Herdwatch to acquire rival firm Kingswood

By the time the acquisition is completed, more than a third of Irish dairy farms will be on the Herdwatch platform.
Tipperary-based farm software firm Herdwatch is to take over Kingswood Computing Ltd in a seven-figure deal announced this week.
Herdwatch was co-founded by Fabien Peyaud and FRS Network (Farm Relief Services) in 2012 and provides software to over 20,000 dairy, beef and suckler farms. By the time the acquisition is completed, more than a third of Irish dairy farms will be on the Herdwatch platform.