FARMER STORY
James Warwick
Broompark Farm, Devon, U.K.
Focused on performance recording and breeding high-quality cattle and sheep, James wanted a better way to collect and use data without adding hours to his day.
FARMER STORY
James Warwick
Broompark Farm, Devon, U.K.
James Warwick, a cattle and sheep farmer based in Devon, is part of a new generation of farmers blending tradition with technology.
Good stockmanship and profit
James’s dedication to breeding, rearing, and finishing healthy, high-performing livestock is second to none. Focused on his pedigree South Devons, he continually works to improve genetics, calving efficiency, and herd health. This hard work is paying off: nearly all of his heifers now calve at two years old, significantly impacting productivity and profitability.
Always looking for better ways of working, James is not shy about using technology on-farm. From digital weigh bars and EID tagging to iLivestock software for tracking performance, he demonstrates how modern tools and working with technology can drive real business results, all while complementing good stockmanship.
Simplifying performance recording
Focused on performance recording and breeding high-quality cattle and sheep, James wanted a better way to collect and use data without adding hours to his day. What started as a tool for managing medicines quickly became one of the most-used pieces of tech on his farm. With iLivestock, he found the tools to track weights, treatments, and bloodlines all in one place.
Managing both sheep and cattle, James uses iLivestock for everything from lambing records to calving notes. During lambing, each ewe’s management number links directly to her lambs, cutting significant time in the recording, tagging, and birth-logging process. For calving, EID tags help instantly bring up cow records, making it quick and easy to register new births.
But it’s more than just data entry. James tracks health events like lameness or mastitis, which helps inform breeding decisions later in the year. From lameness to lambing notes, James uses iLivestock’s additional info section to track everything that matters. It’s the detail that helps him make smarter decisions—like whether to breed from an animal again.
The app has become a tool not just for staying compliant, but for improving long-term livestock performance.
iLivestock just makes your animal management throughout the year so much easier.
James found getting to grips with iLivestock easy. Thanks to helpful online guides and a support team that’s always on hand, everything just clicked.
