As part of the Co-operate Difference and Fonterra's Terms of Supply, Fonterra farmers are required to submit their Farm Dairy Records (FDR) at the end of each season. The FDR captures information on stock numbers, animal welfare and wellbeing, fertiliser, supplementary feeds, and more. Once submitted, Fonterra provides a Farm Insights Report.
How does the integration work?
Once enabled, the integration streamlines the process of completing the FDR by sending animal information from MINDA to populate certain sections of the FDR. Animal information sent to Farm Source includes:
Herd breakdown (stock classes i.e. R1's, R2's, MA cows, Breeding bulls etc)
Stock inventory (movements i.e. births, deaths etc)
NAIT location of animals
Calf management
Breed information
Average BW
Is there anything I need to do in MINDA?
Before setting up the MINDA and Farm Source integration, check that your MINDA records are up to date. This ensures that your FDR will have the most accurate animal information.
How do I connect MINDA and Farm Source?
For step-by-step instructions, see our article Setting up MINDA and Farm Dairy Records.
Disconnecting MINDA and Farm Source
If you need to disconnect from Farm Source, you can do this from the Partners page.
Step 1. Open the Manage Partners page
Go to the Partners page and find the Farm Source tile. Click on the 3 dots and select Disconnect.
Step 2. Remove access
A confirmation message will appear. Click Disconnect to finish removing the Farm Source integration.
Once successful, you'll return to the Partners Page and the Farm Source tile will show the Connect button.
