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Halo range dashboard cover most of a farm’s needs on one display.
Two respected suppliers to the dairy industry have united in a joint approach to 'super smart' effluent monitoring and control.
Tag I.T., with its Halo brand, and Reid & Harrison, with the Yardmaster brand, are setting out to supply an effluent management solution tailor-made for customer needs.
Reid & Harrison in December 2015 ran a workshop with eight customers, intending to clarify the key issues dairy farmers face in effluent management. These were cited as removing the guesswork from effective effluent control; the amount of management time soaked up by compliance; and the need for portable, real-time oversight of effluent systems.
Reid & Harrison recognised Tag I.T. as competent in these areas with its Halo range that monitors effluent, water, milk and weather via one 'dashboard' to cover most of a farm's needs on one display.
The company knew that 'cloud' computing allowed portable visibility and cost effective control of technology. But something was missing: enhanced control of equipment – the ability to use the IT based technology to run a pump at different flows and duties.
The Halo solution allows functions to be controlled from a phone, tablet, computer or the onsite control unit itself, while monitoring and recording what is happening at all times.
Says Keith Cooke, chief executive of Reid & Harrison, "We are excited that we have a customer driven solution that gives control back to the person who needs it most -- the farm owner/manager.
"Tag I.T. has a similar culture to our company making the joint project a real collaboration."
Matamata-based Reid & Harrison, well known for its Yardmaster pump brand, has evolved from just being a pump supplier to a full provider for dairy effluent system needs, offering farmers a full service from concept through design, to installation and ongoing maintenance.
Matamata-based Reid & Harrison (R&H) is well known for its Yardmaster pump brand, but over the years has evolved from just being a pump supplier to a full provider for dairy effluent system needs, offering farmers a full service from concept through design, to installation and ongoing maintenance.
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