the animal's details needed to check the statement. The report can be sorted by either age, official ear tag, or movement on-date and can be viewed on-screen or printed. Pocket Agridata v1.2.0.0 Released (24th April 2006) Pocket Agridata v1.2.0.0 has been released. A calendar has been added to the birth and veterinary screen to make it easier and quicker to enter a date. The program now loads and runs faster and has been updated to run on Windows Mobile 5.0. Inventory for Calendar Year Report (28th February 2006) The Inventory for Calendar Year report has been added to Agridata. Agridata now allows you to record the transporter's name and registration number, CPH number of holding of departure and the CHP number of the destination. This report replaces the Annual Flock Record report, which shows the running totals. Agridata 9.85.05 Released Online (30th November 2005) Agridata version 9.85.05.0001 has been released online. Customers who subscribe to online updates, with an up to date support contract have been sent an e-mail including a link to download it. To see a full list of changes to the program, view the release notes at the bottom of this page or click here. NOTE: This is an online update only. OCDS (Older Cattle Disposal Scheme) Warning (14th October 2005) A OCDS (Older Cattle Disposal Scheme) warning has been added when selling cattle or sending them to market, if the animal was born before 1st August 1996, Agridata will ask you to confirm you wish to include it in the sale. The warning will only appear if the date sent to market or sale is after the 7th November 2005. Diary (30th September 2005) A diary has been added to Agridata allowing the user to enter multiple diary entries on any day of the year. Each entry can have a category, which the user can define. The diary can be used to keep a health plan for example, by creating a category called 'Cattle Health Plan' and then recording diary entries using this category you can then view or print out a report showing all the entries against this category between two dates. The diary can also be printed. Pocket Agridata v1.1.0 Released (5th August 2005) Pocket Agridata v1.1.0 has been released. Veterinary
treatments can now be recorded on the Pocket PC. The View Animal's Details
screen has had the date of purchase added, the purchase price of the animal
added and the claim colour removed. The record new birth screen now has'
Steer' as an option for the type of animal born. This saves having to
record the animal as a bull, then change it in Agridata to a steer. When
recording a new birth, if you tap the DOB or Man Tag box, the on screen
keyboard will automatically appear. On the Select Animal screen, if you
tap the Filter box, the on screen keyboard will automatically appear. Agridata v9.85.03 Released (15th July 2005) Agridata v9.85.03 released. To see a full list of changes to the program view the release notes at the bottom of this page, or click here. Scottish Beef Calf Scheme (30th April 2005) Agridata has been updated to either print out a list of barcodes that can be submitted with the SBCS claim saving having to send in the animal's movement card, or create an XML file containing the details of the animals and the holding the animals were kept during retention. The XML file can then be uploaded to the SEERAD web site saving you having to fill out the claim form. Agridata v9.85.00 Released (31st January 2005) Agridata v9.85.00 released. This version was made available to download from the internet. National Fallen Stock Scheme (8th November 2004) The NFSS (National Fallen Stock Scheme) membership details can now be recorded on the company screen. Agridata v9.84.00 Released (23rd August 2004) Agridata v9.84.00 released. To see a full list of changes to the program view the release notes at the bottom of this page, or click here. Important Information for Windows 95 Users (23rd August 2004) Microsoft's mainstream support for Windows 95 ended on the 31st December 2000. To take advantage of the newer operating systems increased functionality and features, Thistle LTD the produces of Agridata will no longer support Windows 95 from 31st December 2004. This means from that date Agridata updates will not run on computers running Windows 95. Users running Windows 98 and above will still be able to run Agridata updates from that date. If your computer is currently running Windows 95 and you would like to discuss your options to continue to use Agridata updates from the 1st January 2005, please contact us via the Contact page. Windows XP Service Pack 2 (20th August 2004) Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) has been released by Microsoft. Agridata has been fully tried and tested with this service pack, so users should have no problems using Agridata on a machine running Windows XP SP2. For more information please contact us via the Contact page. Standstill Warnings (5th February 2004) Agridata now warns you if try to record official movements of cattle or sheep off the holding (send to market, sales etc) when you are still within a standstill. Agridata works out the