Dusty Reynolds: Poultry Farming Robotics | Ep. 34

Robotics has revolutionized the broiler farming industry by allowing unprecedented efficiency and precision: from monitoring the health and growth of individual birds to collecting dead animals, those dynamic machines can perform a wide range of tasks. In this episode, Dusty Reynolds discusses the autonomous robotic solution his company has developed to address the additional labor costs, help poultry management, and improve the poultry industry. He goes deep into the mode of operation, devices involved, benefits, and what is to come next.

“Technology is changing poultry because it is providing more insights and thus, enabling producers to make better and quicker decisions.” - Dusty Reynolds

What you’ll learn:

• (0:00) Highlight
• (1:58) Introduction
• (3:25) Guest’s current role
• (4:25)Robots: bringing technology to poultry
• (5:58) Opportunities for automation with broilers
• (10:13) How technology is changing poultry
• (15:45) The interaction of robots with the broilers and their functionalities
• (21:54) Producers' perception of the robots
• (24:39) The experience of the robots with turkey operations
• (27:28) Robots for laying hen operations
• (28:50) The necessary infrastructure for using the robots
• (34:13) How growers can use the data generated by robots
• (36:51) Final thoughts
• (39:19) 3 final questions

Meet the guest: Dusty Reynolds

Experience:

• Current: President at Birds Eye Robotics
• Past: Founder at HeavyWorth; Co-Founder at Race-Note

Background:

• B.Sc., Industrial distribution (University of Nebraska)

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