Tools like ChatGPT and Claude can help you write, research, analyse information, brainstorm ideas and build things that might have previously felt out of reach.
For farmers, that opens up some pretty exciting possibilities.
Need a quick calculator for something specific to your operation? Want to turn a messy set of notes into a checklist? Trying to make sense of a spreadsheet? AI can help you get there in seconds.
We use AI at Mobble too, but we’re cognisant that there is a line between using AI as a supporttool, and relying on AI-built tools to run your farm.
Knowing where that line sits is important.
One of the most exciting things about AI is that you don't need to be a software developer to build something useful.
You can describe what you need and AI can help you create a calculator, spreadsheet, workflow or little tool to solve a very specific problem.
These are great uses for AI. If it saves you half an hour or makes a fiddly job easier, that's a win. We use AI in much the same way at Mobble. It's another tool in the toolbox. The important thing is understanding what you're building and what you're relying on it for.
While AI can be incredibly useful, it isn't perfect. Sometimes, AI tools will confidently give you information that is completely wrong - a phenomenon known as a "hallucination".
If you are using AI to draft an email or summarise notes, a “hallucination” might just be a minor typo. But if you are asking an AI to calculate chemical application rates, medication dosages for livestock, or specific feed requirements, an error can be costly.
Treat AI like a very enthusiastic farmhand on their first job: they can get a lot done quickly, but you still need to review their work before signing off on it.
When you give information into public tools like the free versions of ChatGPT or Claude, that data might be used by those companies to train future versions of their software.
For most day-to-day queries, this isn't an issue. However, you should avoid pasting sensitive business information into free AI platforms. Keep your financial data, proprietary business private, and ensure you don’t include sensitive employee details. For core data storage, trust secure, purpose-built farm management software.
You should be aware of where your data is going by understanding the provider's terms. Don't give sensitive farm/business information to an AI platform unless you're comfortable with how it will be stored and used.
Creating custom calculators or quick workflows with AI is a game-changer. But any tool - whether built by AI or a developer - needs reliable, structured data to work from.
Think of Mobble as your farm’s central engine room. It’s where your entire farm’s historical records live offline, secured, backed up and structured. This includes:
Mobble provides solid, secure and readily-accessible records that are available online or offline. When this is your foundation, every other tool becomes twice as useful.
Your farm data needs to be protected when phones are replaced, staff change and technology moves on.
That's what Mobble is built for.
Our focus is taking that technical burden off your plate, with offline access, secure storage, backups, ongoing improvements and support when you need it.
The goal is simple: your farm records should keep working, even when everything around them changes.
Our mission has always been simple: making farmers’ lives easier and more successful.
We’re currently exploring practical ways AI can streamline your day-to-day work, particularly around making data entry effortless, and providing you instant access to the records you need to make an informed farming decision.
We envisage that AI will become a natural extension of our mission, helping reduce friction and improve decision making, allowing you to spend less time on admin and free up time for the things you love to do.
Mobble is taking a measured approach and, like anything we explore, we do rigorous testing with our in-house team and with farmers to ensure that security, privacy, and simplicity always comes first.
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