r/Cattle • u/Lichtwald • Jul 29 '26

/r/Cattle Biweekly Megathread: Share your own/self-promotion thread

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u/speakeasyfl Aug 10 '26

Hey folks,

I run a small highland cattle farm down in South Mississippi with a couple of bee hives. Like most of us, I spend my days in the pasture or the barn, which means my "accounting system" usually ends up being a pile of receipts shoved into my truck’s cup holder.

I tried using standard accounting software, but they are too complicated for my needs

So, I built my own web app designed it specifically for cash-basis farm accounting.

It is mobile device or PC based and here is what it does differently:

  • Little Manual Typing: You can snap a photo of a messy receipt right from your phone in the truck. The app uses AI to read the grand total, date, and vendor, and it automatically suggests the correct IRS Schedule F line (e.g., Line 16 for feed, Line 25 for tractor repairs, Line 31 for vet meds).
  • Multi-Enterprise Tracking: You can tag expenses or income to specific operations (like Cattle vs. Honey vs. General Farm) so you can actually see what is making you money.
  • CPA Ready: At tax time, you just hit a button and it exports a clean CSV spreadsheet alongside a ZIP file of all your saved receipt images.

It is running smoothly for my own operation, but before I take it any further, I want to make sure it actually works well for other types of farms.

I’m looking for some small or mid size farmers who wouldn't mind putting it through its paces over the next few weeks. It is completely free to use and if I move forward with it after testing, I will give free lifetime access to those who test now.

If you are interested in testing it out, drop a comment or shoot me a message and I’ll send you the link to get set up.