Cows are brought to multiple robotic milking machines as part of a batch milking system in Texas.  |  DeLaval photo

Batch milking can save dairies time and labour

Glacier FarmMedia – A new concept in dairy equipment management brings the automation and data of robotic milking to a milking parlour orientation. DeLaval has several installations around the world where cows are herded into a holding area from which they access a group of automated milkers. “It really comes down to you and how […] Read more

John Deere and DeLaval have created the Milk Sustainability Center, which will consolidate data from dairy farmers for evaluation and decision-making around sustainability impact and efficiency. | Screencap via milksustainabilitycenter.com

Milk data project brings field and barn numbers together

John Deere and DeLaval have created a way for dairy farmers to bring together data from across their entire farms, not just from crops or the barn. The companies have created the Milk Sustainability Center, which will consolidate data from dairy farmers for evaluation and decision-making around sustainability impact and efficiency. Farmers might manage their […] Read more

Sjenk Van Soelen, DeLaval’s North American business development manager, recently attended Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont., to talk  about the company’s new Plus Behavior Analysis tool.  |  Stew Slater photo

System delivers dairy data every 2.2 seconds

Connecting data to the cloud rather than to on-site computers helps producers increase the speed of data interpretation

DeLaval has launched its Plus Behavior Analysis tool, designed to monitor cow behaviour and herd health. The company’s North American business development manager, Sjenk Van Soelen, said the most significant enhancement is the near real-time nature of DeLaval Plus monitoring abilities. Newly developed ear tags send updates to the barn computer and onto the DeLaval […] Read more