Today, from computer networks to hydraulic tractors to weighing systems, technology is extremely vital to the on-going success of modern agriculture.

Although a plethora of tools help farmers with their crops and livestock, a widely used agricultural tool that is not often thought about, is the weighing scale. This simple, yet essential piece of equipment is often utilized in a variety of farming tasks.

The crops that are produced are often bought and sold. The cost of the goods usually depends on the amount of crop. This is easily obtained by weighing the crop load. Platform scales, drum scales and floor scales measure these weights in order to provide accurate data for price determination. Some industrial scales such as these from Arlyn Scales are also equipped with Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, which can connect the electronic scales to computers, printers, and other such devices. Connection to the Internet is also available. These features allow the farmer to record and store data. Specialized software can be installed to help run reports that can compare prices, crop production, and other such data.

Livestock farmers depend on their animals. They strive to foster optimal health for all of their animals. To do so, the proper amount of feed for each animal must be distributed. Weighing the feed is a sure-fire way of keeping the amount of food standard day after day. Often, the feed is a mixture, consisting of such things as corn, grains, and other seeds. Once again, weighing each component of the feed ensures that the accurate amount of nourishment will be given to the livestock.

Platform scales, such as the ones offered by Arlyn Scales, are ideal for a task such as this. With their low to the ground platform design, these digital scales make it easy to place bags of feed or feeding materials upon the sensors. The four-sensor formation of the platform scales guarantees accuracy. However, some tasks performed by farmers require high precision scales. Arlyn Scales has both large and small ultra precision scales with super sensitivity up to 20 times that of a regular scale.