Marty Metzger, co-founder of StrongBo Agritech, shows the most recent iteration of the company's 100 per cent automated and portable livestock performance and health monitoring system for use in the barn or the field during Canada's Outdoor Farm Show.

Barn-to-field precision performance system aimed at beef

Strongbo Agritech's portable scale will be available in early 2024

The prototype of Strongbo’s cattle scale drew attention at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show Sept. 12-14 in Woodstock. “Gallagher will be selling these in 2024; they’ve promised them to their customers for Jan. 1,” said Marty Metzger, a veterinarian and co- founder of StrongBo Agritech. “They’ll be selling it through their dealers.” Why it matters: The […] Read more

Chad Wallace of Precision Scale says farmers need to keep their scales clean.

Keeping weigh scales accurate means regular upkeep

Industry professional says the machines shouldn’t be taken for granted

Farm scales are so well designed that they are often taken for granted. That’s great, so long as they’re working. But when farmers and agricultural businesses forget about them, problems can literally build up. “If it’s got mud and whatnot, or cows are tracking in debris and it’s building up between your approach and your […] Read more