Proceedings and Handouts from Recent Presentations

These links will let you download the Presentation.
• November 21, 2018. Innovation on the farm and in the marketplace. For Dairy Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador

Robotic Milking

These articles were published in the DAIRYMAN, out of Japan.
• Success Factors for Automatic Milking - Part 1
• Success Factors for Automatic Milking - Part 2
• Success Factors for Automatic Milking - Part 3

This article was published in the Proceedings of the Dairy Symposium in Quebec by the CRAAQ.
• Symposium sur les Bovines Laitiers

The numbered articles were originally published in the Ontario Dairy Farmer Magazine
• 14 - Robotic Milking has big labour saving benefits
• 15 - Robotic Milking Economics
• 16 - Robotic Milking and Barn Design
• 17 - Robotic Milking Free or Directed traffic
• 18 - Cattle Handling in Robotic Milking Barns
• 19 - Look through the Eyes of the Cow
• 20 - Feeding and Breeding the Robotic Milking Herd
• Feeding the Robotic Milking Herd (2011)
• Robotic Barn Design 2012
• Stray Voltage and Robotic Milking *Updated*
• Split Entry Holding Area (Nov, 2008)
• Vetvice_DairyLogix Robotic Barn (July 2,2008)
• 9- Robotic Milking and Rotaries
• The Many Faces of Robotic Milking
• The Impact Of Robotic Milking On Milk Quality, Cow Comfort
• Success Factors
• 35 - Footbathing the Robotic Milking Herd
• Robotic Milking Part 1. Conventional vs Robotic Milking Systems- Fundemental Differences.
• Robotic Milking Part 2. Principles of Robotic Barn design for Cow Flow, Cow Comfort and Cow Health.
• Herd Management Tips, Before, During and After the Transition.
• Designing Automatic milking systems for Cow Comfort.

Precision Dairy Management Articles

• 7-2010 Dairy Precision Management Conference Marks A New Direction
• 8-RFID ear tags on the farm
• 10- Temping Cows The Easy Way
• 11- In Line Milk Testing GoodByeDHI
• 12- Feed Pushing Economics
• 13- Calving and Cud Chewing
• Profitable Dairies Earn It With Labour Efficiency
• Herd Navigator In-Line Milk Testing
• Footbath Innovation
• Where Is Bessie And Where Has She Been?
• Automation In Feeding.
• Automated Calf Feeding.
• 21 - Bedding Automation
• 22 - Alley Scraper Solutions
• 26 - Vector Feeding system
• 27 - Colostrum Management Made Easy
• 28- Innovations at Eurotier 2012
• 29- Using Technology to Measure Dairy Cattle Welfare
• 32- Cost Benefits of Feeding Automation
• 38- Swedish Pasture Legislation.

CowSignals

• 30 - CowSignals
• 31 - CowSignals: Feeding
• 34 - CowSignals: Water
• 36 - CowSignals: Light
• 37- CowSignals: Air.

Other Topics

• Bedding Options (April, 2010)
• Large Dairy Development (July 2,2008)
• 23 - Bedding Options Are Getting More Complicated
• 25 - Outside Feeding
• Systems Approach to Farmstead Planning, Site Selection and Facility Design.
• Milking Systems, Selection, Cost and Implications.
• Cost Effectiveness of Precision Technologies.
• Success Factors Automatic Calf Feeding.
• Treatment, Maternity and Handling Facilities.