News from DeLaval
Stockholm, Sweden, 27 June 2018 – DeLaval announces its new VMS™ milking system V300, a new experience for cows and customers. The VMS V300 helps farmers by making them less reliant on future labour market uncertainties and keeping them at the forefront of animal welfare and food safety. The VMS V300 milking system ensures that dairy farming is a profitable option not only today but also for generations to come.
Stockholm, Sweden, 27 June 2018 – DeLaval presents OptiDuo™, the new robotic feed pusher. DeLaval OptiDuo remixes and repositions feed onto the feed table. This new approach increases feed intake, reduces feed waste and helps farmers to use the time saved, on the jobs that make a difference to the farm.
Stockholm, Sweden, 4 June 2018 – DeLaval presents its latest innovative solutions for dairy farmers on 26 June. There will be a number of press events happening worldwide, at different locations.
Stockholm, Sweden, 21 May, 2018 – The new European Distribution Centre, in northern Germany, is now inaugurated. An inauguration ceremony, with 30 external guests and the 230 employees on location, was held on 17 May. This new centre will support DeLaval in preparing the business for future needs.
Stockholm, Sweden, February 26, 2018 – The Gallin distribution centre, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northern Germany, receives the gold certification on the LEED Green Building Rating System. This achievement is based on the work within the areas of indoor and outdoor water efficiency, optimising energy performance, and regional priority credits.
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Stockholm, December 11, 2017 – DeLaval, with a total score of 44 points, achieved once again first place in the “Livestock Technology” category of the German Agricultural Society (DLG) Image Barometer. Particularly encouraging is the increase in the number of points in comparison to the previous year and the clear leadership in all four investigated regions of Germany.
Winners of the 7th annual Dairy Herd Management Innovation Award contest were announced at World Dairy Expo yesterday with the DeLaval calf feeder CF1000S receiving top honors. The automated calf feeder was one of ten new products to be recognized by Dairy Herd Management’s panel of judges for its game-changing technology.
The EU must lift the barriers to young people in the farming sector by offering them access to land and a fair
income, according to a survey released today by CEJA in partnership with DeLaval.
Come and celebrate 20 years of robotic milking with us.
Progressive dairy farmers, Mike and Sue McCloskey, convinced automated dairies are a big part of the equation for the future of milk production.
Hanover, DE November 18, 2016. The DeLaval cleaning analysis DCA, one of the official EuroTier 2016 silver medal winners, has also been awarded “Innovation of the Year 2017” in the category of milking technology. This prize is awarded by European publications of the DLV German Agriculture publishing Group.
Hanover, DE November 16, 2016. DeLaval is awarded quality certificates by EuroTier organisers DLG.
DeLaval is also seeing an increased interest from large farmers in farm management and aftermarket solutions to future proof their business.
Hanover, DE November 14, 2016. DeLaval wins the silver medal for innovations by EuroTier organisers DLG for its DeLaval cleaning analysis DCA, demonstrating our continued leadership in bringing innovations to the forefront of dairy farming. Criteria for selection included significant features such as optimising labour management, facilitating work safety and driving down energy costs.
Stockholm, Sweden October 17, 2016 with over 25 exhibits on display, DeLaval continues to inspire dairy farmers globally, to continue driving progress in four important areas: farm profitability, food safety, work efficiency and animal welfare.
Stockholm, Sweden October 10, 2016 - To support our customers’ future success, it is key to stay innovative. Throughout the years, DeLaval has been relentless in doing so and during the last 20 years alone has accrued 250 patents. Demonstrating that by being a customer of DeLaval you have access to productivity and efficiency gains, to address challenges within for example animal welfare, work efficiency, food safety and farm profitability, based on the latest technologies.
24 Voluntary Milking System (VMS™) Robots Planned for Upcoming Year
DeLaval is proud to drive sustainable growth further by embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and continue to grow its assortment of solutions that support dairy farmers in improving profitability and reducing environmental impacts.
