Vultus and TKS have launched a new approach to monitor and optimize feed quality in the market that is set to change how it is assessed. The proper levels of raw protein are essential for producing quality feed for different groups of individuals who rely on it for nutrition. With over 25% of the world’s land used for forage crop production and grazing, the potential market for this new analysis service is significant.
“One of the best and most recognized measures of feed quality is the amount of raw protein it contains. However, manual samples of the harvest are taken to determine the protein level, which is very time-consuming and expensive. We are now launching a new analyst service, unique in the market, together with TKS, that makes it possible to read the protein level for each part of the field in real time throughout the growing season. The analyst service will result in significant savings for farmers and a much smoother process for optimized feed distribution. We have in-depth discussions with several leading organizations in the dairy and meat production sector regarding implementing the analyst service for their affiliated farmers,” says Per Karlsson, CEO of Vultus.
Traditionally, determining protein levels was time-consuming and expensive, involving manual sampling. However, Vultus’ new analyst service allows for predicting the protein level of each part of the growing field throughout the growth phase. This will result in significant savings for farmers and a smoother process for optimized feed distribution.
The new analyst service enables farmers to monitor average values with good precision throughout the growing season, allowing them to make better decisions and optimize their farm’s forage crop. In addition, the farmers and feeders can now know the feed’s input values when it goes to ensilage and assess the effectiveness of their methods.
“The service will change our way of assessing feed quality because average values can be monitored with good precision throughout the growing season. As a result, the farmer and feeder can make better decisions and optimize the farm’s forage crop. They also know the feed’s input values when it goes to ensilage and can assess the effectiveness of their methods. With the help of the service, you can also look several years back in time and assess the effectiveness of measures taken in previous seasons. The tool will increase the understanding of one’s crop in a way that we have not seen before,” says Atle Sjølyst-Kverneland, general manager at TKS.
Field studies in Norway have established that the analyst service will allow farmers to achieve savings in concentrate feed and additives of at least 20%. The service will also allow for evaluating the impact of actions taken in previous seasons and increase understanding of the crop.
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