Changelog

Recent updates and improvements to Livestock Runner.

February 26, 2026 New
Animal Document Storage
  • Upload and manage documents for any animal — vet certificates, registration papers, insurance docs, purchase receipts, and more
  • New Documents tab on every animal's edit page across all 12 animal types
  • 7 document categories: Registration, Veterinary, Insurance, Purchase, Legal, Breeding, and Other
  • Supports PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPG, PNG, GIF, and WEBP files up to 10 MB
  • Image documents display thumbnail previews
  • Files auto-deleted from storage when a document is removed
Breeder Tools Add-On
  • Breeding features (litters, waitlists, deposits, payment plans) are now gated behind the Breeder Tools add-on subscription
  • Admins can bypass the subscription check for full access
  • Clear upgrade prompts guide users to enable breeding features when needed
Pricing & Plan Updates
  • New Hobby tier: $49/year for up to 50 animals — perfect for small homesteads
  • "Pro" plan renamed to Ranch across all display surfaces
  • Monthly billing now available alongside yearly billing on all paid plans
Supplies & Equipment Inventory
  • New Supply Tracker to manage feed, medications, supplements, and farm supplies with quantity, cost, and reorder alerts
  • New Equipment Tracker for tools, machinery, vehicles, and infrastructure with purchase date, warranty, and maintenance notes
  • Full mobile parity — both trackers work on the mobile app
Mobile App Improvements
  • 11 new mobile controllers and 51 views for full feature parity with the desktop app
  • Animal Groups and "More Animals" toggle added to mobile sidebar
  • Fixed 500 errors on Supplies/Equipment links and transaction pages
  • LR app icon replaces cow emoji on mobile login screen
  • Improved sidebar navigation parity and task header links
iOS App Store Submission
  • Privacy policy updated with mobile app data disclosures (camera, photo library) and third-party service details
  • Custom LR app icon configured for NativePHP builds
February 21, 2026
Feed Usage Linked to Animal Groups + Cost-Per-Head Tracking
  • Feed usage logs can now be linked to an animal group — record "400 lbs of pig feed to the feeder pigs on Wednesday" directly
  • New Animal Group dropdown on the Log Usage form alongside Quantity, Location, and Date
  • Log Feeding dropdown button on the animal group detail page — pick a feed type and jump straight to the usage form with the group pre-selected
  • Feed Consumption card on the group detail page shows a summary by feed type and the 10 most recent feedings
  • Cost Analysis card on the group detail page breaks down purchase price, feed cost, and other expenses into a total cost and cost per head — so you know your breakeven price before selling
  • Feed history page gains an Animal Group filter dropdown and a Group column in the table
  • Feed detail page now shows a Group column linking to the associated animal group
  • Animal Cost Analysis report (Accounting > Animal Costs) now includes Purchase Price and Feed Costs columns for animal groups
February 20, 2026
Breeding Records for Cattle, Goats & Sheep
  • New breeding record system for cattle (calving), goats (kidding), and sheep (lambing)
  • Track breeding dates, sire/dam pairing, and expected due dates with automatic gestation calculation
  • Gestation progress bar on dashboards showing days remaining until expected birth
  • Record birth events with actual birth date, number of offspring, and notes
  • Link newborn offspring directly to their breeding record for full lineage tracking
  • New Breeding sidebar section under each animal type with dedicated breeding index pages
  • Lineage tab improvements on animal edit pages
Medical Records for All Animal Types
  • Medical records now available for goats, sheep, rabbits, horses, llamas, alpacas, and camels
  • Record vaccinations, deworming, vet appointments, health tests, and other treatments
  • Track medication details: brand, route (PO/SQ/IM/IN/IV/topical), dose, administering vet, cost, and lot number
  • Set follow-up reminders with next due dates
  • Previously only available for dogs, cattle, and swine — now covers every animal type
Animal Groups (Lots & Cohorts)
  • New Animal Groups system to organize animals across types into custom collections
  • Create groups like "Show Team 2026" or "Spring Breeding Pairs" with animals from any type
  • Sold and graduated workflows to track group lifecycle
  • Dynamic breed dropdown that updates based on selected animal type
  • Assign tasks to entire groups instead of individual animals
  • Each animal in a group counts as 0.25 toward your plan's animal limit — a group of 100 uses only 25 of your allotment
Coops Migrated to Enclosures
  • The standalone Coops system has been merged into the unified Enclosures module
  • All existing coop data automatically migrated to enclosures with type "coop"
