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Mark Jaeger HerdStar home of BinTrac

Mark Jaeger featured in Connect Magazine

Published: August 17, 2020
Connect Magazine features Mark Jaeger and his journey to grow HerdStar into Southern Minnesota’s Global Ag Technology Solution Team.  The July-August 2020 issue of Connect Magazine was released July 30, 2020. Many success stories have humble beginnings. But they also showcase the ingenuity, drive, hard work and resiliency it takes to become successful.  Read about […]Read More

How to Program BinTrac BT200/260 Console

Published: August 5, 2020
HerdStar announces the release of the next video in a series of short instructional videos. Once you have completed the full installation of the bin weighing system on bins, take the next step.   NEXT STEP: Program the BinTrac Indicator Console for the operation. New BinTrac bin weighing system installations require a one-time system configuration […]Read More
MN Pork Masters Golf Outing

A great day of golf and support of MPPA

Published: July 27, 2020
Great day at the Minnesota State Pork Masters Golf Outing at Interlaken Golf Course in Fairmont, MN on July 27. HerdStar Team Mitch Wilking and Dave Swanson were on hand to support the Minnesota Pork Producers and Industry.Read More
BinTrac Instructional Video

Introducing How-To Video Series

Published: July 15, 2020
HerdStar® is pleased to announce the release of the first video in a series of short instructional videos. Each video will be created to support BinTrac® dealers when providing customer service or technical support to their customers. This set of “How-to” instructional videos will cover basic installation and programming guidelines of the BinTrac® Weighing System. The first video features […]Read More
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The Key to Optimizing Broiler Breeder Performance

Published: March 11, 2020
The ability to accurately monitor animal consumption is crucial to any broiler operation, especially when it comes to your breeders: “Optimizing breeder performance plays a key role in broiler performance…” (Poultry World). A key component to improving your breeder performance is controlling and knowing exactly how much feed the birds are consuming on a daily […]Read More