Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Oct 06, 2011
When feeding dairy cattle, getting the correct nutritional formula delivered consistently is critical for the herd's health and milk production. In a University environment, the challenges increase where many students are sharing responsibilities for feeding and monitoring the herd. DHI-Provo of Provo, Utah developed the EZfeedTM solution to enable dairies of all sizes to optimize feed management, and the solution utilizes the Trimble Nomad rugged computer.
The Oregon State University Dairy uses the EZfeed solution for a variety of reasons, including optimizing the feeding process by guiding the student workers responsible for mixing of the feed and tracking data about the feed produced. Furthermore, the EZfeed system data provides students with practical exposure to the latest in livestock and dairy management technologies, and enables real-world opportunities to analyze the data and make informed decisions to ensure the University's dairy herd is optimized for peak health at the lowest cost.
Posted by: Victoria Gagnon
on Mar 03, 2010
In one of my previous posts, I talked about the benefits of the ExpressCard slot that comes standard on Yuma. And I just happened to think of another good example of someone who’s using it to his advantage.
A dairy professor at Oregon State University uses the ExpressCard slot two ways. First, it serves as a practical tool to communicate with offshore developers. Second, it acts as a teaching tool.
Posted by: Victoria Gagnon
on Feb 24, 2010
Since returning from Tulare, Calif., home to the world's largest annual agricultural expo, I've reflected on how much has changed since I first attended the annual event three years ago.
About the event: The World Ag Expo happens the second week of February and includes more than 1,600 exhibitors and an estimated 100,000 attendees.
For those seeking money- and energy-saving technology, there's everything from tractors to crop management solutions. Just about any agriculture-related product or technology can be found there.
But back in 2007, only one out of 1,200 exhibitors were using Trimble handheld computers as part of their Ag solution. A year later, that number increased to six. This year, nearly a dozen exhibitors featured Trimble rugged handhelds.
Before Trimble handhelds, those same exhibitors were using consumer-grade handhelds thinking price what was important to their customer. Once they started to offer their customers an option they discovered their customers wanted power over price. Customers told them loud and clear that they wanted a truly rugged handheld computer that allowed them to focus at the work at hand.
