Ask three people on a farm how much protein is left in the shed and you might get three answers. Farm feed inventory is one of those jobs that is easy to let slide until something runs out on a Saturday. The Inventory module in LEO My Farm puts your stock on hand in one place, next to the rations and loads that use it.
What the Inventory module keeps
On the LEO My Farm website, each inventory item has:
- A name.
- A quantity.
- A unit.
- A cost.
Managers keep the list up to date. The whole farm team that has access sees the same list, so nobody is working from an old number on a whiteboard.
Switch it on in Settings
Inventory is a module. Owners and managers turn it on or off in My Farm Settings. If you only want rations and loads today, leave it off. When you are ready to track stock, switch it on and start adding items.
Inventory next to the ration
The reason to keep inventory in My Farm is that your rations are there too. When you look at a ration, you can see the feeds it uses. When you look at inventory, you can see what you have on hand of those same feeds.
That makes the planning questions easier.
- Do we have enough of this feed for the new ration?
- Which feeds are we using the most?
- Is it time to order before the weekend?
Cost per head per day
Because each ingredient can carry a price, My Farm shows cost per head per day for pens with a priced, scheduled ration. You can see what each group costs to feed and where the money goes.
Costs are visible only to managers, owners, and the farm’s nutritionist. Operators do not see feed costs.
Cost entries and reports
Managers can add cost entries on My Farm and keep feed prices current. When you need the numbers outside the website, download inventory, costs, or cost per head as CSV or Excel for any date range. Scheduled report emails and Google Drive and Sheets sync send the same numbers where your bookkeeper already works.
Loads tell you what you used
Every finished load records the actual weight of every ingredient. Put that next to your inventory list and you can see how much of each feed actually went in the mixer over a week or a month. My Farm shows ingredient usage totals by ingredient, ration, and pen for any date range.
Accurate loading makes accurate inventory possible. If the scale says the silage went in heavy all month, that is where your stock went.
Good habits for feed inventory
- Pick one person to update the list, and a set day to do it.
- Use the same units your feed arrives in.
- Update cost when a new load of feed comes in at a new price.
- Compare usage from load records against what the inventory says is gone.
- Check the list before a long weekend or a holiday.
Who uses the inventory list
Managers and owners keep the list. The farm’s nutritionist can check it when planning a ration change. Operators keep loading and recording actual weights, which is what makes usage numbers worth comparing against stock on hand.
Keeping it honest
Inventory works best when the loading record is solid. In LEO, the phone sends target and actual weight for every ingredient when the load finishes, and the LEO server grades the load. The My Farm website has no screen for editing those recorded weights. So the usage numbers you compare against inventory are the ones the scale saw.
The mixer and the scale
Good inventory starts with good weights. Calibrated load cells on a well built mixer, paired to LEO Scale on the phone, give you numbers you can trust. See our twin auger vertical TMR mixers, and ask your LEO dealer about the LEO Bluetooth transmitter.
Getting started
Create a farm account on LEO My Farm, switch on Inventory in Settings, and add your feeds with quantity, unit, and cost. Your operators keep loading with the LEO Agriculture app on iPhone or Android, and the records stack up next to your stock. Message us on WhatsApp at +1 608-480-8512 or email info@leoagriculture.com, or see the full line at LEO Agriculture.
