Dashboard

The Dashboard is the first thing you see when you open BlackCow. It gives you a quick read on what's happening right now — the weather, any voice notes waiting for your attention, and upcoming key dates.

Weather widget

The weather widget at the top of the Dashboard shows today's conditions for your farm. It pulls data from whichever weather source you've connected — a Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) station or a personal Weather Underground device.

At a glance you'll see:

• Current temperature and conditions
• Today's rainfall total (from your connected station)
• Recent daily rainfall trend

If you haven't connected a weather station yet, go to Setup → Weather Stations to add one. If the widget shows "No data" or "--", your station may not have recorded anything in the last few hours — this is normal for BOM stations early in the morning before their observation window.

Voice drafts

BlackCow supports voice notes — you can dictate a calf log, event, or farm update using your phone's voice input (via Siri or any speech-to-text method), and BlackCow will parse it into a structured record ready for you to review.

When a voice note has been received and processed, it appears in the Voice Drafts panel on the Dashboard. Each draft shows:

• What type of record it was interpreted as (e.g. Calf Log, Event, Treatment)
• The parsed details — date, paddock, numbers, description
• The original text of your voice note, so you can check the interpretation is correct

Key date alerts

If you've recorded important dates in the app — pregnancy testing, weaning, treatment due dates, or custom reminders — the Dashboard will surface any that are coming up soon. These appear as alert banners below the weather widget.

Key dates are managed in the Events tab. If you want to stop a date from showing as an alert, open the event and mark it as complete, or delete it if it's no longer relevant.

How to confirm or reject a voice draft

Voice drafts sit in a "waiting for review" state — they haven't been saved to your records yet. You need to either confirm or reject each one.

1. On the Dashboard, find the Voice Drafts panel. Each unreviewed draft will be listed there.
2. Read through the parsed details. Check the date, numbers, and description match what you said.
3. If the draft looks correct, tap Confirm. The record is saved and will appear in the relevant tab (Calf Logs, Events, etc.).
4. If the draft is wrong or you no longer need it, tap Reject. The draft is discarded and won't be saved.