By Jessica Meza
Some in Nebraska’s agricultural industry are looking for ways to integrate AI into their operations as technology becomes more refined.
One company is planning to use $2 million in funding for AI integration.
Cattler is a cattle management software for ranchers and feedlot operators, and it’s expanding its use of artificial intelligence. Through the software, ranchers are able to feed their livestock, manage cattle, track animal health, and manage accounts and billings. It also allows users to manage their feedlots both online and offline.
Ignacio Albornoz, Cattler’s CEO, said it aims to make the life of producers easier.
“We just want to make their [farmers] life easier as producers and as businessmen, and try to help them run their operation smoothly with a companion that helps them collect their data as they do their chores and connect to anything they have without them having to buy new stuff,” Albornoz said.
The Lincoln-based company recently raised $2 million in funding led by Homegrown Capital.
Cattler plans to use that capital to make upgrades to its software, including integrating more AI. The company is already using AI for coding and internal organization purposes, and plans to expand its usage into data collection, suggestions and creating AI agents.
The company, which already manages a million head of cattle across the U.S., Argentina and six other countries, also plans to use the funding to expand features to include calf operations and pasture management.
Ablornoz estimates that about 180 farms in Nebraska are using Cattler technology in their operations
That includes McLean Feed Yards, where manager Chance McLean has been using Cattler since the start.
McLean said he's seen Cattler get built from the ground up. He became interested in the company after discovering its cloud-based feedlot system that would allow him to remotely fulfill his role from anywhere.
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