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Cost management own feeds

Jef Aernouts

Some important updates were made to Farmdesk over the past month. We list them below:

Easier cost price management proprietary feeds

Om met Farmdesk zo correct mogelijk inzichten te creëren in de performantie van uw bedrijf, is het belangrijk om de kostprijs van voeders juist in beeld te hebben. Voor aangekochte voeders is dit eenvoudig in te geven, en regelmatig aan te passen indien nodig.

Daarnaast hebben ook  voeders van eigen teelt een grote impact op de uiteindelijke voerkost. Vanaf nu is het mogelijk om per teelt éénmalig de correcte teeltkosten (aanleg, bemesting, oogsten…) in te stellen, die vervolgens systematisch worden toegepast op de nieuwe voedermiddelen binnen deze teelt (bv op alle graskuilen). Deze aanpassing heeft geen effect op reeds bestaande voeders.

Be sure to contact your linked advisor to review this in further detail for your business.

Adjustments standard cost prices of proprietary feeds

In addition to an easier way to enter feed cost prices, the standard cultivation costs of the various feeds were also adjusted based on the latest KWIN figures (Quantitative Information on Livestock).

Your current cost prices were not adjusted, but it is appropriate to see how the cost prices for growing your own feed on your farm compare to the most recent survey figures.

Be sure to contact your linked advisor for this as well.

Feed database expansion

As a final adjustment, a major expansion was made to the feed database based on the most recent CVB table book. Thus, there are currently 279 feeds in Farmdesk.

About the authors

  • Jef Aernouts is the manager of Farmdesk. With experience as a product developer, a PhD in Physics and a farming background, he is the connecting bridge between digital innovation and on-farm practice.