Fundo El Risquillo, a large farm in Chile with 6500 dairy cows, has just signed an agreement to install 64 DeLaval VMS™ milking robots making it the world’s largest robotic milking farm.
Two of the major players in the NZ dairy industry have announced a collaboration agreement for the benefit of New Zealand dairy farmers. DeLaval and LIC Automation have been working closely together to develop an automated Body Condition Scoring (BCS) measurement system for NZ-bred dairy cows.
Seven of the world’s most productive DeLaval VMS dairies were recognized at the VMS PRO user club conference for harvesting, on average, up to 6,613 lbs (3,000 kg) of milk per day per robot – a new industry benchmark.
In January, DeLaval organized a Hoof Forum in Gent, Belgium with external and internal Hoofcare experts on digital dermatitis from The Netherlands, UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and France to discuss tools for effective hoof health management. During the one day meeting the latest trial data on our newest hoof disinfectant EasyStride, an aid to prevent digital dermatitis, was presented.
Located in the Farm Credit Dairy Center booths 6725 – 6730 and South Exhibits DS93 – DS96, the focus is on the theme “Put the Plus in Your Farm” by featuring solutions to optimize milk quality and herd health while helping boost productivity. In addition, the company will host a seminar to highlight future automation trends in the dairy industry.
Stockholm, Sweden, 09 February, 2016 The DeLaval teat spray robot (TSR™) is one of the first fully automatic teat spray solutions for dairy farms with rotaries. In September 2015, it won the Dairy Herd Management Innovative Product Award which was presented at World Dairy Expo in Madison,Wisconsin. This award and the TSR’s success on existing US farms are believed to be two of the reasons for the continued growth in sales. The TSR™ with DeLaval’s parallel rotaries is the way to optimise large herd dairy farming by significantly reducing labour costs as well as safeguarding milk quality.
The audit, carried out by Bureau Veritas, took place at Thursday, 26th of November. The factory received both the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certificate, and the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certificate.
For the first time in its company history, DeLaval has taken home the top spot in the category "Livestock Technology", represented in this year's Image Barometer of the German Agricultural Society (DLG) (45 points). Beating its main competitors, DeLaval improved its performance to the previous year, and was the only company among the top five to develop positively.
DeLaval has created an immersive virtual reality film of Hamra Farm - its unique innovation, testing and exhibition centre. The farm is also a commercially profitable dairy farm producing an average 12 000kg of milk per cow per year.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (25 November) - Tetra Pak and DeLaval, sister companies in the Tetra Laval Group, today signed a five year agreement with the Dairy Association of China to provide training to Chinese dairy farm managers. The signing ceremony was attended by both the Chinese and Swedish Ministers of Agriculture, who have a Memorandum of Understanding to increase co-operation in agriculture.
Stockholm, 16 November, 2015. To mark the start of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) 16-22 November, DeLaval commits to actively drive progress towards the reduction of antibiotics in global dairy production by continued R&D in innovative farming solutions to promote animal health.
Stockholm, Sweden November 4, 2015 - Today, DeLaval International has submitted a varsel regarding 26-100 positions.
Stockholm, Sweden 20 October, 2015 DeLaval launches ecopaper EP1000, which uses cartons’ cellulose fibres to produce a soft, absorbent and resistant udder hygiene paper towel. DeLaval ecopaper EP 1000 is ideal for pre-milking cleaning as it absorbs any liquid without tearing and is gentle on teats and udders. It is the latest innovation from Lucart, TetraPak’s long-term partner in recycling.
Two DeLaval stanchion barns in Poland opened their doors to visitors recently, demonstrating that local farmers' interest in maintaining conventional milking systems remains high. A stanchion barn can be a very modern facility with many labour-saving equipment options.
