Another growing season is about to begin. For many of us, the sight of new plants emerging from the soil after a long winter instills within us a renewed hope.

At Jerseyland Dairy, in-house maintenance has become the cornerstone of operational efficiency and longevity to their 18 Lely A5 milking robots. The team, led by herd manager Craig Flint, handles the majority of robot servicing internally, including greasing, part replacements and preventative upkeep.

Determining what is allowed into the food chain is an important judgment that can affect the health of millions. Regardless of the approach, it’s imperative that the decisions are made based on unbiased data as much as possible and not the interests of corporations.

In this episode, we will introduce you to the 2025 Nexus Innovation Award winners. They were recently recognized at the Professional Dairy Producers Business Conference.

An automated footbath that could already fill, clean out and refill on its own now has a new capability – computer vision. Hoofcount’s footbath counts cow passes through the bath, dumps solution after a designated number of cows have used it, sprays out the bath and refills the bath with solution automatically.

A rumen-protected coating on a feed product that’s been fed for 15 years to chickens and pigs shows promise to move stubbornly intractable feed efficiency rates in dairy cows.

Several companies recently showcased the latest and most innovative advancements available in 2025 for dairy farmers.

There is a lot that goes into producing a movie. It’s kind of like a feed ration for cows. You have the paper ration from your nutritionist, the ration you actually put in the mixer and the ration the cows actually eat. Making movies is the same way. You have the script, what was actually filmed and what was edited for final cut.

A new back-of-the-barn innovation sorts cows more quietly and reliably in all dairy environments. The Sort my Cow Sort Gate from CowManager runs on electromagnets and springs instead of compressors and pneumatics, making less noise during operation and working consistently, even during extreme weather.