Dairyman Evan Hillan says within the last six months the dairy has seen reduced use of timed A.I., fewer open days and lower culling and mortality rates. The dairy has also increased pregnancy rates and pounds of energy-corrected milk. The results are the effects of his farm implementing activity monitoring and AI from a new entrant into the U.S. market – Connecterra. 

My own struggles with internet began during the pandemic. We live in a rural area in Idaho. Our county is the No. 20 dairy county in the U.S. and cows outnumber people 6 to 1 where I live.

A prominent milking equipment dealer in Idaho’s Magic Valley near Twin Falls recently converted a former tractor dealership and equipment repair shop into its own hub for technology research and development.