Semiautomated milking technology captured the attention of dairy producers awarding this year’s Nexus Innovation Awards. The new technology from GEA improves upon and brings the fully automated teat preparation common in box-style milking robots to parallel parlors.

SenseHub Dairy Youngstock monitoring technology from Merck Animal Health tracks calves from birth and flashes an indicator light when activity, rumination, eating or other behaviors deviate from the baseline. The same eartag can also continue tracking behaviors throughout the animal’s entire life.

America’s dairy farmers supply milk for some of the of the highest-quality cheeses in the world – made by our world-class cheesemakers. U.S.-produced Parmesan, feta, Asiago and other specialty cheeses regularly best European competitors at international competitions (if they are allowed to compete), earning American cheesemakers loyal consumer bases all around the globe.

High oleic soybeans have been a hot topic as of late, and understandably, the need to control input prices while improving feed efficiency and maintaining components has been top of mind in 2024’s dairy economic state.

The new corn silage hybrid evaluation index, MILK2024, is now available – 18 years after its predecessor.