COVID-19 restrictions incentivized farmers to come up with new and creative ways to adjust their business operations when it was difficult to move workers from one place to another. In particular, more and more attention was given to remote sensing tools that allow farmers to access real-time status updates on their operations without a human present. Remote sensing software can offer farmers virtual readings of different factors in their poultry houses, such as water levels, air quality, and hen weight. Many of the other tools below rely on some aspect of this technology to function.
Climate Control
Any good farmer understands that climate control is important for the health of their animals, and modern climate control systems enable complete environmental management from the tip of your fingertips.
Many climate control systems available on the market offer graphic displays that can easily be controlled by the workers, allowing them to control automatic operations of light, feeder and water systems. These systems can be easily accessed from multiple devices, including personal computers, tablets, or smartphones, allowing farmers the option to keep tabs on their poultry houses from the comfort of their own homes. You can also typically set up automatic alerts so if the climate is starting to move towards an extreme temperature, it alerts you before it becomes life threatening to your flock.
Chain Management
The success of a poultry farm rests on much more than the quality of the living flock. It also requires that the farmer who operates it be a savvy business person. One smart tool that can help you is a poultry chain management system, which analyzes performance and detects problems in your farm through an early warning system.
These systems integrate relevant data from a variety of sources into an end-to-end overview of your operations. This can include a range of information from parent stock to layer or broiler; production planning to logistics; and planning to finances. They can also notify you when parameters within your poultry house vary too much for comfort, enabling you and your workers to address issues early before they cost you valuable time and money.
Of the many chain management systems available on the market, most offer smart analysis software and cloud-based integration, which allows you to easily interpret the collected data and access it whenever you want, wherever you may be.
Making Choices
Integrating technology into everyday farming practices transforms poultry farm management from proactive to reactive, helping you by pinpointing problems as they occur before they result in a loss of time and resources. Choosing the right poultry farm management software systems takes some planning and expertise. Do your research and talk to your trusted experts about which combination of technologies best suits your poultry farm.
