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A training workshop on the use of Barn Report Pro – the on-line piggery monitoring system – was set up with a group of stockmen on a northern unit. It linked them directly, via audio visual equipment, with the developer of the program, Kyle Baggott from Dicam Technology Ltd, in Suffolk.
The aim was to allow the users to become more familiar with the system and to show them how to look at, and interpret, the data. It also shows the developer how those in the field actually use it.
“One laptop was logged on to Barn Report Pro and shared on a big screen while another ran a Skype video call with Kyle Baggott, who could hear all the questions in the room via a studio microphone,” said Farmex director, Hugh Crabtree, who attended the meeting along with Tim Miller of ARM Buildings which supplies the system with their houses.
Barn Report provides a mass of data to enable farmers, managers and stock-people to pick up important trends and spot problems – such as pigs not drinking, or ventilation malfunctions – swiftly.
“Users get more familiar with the system and realise they can fiddle around a bit without breaking anything,” said Hugh. “They also learn how to look at the data and graphs and interpret them. It is all about confidence building.”
June 2, 2021 - Farmex