last movement date on to the holding, and if necessary displays a warning message. Windows XP Themes Support (15th January 2004) Agridata now support Windows XP themes making the program look like a Windows XP application. Dairy Statement Report (20th December 2003) Dairy Statement Report is a new report showing the dairy cows yields and other information between specified dates. The report can display all dairy cows, or top, or bottom dairy cows based on yield, or cell count, or butter fat, or protein or lactose. Linked Holdings (2nd November 2003) You can now specify if any of your holdings are linked. When you electronically apply for passports, or sell, or purchase animals, if the animals are recorded at a linked holding Agridata will use your main holding number instead of the linked holding number. Your movement records will still show were the animal was moved to, even if it's a linked holding. TB 52A (Tuberculin Test Chart) Report (18th September 2003) You can now print out a TB 52A (Tuberculin Test Chart) report listing all the animals you has selected using the Current Cattle Details option. Backup Data onto CD (11th August 2003) Windows XP users with a CD writ-able drive can now backup and restore their Agridata data to CD using Agridata's backup system. Welsh Menus (28th June 2003) Agridata's menus can now be displayed in Welsh. Agridata v9.83.00 Released (22nd April 2003) Agridata v9.83.00 released. To see a full list of changes to the program view the release notes at the bottom of this page, or click here. Agridata v9.82.00 Released (10th January 2003) Agridata v9.82.00 released. To see a full list of changes to the program click here. Slaughter Premium Scheme Barcodes (18th December2002) Agridata have been updated to print bar-codes, and the date the animal left the holding, for all UK tagged animals in your SPS claim. This saves you having to tear out a movement, or CTS card then write on the date the animal left the holding. Only bar-codes printed by Agridata will be accepted by the RPA. Extensification Cattle on Holding Report (28th November 2002) Agridata's extensification report has been updated to help users fill in their EPS 2002 (Extensification Payment 2002) declaration form, the old report listed all the cattle on the holding on the selected date(s) in order of age. The updated report now groups cattle by livestock units used, and can sort the list of cattle in the groups by age, official tag, official tag (ignoring the check digit), or the date the animal came onto the holding. This means the report is grouped and ordered the same way as the Cattle Recorded on CTS Report that is supplied with the EPS 2002/3 declaration form, making is very quick and easy to check the cattle's details on the report. BCMS Cross Checking (15th September 2002) Extensive cross checking is now being made with the BCMS when subsidy claims are processed, any anomalies detected can result in premiums withheld or in the worst case premiums being lost. Leading the field in Farm Management Software an exciting new feature added to Agridata allows users to cross check the cattle recorded on the BCMS against the cattle recorded on Agridata. This new Agridata feature checks for: - • Animals currently recorded on Agridata, but not recorded on the
BCMS Agridata is also able to display a report on any queried cattle and queried movements. Doing these checks manually is time consuming and tedious, this new feature
can be used on a regular basis to assist in assuring the BCMS have all
your cattle's details recorded correctly, which can help to speed up your
subsidy payments. Agridata v9.81.00 Released (1st August 2002) Agridata v9.81.00 released. To see a full list of changes to the program, click here. Suckler Cow Premium Scheme Barcodes (5th July 2002) Agridata have been updated to print bar-codes for all UK tagged animals in your SCPS claim. This saves you having to find the animals passport, or CTS document and tear out a movement card. Only bar-codes printed by Agridata will be accepted by the RPA. The English SCPS scheme is the only scheme that requires a barcode submitted for each animal in the claim. Suckler Cow Premium Scheme (28th May2002) The suckler cow premium scheme has been updated. Agridata now allows you to claim up to 40% heifers in your SCPS claim, it also allows you to replace sold or lost cattle with up to 40% heifers. Agridata v9.80.00 Released (26th April 2002) Agridata v9.80.00 released. To see a full list of changes to the program click here. Slaughter Premium (10th March 2002) The slaughter premium section had been updated to allow under 30mts, and over 30mts claims to be made together. Users also have the ability to sort the list on, Sale Date, Official Tag, Management Tag, Breed, Age, Type, or Place of Sale. Anilog 2050 Weights Upload (20th February 2002) Agridata can now upload weights from the Anilog 2050 and automatically record them. BCMS Movement Upload (3rd December 2001) Using Agridata you can now create a text file to import movements into
the BCMS web site, or Agridata can e-mail the movements directly to SIS.
