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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.

With so many different technologies available, the decision to invest comes down to matching the technology to the issues you want to address. This starts with managing expectations and asking the right questions.

Only about 5% of U.S. dairy herd managers regularly assess body condition scores (BCS) in their herds, even though the value of routine body condition scoring has been well-documented.