Auto fetching on the horizon
Automatic fetching technologies on the horizon may allow farmers with automatic milking systems (AMS) to increase the number of milking’s that occur overnight.
Delving into the differences in paddock performance
Every dairy farmer knows that some paddocks are more productive than others but Future Dairy researchers were staggered to find the average difference between the best and worst paddocks is 100%!
Earlier detection of LDA
RESEARCH conducted by the Future Dairy team has identifi ed the potential to use a device that monitors activity and rumination for early identification of left displaced abomasum (LDA) in dairy cows.
Robotic Milking cuts labour
Labour and lifestyle benefits top the list of reasons for dairy farmers adopting robotic or automatic milking systems (AMS). A FutureDairy study found the labour efficiency on five Australian AMS farms was significantly better than conventional milking systems
Robots attract new entrants to dairying
An automatic milking system (AMS) offered two generations of the Crosby family the opportunity to dairy farm while maintaining off-farm employment. For parents Doug and Lyn, it was a step towards retirement in the longer term. For son their Bill, it opened up the potential to farm full time in the future.
Transforming technology on dairy farms
With 500 cows, four children and a variety of industry roles, Western Victorian dairy farmers Mark and Sam Billing are happy for all the help technology can offer. But with so many products on the market, the couple says the challenge is to identify the technology that has the right fit for their operation.