Newnan, GA, March 8, 2024 – iYOTAH Solutions™, a leading data technology company, specializing in turning data into informed action and increased profits for the livestock industry, is pleased to announce its partnership with The Dairy Brain project. The collaboration aims to capitalize on the skills, talents, knowledge, and technology of the two organizations to provide cutting-edge data-driven tools that create lasting sustainable value for dairy producers and their supporting community.
An overwhelming amount of disconnected, siloed and unused data exists throughout the dairy industry today making it difficult to recognize what is important and actionable on-farm. Oftentimes this leads to inefficiencies, missed opportunities and lower margins. A need for improved connectivity and data-driven decisions can help dairy operations not only drive and improve profits, but can also positively impact environmental outcomes.
"We are thrilled to partner with The Dairy Brain to bring a new era of decision support to the dairy industry," said Kari Spaan, CEO of iYOTAH Solutions. "By combining our expertise in data aggregation, automation and technology development with the Dairy Brain's long-standing experience, thought-leading research and data-driven tools, the collaboration will empower a platform that will deliver the economic-driven business intelligence necessary to drive continuous improvement.”
iYOTAH’s nTELL™ platform is designed to solve many of the complex data challenges across the livestock industry through the use of its robust data ecosystem. Their advanced technology platform connects and overlays multiple data sources and delivers economic-driven solutions that help producers and their supporting businesses enhance collaboration, create efficiencies and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement.
"We are excited about the possibilities this partnership brings for dairy farmers," said Victor Cabrera, PhD., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor and Extension Specialist and Project Director of The Dairy Brain. "The chief goal of the Dairy Brain project is to provide better insights to dairy farmers based on their own data available. The Dairy Brain was created to be a continuous decision-making engine that becomes the right hand of the farm manager, and by teaming up with iYOTAH Solutions, we are taking a significant step towards making this a reality.” The partnership between iYOTAH Solutions and The Dairy Brain represents a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and the success of dairy farmers worldwide. Together, the two organizations can make a significant impact in leading the way towards a more efficient, productive, and sustainable future for the dairy industry.
About iYOTAH Solutions:
iYOTAH Solutions is a cutting-edge data technology company that specializes in solving the complex data challenges of the livestock industry. Built from the ground up with producers and industry experts, iYOTAH’s nTELL platform helps users save time, increase efficiencies and profits, and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, iYOTAH Solutions has emerged as a key player in the livestock industry, delivering advanced analytics and economic-driven solutions that address the evolving needs of producers and their ecosystem partners. To learn more about iYOTAH please visit www.iYOTAH.com or contact Kari Spaan at [email protected]
About The Dairy Brain:
The Dairy Brain project seeks to integrate disparate data streams on farms for improved decision-making and management through the use of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models including artificial intelligence and machine learning methods. The Dairy Brain project has been funded first by the UW2020 initiative (2017-2019), by the USDA Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics and tools initiative (2019- 2023), and the National Agricultural Producers Data Cooperative Convening Award within USDA award # 2023-77039-41033 (2024-2025). Further info: https://dairybrain.wisc.edu
For media inquiries, please contact: Kari Spaan, CEO - [email protected]
An overwhelming amount of disconnected, siloed and unused data exists throughout the dairy industry today making it difficult to recognize what is important and actionable on-farm. Oftentimes this leads to inefficiencies, missed opportunities and lower margins. A need for improved connectivity and data-driven decisions can help dairy operations not only drive and improve profits, but can also positively impact environmental outcomes.
"We are thrilled to partner with The Dairy Brain to bring a new era of decision support to the dairy industry," said Kari Spaan, CEO of iYOTAH Solutions. "By combining our expertise in data aggregation, automation and technology development with the Dairy Brain's long-standing experience, thought-leading research and data-driven tools, the collaboration will empower a platform that will deliver the economic-driven business intelligence necessary to drive continuous improvement.”
iYOTAH’s nTELL™ platform is designed to solve many of the complex data challenges across the livestock industry through the use of its robust data ecosystem. Their advanced technology platform connects and overlays multiple data sources and delivers economic-driven solutions that help producers and their supporting businesses enhance collaboration, create efficiencies and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement.
"We are excited about the possibilities this partnership brings for dairy farmers," said Victor Cabrera, PhD., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor and Extension Specialist and Project Director of The Dairy Brain. "The chief goal of the Dairy Brain project is to provide better insights to dairy farmers based on their own data available. The Dairy Brain was created to be a continuous decision-making engine that becomes the right hand of the farm manager, and by teaming up with iYOTAH Solutions, we are taking a significant step towards making this a reality.” The partnership between iYOTAH Solutions and The Dairy Brain represents a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and the success of dairy farmers worldwide. Together, the two organizations can make a significant impact in leading the way towards a more efficient, productive, and sustainable future for the dairy industry.
