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Managing data on Wisconsin’s largest robotic dairy with Jessica Pralle-Trimner, Miltrim Farms
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On this episode of the Progressive Dairy podcast, host Peggy Coffeen sits down with Jessica Pralle-Trimner of Miltrim Farms, Inc., in Athens, Wisconsin, to dig into the data she uses daily to manage 1,800 cows milked in a 30-box robot barn.
Here is a breakdown of the episode:
A snapsnot of Miltrim Farms [1:58]
Rotary parlor versus robotics: Why they chose robotics [3:33]
The biggest challenges of a new way of dairying [6:53]
How Miltrim Farms added 1,200 cows with no additional full-time employees [10:33]
Why “compliance is key” but “data is power” [16:03]
Precision feeding [19:35]
Managing milk quality [22:10]
Managing cow health without touching cows [23:40]
Rapid-fire questions [27:40]
Read more about Miltrim Farms, Inc. in this Progressive Dairy article.