Poultry feed planning is a network challenge.

Knowing how much feed is in a silo is a tiny part of the picture.

Across a poultry network, planners are balancing flock demand, feed consumption, silo capacity, orders, deliveries, transport and unexpected changes in operating conditions.

When decisions rely heavily on manual checks, expected consumption, and local safety margins, operators struggle to identify genuine urgency, use distributed storage effectively and coordinate farm demand with delivery and feed-production planning.

Combining measured silo levels with flock and consumption data creates the opportunity to make these decisions with far greater confidence. 

From better visibility to better decisions.

The value of silo monitoring is not simply having another source of data.

The key question is whether having better information about feed held across the network can lead to better operational decisions.

The GrainSure pilot compares the current planning process with a model-supported alternative to identify whether measurable improvements exist in five key areas:

  • 1. Demand and supply alignment

    Strengthen alignment between farm demand, deliveries and feed production.

  • 2. Delivery efficiency

    Identify opportunities to consolidate deliveries and reduce urgent or fragmented trips.

  • 3. Storage utilisation

    Use available on-farm storage more effectively as a distributed inventory buffer.

  • 4. Order timing and quantity

    Compare actual orders with model-supported timing and quantities.

  • 5. Feed security

    Identify silos at risk of run-out or requiring attention earlier. 

Establish the baseline. Then compare.

The pilot is designed to assess the opportunity without assuming that monitoring will automatically create savings.

GrainSure devices monitor a small number of representative silos while the existing planning process continues unchanged. Silo-level, fill and drawdown data are then combined with flock, consumption, order and delivery information to compare actual decisions with a model-supported alternative.

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    A practical framework for improving poultry feed planning

    Download our practical guide for assessing whether better feed visibility could improve poultry feed planning and operational performance. 

    The framework covers:

    • Why feed planning is difficult
    • How to think about distributed on-farm storage
    • Combining inventory, flock and consumption data
    • How to run a pilot without contaminating the baseline
    • The five key measurement areas
    • How to translate findings into a business case
    • A practical pilot-readiness checklist

    The guide is useful whether you are actively considering monitoring or simply reviewing your current feed planning process.

    Is better feed visibility worth testing?

    If you are reviewing feed security, ordering, delivery efficiency or storage utilisation across your poultry network, GrainSure can help you test whether having better visibility would create enough operational value.  

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