Great accounting software is becoming a no-brainer for farming businesses, helping farmers save time on bookkeeping and getting back to the work they love. Below, we've handpicked our favourite accounting platforms for your finances and livestock reconciliation - worth checking out 👍

Xero

Xero describes themselves as “beautifully simple” accounting software that makes bookkeeping for small business easy. Xero can help farmers with paying bills, claiming expenses, invoicing, payroll and more. You can also manage your cash flow with Xero. A few bonuses and why we think Xero is a good fit for farmers:

• It’s simple to use
• You can access it from anywhere (cloud-based) via an app
• Makes payroll straightforward
• Plenty of helpful checklists and resources for small businesses
  

MYOB

If you want to support Aussie business, then MYOB could be for you. It’s been around longer than Xero, founded in the early 1980s. MYOB offers a few more pricing options than Xero, but comparable. MYOB is also cloud-based so that it’s accessible anywhere. Positives about MYOB:

• Phone support 9am-5pm 7 days a week
• Some packages have unlimited payroll, which is perfect for large operations
• They offer more users for some subscriptions than Xero
• They have discounts for the first few months, which makes it cost-effective to trial
  

Livestock Reconciliation with Mobble

With Mobble's livestock farm management software, you can have all of your historic livestock numbers available at your fingertips for farm accounting. Whether you’re out on the paddock or home on the computer, you can dive into your records when you need them. Mobble's EOFY and monthly reports will help you make better decisions for the future with our;

• Opening and closing livestock total breakdowns,
• casualty reports,
• livestock sales reports,
• livestock sales revenue breakdown,
• and more.

So what do we recommend?

If you're looking to make life easier come the end of financial year, a combination of an accounting software like Xero or MYOB with a livestock farm management software like Mobble might be for you 👍