In January of this year, DeLaval hosted current and prospective customers of DeLaval VMS (Voluntary Milking System) at events in Madison, Wisconsin. The VMS PRO (Professional Robot Operators) User Group Seminar and the DeLaval VMS Freedom to Choose Tour united for a day of exchanging information and sharing experiences.

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Howard and Mary Jo Straub during their presentation, “Grazing and robots: Do they mix?” at the North-Central Ohio Grazing Conference Jan. 26-27, 2012 in Dalton, Ohio. Howard and Mary Jo Straub of Saint Johns, Michigan, began dairying in 1972 with 26 cows. As they grew their family and the herd over the years, they discovered that grazing was the management style that worked best for them. In 2000, the couple, along with daughter Terri Hawbaker, converted their then double-four herringbone parlor to a double-11 swing parlor to accommodate the now-rotational grazing herd of 100.

The 27th annual New York Farm Show, Feb. 23- 25, 2012 at the NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse is the Northeast’s premier indoor farm show and is packed with new and practical equipment, services and products just right for your farming operation. More than 400 exhibitors covering more than 215,000 sq. ft. will be waiting for you. Show hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Visit the show for the best access to products, services and information to keep you up to date with the latest innovations in the agriculture industry. You’ll find hundreds of exhibits to serve and assist you with your everyday needs on the farm. Learn, compare and shop all at one location – the New York Farm Show.

Click here to see photos and more information about the Today's Agriculture display. PennAg Industries Association, on behalf of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Livestock Care and Well-Being and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, received valuable feedback from the Today’s Agriculture exhibit from its target audience – Farm Show visitors – thanks to a series of interviews conducted by the Animal Agriculture Alliance, a non-profit national animal agriculture organization based in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, Jan. 12 and Friday, Jan. 13, Alliance staff filmed 32 visitors and interviewed an additional 100 visitors after they toured the 10,000 square foot Today’s Agriculture exhibit at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show.