KUHN has increased the ration programming and feed management capabilities across its diet feeder range with the launch of a new package of customised weighing , monitoring , and reporting solutions .

Following a collaboration with the specialist Italian manufacturer Dinamica Generale , KUHN now offers highly intuitive programmable weighing as standard on all machines . In addition , the company offers the option of either a secondary display or a remote-control facility , available through pre-loaded ‘ apps ’ on a smartphone or tablet . For full ration tracking and management , KUHN also now offers a cloud-based data transfer function that provides a comprehensive package of monitoring and reporting options , controlled from a personal computer and with the potential to interface with other farm management software .

The DG600 terminal is now a standard inclusion on all KUHN Profile and Euromix trailed diet feeders . Proven in the most extreme cold and hot temperature

environments , this base box is designed to be robust and resilient . The advanced monitor has twin screens , the first to show weights and a second that serves as a virtual keypad that allows ingredient names and quantities to be shown simultaneously . The DG600 has scrollable menus that make choosing and inputting data faster and easier . It has the capacity to store up to 99 mixes , with each having up to 24 ingredients , and up to 48 feed batches at any one time but can be used as a simple weighing display if required .

If a secondary monitor is required for use in the loader cab , KUHN offers the Datamix View ‘ app ’, which is available

pre-loaded onto a rugged smartphone or tablet . This connects to the DG600 by wifi , within a range of 90 metres . For remote programming , KUHN offers the alternative of the Datamix Control ‘ app ’; in this case , the DG600 becomes the secondary display with programming only possible through the smartphone or tablet . This solution offers the potential to access historic information and download or share a PDF . In the case of both the Datamix View and Datamix Control ‘ apps ’, the software is preloaded onto the devices , which are included in the option package , and there are no annual subscriptions to be paid .

For more extensive ration management , KUHN offers DTM data transfer software for use with the DG600 or DG8000 systems . This cloud-based facility allows data transfer through a 3G modem or via a flash drive and provides a wide range of ration programming , monitoring , and reporting functions . Operating with the DG8000 base system , DTM data transfer can be integrated with many of the leading herd management programmes . This allows dietary information to be combined with herd health data , for example , to enable optimisation of the ration and tracking of any variations in herd performance .