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Farm Focus seven day demo databases
Farm Focus seven day demo databases

Not sure what to do in the Farm Focus demo? Here are a few suggestions

Updated over a month ago

Start a seven-day demo

The demo is free and doesn’t require credit card details to get started.

  1. If you aren’t already logged in, go to www.farmfocus.nz

  2. Click on Start a Demo.

  3. You’ll be asked what demo you would like- Dairy or Sheep & Beef

  4. Click Get Started to begin the demo

  • Access to each demo will expire after seven days, but you can purchase a subscription at any point during this time (if you are not a current user).

  • You can download the demo databases as many times as you like.

  • Once the demo has expired, any information you’ve added will be removed and you can start again by selecting another demo.

  • You can start both the Dairy and Sheep & Beef demo farm businesses at the same time.

Activities to try on the demo databases

Navigate through the 6 key areas of Farm Focus by clicking on the Navigation menu down the left-hand side: Dashboard, Plan, Actuals, Reports, Vault & Settings.

Activities to try in the Dashboard:

  • Click into the Pie charts for Money earned and Money Spent to view a breakdown of how the business income and expenditure is allocated throughout the year.

Activities to try in the Settings:

  • Check out the Livestock tab and the opening & closing weights and values for each stock class. These flow through into the reports to provide a better analysis of your business.

  • Look into the Tags tab to understand more about the differences between Management Tags and Cost Tags.

Activities to try in the Actuals screen:

  • Code a bank transaction or an invoice

  • Set up a new coding rule

  • Match bank transactions to corresponding invoices

  • Record livestock events (financial and non-financial).  

  • Filter for the following views in the Completed and Stock activity tabs
    Date, Other party, Coded lines or Transactions, Amount, Quantity, Event date

Activities to try in the Working Plan:

View your Reports:

  • Create a GST return and view your filing options

  • Check out your EFS report and learn about the different viewing options

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