BANNOCKBURN, IL (September 30, 2015) DeLaval announced today that two of its state-of-the-art technologies have won Dairy Herd Management 2015 Innovative Product Awards. The DeLaval BodyCondition Scoring (BCS™) system and Teat Spray Robot (TSR™) were selected among the top ten winners at a ceremony last night at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI. DeLaval is an exhibitor at the show, which runs until October 3rd, and has both products on display at booth 3011-3315.
Global milking machine market leader DeLaval has joined the family of national sponsors backing the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.
BCS takes the guess work out of an otherwise laborious process and provides the farmer with an instantaneous, accurate body condition score, without the need of any human analysis.
DeLaval has introduced a new method for calibrating milk meters with software in conventional milking systems that provides significant time-savings: more than 90% in some cases, compared to traditional methods. A survey recently presented at the 2015 ICAR Technical Workshop in Krakow shows that the users see many different benefits with the new method.
DeLaval has updated its line of submersible pumps that are more robust and long-lasting than ever. Submersible pumps are items that most farmers take for granted – until the day they break down. Submersible pumps are the forgotten heroes of many farms pumping away pressed water from silage tanks, pumping urine or in manure sewage tanks, pumping sewage water or excess liquids around the milking parlour.
Feeding is often the biggest expense on any dairy farm. The labour costs related to and the feed itself amount to up to 70% of any farms’ production costs. Making feeding methods more efficient does not just save costs, it increases milk yields. DeLaval is constantly updating its solutions to fit those requirements and with the latest inclusion of DeLaval Optimat™ to its feeding solutions is coming a long way in contributing to this.
DeLaval launches new corporate website www.delavalcorporate.com to strengthen the DeLaval brand globally and to facilitate the sharing of information in the field of dairy farming.
DeLaval Optimat™ has been improving the lives of farmers across the globe, saving time, reducing feed waste, improving feed accuracy and dry matter intake. In Norway, the automated feeding solution has firmly established itself on the market with much acclaim.
DeLaval Herd Navigator™ has now begun to take its place as a ‘must have’ on the modern dairy farm. Today, DeLaval Herd Navigator™ systems measure health and reproduction parameters daily for more than 35,000 cows and notify dairy farmers about the animals in need of attention.
After more than 30 years of milk quotas in the EU, a new world is approaching for European dairy farmers. We have known about the lifting of quotas for some several years and plenty of predictions have been made but reality is about to hit. Here are the likely outcomes from a DeLaval perspective.
Preventing disease in your cows has untold benefits for your cow’s well-being and your dairy farm business.
Stockholm, Sweden 24 February, If a car was to be as productive as a DeLaval VMS™, it would need to drive around the world 205 times. Compared with a tractor, you would need to buy between four and six of them just to keep up with the productivity of a DeLaval VMS™. Is this the world’s hardest working robot?
The transition period from the weeks prior to calving to delivery and into first lactation is a crucial one when it comes to cow longevity. It’s a period where the cow goes through significant bodily changes and is exposed to increased risks that can affect her productive future.
World Ag Expo opens its doors this week. More than 1400 exhibitors will be displaying the latest in farm equipment, communications and technology on over 240,000 square metres of exhibition space in Tulare, California.
We’ll come clean. Our headline is misleading. Cow longevity actually starts before birth. There is now a wealth of information that shows how important it is that the cow’s mother is well looked-after in the weeks leading up to calving.
Stockholm, Sweden 29 January, 2015 For seventeen years, Vega a cow from Arbelunda Sörgård farm based on the island of Öland in Sweden delivered 25kg of milk every day of her life. That amounts to some 156 tonnes of milk; a figure in the region of 500% more than the average lifetime yield of a dairy cow in even the most productive countries.
The prospect of building a dairy farm from complete scratch is an exciting one; having the opportunity to pick and choose the absolute finest technology and hardware and do everything right from the start based on the latest developments in farming.
DeLaval Clover™ liner was launched in 2013 and the positive response from farmers has been overwhelming.
