Melbrig Feedlot is a 10,000 head beef cattle feedlot run by the Hutchinson family, located in Mundubbera Queensland.
In a recent article featured within the Queensland Country Life, Brad and Kellie Hutchinson shared how they’ve incorporated Livestock Junction within their feedlot operation, naming it one of the most powerful tools on the property.
A snippet from the article is included below:
But the most powerful tool on the property may now be the one in the feedlot office.
This year, the family implemented Livestock Junction – a feedlot management program tailored for livestock producers to track inputs and outputs with greater data analysis and feedback.
“Once you put that NVD in and that owner, it follows them all the way through,” Mr Hutchinson said.
“It’ll tell us how much the animal has cost or made to that exact day.”
Ms Hutchinson said they had a computer in the yards that used cloud-based software to connect to their office, making it easier to monitor and track.
“I can sit in the office here and see what they’re doing down there at the yards,” she said.
They’re tracking everything from daily intakes to profit and loss per beast.
Article Credit: Queensland Country Life – Licensed for 10,000, running at 5000: The labour shortfall stalling this feedlot