When brothers Tom and Padraig Hennessy recognised a lack of advancement in the minerals market and engineered a smart mineral dosing program in 2012, TERRA NutriTECH started as TERRA Liquid Minerals.
TERRA Liquid Minerals rebranded to TERRA NutriTECH in September 2018 and currently, TERRA NutriTECH is a global firm backed by science and development. They work to enhance animal health with partners to correctly feed minerals in water using agritech & automation.
They broadened business operations by building a brand new manufacturing area in 2017, to create personalised liquid minerals. Along with the constructing of a new office block & a holding space for their magnesium & mineral items, more development is coming.
The family farm of Tom & Padraig is found in Moone, Co Kildare. Both of them matured on the farm and have preserved their appreciation for the farming life. On the farm now the fine old buildings have made way for state of the art offices, manufacturing facility and storage all to facilitate their fast expansion.
In May 2018 TERRA NutriTECH was the overall winner of the National Enterprise Accolades - a first for a Kildare business. This acknowledgement was quickly followed a few weeks later by being chosen as winners of the Google Adopt-a-Startup program.
The purpose of the TERRA NutriTECH OPIS controller is to provide an automatic strategy to mineral feeding, eradicating manual labour and human error. TERRA NutriTECH delivers a totally managed system with customized mineral solutions to fulfill your farm’s specific needs. To find out more about how our automated controller might help on your farm visit our site.
In 2017, having substantial success with their mineral solutions, TERRA NutriTECH launched the brand new Vital Range to the market. This range of consumable minerals is obtainable from a variety of Marketers around Ireland. The introduction of the Vital Range signifies that the good quality mineral products provided to present TERRA NutriTECH clients are now available to the public for use on any farm, anywhere. The dilutable solutions may be combined with water in your existing water troughs.
With advancement in the center of the firm tradition, TERRA NutriTECH strive to bring their consumers the very best quality products and services accessible. Because of this, TERRA NutriTECH continuously invest in research & development to give the best solutions to their clients.
The TERRA NutriTECH OPIS Controller is specially created to automatically prevail over modifications in water consumption, making certain that the animal obtains the correct dose of magnesium & minerals, regardless of the weather. The OPIS Controller gets rid of squandering of resources and ensures correct mineral distribution all the time lowering expenses & securing animal wellbeing along with the following benefits:
We're acquiescent with Department of Agriculture principles, we have an updated HACCP system and we are accredited to produce for both the Irish & EU market.
The OPIS Controller’s system will track supplement usage & residual stock amounts on farm. The software dash panel can make aggregated reports by region and route enabling logistics and production planning for partners.
Programmed injection of supplements to the water line.
The OPIS Controller inspects water intake and adjusts rate to ensure automatic correct day-to-day distribution of supplements to the water.
The OPIS Controller allows for customisation with as much as six combinations per farm.
Alarm features - farm will get notifications and alarms for extraordinary occurrences like leaks, no water flow, power cut.
Minerals for animals (Branded ‘Blendbio’ Minerals and Manufacturing Site)
All minerals and supplementary feeds for animals created by TERRA NutriTECH are created & trademarked Blendbio in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. European Union Register of Feed Additives in an Irish Department of Agriculture Accredited premises - license number aIEKE240965.
All minerals are traceable to production date/batch/raw material origin & full, up-to-date HACCP procedures are in place for the production, storage and distribution of the minerals.
An easy to use touchscreen display or app to key in animal numbers & dose levels.
The OPIS Controller’s system will track supplement usage & residual stock amounts on farm. The software dash panel can make aggregated reports by region and route enabling logistics and production planning for partners.
Programmed injection of supplements to the water line.
The OPIS Controller inspects water intake and adjusts rate to ensure automatic correct day-to-day distribution of supplements to the water.
The OPIS Controller allows for customisation with as much as six combinations per farm.
Alarm features - farm will get notifications and alarms for extraordinary occurrences like leaks, no water flow, power cut.
Minerals for animals (Branded ‘Blendbio’ Minerals and Manufacturing Site)
All minerals and supplementary feeds for animals created by TERRA NutriTECH are created & trademarked Blendbio in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. European Union Register of Feed Additives in an Irish Department of Agriculture Accredited premises - license number aIEKE240965.
All minerals are traceable to production date/batch/raw material origin & full, up-to-date HACCP procedures are in place for the production, storage and distribution of the minerals.
An easy to use touchscreen display or app to key in animal numbers & dose levels.
Herd Wellbeing Analysis
It is vital to know the supplement requirements of the pack. This would ensure they are fed what they need when they require it. First pack wellness & history requirements to be taken into consideration, looking at fertility, calving, lameness, cell count, mastitis, etc.
It's recommended to conduct Blood and Milk mineral information, where macro and micro-nutrients levels are tested by spectrometer in an independent lab. Liver Biopsies can also be completed by a certified vet to determine current mineral amounts. Minerals recommended to be examined are: Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Cobalt, Copper, Iodine Molybdenum, Selenium and Zinc.
Vet and nutritionist input may also help to construct a real picture of the issues and status of the herd in relation to minerals.