Using these systems saves time, and you will no longer need to tear off
and post a movement card from the animals passport. Agridata can also
create a passport applications text file to import into the BCMS web site
to apply for passports. Tru-Test® Link2000 (16th November 2001) Agridata now reads weight files from Tru-Test's Link2000 software. This is a simple application for downloading and uploading the files and records from your Tru-Test Series 2000 indicator. The information is then imported into Agridata so users can view weight gain reports, and graphs. Tru-Test's Link2000 is free. To download Link2000 click here. Agridata can also read weight files from WinWeigh versions 2.1 and 3. For more information please contact us via the Contact page. Windows XP (25th October 2001) Windows XP was officially released today, Agridata has been fully tried and tested with this new operating system, and users should have no problem using Agridata on a machine running Windows XP. For more information please contact us via the Contact page, or visit Microsoft's website at www.microsoft.com/windowsxp Agricultural Bureau Software (15th October 2001) We now offer a bureau version of Agridata. This is ideally suited for organizations, and secretaries who wish to keep records for multiple customers. The bureau version has special features, for example, when the software loads it can check each customer's records for passports required, cattle approaching 30 months etc. The software also allows the user to switch from one customer to another from a drop down menu. Only one copy of Agridata is needed to keep as many clients and records as required. Trial Version of Agridata (12th October 2001) We now offer a free trial version of Agridata, this is an empty copy of Agridata allowing the user to try the program for a month, there are no restrictions and the user can download their cattle on their holding from the BCMS to quickly get started. Click here to request a copy. BCMS Passport Upload (1st October 2001) Using Agridata you can now create a text file to import birth registrations
into the BCMS web site, or Agridata can also apply directly to SIS via
e-mail. Using these systems saves time, and means passports will arrive
quickly, and the information will be accurate. Agridata can also create
a text file to import movements into the BCMS web site. What's New in Agridata 9.87.02 To view the current version click on the 'Help' menu then click the 'About Agridata' option. When installing the Agridata update from a cd, if the Operating System is Windows XP with Service Pack 2 the .NET Framework 3.0 will be installed (Windows Vista already has the .NET Framework 3.0 installed). After the framework has been installed you will find that you have a new printer installed called the Microsoft XPS Document Writer. When printing reports if you select this printer it will allow you to save the report as an XPS file (this is Microsoft's equivalent of the PDF file). This file can then be viewed or printed by anyone that can read an XPS document. Any computer with the .NET Framework 3.0 installed, or running Windows Vista will be able to view or print the file. The .NET Framework 3.0 can also been downloaded using Windows Update. Once an XPS file have been created the file could then be emailed or saved to cd and be sent to your Accountant or Trading Standards for example. NOTE: The Microsoft XPS Document Writer is not compatible with Windows 98 or Windows ME. We are now making Agridata updates available online, with new releases every couple of months or so. If you would like to receive an e-mail with a link to download the online update when it's released, please send an e-mail to Updates@agridata.co.uk with the word Subscribe in the subject and your surname, postcode, holding number, telephone number and Windows version in the body of the e-mail. Once you have subscribed whenever an update is made available, an e-mail will be sent to you with a link to download it. NOTE: There is no additional charge to receive online updates, but your support contract must be paid up to date. You will continue to receive updates on CD, but the online updates will be more frequent. You only need to subscribe once. Setup Menu 'System Setup' 'Record your Company Details' • You can now record your TB testing period and last test date. This information is then printed on the cattle market declaration form when sending cattle to market. • If you have multiple herds you can now record the Location Suffix on the CTS Web Users page. • NOTE: This will only affect users setting up a new program. The download from BCMS option (used when setting up the program). If the user downloads using the CTS web services and they have more than one User ID and Password Agridata will use the holding number recorded for that user to look up the holding on the company’s screen holdings page. If it finds a match it will automatically use that holding when recording the animals on Agridata. A sort list has also been added to the males and females screen to allow the user to sort the list of animals by official tag, official tag reversed (sorts using the last 5 digits then the herd number), breed and age. 'Pedigree / Dairy Herd' 'Import NMR / CIS Data' 'Import NMR / CIS Herdstream Yield Data' Agridata can now read Cattle Information Services (CIS) herd stream data. Anyone using CIS can download their dairy data free from the CIS web site and import it into Agridata. The yield, cell count, butter fat, protein and lactose is imported. The management / freeze brand CIS have recorded must match the management / freeze brand recorded in Agridata. 