There are a lot of factors that go into expanding a farm, no matter what size it is. For Väätsa Agro, the owners of Lõõla farm in Estonia, a key has been to plan ahead and make investment decisions today based on future needs.
Stockholm, Sweden December 18, 2014 Today, Finland’s largest dairy farm Finnmilk, with 600 cows, opens its doors to the public as it starts milk production with the DeLaval AMR™ (Automated Milking Rotary).
Hanover, November 14, 2014. DeLaval Clover™ liner won the prestigious DLV innovation of the year award 2015 in the category milking technology. One of the main criteria for winning the award was the fact that it is a true example of form follows function. Its breakthrough design ensures the liner stays in the proper milking position and provides excellent massage, offering cows maximum comfort without compromising on milking performance. As a result teat health improves and mastitis cases are reduced.
Hanover, November 11, 2014. Being innovative is the lifeblood of our company. All our innovations are designed with our customers’ overall need to be able to match milking excellence with milk productivity.
Stockholm, Sweden, October 20, 2014. The van Leeuwen dairy farm in New Zealand has become the site of the world’s largest robotic milking installation for free cow traffic under one roof.
An important milestone for robotic milking in China has been reached.
Stockholm, September 26, 2014. DeLaval InService™ Remote was awarded the silver medal for innovations by DLG, for its contribution to bringing technology to the forefront in the dairy industry. Criteria for selection included significant features such as optimising labour management, facilitating work safety and driving down energy costs.
Dairy farming entrepreneurs in India have taken part in a special six-day residential training programme organised by DeLaval.
Three DeLaval farms in the UK have been nominated in the British Farming Awards 2014. The DeLaval nominees are Norbreck Farm and West Drumlemble Farm for Dairy Innovator of the Year and Heanton Barton Farm in the category Renewables Innovator of the Year.
Stockholm (August 28, 2014) - With the launch of its wireless Farm Monitoring Camera FMC-IP1, DeLaval now offers farmers the possibility of true real-time monitoring over their livestock and buildings from smartphones, tablets or computers. By giving farmers the freedom to monitor without being on-site, activities such as calving can be monitored more efficiently, and alarms can be checked visually.
DeLaval has won the Agroleite Trophy for the best milking equipment category over two other dairy farming sector companies.
The annual National Mastitis Council Regional Meeting has been held at the University of Ghent in Belgium. On the last day of the meeting, DeLaval held an industry seminar titled “Proper Milk Extraction: Methods and Technologies”.
After 130 years in the dairy industry it is with confidence that we can say, that at DeLaval we know what’s required in the pursuit of excellent milk quality. A cornerstone of our expertise includes an acute understanding of mastitis. It’s the reason why our products offer significant results as a part of a milk producer’s mastitis prevention program and why a membership in the National Mastitis Council (the NMC) is a matter of course for our company.
DeLaval in Great Britain & Ireland has launched DeLaval Clover liner™, DeLaval Optimat™ and DeLaval Optifeed™ at the annual Livestock event in Birmingham.
On June 25-27 the European Dairy Farmers (EDF) held its annual congress in Winterthur, Switzerland with the theme “Tradition Meets Market”. Swiss dairy production is particularly interesting with regards to the theme as they have a strong tradition within dairy production and because they left the milk quota system in 2009.
It’s one thing to milk 15 cows by hand if the equipment is on the blink, it’s quite another undertaking when you have 400 or 4000 cows that need to be milked.
The same is true of manure handling, milk cooling, feeding etc. This is why a comprehensive preventive maintenance service programme is a good investment.
DeLaval takes the lead on mastitis prevention at the largest and most influential dairy farming and processing trade event in China.
DeLaval China successfully held an International Mastitis Control and Prevention Summit at the China Dairy Annual Meeting on June 14, 2014 in Xi'an - the biggest dairy industry event in China in conjunction with a trade show that attracts both international and domestic industry players from across the entire dairy supply chain.
