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| UK Dairy Day Moocall, a global provider of wearable animal IOT technology have released Breedmanager Breedmanager by Moocall, a herd management app which is free for all to use. oocall is an innovative ag-tech company established in Ireland in 2014. This complementary mobile app takes a unique approach to help beef and dairy farmers manage their breeding and keep track of their herd. Instead of looking at the herd as a whole, it breaks it up into ‘smart lists’. These smart lists filter the herd by their relative position within the breeding cycle, which means at the tap of a finger a farmer can quickly identify his cows that are due to calf in the next week, or cows that were in heat in the last 24 hours and so on. The four main categories for smart lists are in- calf, cycling, in-heat and inseminated. Because a farmer is usually examining a subset of the herd, who are all in a similar stage of the breeding cycle, Breedmanager also makes it extremely easy for a farmer to add relevant data about an animal. For example, when looking at in-calf cows, a simple swipe adds a calving event to that animal. Or when looking at a list of cows or heifers that are due to cycle in the next week, a simple swipe will indicate that that cow was in heat. The app also includes a community element, where farmers can share status updates, images of their animals or ask the community a M question. All of these features are free for anyone to use, regardless of owning one of the companies other products. Moocall Head of Technology, John Larkin said: “Breedmanager is a major product launch for Moocall. It gives breeders of all sizes the ability to better manage their herd through an intuitive mobile interface. Our app is available for anyone to use, free of charge, whether they are existing Moocall customers or not. Moocall are committed to providing solutions for the agriculture industry that increase farm productivity and profitability. It is our plan to continue to innovate and develop all of our products, both software and hardware, and in time our calving sensors and our soon to be released heat detection system will also automatically update the herd management software platform.’ Moocall is an ag-tech company based in Dublin, Ireland. Since launch in 2014, the company has sold over 25000 calving sensors into 40+ countries around the globe. To install this free mobile application simply search for ‘Moocall’ in either the Apple App store or the Google Play store. For more information please contact John Larkin on +35319696038 ([email protected]) The Metal-Fach Cultivator U740/1 offers strength & reliability at an exceptional price! Metal-Fach’s product range includes five disc cultivator models: U740, U740/1, U741, U710, and U710/1. The available working width range is from 3 to 6 metres. All cultivators come with 24 discs. he U740/1 seed disk cultivator is intended for pre-seeding cultivation of the soil after ploughing, and for working stubble soil. The machine offers the option of coupling with seeders if required. The main operating components of the cultivator are 510 mm diameter discs. The working width is 3 m. The required tractor power output is 100 to 140 HP. The machine’s working depth is adjusted with a hydraulic power system or a mechanical packer roller based gear. The maximum working depth is 15 cm. The cultivator is now supported by a 2 year warranty, to offer peace of mind as well as an exceptional purchase price. The roller options are: Tubular roller; Ideal roller for dry, non- cohesive soil. It is equipped with strong tubular profiles. It ensures great density of soil. It features light crushing operation, it crushes bigger blocks of soil. Attractive price, light roller. Packer toothed roller; Ideal for all types of soil. This roller is suggested for use on rocky, humid soil with a high organic content. The T www.farmingmonthly.co.uk roller leaves optimal conditions of soil prepared for sowing. U-BOX roller Heavy roller; ensures great crushing and pressing of soil. The roller is appropriate to work on heavier and more humid soil. September 2017 | Farming Monthly | 33