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Watch Tower · For owners and managers of cow-calf, stocker and feedlot operations
Watch Tower for cattle ranches and feedlots
The goal: Keep the herd healthy and gaining, keep animal-movement and feed records in order, and know the cost per head.
Open the free demo A fictional company in your industry, opened in the Console. No card needed.
Four jobs we set up with you
Work trackerA work tracker for cattle ranches and feedlotsEvery action behind a goal as a card with an owner, a due date and the asset it touches.Read more Asset register and mapAn asset register and map for cattle ranches and feedlotsEvery site, vehicle and machine in one register, on one map of the United States.Read more Goals and KPIsGoals and KPIs for cattle ranches and feedlots, with the assumptions written downThree to five goals, one KPI each, with the record, the period and the assumptions behind every number.Read more Weekly briefA weekly operations brief for cattle ranches and feedlotsGoals, KPIs with their assumptions, options with guardrails and a 30-day agenda, reviewed with you every week.Read more
Rules and facts for cattle ranches and feedlots
- Since 5 November 2024, official ear tags applied to cattle and bison covered by the animal disease traceability rule must be both visually and electronically readable.Source: USDA APHIS, Animal Disease Traceability
- Records of Veterinary Feed Directive orders must be kept for two years by the veterinarian, the distributor and the client.Source: 21 CFR 558.6, Veterinary feed directive drugs
Founding 10
$2,000 for setup and the first 3 months of Watch Tower, then $250/month. Ten places. We set up your team, goals and KPIs, asset register, map and work tracker with you, then review it with you every week.
Hardware implementation is quoted separately. Start with the demo; you can order from inside it.Open the free demoWe keep everything in a notebook and a spreadsheet. Is that enough?
Yes. A spreadsheet of pastures, lots and tags is enough to start. We take it in during week 1 and give you a written list of what's there and what's missing.