  • Enclosures now serve all animal types: coops, pens, kennels, stables, hutches, and runs
  • Bird count tracking (add/withdraw) now managed through enclosure detail pages
  • Egg collections updated to reference enclosures instead of coops
Expanded FAQ & How-To Guide
  • FAQ page expanded from 16 to 40 items covering every module in the app
  • Organized into 11 category sections: Getting Started, Animals, Animal Features, Breeding, Tasks, Grazing, Enclosures, Sales, Accounting, Farm Tools, and Team
  • Per-animal-type how-to guides for cattle, dogs, goats, poultry, sheep, swine, horses, rabbits, pets, and camelids
  • New FAQ items for tasks, egg collections, feed tracker, customers, embeds, Schedule F, breeds, breed identifier, EBV report, and animal groups
  • Section visibility matches your sidebar preferences — only see FAQs for animal types you manage
Onboarding Redesign
  • Animal selection grid updated to a clean 4-column layout (2 on mobile, 3 on tablet)
  • Improved card styling with visible borders, hover effects, and green highlight on selection
  • Wider container for better proportions across all 12 animal types
Sales Flyer & Invoice Improvements
  • Sales Flyer expanded to support all animal types (sheep, horses, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, camels)
  • Enhanced invoice detail page with improved layout and payment tracking
  • Embed widgets updated to include all animal types
Naming & UI Polish
  • "Dog Breeders" renamed to "Dogs" across the entire app — dashboard, sidebar, onboarding, user management, FAQ, and start page options
  • Feed tracker and egg collections updated to work with the new enclosures system
  • Task system updated to reference enclosures instead of coops
February 15, 2026
Dark Mode
  • Toggle between light and dark themes using the new theme switcher in the header
  • Your theme preference is saved to your account and persists across sessions and devices
  • Available on both admin and viewer layouts
Mobile App — Animal Photos
  • User-uploaded animal photos now display correctly in the iOS app
  • Photos are downloaded during sync and cached locally on device
  • All animal icons (sidebar, dashboard, animal cards) render reliably using inline image encoding
  • Fixed database driver crash on app startup
February 13, 2026
Todoist Integration
  • Connect your Todoist account via OAuth to sync farm tasks automatically
  • New tasks push to a dedicated "Livestock Runner" project in Todoist with title, description, due date, priority, and task type label
  • Animal names included in synced task titles for context (e.g., "Deworming [Cattle: Bessie, Cattle: Duke]")
  • Two-way sync: completing or un-completing a task in Todoist updates Livestock Runner automatically via webhooks
  • Completing or deleting a task in Livestock Runner closes or removes it from Todoist
  • Per-user sync preferences: choose which task types sync (Vaccination, Vet Visit, Feeding, Deworming, Health Check, Breeding, General)
  • Bulk sync action to push all existing pending tasks to Todoist at once
  • Recurring tasks now sync with their full recurrence schedule (e.g., "every week", "every 2 weeks") — Todoist shows them as proper recurring tasks instead of one-off items
  • Bidirectional recurring sync: completing a recurring task in either app advances both to the next occurrence without creating duplicates
  • Recurring tasks created in Todoist (e.g., "every day", "every Monday") are imported into Livestock Runner with the correct recurrence pattern and interval
  • Team shared project: account owners can create a shared Todoist project for the whole team with task assignment mapping
  • Global admin toggle in Settings to enable or disable the integration for all users
  • Webhook security via HMAC-SHA256 signature verification
Mobile Login Code
  • Users who signed up via Google OAuth can now log into the mobile app using a one-time 6-digit code
  • Generate a code from your Profile page — valid for 15 minutes, single use
  • Enter the code on the mobile app login screen alongside your email
NativePHP Mobile Compatibility
  • Fixed form submissions failing in the mobile app across all animal types
  • Breed dropdowns now load correctly in the mobile app using bundled static data
  • Bootstrap Icons now render properly in the mobile app using local assets instead of CDN
February 12, 2026
Medication Withdrawal Tracking
  • Track medication withdrawal periods for meat, milk, and eggs on any animal
  • Record medication name, dosage, administration route, treatment date, and lot number
  • Separate withdrawal day counts for meat, milk, and eggs with automatic end-date calculation
  • Active withdrawal alerts displayed on animal show pages when an animal is in a withdrawal period
  • Early clear option to manually mark a withdrawal as complete before the calculated end date
