Our History:Our historic association with leaders in the agricultural industry has given us a commitment to the highest standards of quality. This commitment is reflected in our dedication to provide leading edge products to our customers.

1981- Digi-Star originated in Garden City, Kansas, as part of Butler Manufacturing Company and was involved in the development of products for "on-board" weighing in the cattle feeding industry. Our Model OMP 20 Indicators were the first products of their kind and many are still in use today.

1984- Butler moved the scale division to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin and began developing products with other agricultural applications.

1987- Butler sold its scale and dairy farmstead equipment division to J-Star Industries. The company operated as J-Star Electronics, a division of J-Star Industries, for eight years.

1995- Scale and dairy farmstead division of J-Star Industries becomes stand-alone company known as Digi-Star LLC.

1998- Digi-Star LLC purchased the assets and product line of the (TC) Tyrel Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialized on-board weighting indicators with unique data transfer and pc software integration capabilities.

1999- Digi-Star LLC purchased marketing capabilities and established a distribution center (Digi-Star Europe) in the Netherlands, to better serve our growing customer base in Europe.

2006- Digi-Star LLC was purchased by Capital for Business, Inc. (CFB), Northstar Capital LLC and members of Digi-Star’s management team from JSI Industries, Inc. (formerly J-Star Industries).

2009- Digi-Star LLC purchased a new facility in Fort Atkinson, WI. The additional space allowed us to improve our lean manufacturing processes and add to our product offering.

2011- Baird Capital announced it had acquired Digi-Star Holdings, Inc. This transition represented an exciting next step for Digi-Star customers and employees.

2012- Digi-Star LLC acquired the U.K. based company RDS Technology. RDS Technology designs and manufactures a wide range of instrumentation for the agriculture and mobile machinery industry.

2013- Digi-Star opened its online store for specific farm products.

2014- Digi-Star introduces the Moisture Tracker, the first hand-held NIR device for measuring feedstuffs moisture content.

2015- Topcon Positioning Group announces the acquisition of Digi-Star LLC

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