'Feeds Used / Mixed' 'Review feeds fed' a print button has been added which previews / prints a new report called 'Feeds Recorded as Fed'. You can print specific pages by clicking on the printer button on the report toolbar. The screen has also been enlarged and improved. 'Batches / Cattle Management Groups' 'Define Cattle Batches / Management Groups' you can now record the name of a cattle batch, which can be used to group cattle into Batches. 'Batches / Cattle Management Groups' 'Move Animals from one Batch to Another' is a new option which allows you to move animals into and out of a Batch. The advantage of Batches over Management Groups it that an animal can be in as many batched as you wish. Cattle Menu 'Veterinary Treatments' option now allows you to treat cattle that have been sold, or died. Just tick the 'Include cattle that have been sold or died' and Agridata will include all animals in the list instead of just current ones. 'Cattle Batches' is a new option which allows you to add or remove animals from a Batch. A Batch can also be defined using this option and animals that have been recorded sold, died or missing can still be moved into or out of a batch. Once animals are in a Batch they can be used throughout the program to make selecting the animals easier. Sheep Menu 'Individually Recorded Sheep' 'Veterinary Treatment of Individually Recorded Sheep' The reason for treatment and administrated by boxes now remember previous entries, saving having to keep retyping the entries for each veterinary treatment. 'Veterinary Treatments (incl. dipping)' • The veterinary treatment option has been changed so you now enter the average amount given to each animal instead of the total amount. This now works the same as the cattle veterinary treatment option. • The 'Reason for Treatment' and 'Administrated By' boxes now remember previous entries, saving having to keep retyping the entries for each veterinary treatment. Reports Menu 'Reports on Cattle' Current Cattle Details' a new option has been added to list all female cattle on the 'Reports on Cattle' report. A printer setup button has been added to the print report page to allow the user to select the printer when printing the report. 'Reports on Cattle' 'Dairy Herd Status' is a new report which displays the following information. Official Tag, Management Tag, Last calved, Lactation Number, Status, Number of Services, Days since last service, Days since 1st service, Last Served, Date Due and In-calf status. 'Calving History' the calving history report now allows the user to export the data to an excel spreadsheet file and it now lists the number of animals in the report when viewed or printed. 'Feed & Costing Reports' Feeds Recorded as Feed' is a new report which previews / prints all the feeds fed to the cattle. You can print specific pages by clicking on the printer button on the report toolbar. Forms Menu 'Check BCMS Records' The check BCMS records report now allows the user to select a printer and which pages to print when printing the report. 'CTS Movements' A number of improvements have been made to the CTS Movements option. There is now a Print button on the 'Results of Application / History' page which allows you to print or preview the CTS Movement History. The BCMS receipt number has been moved next to the date / time sent column so it's visible without having to scroll the grid. The CTS Web Services page (the one with the pages flying across the screen) now displays what it's currently doing e.g. Sending Movements or Checking sent Movement Data etc. 'CPP 12 Passport Application' A number of improvements have been made to the CPP 12 Passport Application option. There is now a Print button on the 'Results of Application / History' page which allows you to print or preview the CTS Passports History. The BCMS receipt number has been moved next to the date / time sent column so it's visible without having to scroll the grid. The CTS Web Services page (the one with the pages flying across the screen) now displays what it's currently doing e.g. Sending Birth Data or Checking sent Birth Data etc. Help 'Latest News' Added our own CTS Web status to the Latest news page. This is updated by us, so will be more accurate than the BCMS web page. Other Improvements • The cattle selection screen used in many part of the program e.g. selecting animal put to the bull etc, now auto sizes to the full screen resolution allowing more information to be displayed on the screen if the user is running a resolution above 800 x 600. • The CTS Web Services page (the one with the pages flying across the screen) now displays what it's currently doing e.g. Getting Cattle on Holding Data etc. The Current CTS Status now links back to our Latest News page which shows a more accurate status of the BCMS Web Services. • All references to Sub Groups have been changed to Batches to reduce confusion. • The RIGGIT GALLOWAY breed has been added to the cattle breed list. The help file has been updated and improved. We are working on Agridata all the time with lots of improvements, and new features. Please report any problems with this version as soon as you come across them. Remember you make Agridata what it is! If you have any suggestions e-mail suggestions@agridata.co.uk If Agridata has detected an error it will restart and give you the option to e-mail the error message. Please e-mail these as they assist in improving Agridata and fixing any errors. (Only the error message, Agridata version, Windows version, trading name and telephone number is sent.)
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