  • Expired withdrawals automatically completed daily via scheduled command
  • Supported on all animal types: cattle, goats, sheep, swine, poultry, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, camels, and horses
Animal Profile Email Export
  • Email yourself any animal's full profile directly from their show page
  • Formatted email includes animal photo, breed, gender, age, weight, status, and lineage
  • Professional PDF attachment with farm header, detailed profile, and lineage information
  • Available for all 10 animal types: cattle, dogs, goats, sheep, swine, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, camels, and horses
  • Rate-limited to prevent abuse (10 emails per minute)
Llama, Alpaca & Camel Modules
  • New Llama section with full breed directory, pen management, and weight tracking
  • New Alpaca section for fiber, show, and pet alpacas with breed management and weight tracking
  • New Camel section with breed directory, pen management, and weight tracking
  • All three modules include dashboards, image uploads, for-sale/flyer listings, and pedigree charts
  • Toggle each animal type on or off in Settings and user Preferences
Pedigree Charts & Certificates
  • View multi-generation pedigree charts for cattle, goats, dogs, llamas, alpacas, and camels
  • Export pedigree certificates as downloadable PDFs
  • Pedigree linked from each animal's show and edit pages
Dog DNA & Genetics Predictor
  • Punnett square engine predicts coat color, pattern, and trait outcomes for breeding pairs
  • Pairing tool lets you select a sire and dam to view predicted litter genetics
  • Genetics predictions integrated into litter detail pages
SMS Two-Factor Authentication
  • Optional SMS-based 2FA for login using Telnyx integration
  • SMS notification alerts for important account events
February 11, 2026
Buyer Portal
  • Buyers can now access a self-service portal at /buyer to view all their waitlist entries, contracts, and payments in one place
  • Email + one-time code verification — no account or password required
  • Dashboard shows summary cards for waitlist entries, contracts to sign, payments due, and offers to review
  • Action buttons link directly to sign contracts, pay deposits, review offers, and make scheduled payments
  • View and download signed contracts as PDF
  • See all scheduled payments across litters with status and due dates
  • Sessions expire after 2 hours for security
Schedule F Tax Worksheet
  • New IRS Schedule F report in Accounting maps your transaction categories to tax form line items
  • Part I (Farm Income) and Part II (Farm Expenses) organized by official Schedule F line numbers
  • Line 32 sub-items break out show fees, professional services, marketing, and more
  • Custom categories that don't map to a specific line automatically appear under Other Expenses
  • Year filter to generate the worksheet for any tax year
Sidebar Icons
  • All animal types now have proper animal icons in the sidebar
  • Replaced placeholder icons for Swine, Sheep, Rabbits, and Pets with matching animal illustrations
Navigation
  • Tasks moved to its own sidebar section at the same level as Sales and Accounting
  • Tasks section includes All Tasks, Egg Collections, and Feed Tracker with collapsible header
  • Overdue task count badge shown on both the section header and All Tasks link
Weight Tracking
  • Track weight history for cattle, goats, and swine with charts and growth trends
  • New Weight tab on animal edit pages with interactive Chart.js graphs
  • Record weight, unit (lbs/kg), date, and notes for each entry
  • Weight change indicators show gains and losses between records
Grazing & Pasture Management
  • New Grazing section with dashboard, pasture management, and animal movement tracking
  • Create and manage pastures with capacity limits
  • Move animals between pastures with full movement history
  • Rotation scheduling to plan grazing rotations in advance
  • Assign cattle and goats to grazing pastures from their edit pages
Team Management
  • Invite family members or farm helpers to share your account via email
  • Assign team roles (editor or viewer) to control access levels
  • Team members share the same animals, records, and data
  • Manage team members, update roles, or remove members from the Team page
Task Reminders
  • Dashboard widget showing upcoming and overdue task reminders
  • Daily digest email for tasks due today or overdue
February 10, 2026
Receipt Scanner Improvements
  • Images are now compressed before uploading for faster, more reliable scans — especially on mobile
  • Upload progress bar shows real-time status instead of a generic spinner
  • Connection errors now show a retry button instead of a broken page
  • Rewards discounts, loyalty savings, and coupons are now automatically applied to item amounts instead of appearing as separate line items
