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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.

Give your milking parlor the tools it needs to take your operation to the next level.

Three dairy producers openly talked about technology must-haves and how ROI comes into play when making technology investments.

It might be time to expand tech expertise on your operation.