Rotary System Designed for Maximum Performance

Rotary System Designed for Maximum Performance. Article and photos provided by BouMatic. Ebert Enterprises LLC operates with 3,500 adult cows and 3,500 heifers. They had been milking in two parlors; a Double 26 parallel and a Double 8 for the cows that need closer attention after freshening.  In 2016,...

Today’s Milking Parlor Systems

Today’s Milking Parlor Systems. By Maura Keller. For today’s dairy systems, the issues of efficiency, productivity and profitability are top of mind. And one key area that can greatly impact these tenets of successful dairy operations are milking parlor systems.As Patrick Wiltzius, market...

PBI Parlor Systems: Standing the Test of Time

PBI Parlor Systems: Standing the Test of Time. By Steve Weisman. Whether it’s new construction or updating a dairy’s milking facility, PBI Parlor Systems www.pbiparlorsystems.com has become known in the dairy industry as a leader in the manufacturing of milking stalls and equipment for dairies...

Weighing the Benefits of Today's Scaling Systems

Weighing the Benefits of Today's Scaling Systems.  By Maura Keller. Livestock producers are constantly looking for new ways to minimize the risk of disease and death, improve genetics, sustainability and profitability of their operations. Weighing and tracking data, collected by today’s...

Pro Refrigeration, Inc., Offers New Technology in Cold Chain Verification

Pro Refrigeration, Inc., Offers New Technology in Cold Chain Verification. By Steve Weisman. Even before opening their doors in 1990, Pro Refrigeration, Inc., (www.prochiller.com) has been focused on the Milk Cooling process. According to Jim VanderGiessen, Jr., CEO, “Cooling milk goes back to my...

Accommodating Management Strategy for Auto Calf Feeder Success

Accommodating Management Strategy for Auto Calf Feeder Success. By Jaclyn Krymowski. Automatic calf feeders are incredible labor savers, but they come with additional challenges beyond the financial cost. Asides from cutting back hours of manual labor, auto systems mimic some of the more “natural...

Trident unveils modular water & nutrient recovery system

Trident unveils modular water & nutrient recovery system.  Affordable nutrient management solution aims at dairies with 250 cows or more. Resource recovery expert Trident has launched a new modular manure treatment system. It allows dairies to remove nearly all suspended solids in their lagoon stream and...

Nuances of Today’s Calving Pens

Nuances of Today’s Calving Pens.  By Maura Keller.As new calving management methods have increased in popularity, so too has the need for safer, more mobile calving pen systems. Designed with animal, farmer, and rancher safety in mind, today’s calving pens are now equipped with features that provide...