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August 2026 release

What’s new in Farm Focus

Payroll lands for New Zealand customers, the Livestock Grid gets AI-powered insights, sign-in gets a security upgrade, and depreciation records get more accurate. Plus, a new Focus Professional tier for accountants and bookkeepers.

Here’s what changed and how to get started.

New Zealand only

Sort payroll without leaving Farm Focus

Payroll is now built into Farm Focus for New Zealand customers, powered by Lightning Payroll. Run compliant pay runs, including payday filing to Inland Revenue and KiwiSaver contributions, right alongside your farm accounts.

Focus Payroll in Farm Focus
New Zealand + Australia

Catch livestock discrepancies before they cost you

The Livestock Grid now surfaces AI-powered insights, right where you already work. It highlights data discrepancies and key metrics, and helps you resolve them, not just flag them, so you can trust your livestock numbers and get real value out of them.

Free in beta for a limited time. Try it out and give us your feedback.

Learn more about the Livestock Grid →
AI insights in the Livestock Grid
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Safer sign-in and sharper depreciation

A safer way to sign in

Farm Focus now supports sign-in with Google, sign-in with Microsoft, and multi-factor authentication (MFA). Choose the option that suits you, or keep your current login method. One login for multiple sites, or an extra code alongside your password: either way, your account is safer for it.

Learn more → NZ + AU

Record an assets for business or personal use

You can now mark each asset in your Asset Register as business or personal use. Your depreciation stays accurate to how the asset’s actually used, so your financial records are ready for compliance and give you a clearer picture for decision making.

Learn more → NZ only
New Zealand + Australia For accountants & bookkeepers

New: Focus Professional, for practices managing multiple farm clients

Focus Professional is a new workspace tier for accountants and bookkeepers who need advanced reporting across every client, without per-farm pricing. One flat annual fee, however many farms you manage.

Compare Focus Partner and Focus Professional
On top of everything in Focus Partner
Milk trading statements
Livestock valuation and trading statement (beta)
Consolidated profit and loss and cashflow
EFS comparison and trends across your whole client base
$999/yr NZD/AUD $1,299 introductory discount

Want a hand turning any of this on?

Our team can help you switch on new features and get the most out of your subscription.