May 09, 2012
Mayfield Farm, in Aurora, Oregon, continues to make strides in sustainable food production. The 450-head dairy is robotically milking 50 of its cows with one DeLaval Voluntary Milking System (VMS™). This is the state’s first farm to install a VMS unit, and the organic dairy producer is considering expanding the solution to accommodate the rest of its herd.
May 08, 2012
The Tetra Laval annual report 2011/2012 is now published. View or download the report here.
Apr 30, 2012
The DeLaval LS-01 “low slip” liner is expanding to include three additional high performing liners designed to work with a variety of milking operations. The new liners are engineered to slip less offering important benefits to producers such as improved milk flow and speed, fewer parlor routine disruptions, and better mastitis prevention and somatic cell counts.
Apr 19, 2012
DeLaval has received orders from the dairy programs at two higher education institutions for the supply of its innovative milking solutions. Canada’s University of Saskatchewan and New York’s Alfred State College have each opted for one DeLaval VMS™ (Voluntary Milking System) and numerous herd management solutions. The move further signifies university officials’ confidence in DeLaval – especially as technology plays a greater role in the development of the dairy industry.
Apr 13, 2012
Dr. Mario Lopez, an employee of DeLaval, was recently appointed to the board of the National Mastitis Council (NMC). In this position, Dr. Lopez will help steer the directives of this professional organization devoted to reducing mastitis and enhancing milk quality. The duration of his appoint is three years (ending January 2015).
Feb 17, 2012
The world’s first automatic milking rotary system was featured as a Top-10 New Product at the World Ag Expo 2012, February 14-16, in Tulare, Calif. This revolutionary solution for high-capacity automatic milking was chosen by a group of judges made up of farmers, ranchers and industry professionals.
Feb 13, 2012
DeLaval strives to offer dairy producers effective, fast-acting teat dips to help them protect the milk quality and udder health of their herd. With the launch of DeLaval Opti Blue™ – a pre-milk teat dip – customers can be sure that even heavily soiled teats are clean before milking. Lab and customer tested, DeLaval Opti Blue can help farmers cost-effectively fight mastitis – the number one on-farm disease responsible for milk loss.
In January of this year, DeLaval hosted current and prospective customers of DeLaval VMS™ (Voluntary Milking System) at events in Madison, Wis. The VMS PRO (Professional Robot Operators) User Group Seminar and the DeLaval VMS Freedom to Choose Tour united for a day of exchanging information and sharing experiences.
Dec 20, 2011
Stockholm – 12/20/2011, DeLaval Voluntary Milking System VMS TM units can now be offered with ISO identification. The product which is based on several years of development and testing is in line with expected lifetime traceability legislation and will enable farmers to take advantage of the cost efficiency of the ISO identification system.
Dec 07, 2011
DeLaval Voluntary Milking System (VMS) is making waves across the U.S. Midwest with the first units in Iowa and Missouri fully operational. As more states open their doors to DeLaval VMS, the opportunity for producers to reduce the labor required for milking and make informed decisions about their herd’s health is becoming increasingly easier.
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