Software built on solid ground.
Grounded Systems designs and builds benchmarking software for agriculture, starting with beef. We learn how farms really run, then measure what matters.
What we build
Benchmarking tools that farmers, advisors and agri-businesses can trust.
Benchmarking engines
Calculations that follow the way an advisory group already measures. Results are checked against the group's own workbooks, so the numbers match the ones people trust today.
Decision tools for the farm
Clear screens and reports built around the next decision a producer has to make, not around the database underneath.
Secure data foundations
Access by role, so every farm's records stay with the people entitled to see them. Built with South Africa's POPIA in mind.
Intelact Beef Benchmarking
Our first platform, built for Intelact South Africa's beef study groups. Producers and consultants keep farm data in one place, compare each farm against its group, and turn every visit into a clear written report.
- For producers
- See where your farm stands against the group.
- For consultants
- Record visits, draft a report from your notes, and publish it to the farmer when it is ready.
- For the group
- One consistent set of figures, so every comparison is fair.
Platform access is provided to Intelact Beef clients.
- Weaning weight96%
- Calving interval108%
- Cost per cow91%
- Stocking rate117%
The mark on each line is the group median (100%).
How we work
Start at the farm gate
We learn how the work is done before we design a single screen.
Compare like with like
A benchmark is only useful when the figures mean the same thing for everyone in the group.
Keep data with its owner
Farmers own their records. Access is by role, and key changes are logged.
Build for the long term
Plain, well-tested software that an advisory group can rely on for years.
One platform, delivered under your name
Grounded Systems owns and develops the platform. Partners such as Intelact use it under contract, with their own branding, their own clients and their own rules.
If you run an advisory group, a co-operative or an agri-business and need benchmarking software, we would like to hear from you.
About Grounded Systems
Grounded Systems is a South African technology company.
We hold and develop the intellectual property behind our platforms, and we build them alongside the people who use them. Our first platform is made for beef producers working with Intelact South Africa.