  • Improved accuracy on multi-column receipts (e.g., Tractor Supply) — scanner now uses the final charged amount, not the unit price
Feed Tracker
  • Import feed purchases directly from existing accounting transactions
  • Create feed types inline during import without leaving the page
Swine Module
  • New Swine section for tracking swine, breeds, and pens
  • Full breed directory with seeded swine breeds
  • Pen management for organizing swine housing
Home Page
  • Added screenshot slideshow showcasing app features
  • Added Receipt Scanner and Feed Tracker feature cards
February 9, 2026
Google Ads & Marketing Attribution
  • Google Ads tracking integrated across all pages for campaign performance measurement
  • Conversion tracking on key actions: user registration, subscription purchases, and invoice payments
  • UTM parameter capture from ad campaign URLs — automatically saved to user records on signup
  • Marketing Attribution card on admin user edit page to see which campaigns drove signups
  • Enhanced welcome page with click tracking on call-to-action buttons
February 6, 2026
User Interface Improvements
  • All animal index pages (Dogs, Cattle, Goats, Pets) now use card layouts with pagination
  • Customers page converted to card layout with pagination
  • Added breadcrumbs navigation for easier site navigation
  • Health records link added to dog cards for quick access
  • Images now show full animal without cropping (object-fit: contain)
Dog Dashboard
  • Reorganized dashboard sections into 2x2 grid layout
  • Pending Pickup and Recent Additions now on same row
  • Active Litters and Locations converted to scrollable card sections
  • Improved stat card styling with consistent borders
Profile Page
  • Cleaner card header styling (removed green gradient)
February 5, 2026
Pets Module
  • New Pets section for tracking personal pets (dogs, cats, birds, and other animals)
  • Dashboard with stats by species and upcoming care reminders
  • Full health records tracking: vaccinations, vet visits, deworming, and more
  • Weight tracking with change history over time
  • Breed selection from existing dog breeds database
  • Photo uploads and simple location tracking
  • Toggle Pets visibility in Profile > Preferences
February 4, 2026
Receipt Scanning
  • Scan store receipts using AI to automatically extract line items
  • Take a photo directly or upload an existing image
  • AI auto-categorizes each item based on description
  • Review and edit extracted items before creating transactions
  • iPhone HEIC photos automatically converted for compatibility
  • New categories auto-created when AI suggests ones that don't exist
Accounting Reports
  • Profit & Loss report now downloadable as CSV
  • Export includes income/expenses by category and monthly breakdown
  • Fixed expense transactions not appearing in P&L report
Expense Categories
  • Added general business expense categories: Office Supplies, Marketing & Advertising, Software & Subscriptions, Professional Services, Taxes & Fees, Loan & Interest, Meals & Entertainment
February 2, 2026
Onboarding
  • New users now go through a quick onboarding flow to select which animals they manage
  • Sidebar automatically customized to show only selected animal types
  • Animal preferences can be changed anytime in Profile > Preferences
Breed Submissions
  • Users can now suggest new breeds for any animal type
  • Admins review and approve/reject submissions from the Approvals page
  • Track your submissions in "My Submissions" from the Breeds page
Litters
  • Litter images now display on the litters list page
  • Mobile and desktop views show thumbnails for quick identification
  • Images fall back to dam's photo if no litter image is set
Profile & Data Management
  • New "Clear Starter Data" option to remove only sample data while preserving your records
  • Consistent save button styling across all profile sections
  • Added city field for social media sharing
User Interface
  • Added About Us link to interior navigation header
  • Added breed image display on Edit Hatch page
  • Improved mobile navigation with pricing link
  • Updated header styling across all pages
Documentation
  • Updated FAQ with onboarding and preferences information
  • Added FAQ section for clearing starter data
February 1, 2026
Registration & Profile
  • Added phone number field to registration form and profile page
Subscription System
  • Fixed Stripe checkout flow for reliable payment processing
  • Added error handling and user feedback during checkout
  • Added admin tool to manually link subscriptions
Database
  • Fixed pen names to be unique per user instead of globally
Users Management
  • Added Plan column showing subscription tier
  • Improved action buttons layout
January 31, 2026
Initial Beta Launch
  • Livestock Runner beta launched
  • Track cattle, goats, poultry, and dogs
  • Breed management
  • Invoicing and payments
  • Buy Now embed widgets
  • API key management