Two of the four finalists in the annual DFC Sustainability Awards are both DeLaval VMS customers, Dairy Framers of Canada announced on June 5th. The winning farm will be announced on July 17th at the DFC’s Annual General Meeting in Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Stockholm, Sweden 18 June, 2014 - DeLaval has more than doubled its sales of automatic milking rotary systems during the past six months. The first commercial systems were installed in Australia in 2011 and in Germany in 2013. Since then sales have grown steadily: by the end of 2014 there will be more than 10 installations up and running and delivering customer benefits in four different countries. DeLaval is the only company in the world to offer an automatic rotary system ready for commercial sales.
Stockholm, 02 June, 2014. Dairy farmers need to replace cows in the herd frequently because of health and infertility issues; yet this expensive practice could also be avoided in some cases through a range of simple, effective measures.
A landmark deal in robotic milking systems has been confirmed in Portugal.
The success of DeLaval remote farm connection RFC™ is no secret. This farm monitoring tool is designed to save farmers time and money and is a big seller in Norway.
Stockholm, Sweden 26 March, 2014 - DeLaval has become an associated member of the Dairy Sustainability Framework, DSF. The newly established framework enables the dairy industry to collaborate and align its global sustainability efforts under one umbrella, facilitating and demonstrating a coordinated approach. It provides the sector with a framework and a common language to monitor and share progression with a focus on continuous improvement in sustainability.
AgroFarm 2014 in Moscow, Russia, was an excellent opportunity for DeLaval to present innovative solutions to customers from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.
DeLaval OCC has won the technological innovations prize at GandAgro Fair, a large farming exhibition held in Galicia, Spain.
Seinäjoki (February 03, 2014) Finland's first AMR™ will be up and running in Finnmilk Oy’s new barn,Seinäjoki at the end of 2014. The barn will accommodate 600 milking cows, making it Finland’s largest dairy barn.
Dairy manufacturers in the US must be prepared to shift their focus from quality to safety to meet the requirements of the looming Food Safety Modernisation Act.
As modern farms become increasingly advanced, remote support is rapidly gaining popularity according to latest data from DeLaval, leading supplier of solutions that improve milking performance on farms. Connected farms not only reduce the need for physical visits from service technicians, but also from vets, nutritionists, and even financial advisors.
An architectural rendering of Canada’s new $25-million Dairy Research Innovation Centre at the Elora Research Station in southern Ontario.
Automated milking systems are quickly becoming the norm as dairy producers around the globe look for greater flexibility, reliable controls and better milking performance to make their operations more sustainable. DeLaval recently sold its 10,000th Voluntary Milking System VMS™ to Glenirvine Farms in Fergus, Ontario.
The Cow Longevity Conference kicked off at Hamra Farm on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Renowned scientists, experts, farmers and journalists joined DeLaval representatives to discuss how cow longevity can be one way of supporting farmers in their efforts to be more sustainable and profitable.
Acquisition of Uniform-Agri in the Netherlands complements DeLaval within farm management systems. In a more and more automated dairy farm environment, data is key to manage the farm professionally and increase efficiency and profitability
The TetraLaval annual report 2012/2013 is now published.
JTP Farms in Wisconsin, USA, recently achieved unprecedented milk production with DeLaval voluntary milking systems, VMS™. In a seven-day period the dairy harvested an average of 2,927 kg of milk per voluntary milking system from their 247-cow herd. These results are the best yet for any VMS customer in the world – and possibly any producer milking robotically.
By travelling to China, Sweden’s Minister for Rural Affairs, Eskil Erlandsson, is taking the next step to improve Swedish export of food and food technology to the Chinese market. In his upcoming visit to Beijing and surrounding areas, the 23rd -25th January, DeLaval, among others, is contributing with knowledge and insights regarding the Chinese dairy market and to show how Sweden is well positioned to support the expansion of the dairy industry in China.
