herd management News
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Seminar on AfiFarm in Krasnodar city
From 2 to 4 February 2020, an Israeli company Afimilk held a seminar for users of the AfiMilk Herd Management program. The official representative of Afimilk in the south of Russia – dealer company YugAfimilk – undertook all works on organization and technical support of the seminar. The training took place in the Krasnodar office of Afimilk and was conducted by ...
By Afimilk Ltd
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Branding Update for MilkSampler
The Ambic MilkSampler has been given a ‘facelift’ to strengthen its corporate identity by adding the Ambic logo to the Milk Sampler bottle, as illustrated below. This improvement follows the upgrade of the Milk Sampler with the ultra-sonic welding of the cap to improve the sealing of the unit over a range of operating conditions. Samplers shipped from early August will feature the new ...
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Warm your engines – AfiFarm 5.2 is almost here!
Afimilk will soon unveil AfiFarm 5.2, a software version that will mark a new era in dairy farm management programs. Live dashboards for the herd manager in the office and the milking manager in the rotary parlor Most advanced touchscreen rotary parlor console New mobile applications for cow IDs and information, calving detection, and more. Visit us at World Ag Expo, Tulare USA, in ...
By Afimilk Ltd
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Herdlink at Beef Australia 2015
Herdlink had a lot of visitors with good reports and good interest was shown in the program. We received many comments on our simple to use program compared with other herd management programs. Producers commented on the easy to use feel, fully featured program that was great value for money. User Friendly The user friendliness of CattleLink as well as its practical design was largely ...
By HerdLink
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FarmWizard Launches New Look App
Farm Wizard, the Belfast-based developer of innovative farm data management solutions, has launched a new version of its market-leading Farm Management app for beef, sheep and dairy which will improve the ease of data access and interpretation to improve effectiveness of decision making on farm. FarmWizard is a leading provider of agricultural software for the effective management of farm ...
By FarmWizard
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RABDF Prince Philip Award goes to DeLaval
DeLaval has been presented with the RABDF Prince Philip Award by His Royal Highness at Buckingham Palace, this week. The honour was made to the global dairy equipment company for research and development in the field of dairy farming and the most practical, relevant and best technical exhibit at Livestock Event 2015. “We feel honoured and privileged to win this award for Herd Navigator, a ...
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Suburban woman destined for dairy
Ebony was one of three young panel members who provided a practical farming perspective and explained their career goals. Ebony, 20, grew up in suburbia near McLaren Vale but her stock agent grandfather Allan Peglar and herd improvement uncle David Peglar made sure she knew about and loved the dairy industry. “I’ve always loved cows and had farms in the background,” she said. ...
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Afimilk Users Named Top Herd Managers for Ontario Canada
The milk recording and herd management organization, CanWest DHI, has pointed out the best two managed farms in the region of Ontario Canada. Both winners utilize Afimilk management systems. Albadon Farms Ltd was rated first and Summitholm Holsteins second in a monitoring process that serves as a barometer of overall herd performance. To assess performance, six management areas are examined: ...
By Afimilk Ltd
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Cogent and FarmWizard Team Up to Increase Farm Efficiency
Two of the UK’s leading providers of agricultural services are teaming up in an effort to boost farm efficiency across the UK. Farmwizard and Cogent Breeding have joined their services to help farmers deal with vast amounts of complex data and create a resourceful, whole herd management solution. Belfast-based Farmwizard was established in 2004. The company developed the world's ...
By FarmWizard
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Rapid Growth in the Afimilk USA Sales and Technical Support Team
FITCHBURG, WI–Afimilk North America recently added four new members to the sales and technical support teams in the U.S. in response to the company’s goal of satisfying the cow monitoring and parlor automation needs of dairies across the U.S. In addition, Jen Weber, North American Technical Director, is searching for additional candidates for application and technical support ...
By Afimilk Ltd
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SCR Announces a New Mobile and Web App for Farm Data Control for SCR Heatime® HR Users
SCR Engineers Ltd. today announced a new mobile and web app service to provide farmers who use the SCR Heatime® HR System for cow monitoring with expanded capabilities. SCR HealthyCow24® increases farmers' flexibility and mobility through a rich set of enhanced capabilities, including seamless connectivity with third party systems, and automated data backups. SCR HealthyCow24 enables ...
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Environmental impacts of dairy farming in the Czech Republic
New research suggests that dairy farming may have an important impact on the environment and human health. Although differences in the impact of farming practices across countries have been known for some time, this is the first study to explore the impact of the dairy industry in different regions in the Czech Republic. Dairy farming in the Czech Republic is commonly large-scale with 500 or ...
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A success for the International beef Exchange organized by Lallemand Animal Nutrition and INRA Clermont (France)
On September 29th – 30th, around 150 international experts and professionals of the beef cattle industry gathered at INRA, in Clermont-Ferrand (France), for a seminar dedicated to international beef production, with a focus on welfare and digestive comfort. This seminar was jointly organized by Lallemand Animal Nutrition and INRA. This event was a great platform for exchange of experiences ...
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Sino-Dutch Dairy Expertise Centre is launched ushering in new era of high-level dairy cooperation
On December 2nd, the First Anniversary Celebration of the Sino-Dutch Dairy Development Centre (SDDDC) & the Launch Ceremony for the Dutch Dairy Expertise Centre was held in Beijing. At the event, a review of the work and achievements made over the past year was conducted. The Dutch Dairy Expertise Centre was also officially launched. This centre marks the further deepening of the Sino-Dutch ...
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Ohio State Workshop to Offer Insight on Dairy Reproduction and Genomics
Dairy producers who want to take more control over the profit potential of their future herds may want to consider genomic testing, which can help identify which heifers to raise that are genetically superior and will offer producers the best return on investment, said an Ohio State University Extension veterinarian. Genomic testing can allow dairy producers to identify specific DNA markers for ...
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The end of milk quota; chances and opportunities for dairy production
The upcoming end of milk quota will bring a new dynamic in dairy industry. Some regions may increase dairy production, others may be restricted by factors such as environmental emissions or a cost structure incompatible with volatile milk prices. The International Dairy Nutrition Symposium in Wageningen, Thursday 16 October 2014, will give you a science-based gaze into the crystal ball of future ...
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When is a cow like a car?
Martin Barrow, Head of Footprinting at the Carbon Trust discusses the need for the meat industry to take action on carbon emissions. When is a cow like a car? It may sound like a joke, but the answer could be serious for meat producers. Red meat is suffering from a wave of bad press. Shoppers' confidence in beef products has been knocked by the horsemeat scandal which has also increased ...
By Carbon Trust
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Better grazing practices hold key to Kenyan droughts
The current drought in northern Kenya has deep roots in the current practices of pastoralists that need to be addressed, says conservationist David Western. Failed rains have tipped the balance from poverty to starvation for 12 million in the Horn of Africa. But they don't explain the depth of the tragedy, any more than the growing threat of climate change explains the recent decades of ...
By SciDev.Net
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Senegal nears first victory in war on tsetse fly
A campaign against the tsetse fly, a pest that transmits a disease that devastates livestock, in the Niayes area near the capital Dakar has radically reduced the fly population and is paving the way for complete eradication. "Since the project started, there is already less disease. It has not only reduced the tsetse but also ticks, which cause lots of other diseases in the area. We have noticed ...
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