Material shortages and out-of-stocks can kill plant productivity. Today’s supply chain shortages make accurate real-time inventory more essential than ever to meet demand. Continuous level sensors such as non-contact radar can update silo inventory data in just minutes.
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Marel’s manufacturing site in Dongen released its 3,000,000th poultry processing shackle since production began in 1987. A shackle may seem a simple metal hook, but in fact, it is a truly essential component in the poultry industry.
A shackle...
The EDGE controller from Cumberland helps you monitor and manage ventilation, cooling, heating, feeding and lighting systems from a single controller using one interface. It can be installed in new construction or as an upgrade to a current facility, integrating...
Lighting is an essential factor in the success of the commercial production of layers and broilers. The demand for food worldwide is expected to double by 2030. To meet that demand, chicken producers are adopting new approaches to increase...
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Most growers are confident in their generator’s ability to run for 30 minutes to an hour without problems because they are typically cycled once a week. But what if they needed to run for a week...
MAXIMUS, the high-tech prevention solution to protect your farm!
MAXIMUS PREVENTION is a solution that monitors the electrical network of your livestock buildings in real time by measuring the loss and intensity of amperage to ground. When this loss exceeds...
Good ventilation is indispensable in a poultry house (read more about this in our other blog: The relevance of a comfortable climate in poultry houses. With the help of mechanical ventilation and air inlets/outlets, it is possible to keep...
James C. Dunford and Phillip E. Kaufman2
Introduction
The lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), is a cosmopolitan general stored products pest of particular importance as a vector and competent reservoir of several poultry pathogens and parasites. It can also cause damage...
The University of Arkansas is developing new energy efficient lighting systems for poultry growers.
This article explains how to select an agricultural ventilation fan for the conditions under which it will be operating in a livestock or greenhouse setting.
Select an agricultural ventilation fan for the conditions under which it will be operating in...