Advice for Dairymen Considering Installing Technology

Michael Johnson,Dairy Farmer

Trailside HolsteinsMinnesota

8 Dec 2019 News < 1 min

Mike Johnson, family man and Minnesota dairy farmer, gives advice on installing a monitoring system on your dairy farm. Click on the image to listen to the podcast by Walt Cooley, Editor Progressive Dairy.

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Integrating Ear Sensor Cow Monitoring

In the podcast, dairyman Mike Johnson tells us how he has integrated ear sensor activity monitoring. He has been using the CowManager system for years. In this episode, he talks about his experience installing the technology, his results and advice for other dairymen who may be considering similar technology. Johnson operates Trailside Holsteins in Fountain, Minnesota, and milks 600-cows.

Solutions & Extra Functionalities

Health

Get an alert up to 3 days before any signs of clinical illness. Or, if your cow is already sick, monitor recovery in detail.

Fertility

Increase profit with timely insemination. Know exactly when a cow is in heat and when to inseminate.

Youngstock

Effective calf health management leads to increased future milk production and a healthier, more productive herd.

Nutrition

Prevent heat stress and disease, take your feed management to the next level, and achieve the goals set for your herd.

Transition

Experience smoother transitions and healthier herds with our advanced Transition Monitor.

Auto Drafting

Separate cows with heat or health alerts from the rest of the herd with the integrated Auto Drafting functionality.

Sort my Cow (USA)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Sort my Cow and the CowManager sorting gate.

Draft my Cow (NZ)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Draft my Cow and the CowManager drafting gate.

MultiView

Give your staff, veterinarian, nutritionist, and other advisors access to selected cow data.

Find my Cow

Find a cow that’s in heat, sick or in the wrong pen within seconds with our Locator and Flash tools.