Two ag industry powerhouses have announced the launch of the “Milk Sustainability Center,” a collaboration between John Deere and DeLaval.
The Milk Sustainability Center is not a physical place, but rather a “digital ecosystem” that integrates agronomic and animal performance into one unified platform. Its developers say it will help dairy producers enhance efficiency and sustainability while accommodating changing regulations that affect their operations.
“Dairy farmers can use the Milk Sustainability Center to monitor nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) across their farm, herd and fields,” the developers noted. “It collects animal and agronomic data, providing insights to help farmers manage nutrient utilization effectively and reduce the need for manual data input.”
Developed and powered by Dutch technology specialists at Dairy Data Warehouse BV (DDW), the Milk Sustainability Center will serve dairy farmers by integrating their machinery, milking equipment, and herd management software solutions into one platform to reduce the need for manual entry. The cloud-based platform folds together the agronomic data from the John Deere Operations Center™ and the animal data from the DeLaval system, allowing consultants such as nutritionists and agronomists to provide more wholistic recommendations to the farmer.
The Milk Sustainability Center is currently available at no cost to an initial group of dairy farmers in the United States, Netherlands, and Germany, with plans to expand to other countries. John Deere and DeLaval invite interested dairy farmers in these areas to join the waiting list. As farmers are onboarded, the benefits of the Milk Sustainability Center will be extended to other farmers on the waiting list. For more information or to join the waiting list, visit milksustainabilitycenter.com or contact inquiries@milksustainabilitycenter.com.
