“ClicRtechnologies is laser-focused on bringing the ag industries into the 21st century,”

said ClicRtechnologies President Joey Spicola,

“using never before seen technology and creating the digital ranch.”

About 30 attendees gathered for a luncheon and presentation by Spicola and other ClicRtechnologies team members. Among those in attendance were representatives from Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s office, guests from the University of Florida’s Beef Teaching Unit and Abraham Baldwin Agricultura College (ABAC).

Recently ABAC partnered with ClicRtechnologies and American Cattlemen magazine to produce a series of articles after the company donated $40,000 along with three weighing systems for the school’s cattle operations.

After the luncheon, all attendees had the opportunity to view the ClicRweight Bovine Solution for themselves at work in one of Double C Bar’s pastures. The system is set up in a simple pole barn around the water source. An RFID ear tag is scanned whenever an animal goes to drink and a camera instantly begins “clicking” hundreds of 3D photographs. That data is immediately processed into a weight, which can be viewed with a digital dashboard made accessible through any device with connection to the internet.

Over time, the system continues to learn each animal, providing the herd’s valuable information including daily rate of gain, weight average and feed efficiency. The ClicRweight Bovine Solution has been in place on the Double C Bar Ranch since early March. Joe Planz, a ClicRtechnologies board member and investor, grazes some of his cattle herd on the ranch.

“Grazing our calves two and half hours away from the main ranch,”

he says.

“ClicR enables us to have a constant analysis of how the calves are doing in real-time and enables us to address any issues expediently and proactively.”

The next day, the ClicRtechnologies team gathered in the company’s new International headquarters in Tampa. The team discussed plans for company growth in the near future and progress made over the last 12 months.

“One of the benefits of our system is that it can be totally managed from anywhere in the world,”

said Spicola.

In addition to cattle, ClicRtechnologies also has solutions for weighing swine and alligators. To learn more, visit the company website: https://clicrweight.com.

ClicRtechnologies is a company revolutionizing the agricultural industry through unique means of scaleless weighing and data management. They are committed to the development of proprietary technology to enhance the lives of its users by providing the most advanced vision software with unparalleled expertise in 3D imaging.

The company remains focused on the expansion of our weight capture technology and the development of future applications that will deliver cutting-edge solutions to increase production efficiency across multiple industries.

Source: ClicRweight

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A light to moderate trade has developed in parts of the south.  Live deals in Kansas and Texas were at $124, generally $1 lower than last week’s weighted averages.  There are a handful of sales in Iowa at $205 dressed. Bids in Nebraska are at $203 to $204 dressed. Asking prices remain firm in other areas at $127 to $128 live and $205 dressed. 

At the Tri-State Livestock Auction in Nebraska receipts are up on the week and the year.  Compared to the last sale, feeder steers were $1 to $5 higher and heifers were $1 to $5 higher.  The USDA says demand was good with interest in the crowd and online.  Feeder supply included 55 percent steers and 83 percent of the offering was over 600 pounds.  Medium and Large 1 feeder steers 768 to 797 pounds brought $145 to $151 and feeder steers 920 pounds brought $137.60.  Medium and Large 1 feeder heifers 656 to 668 pounds brought $142 to $151.50 and feeder heifers 700 to 737 pounds brought $139 to $144. 

Boxed beef closed firm on moderate demand and offerings.  Choice closed $.41 higher at $226.14 and Select closed $.48 higher at $218.97. Estimated cattle slaughter is 121,000 head – up 1,000 on the week and up 2,000 on the year. 

Lean hog futures continued to surge higher on demand expectations.  April lean hogs closed $.12 higher at $79.07 and May lean hog closed $4.40 higher at $88.40.  Cash hogs closed firm with moderate to solid negotiated purchase totals.  The supply of ready barrows and gilts is ample, and slaughter runs continue to hit record or near record numbers daily.  Demand speculation has helped to support the cash market recently, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty to just how much demand will increase as a result of the ongoing spread of African Swine Fever throughout China. Talks between the US and China picked back up in Washington on Wednesday, while progress continues – there’s still some distance to go before a deal can be reached.  Barrows and gilts at the Iowa/Southern Minnesota closed $.87 higher with a range of $71 to $78.50 for a weighted average of $76.62; the Western Corn Belt closed $.50 higher with a range of $67 to $78.50 for a weighted average of $76.25; the Eastern Corn Belt had no comparison but was in a range of $73 to $76 for a weighted average of $75.06; and the National Daily Direct closed $.61 higher with a range of $67 to $78.50 for a weighted average of $75.89.

Butcher hog prices at the Midwest cash markets are steady at $60. At Illinois, slaughter sow prices are $1 to $3 higher at $35 to $49 with good demand for moderate offerings.  Receipts are down on the week and the year. Barrow and gilt prices are steady at $46 to $56 with good demand for moderate offerings. 

Pork values closed lower – down $1.45 at $80.26.  Hams, loins, and butts were lower to sharply lower.  Ribs and bellies were steady. Picnics were higher. Estimated hog slaughter is 477,000 head – even on the week and up 12,000 on the year. 

Source: brownfieldagnews.com

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