Comparing Robots to Parlors: The Basics You Need to Know

 Comparing Robots to Parlors: The Basics You Need to Know By Jaclyn Krymowski Robots don’t make milk; they only harvest it.” If you’ve explored the world of automated milking in any capacity, chances are you’ve heard this line or something similar. There’s plenty of truth...

BouMatic introduces Gemini: the milking robot that doubles the advantages to dairy farmers in many ways

 BouMatic Introduces Gemini: The Milking Robot that Doubles the Advantages to Dairy Farmers in Many Ways Article courtesy of BouMatic Dairy producers today are all faced with a common decision of which robot to purchase for their operation, due to the many options available in the marketplace. BouMatic...

Ventilating Milking Center Rooms and Offices

Ventilating Milking Center Rooms and Offices. By Kevin Janni, Extension Engineer. Dairy farm milking centers come in all sizes, shapes and layouts. All have milk rooms with one or more bulk tanks and access to milk towers and plate coolers. Milking centers also have a utility or mechanical room that...

Sawtooth Dairy Specialties

 Sawtooth Dairy Specialties Article courtesy of Pellerin Milnor Corporation Sawtooth Dairy Specialties was originally founded by Charlie and Tom Hohnhorst in May of 1999 as a solution to the area’s need for a centralized laundry service provider capable of processing dairy wipes. Milking...

A Valve You Can Love

 A Valve You Can Love Article courtesy of Brown Weight Valve If you have been around livestock producers much, you know that almost all of them have things that they love. They love the brand of their tractor (and probably have several replacements). They love the kind of pickup truck they drive. They...

A.I.TAGS SMT™ System - Cognex® Hybrid - The Producer's Dream

 A.I.TAGS SMTTM System - Cognex® Hybrid - The Producer's Dream By Steve Weisman For the past 18 years, David A. Stampe, inventor and owner of A.I.TAGS (​www.aitags.com​) located in Sioux Falls, SD has been working to help both beef cattle and dairy producers come up with an extremely accurate...

Milc Group Releases Advanced Cloud-based Feed Software to Help Dairymen Become More Profitable

Milc Group Releases Advanced Cloud-based Feed Software to Help Dairymen Become More ProfitableBy Steve WeismanToday, more than ever, dairy producers are charged with making incredibly tough decisions that can have a huge impact on their bottom line. To make things even more difficult, there are so many options, and...

Top Dairy Farms Rely on Automative Calf Feeding Systems

Top Dairy Farms Rely on Automative Calf Feeding SystemsArticle and photos provided by Förster-Technik  How a calf starts its life has a strong effect on the lifetime performance of that cow, i.e. herd’s potential is set at a very young age. Good calf rearing is therefore the decisive basis for successful...