Author: Skye Freshwater

 

Ravensworth Agriculture, the powerhouse behind the large-scale Ravensworth Feedlot in Hay, is taking a significant step forward by partnering with AgriChain. This move aims to streamline their contracting, procurement, inventory, and supply chain compliance processes across all inbound and outbound commodities and livestock. As part of a major redevelopment and modernisation effort, Ravensworth Ag is heavily investing in automation and systems to make their feedlot a preferred destination for cattle producers requiring custom feeding services and freight providers.

The Ravensworth team expressed: “Quality improvement and environmental stewardship are at the heart of everything we do. AgriChain drastically improves our visibility with feed and livestock suppliers which helps calculate the environmental cost of our supply chain, which is something that matters to us.”

Skye Freshwater of AgriChain explained: “AgriChain is not a feedlot management program, just as a feedlot management system is not a livestock and commodities contracting and supply chain platform. The two are vastly different and need to be treated as such. The project at Ravensworth, will see us integrate with their current feedlot platform to ensure that they get the best of both worlds.”

AgriChain is revolutionising the commodities and livestock industry with its fully auditable supply chain traceability and digital vendor declarations.
“This platform will give Ravensworth Ag unprecedented insights into their supply chain’s environmental impact, allowing them to track, measure, and ultimately improve their practices.” Caile Ditterich – AgriChain CEO

Ravensworth Ag’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond this partnership. They are actively involved in various initiatives to promote environmental stewardship and sustainable practices in the agriculture industry.

Through collaborations with innovative organisations and environmental agencies, Ravensworth Ag is working to reduce emissions, enhance resource efficiency, and protect biodiversity. These efforts underscore their dedication to setting new standards for sustainability in agribusiness while maintaining a focus on innovation and operational excellence.

 

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“Automate Automate Automate” –  This has long been the mantra of the AgriChain ecosystem. As best we can, we try to automate as much as possible. One of the largest inefficiencies we see at our bulk handler sites, flour mills, and feedlots is the way data is captured or entered from a weighbridge.

Most sites have a minimum of one bridge, with some of our sites having as many as three, all of which need to be staffed at various times throughout the year at considerable cost to the business.

This month, with the support of the Ravensworth Feedlot, we have begun our journey towards integrating AgriChain with AutoWeigh.

What is AutoWeigh? AutoWeigh is an exceptionally robust piece of software that has been handling harvest and post-harvest receivals and outturns for a number of large sites in Australia for many years.

It is capable of managing grower receivals, including cashing requirements, as well as post-harvest deliveries and outturns. What makes this really exciting is that when coupled with our automated timeslotting solution, you have an exceptionally well-rounded, fully automated, inbound and outbound platform.

Key Benefits of AutoWeigh:

Reduce Data Errors
Reduce Labor Costs
Increase throughput speed
Reduce customer delivery and outturn errors
Safety – Drivers remain in truck
Scalability – Less staff training

How does it work? With ANPR cameras mounted on the bridge (and a backup touchscreen), the AutoWeigh system simply reads the license plate of the truck as it pulls onto the bridge. Once the bridge settles and all requirements are met, the weight is captured, and the driver is instructed to move off by the traffic lights. The system works across sites that have multiple weigh bridges, allowing trucks to use any bridge on the way in or out to achieve the desired result.

The AutoWeigh module will be available for harvest, and we are taking orders now with the first rollouts locked in for the Ravensworth Feedlot and the team at Agconnex in Griffith NSW.