Are you using the free Flood Recovery app?

8 March 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle caused extensive damage to many farms in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Hawke’s Bay. Cloud Farmer, in the Hawke’s Bay, created the Flood Recovery app to help farmers with recovery. The app is free and stores all important information in one place.


The app allows you to record animal health, information for insurance companies as well as receipts and quotes for grants. For example, you can take photos of the damage and store it in the app, as well as documents associated with your insurance claim.


Cloud Farmer took their existing farm management app and software and customised it for flood recovery. Although their farm management software is a paid subscription, they have made the flood management app free for anyone to use.


You can find more information and download the app at https://cloudfarmer.app/farm-flood-recovery/

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