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Hannah Woodhouse recently won the top student poster award at the International Dairy Federation’s meeting in Chicago. Her work involves free fatty acids in milk.

Dairy, Genetics, Milking equipment, Nutrition

Many factors affect milk frothing problem

Lactation length, milking frequency, prechilling and filter replacement all contribute to higher free fatty acids

By John Greig November 29, 2023

A frothy problem identified by Starbucks baristas in British Columbia does not have a simple solution. Elevated levels of free fatty acids in milk can result in cheese coagulation issues, […] Read more

DeLaval North American business development manager Sjenk Van Soelen shows the newly developed ear tags that are central to the company's new DeLaval Plus Behavior Analysis tool that monitors in-barn cow behaviour and herd health at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show.

Cow health, Dairy, Machinery, Milking equipment

System delivers suite of dairy data every 2.2 seconds

Connecting data to the cloud, not on-site computers helps to increase speed of data interpretation

By Stew Slater October 6, 2023

A new technology from dairy equipment company DeLaval helps monitor in-barn cow behaviour, with updates every 2.2 seconds. The company used the 2023 Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show for the official […] Read more

Sjenk Van Soelen of DeLaval explained the company's new behaviour analysis tool for monitoring in-barn cow behaviour and herd health.

Cow health, Dairy, Genetics, Livestock, Milking equipment

New dairy innovations featured at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

By Stew Slater September 13, 2023

Dairy business leaders’ perception of what consumers expect of Canadian farmers is driving information technology innovation in the sector. The DeLaval dairy equipment company used the 2023 Canada’s Outdoor Farm […] Read more

The new barn is 722 ft long by 142 ft wide. The barn is divided into two parts which mirror each other.

Barns, Milking equipment

PHOTOS: A virtual tour of Comestar Farm

The internationally renowned farm has a new barn, with a new focus on milk production

By Marie-Josée Parent March 27, 2023

Of all the dairy farms in Quebec, Comestar Holstein in Victoriaville is the most recognized throughout the world. Today, with a new generation taking up the farm, a new chapter […] Read more

A panel of three dairy farmers at Grey-Bruce Farmers Week noted diverse experiences with robotic milking.

Milking equipment

Use of robotic milkers continues to grow, but it’s not for everyone

Producers share lessons learned and why robot milkers work for them, or why they don’t

By Diana Martin March 16, 2023

If growth continues in Canadian dairy farmers’ use of robotic milkers, robots will milk half of the national dairy herd by 2040, said Carolin Turner. Turner, with Holstein Canada’s classification […] Read more

Panelists at the recent World Dairy Expo Tech Spotlight said the most successful technologies understand producer needs and convert data into manageable and useful information.

Milking equipment

Traceability, efficiencies and advanced animal welfare top tech development

Integration into existing systems and long-term viability affect adoption

By Diana Martin November 9, 2022

The third annual World Dairy Expo Tech Spotlight showcased tools to improve on-farm efficiencies, traceability and monitoring. “We know the pivotal role (tech) has played to get us where we […] Read more

OneCup AI wants to promote its BETSY tracking and surveillance system in dairy cattle. The technology is currently being used on ranches in western Canada and in other species such as horses, sheep and goats.

Milking equipment

Livestock monitoring start-up targets Ontario market

OneCup AI moves from facial recognition to full-body ID

By Stew Slater October 20, 2022

A western Canadian company specializing in livestock monitoring has increased its offering to farmers as the affordability and effectiveness of artificial intelligence has improved. At the recent Canada’s Outdoor Farm […] Read more