Exploring the connection between out-of-feed events and feed conversion ratios

By monitoring tens of thousands of bins for out-of-feed events in swine and poultry operations across North America, we have uncovered a new source of out-of-feed events: Slide management. Now that we can measure out-of-feed events caused by poor slide management, we can clearly see a significant and measurable impact on feed conversion ratios (FCR) and operational efficiency.

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Ben Allen 102A1241F
Ben Allen
CEO; BinSentry

As CEO of BinSentry, Ben leads the company’s rapid growth delivering AI-powered technology for feed supply chain efficiency, profitability, safety and sustainability.

Ben is an expert on how AI, data analytics and AgTech are transforming the animal feed supply chain, which moves US $550B worth of feed each year globally.

Sarah-Muirhead
Sarah Muirhead
Managing Director and Editor; Feedstuffs

Sarah Muirhead is managing director of the Farm Progress Livestock Group, which brings together BEEF magazine, National Hog Farmer and Feedstuffs. She has more than 40 years of editorial and communication experience in the feed industry and animal agriculture. Sarah grew up directly involved in her family’s seed and pork production operation.

BinSentry is focused on providing solutions for the agriculture supply chain that help increase efficiency, reduce costs and enhance profitability. With our technology, feed mills and protein producers are enhancing feed ordering efficiency, improving employee safety, reducing their environmental footprint, and uncovering new savings.

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