The farm wants two things from the mixer every day. The right ration, and the right ration loaded accurately. The office handles the first. The cab handles the second. A smart feed mixer app ties the two together, so the ration the manager approved is the one that ends up in the bunk, even when a load does not go perfectly.
Step one: the manager approves a version
On LEO My Farm, rations are built with one row per ingredient: target weight, as-fed percent, dry matter, price, and nutrient targets. Every change creates a new version. A manager approves the version and picks the date it starts.
Nothing reaches the cab until it is approved. Old versions stay in the history, and you can compare versions side by side.
Step two: the phone receives approved rations
The LEO Agriculture app on iPhone and Android receives only approved rations. When the operator signs in, the Scale tab shows the active ration tiles for the farm. Tap a tile to load it. The active ration is marked at the top.
If the manager approved a new version for today, that is the one the operator sees. No texts, no new sheets.
Step three: load ingredient by ingredient
LEO Scale walks the operator through the ration in order, with a target weight on screen for each ingredient. A pre-alarm flashes and beeps before each target, and a full alarm sounds when it is reached.
Step four: Smart Rations rebalances a miss
Here is where LEO Smart Rations earns its place. If an ingredient misses its target, the app rebalances the rest of the load to keep the ration on target.
- The farm sets the percent of variance allowed per ingredient.
- Minerals, feeds, and additives are set by weight percentage per ingredient.
- A small miss sends a ration update to the loader’s phone.
- The phone vibrates, and the operator taps Accept to use the adjustment.
- Adjustments respect mixer capacity. If a fix would overfill the tub, the operator is warned and the app picks the best balance, with a note on what changed and why.
- If an ingredient is under target, the operator is asked to add more first, or short ingredients are added as top-up steps at the end of the load list.
The result is a good ration regardless of operator error.
Step five: the record and the grade
When the load finishes, the phone sends the target and actual weight for every ingredient to the LEO server, which works out the grade. Points come off for each percent missed beyond the allowance, and grades are visible to managers and the operator. After 3 adjustments on one load, the load is flagged on the scorecard.
So the animals get a balanced ration, and the manager still sees how the loading went.
Why this matters
Without this loop, a missed ingredient means one of two things. The operator guesses a fix, or the pen gets a ration that is off. Neither is good. With approved rations on the phone and Smart Rations in the cab:
- The ration in the mixer matches the approved recipe.
- Misses are corrected during the load, not after.
- The office sees every adjustment on the record.
- Coaching is based on real numbers.
Smart Feed and AI Nutritionist are separate
Smart Rations works during the load. LEO Smart Feed on My Farm helps a manager think through ration changes, with every suggestion staying unapplied until a manager approves it. The LEO AI Nutritionist chat in the app helps anyone sketch a ration. Three tools, three jobs.
Tips for running approved rations
- Set variance allowances per ingredient that match how precisely you can load it.
- Approve new versions a day ahead, with a start date, so the crew is ready.
- Review flagged loads weekly to find habits worth coaching.
- Keep dry matter current when forages change.
The machine behind it
Smart Rations depends on accurate weights and a mixer that mixes evenly. See our twin auger vertical TMR mixers, and ask your LEO dealer about the LEO Bluetooth transmitter.
Getting started
Create your farm on LEO My Farm, approve your first ration, and have operators load with the LEO Agriculture app on iPhone or Android. Message us on WhatsApp at +1 608-480-8512 or email info@leoagriculture.com, or see the full line at LEO Agriculture.
