Case Study: Victorian dairy farm achieves accurate, weight-based feeding with Trimble LOADRITE onboard weighing

Victorian dairy farm now feed accurately by weight

Russell Foote runs a 150‑hectare dairy farm in northern Victoria, milking 335 cows, and wanted to ensure his herd received accurate, balanced supplementary feed. After upgrading his tractor and loader, he chose to tackle the challenge of measuring feed precisely rather than estimating by eye.

Working with Galesafe, Russell installed a LOADRITE L2180 on-board scale on his front‑end loader to provide bucket‑by‑bucket, real‑time weights. The system lets the operator load exact amounts of different feed types without returning excess to the pile, improving feeding consistency and helping maintain optimal milk production by ensuring cows get the right quality and quantity of feed.