How real-time analytics saved Fieldale Farms $170K a year
Fieldale Farms is using analytics to improve its margins where it can.
The tight U.S. labor market and uncertainty about corn and soybean prices are dual challenges for U.S. farmers and food producers. Compensation costs are up, making it tough for many companies to find skilled workers. And, while overall feed prices are down slightly, international tariff talk is unsettling and fueling uncertainty throughout the industry.
That’s why Fieldale Farms, a Baldwin, Ga.-based poultry producer, is using analytics to improve its margins where it can. Here is a look at the company’s efforts and results.