Young engineers launch solar-powered smart feeder to track cattle performance

The feeder reads an animal’s ID tag to give each animal its allocated ration. Each time the animal steps into the feeder, it is weighed and the daily liveweight gain is recorded in software which the farmer can access from their phone
Young engineers launch solar-powered smart feeder to track cattle performance

Máirtín Gannon and Shane Gaule from SM Advanced Technologies have been working on the automated feed and weigh station for around three years.

Two young agricultural engineers have teamed up to launch their own automated feed and weigh station for cattle and calves.

The kit can hold up to two tonnes of feed pellets and is solar-powered so it can be used in even the most remote locations, and aims to allow stock keepers to monitor the individual performance of animals, while also improving farm safety.

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