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Managing your herd one cow at a time

August 15, 2022

Brandt Kreuscher

Winning coaches approach the season one game at a time. Positive people take life one day at a time. High-yielding farmers plant crops one field at a time. Can a high-performance dairy operation manage one cow at a time?

Peer tech: Early results show that cloud-based digital assistant makes dairy’s labor more productive

December 31, 2021

Catching cows sooner that didn’t settle after breeding and who are eligible for a resynch protocol is one of the early benefits from new activity monitors and artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring at Rusk Rose Holsteins in Ladysmith, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin dairy adopts new activity monitoring with a cloud-based digital assistant

August 26, 2021

Walt Cooley

Dairyman Evan Hillan farms with his parents, Eric and Carol Hillan, in northwest Wisconsin. Their farm, Rusk Rose Holsteins, is in expansion mode – but like many other dairies, they are also facing a labor shortage.

Get one step ahead of your cows’ health

June 11, 2021

Andy Lenkaitis

What if you could know a cow is sick before she shows signs? Well, you can.

Use DNB cows as herd sentinels to help with your reproductive program

April 19, 2021

Aurora Villarroel

Most farmers and veterinarians see do not breed (DNB) cows at the end of their reproductive utility. It is true they will not produce any more calves and their life expectancy will be limited by how long they can maintain production.

How to use cow monitoring to improve reproduction and lactation efficiency

January 19, 2021

Steve Pavelski

There’s no debate that dairy farming relies on cycles. From the time of day cows are milked and fed to the timing of heats and breeding, everything has a time and a place.

Quickly find and help cows with ketosis

December 3, 2020

If you own an activity monitoring system, you know the efficiencies you can gain on farm. Time, labor and decision making, to name a few. But, with any piece of technology, there are likely more uses and efficiencies to gain – ones that can help you maximize your return on investment. One area to advance efficiency in is ketosis detection.

The key to improved reproduction? Real-time data

November 6, 2020

Mark Roberts

“Pregnant.” Hearing that word during herd check is music to every dairy farmer’s ears.

Technology application throughout the beef life cycle

October 23, 2020

Taylor Grussing

Smartphones, watches and cars are all devices in our daily lives that are driven by evolving technology.

3 steps to prevent dairy data overload

August 24, 2020

Keith Christen and Andy Lenkaitis

The ability to make more informed management decisions is one of the most useful outcomes of cow monitoring and robotic milking systems.

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