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By Alice McFarlane

Biosecurity App

New app makes it easy to know and follow biosecurity requirements

Jan 22, 2026 | 1:56 PM

A new app is putting essential, real-time biosecurity information in the hands of employees, and helps farms reduce biosecurity breaches and streamline daily operations.

Farm Health Guardian has launched the Protocol® Farm Visits app, a new tool designed to make on-farm biosecurity faster, easier, and more consistent for farm workers and operations of all sizes.

The app provides instant access to key property information, visit records, health status, downtime, pyramid, and other biosecurity items.

The app makes it easy for farm workers to know and follow biosecurity protocols for any property within their system by automatically confirming whether a user meets biosecurity requirements based on their previously recorded visits.

Farm Health Guardian CEO Rob Hannam said biosecurity compliance is critical, but it shouldn’t be complicated.

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“The Protocol Farm Visits app was built to take the guesswork out of meeting downtime and other biosecurity criteria, saving time and reducing the risk of disease transmission,” Hannam said.

The Protocol Farm Visits app simplifies managing people’s movements according to health status and other requirements.

Dr. Tara Prezioso with the University of Illinois Department of Pathobiology, said this is critical when it comes to protecting animal health and preventing disease spread.

“Monitoring human movement is just as or more important than monitoring animal movement alone,” she said.

A key feature of the new app is a link to Google maps for any farm property within a system, making it easier to navigate directly to a farm location. The app also includes pertinent property information such as key contacts.

Hannam said the new app replaces the original Farm Health Guardian app and is ideal for farms that are committed to enhancing their biosecurity practices.

“We’re excited to give farm teams a tool that supports safer, smarter farm visits every day,” Hannam said.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com