Block Hand Small Farm. Smart Tools.

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Small farm. Smart tools.

Run your block from one calm command centre.

Block Hand keeps stock, herds, paddocks, health jobs, reminders and farm money together so small-farm records finally feel simple.

Built from real small-farm use: quick enough for the paddock, tidy enough for real records.

No demo records Private account records Backup tools included
Farm command centre Live view

Today on the block

Due3Jobs
Animals42Active stock
Paddocks8/14In use
Next job Drench treatment Herds · Woolies · Due today
Rotation plan Move to River Flat
Stock

My Stock

Know every animal and herd.

Record tags, breeds, paddocks, births, treatments, withholding dates and notes in one place.

Built for real animals, not demo cards.
Graze

My Farm Zones

See what is grazing and resting.

Track herd movements, paddock rest, crops, withholding flags and rotation suggestions.

Make cleaner grazing calls.
Jobs

Jobs & reminders

Keep the important work visible.

Manage treatments, paddock work, reminders, repeat dates, completed dates and due-soon queues.

Know what needs attention next.
Money

My Finance

Track the money as it happens.

Capture expenses and income over time so the farm picture becomes clearer month by month.

Start simple, learn as you go.

How it works

Create an account, add real records, and use it on your phone.

  1. 1Create your private accountYour records stay separate from other farmers.
  2. 2Add stock and paddocksStart with what is actually on your block today.
  3. 3Use it in real farm momentsMove a herd, log a treatment, add a job or record a sale.
  4. 4Improve your farm pictureUse your records to see what needs attention and what should happen next.

Free during development

Start using Block Hand while it grows.

Block Hand is currently free to try while the tool is being developed and refined for real small-farm use.

Farm command centre

Today on the block

Your next jobs, paddock status, stock numbers and profit snapshot in one place.

Action centre

0 alerts

Quick capture

One-hand friendly

My Stock

Total stock value: $0

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My Herds

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My Farm Zones

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My Jobs

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My Reminders

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My Finance

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Animal records

All animals

Tag Name Species Class Breed Herd DOB Paddock Days in paddock Value Open

Herd details

Herd

Animals, paddock and upcoming work.

Paddock details

Paddock

Status, stock and grazing history.

Paddock records

All paddocks

Name Size Unit Last grazed Rest Growing Current herds Open

Finance records

All transactions

Date Type Category Amount Notes Open

New stock record

Animal

Birth records

Total born: 0

Treatments

No active withholding

Bulk stock entry

Add multiple animals

Enter a range to preview tags.

New paddock

Paddock details

Herd movement

Move a herd

Choose a herd to see its current paddock.

New job

Job details

Job type

Work details

Withholding: not set

Recurring details

No repeat set.

Treatment details

Choose an animal or herd.

Withholding warning

Paddock withholding active

New reminder

Reminder details

New finance record

Finance details

Settings

Account data

Your records are saved under your account.

Block Hand v135.1

Welcome

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About Block Hand

Built by a Small Farmer. For Small Farmers.

Block Hand wasn't created in a boardroom or by a large software company.

It started on a small farm in New Zealand.

Like many lifestyle block and small farm owners, I found myself managing livestock, paddocks, treatments, jobs, expenses, grazing rotations and countless other tasks using notebooks, spreadsheets, whiteboards and memory. The bigger the block became, the harder it was to keep everything organised.

I looked for farm management software that would suit small farms and lifestyle blocks, but most systems were designed for large commercial operations. They were often expensive, complicated, and filled with features that did not match the reality of running a small property.

So I decided to build something better.

Block Hand was created to give small farmers the tools they actually need — simple, practical farm management software that helps keep track of animals, paddocks, jobs, treatments and farm records without the complexity of enterprise farming systems.

Would this make life easier on a real small farm?

That question guides every feature. Block Hand is actively shaped by real small-farm work: sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, gardens, orchards, grazing rotations, paddock jobs and the daily reality of trying to keep good records while still getting the work done.

Our goal is simple: to build the best farm management system for small farms and lifestyle blocks.

Not the biggest. Not the most complicated. Just the most useful.

🐑 Stock🌱 Farm Zones✅ Jobs🩺 Treatments💰 Farm Money
Meet the founder

I'm Alby Redman, a small farmer from Northland, New Zealand. Block Hand began as a tool to manage my own block and is growing into a platform designed to help small farmers everywhere.

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Feedback is sent to the Block Hand owner dashboard.

Changelog

What is new

Version 135.1 — Owner Dashboard Hotfix

Restored the professional About page, fixed owner dashboard visibility, fixed admin dashboard API support, and improved owner tools access.

Version 135 — Community & Growth

New About Us page, owner dashboard, user and subscriber exports, newsletter opt-in support, feedback centre, changelog, and visual polish.

Version 134 — Public Tester Readiness

Farm Zones, Herd Management and Paddock Management refinements for safer public testing.

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