About iYOTAH Solutions:
iYOTAH Solutions is a cutting-edge data technology company that specializes in solving the complex data challenges of the livestock industry. Built from the ground up with producers and industry experts, iYOTAH’s nTELL platform helps users save time, increase efficiencies and profits, and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, iYOTAH Solutions has emerged as a key player in the livestock industry, delivering advanced analytics and economic-driven solutions that address the evolving needs of producers and their ecosystem partners. To learn more about iYOTAH please visit www.iYOTAH.com or contact Kari Spaan at [email protected]
About The Dairy Brain:
The Dairy Brain project seeks to integrate disparate data streams on farms for improved decision-making and management through the use of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models including artificial intelligence and machine learning methods. The Dairy Brain project has been funded first by the UW2020 initiative (2017-2019), by the USDA Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics and tools initiative (2019- 2023), and the National Agricultural Producers Data Cooperative Convening Award within USDA award # 2023-77039-41033 (2024-2025). Further info: https://dairybrain.wisc.edu
For media inquiries, please contact: Kari Spaan, CEO - [email protected]
Newnan, Georgia, February 5th , 2024 – iYOTAH Solutions, a leading data technology company, specializing in innovative and economic data-driven solutions for livestock producers and their stakeholders, is thrilled to announce the successful closure of its Series A funding round. The $2.8M round was led by Innova Ag Innovation Fund VI, a prominent venture capital firm known for its commitment to the evolution of the Ag industry through automation and digitization.
The Series A funding highlights Innova’s strong confidence and belief in iYOTAH’s vision and capabilities to provide cutting-edge data technology that connects data, people and businesses across the livestock industry. By providing actionable, economic-driven insights, iYOTAH’s nTELL platform saves time, simplifies decision making, increases efficiencies and profits and facilitates the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement throughout the value chain. The investment will play a crucial role in accelerating iYOTAH's product development, advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, expanding market reach, and strengthening its position as the market leader.
"We are delighted to partner with Innova as we embark on a momentous year for our company," said Kari Spaan, CEO and Founder of iYOTAH Solutions. "This investment not only validates the strength and value of our producer focused, data analytics and business intelligence platform, but also provides us with the resources needed to drive further innovation and meet the growing needs of our customers livestock producers and their stakeholders."
Innova, known for its strategic investments in high-potential companies, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership. "iYOTAH Solutions and their nTELL™ platform, has demonstrated exceptional potential in the livestock industry. We are confident in their ability to disrupt the market by providing data driven technology that livestock farmers actually need and want," said Jan Bouten, Managing Partner at Innova. "This investment aligns with our strong commitment to supporting visionary companies that are poised for significant growth and drive positive impact throughout the Ag Industry."
The Series A funding comes at a pivotal moment for iYOTAH Solutions as it continues to experience rapid expansion and heightened demand for its highly scalable SaaS platform that simplifies decision making, increases efficiencies and profits and unlocks new opportunities that drive continuous improvement. The company has consistently demonstrated its ability to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, and the latest funding will further solidify its position as an industry leader. As part of the funding, Jan Bouten from Innova will join iYOTAH Solutions' board of directors, bringing valuable insights and expertise to guide the company's strategic decisions.
About iYOTAH Solutions:
iYOTAH Solutions is a cutting-edge data technology company that specializes in solving the complex data challenges of the livestock industry. Built from the ground up with producers and industry experts, iYOTAH’s nTELL TM platform helps users save time, increase efficiencies and profits, and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, iYOTAH Solutions has emerged as a key player in the livestock industry, delivering advanced analytics and economic-driven solutions that address the evolving needs of producers and their ecosystem partners.
About Innova:
Founded in 2007, Innova is an early-stage investor focused on starting and funding high-growth companies in AgTech and MedTech. The firm has invested in over 125 companies across the United States from its five investment funds, totaling over $110 million. Currently, Innova is looking to invest in novel solutions that address agriculture’s chronic labor shortage, supply chain deficiencies, margin pressures, and increased demands for transparency and sustainability.
nTELL is a trademark of iYOTAH Solutions, Inc.
