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More feed equals more milk. This holds true, even in robots.

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2020 was a year like no other. Following a year dominated by Covid-19 what can dairy farming expect moving forwards?

Data from a recent Pulse Poll shows that dairy farmers are most interested in automated milking technology.

Organic Valley is launching a pilot program that uses satellite photography to measure pasture health on its dairy farms.

What’s one piece of technology that has drastically improved your operation in the past five to 10 years?

Keeping milk equipment clean is one of the most important factors to producing quality milk. However, taking the time to make sure the wash system is working correctly is a chore producers often skip.

The world’s top 10 largest dairy groups now collectively milk 1 million cows, with the U.S., China, Russia and Saudi Arabia emerging as the dominant players on the global dairy stage.

Monitoring what’s happening at the pen level, rather than for individual dairy cows, is proving to be the best approach for producers with more than 1,000 cows.

For young, technological, and progressive dairy farmers these three areas represent an exciting future.