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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.
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.
The right apps used the right ways can enhance the communication of your team and increase the engagement and efficiency of different tasks on the dairy.
Digital technologies: They’re not just for activity monitoring anymore.
Automated devices that track physical activity changes, with a focus on detecting estrus, date back to the 1970s.
Looking to the future, the possibility of fully autonomous farming equipment seems to be fast approaching. However, there are a few factors that contribute to the implementation and availability of this kind of technology, such as the likelihood of farmer adoption and infrastructure barriers.
The most exciting new dairy technologies as selected by dairy farmers were on display at this year’s PDPW Business Conference in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, March 17-18.
Vierra Dairy is a multigeneration dairy operation owned by the Vierra family, milking more than 5,000 cows across three sites in California’s Central Valley.
Researchers at the University of Alberta are in the process of developing a test which may allow dairy producers to test their cows for mastitis and receive the results in a matter of minutes.
The process of feeding dairy cows has evolved rapidly with the rest of the industry. Gone are the days of a scoop of this and scoop of that – from printed feed sheets to feed management software, we’ve certainly come a long way.
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