For media inquiries or further information, please contact: Kari Spaan, CEO [email protected]
The Series A funding highlights Innova’s strong confidence and belief in iYOTAH’s vision and capabilities to provide cutting-edge data technology that connects data, people and businesses across the livestock industry. By providing actionable, economic-driven insights, iYOTAH’s nTELL platform saves time, simplifies decision making, increases efficiencies and profits and facilitates the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement throughout the value chain. The investment will play a crucial role in accelerating iYOTAH's product development, advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, expanding market reach, and strengthening its position as the market leader.
"We are delighted to partner with Innova as we embark on a momentous year for our company," said Kari Spaan, CEO and Founder of iYOTAH Solutions. "This investment not only validates the strength and value of our producer focused, data analytics and business intelligence platform, but also provides us with the resources needed to drive further innovation and meet the growing needs of our customers livestock producers and their stakeholders."
Innova, known for its strategic investments in high-potential companies, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership. "iYOTAH Solutions and their nTELL™ platform, has demonstrated exceptional potential in the livestock industry. We are confident in their ability to disrupt the market by providing data driven technology that livestock farmers actually need and want," said Jan Bouten, Managing Partner at Innova. "This investment aligns with our strong commitment to supporting visionary companies that are poised for significant growth and drive positive impact throughout the Ag Industry."
The Series A funding comes at a pivotal moment for iYOTAH Solutions as it continues to experience rapid expansion and heightened demand for its highly scalable SaaS platform that simplifies decision making, increases efficiencies and profits and unlocks new opportunities that drive continuous improvement. The company has consistently demonstrated its ability to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, and the latest funding will further solidify its position as an industry leader. As part of the funding, Jan Bouten from Innova will join iYOTAH Solutions' board of directors, bringing valuable insights and expertise to guide the company's strategic decisions.
About iYOTAH Solutions:
iYOTAH Solutions is a cutting-edge data technology company that specializes in solving the complex data challenges of the livestock industry. Built from the ground up with producers and industry experts, iYOTAH’s nTELL TM platform helps users save time, increase efficiencies and profits, and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, iYOTAH Solutions has emerged as a key player in the livestock industry, delivering advanced analytics and economic-driven solutions that address the evolving needs of producers and their ecosystem partners.
About Innova:
Founded in 2007, Innova is an early-stage investor focused on starting and funding high-growth companies in AgTech and MedTech. The firm has invested in over 125 companies across the United States from its five investment funds, totaling over $110 million. Currently, Innova is looking to invest in novel solutions that address agriculture’s chronic labor shortage, supply chain deficiencies, margin pressures, and increased demands for transparency and sustainability.
nTELL is a trademark of iYOTAH Solutions, Inc.
For media inquiries or further information, please contact: Kari Spaan, CEO [email protected]
Innovative Livestock Services Makes Strategic Investment in iYOTAH Solutions
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Kari Spaan
+1 605-270-1883
[email protected]
September 19, 2022
Innovative Livestock Services Makes Strategic Investment in iYOTAH Solutions™
This investment reflects ILS’s ongoing efforts to support technology
advancements throughout the livestock industry.
Great Bend, KS, September 15, 2022 — Innovative Livestock Services, Inc., today announced their strategic investment in iYOTAH Solutions™, a state-of-the-art software as a service company solving the data connectivity and exchange challenges across the animal protein industry. The strategic investment reinforces a shared vision for accelerating the use of data and technology to help the livestock industry thrive.
“Through our investment in iYOTAH, we are supporting technology that we believe can facilitate positive change in food and agriculture,” said Jerrod Westfahl, ILS’s VP of Investments. “ILS is always looking for solutions that compliment our core cattle feeding and farming operations and allow us to accelerate data innovation across the livestock industry as a whole.”
iYOTAH’s nTELL™ platform is designed to solve many of the complex data challenges across the livestock industry through the use of its robust data ecosystem. Their advanced technology platform connects and overlays multiple data sources and delivers economic-driven solutions that help producers and businesses across the animal ag value-chain, enhance collaboration, create efficiencies and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement. “Customers cannot only utilize the nTELL platform to see “what happened”, but now by combining multiple data sources and business intelligence, they can understand, why it happened, when it will happen and what they should do about it – all while tying financial and production data together,” says Kari Spaan, CEO and co-founder of iYOTAH Solutions.
Spaan also shares, “As a prominent leader within the livestock industry, we are grateful for ILS’s support. The funds will help our company continue to evolve and grow our platform and provide the effective business intelligence needed to drive a more prosperous and sustainable animal protein community.”
ILS’s investment in iYOTAH is part of a strategy to support entrepreneurs with a focus on making a difference within the food and agriculture industries. This is the most recent investment for ILS with an emerging innovator within the animal Agtech industry. ILS continually evaluates platforms and technologies of all kinds – especially those that have the potential to advance the livestock industry.
