This article was #18 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2014. The article that describes the app was published in the Jan. 1, 2014 print issue, and the video was featured in the Jan. 27, 2014 Extra e-newsletter. This popular article featured the Milk Quality app, developed by Dairy Quality Inc. The app works with a device that reads milk samples. John Tremelin, a dairy producer from Ontario, was able to use the app to find suspect animals and be able to tag the milk and keep it out of the tank.

New skid steer and compact track loaders from John Deere John Deere’s newest additions to the E-Series line of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders (CTLs) feature design and performance enhancements that, the company says, is based on customer feedback.

Top new products for dairy producers Each year, World Ag Expo names 10 new products as winners of its annual top innovations contest. Four of the 2014 new product winners have potential application for dairy farmers.

DeLaval Farm Credit Dairy Center, 6725-6730 and spaces DS93-DS96 An iteration of a familiar cable-and-drive system used to scrape manure from barn alleys will soon be available to push up cattle feed.

AgVu Building C #3105 More than 10 years ago, Advanced Reconnaissance Corp. (ARC) used infrared imaging technology for the U.S. Department of Defense for geological studies.

A new app is changing the way dairymen track milk quality. The Milk Quality app allows an instant, cowside somatic cell count using an iPhone.