Whether you are looking to invest in milk meters for the first time or upgrading your current system, it is important to consider what you are trying to accomplish with parlor data.

Is labor a challenge? Could you be more consistent with your milking process or milk cows more efficiently?

As names and faces change through retirements and new hirings, the need for knowledge and training are important for every sector of the dairy industry. This includes education of on-farm employees on the key practices and steps to follow to ensure that the milk leaving the farm is of the highest quality.

The next generation of dairy farmers are wanting to operate more efficiently in less time and are being forced to do this with even less and less of an available labor force each year. 

Progressive Dairy hosted these technologies along with PDPW on the Nexus Innovation stage – a live-format presentation that is a cross between a TED Talk and a Shark Tank pitch.

When is the last time you evaluated milking settings in your parlor? Read our latest article to learn more.

Evaluating claw vacuum during peak milk flow and graphing pulsators are two common tests that are often completed at milking time.

How do you ensure your barns are filled with profitable cows and that the overall trajectory for your herd is headed in the right direction? By using accurate, actionable parlor performance data, of course.

A collaborative study between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) revealed significant environmental benefits of modern dairy, hay and forage production technologies in North America over the last 15 years.

Udder health is impacted by multiple factors but can be grouped into three general categories: milkers, cows and equipment. Of these three, the equipment is by far the easiest to control.