About iYOTAH Solutions
iYOTAH’s ambition is to use technology to build a better life for our customers, our community, our company, and the animals we touch. We connect and overlay data from multiple sources, enhance data flow and provide economic-driven business solutions that help the livestock industry produce more with less. The robust nTELL data ecosystem offers an environment that enables livestock businesses to enhance collaboration and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to optimize efficiencies and productivity. To learn more about iYOTAH and/or investment opportunities in the company, please visit www.iYOTAH.com or contact Kari Spaan at [email protected]
About Innovative Livestock Services
A united group of feed yards located in the heart of cattle feeding country, ILS has a long-standing tradition of service and quality. Ward Feed Yard, Great Bend Feeding, Barton County Feeders, Dilwyn Feedyard, Knight Feedlot, Roberts Cattle Company, McClymont Feed Yard, and Lewis Feedlot joined to form one company with a common vision: combining innovation with the passion of our people to empower our rural communities and grow great tasting and sustainable beef. Each feed yard independently focuses on quality and customer service. Each ILS feed yard is third party certified in the Progressive Beef quality management system. With the pillars of food safety, animal welfare and sustainability, Progressive Beef provides verified best management practices that ensure ILS animals are well cared for and its cattle are raised with integrity.
Contact:
Kari Spaan
+1 605-270-1883
[email protected]
September 19, 2022
Innovative Livestock Services Makes Strategic Investment in iYOTAH Solutions™
This investment reflects ILS’s ongoing efforts to support technology
advancements throughout the livestock industry.
Great Bend, KS, September 15, 2022 — Innovative Livestock Services, Inc., today announced their strategic investment in iYOTAH Solutions™, a state-of-the-art software as a service company solving the data connectivity and exchange challenges across the animal protein industry. The strategic investment reinforces a shared vision for accelerating the use of data and technology to help the livestock industry thrive.
“Through our investment in iYOTAH, we are supporting technology that we believe can facilitate positive change in food and agriculture,” said Jerrod Westfahl, ILS’s VP of Investments. “ILS is always looking for solutions that compliment our core cattle feeding and farming operations and allow us to accelerate data innovation across the livestock industry as a whole.”
iYOTAH’s nTELL™ platform is designed to solve many of the complex data challenges across the livestock industry through the use of its robust data ecosystem. Their advanced technology platform connects and overlays multiple data sources and delivers economic-driven solutions that help producers and businesses across the animal ag value-chain, enhance collaboration, create efficiencies and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to drive continuous improvement. “Customers cannot only utilize the nTELL platform to see “what happened”, but now by combining multiple data sources and business intelligence, they can understand, why it happened, when it will happen and what they should do about it – all while tying financial and production data together,” says Kari Spaan, CEO and co-founder of iYOTAH Solutions.
Spaan also shares, “As a prominent leader within the livestock industry, we are grateful for ILS’s support. The funds will help our company continue to evolve and grow our platform and provide the effective business intelligence needed to drive a more prosperous and sustainable animal protein community.”
ILS’s investment in iYOTAH is part of a strategy to support entrepreneurs with a focus on making a difference within the food and agriculture industries. This is the most recent investment for ILS with an emerging innovator within the animal Agtech industry. ILS continually evaluates platforms and technologies of all kinds – especially those that have the potential to advance the livestock industry.
About iYOTAH Solutions
iYOTAH’s ambition is to use technology to build a better life for our customers, our community, our company, and the animals we touch. We connect and overlay data from multiple sources, enhance data flow and provide economic-driven business solutions that help the livestock industry produce more with less. The robust nTELL data ecosystem offers an environment that enables livestock businesses to enhance collaboration and facilitate the critical thinking necessary to optimize efficiencies and productivity. To learn more about iYOTAH and/or investment opportunities in the company, please visit www.iYOTAH.com or contact Kari Spaan at [email protected]
About Innovative Livestock Services
A united group of feed yards located in the heart of cattle feeding country, ILS has a long-standing tradition of service and quality. Ward Feed Yard, Great Bend Feeding, Barton County Feeders, Dilwyn Feedyard, Knight Feedlot, Roberts Cattle Company, McClymont Feed Yard, and Lewis Feedlot joined to form one company with a common vision: combining innovation with the passion of our people to empower our rural communities and grow great tasting and sustainable beef. Each feed yard independently focuses on quality and customer service. Each ILS feed yard is third party certified in the Progressive Beef quality management system. With the pillars of food safety, animal welfare and sustainability, Progressive Beef provides verified best management practices that ensure ILS animals are well cared for and its cattle are raised with integrity.
