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Pairing the Brains of Your Barn with an Agnostic Alarm

November 22, 2022 | Blog

Gateway and Controller BarnTalk

BarnTalk is a controller-agnostic alarm, meaning it can be integrated with any controller and serve as a reliable standalone alarm.

An Innovative Approach to Maintaining Optimal Barn Temperature

November 15, 2022 | Blog

Pigs 2

Smithfield grower Mike Diggs has placed a BarnTalk temperature sensor in the duct work for each air conditioning unit in the Boar Stud. If the temperature falls below their set threshold, it will notify him immediately.

Father/Son Duo Brings the Realities of Hog Farming to the Mainstream

September 14, 2022 | Blog

Sawyer Whisler BarnTalk

A few years ago, a young man in southeast Iowa graduated high school and had a decision to make. What next? As the son of a 5th generation hog farmer, Sawyer Whisler knew what it took to raise hogs and work the family’s 400 acres of row crops.

The Easiest-To-Use Tech You’ll Ever Put In Your Barn!

August 28, 2022 | Blog

Jon Ryken in barn

“I placed a BarnTalk system in front of my 71-year-old dad, and my 14-year-old son, and asked them if they could figure it out"

Modern Alarm Farm Systems: Practical Questions

August 25, 2022 | Blog

Gateway with Antenna

A lot of things have changed on the farm since the days when all your facilities were located near the farm house where you lived and you did all the chores morning and night.

IPPE 2022: BarnTools debuts BarnTalk to the global poultry industry

August 17, 2022 | Blog

Zach Holmes

BarnTalk measures temperature, water and humidity in poultry and pig barns

Smart Alarm for Swine and Poultry Growers

August 17, 2022 | Blog

Phone and App Pairing Photo

BarnTalk’s smart alarm system is specifically designed to give pork and poultry producers a complete and real-time view of their facility’s internal conditions: humidity, temperature, water and power consumption.

A Wireless Solution to Replace a Corroded, Old Alarm

August 8, 2022 | Blog

customer with BarnTalk system

Go wireless or go home! Learn how BarnTalk helps eliminate the high cost of maintaining a wired alarm system.

Not A Tech Person? Not A Problem!

August 2, 2022 | Blog

Drew Hanging Gateway

BarnTalk is so easy to use that it’s being adopted in communities that are so resistant to new technology, that many of who don’t even have electricity in their homes

BarnTalk Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

July 1, 2022 | Blog

BarnTalk Ecosystem Image

Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about BarnTools - what it is, how it works, and much more