DelPro™ Farm Manager is a revolutionary system combining information and technology from different areas of the dairy farm. It monitors, records and analyses data with a high level of consistency and reliability helping farmers make informed, profitable decisions about their dairy operation. The unique system also allows herd managers to customize their working protocols for easier decision making.
Stockholm, Sweden (October 9, 2012). DeLaval announced today that it has won “The Swedish Lean prize 2012”, awarded by Lean Forum for Best Practice within Lean production.
Stockholm, Sweden (December 20, 2011). DeLaval Voluntary Milking System VMS™ 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.
Månstad, Sweden (May 10th 2011). Swedish milk producers Patrik and Elin Johansson prove that a holistic and automated approach to dairy farming is a reality. On Torp farm, Smart Farming is the key to long-term business profitability, expansion opportunities and sustainability.
Stockholm, Sweden (October 19th 2011). DeLaval and Cornell University are pleased to announce a new development in their continuing partnership to bring innovative, safe and productive solutions to the dairy industry. The Ivy League School will equip its new teaching dairy barn with DeLaval milking equipment and herd management solutions.
Stockholm, Sweden (October 19th 2011). DeLaval and Cornell University are pleased to announce a new development in their continuing partnership to bring innovative, safe and productive solutions to the dairy industry. The Ivy League School will equip its new teaching dairy barn with DeLaval milking equipment and herd management solutions.
Chicago, IL (October, 6th 2011). With a long tradition in developing innovative cleaning solutions, DeLaval has introduced a new chlorinated alkaline detergent featuring superior hygienic results achieved at much lower temperatures.
Stockholm, Sweden (September 20th 2011). At the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences´ new Swedish Livestock Research Centre at Uppsala-Lövsta, international and private enterprise researchers will be offered a unique research environment, where new animal production technologies can be researched and tested. The facility will conduct research of the highest quality in animal welfare, animal health, climate-smart animal management and sustainable food production. DeLaval has won the bid to supply the Swedish Livestock Research Centre with equipment.
Kazan, Russia (July 13th 2011). The largest voluntary milking system VMS dairy in Europe and Asia is now poised to become the biggest in the world. The Rakhimovo Farm located in the Russian Federation’s Republic of Tatarstan, has signed an agreement with DeLaval for an additional 16 VMS to grow their existing operations. This investment will result in a total of 32 VMS at Rakhimovo; the farm was ranked among the top dairies for milk quality and animal welfare in the area, according to a report published in 2010[1].
“After two years in production with the 16 VMS operation that we installed in 2009; we decided that the time was right to make a further investment. The benefits have been clear since the first installation in terms of both production and quality and therefore securing a return on our initial investment” said Farit Rakhimov entrepreneur and owner of the soon to be largest DeLaval VMS installation in the world.
Kazan, Russia (July 13th 2011). The largest voluntary milking system VMS dairy in Europe and Asia is now poised to become the biggest in the world. The Rakhimovo Farm located in the Russian Federation’s Republic of Tatarstan, has signed an agreement with DeLaval for an additional 16 VMS to grow their existing operations. This investment will result in a total of 32 VMS at Rakhimovo; the farm was ranked among the top dairies for milk quality and animal welfare in the area, according to a report published in 2010[1].
“After two years in production with the 16 VMS operation that we installed in 2009; we decided that the time was right to make a further investment. The benefits have been clear since the first installation in terms of both production and quality and therefore securing a return on our initial investment” said Farit Rakhimov entrepreneur and owner of the soon to be largest DeLaval VMS installation in the world.
Månstad, Sweden (May 10th 2011). Swedish milk producers Patrik and Elin Johansson prove that a holistic and automated approach to dairy farming is a reality. On Torp farm, Smart Farming is the key to long-term business profitability, expansion opportunities and sustainability.
First DeLaval AMR™ commercial installation sold
The pasture-based dairy farm where the automatic milking rotary will be installed is located in Tasmania, Australia. It represents the world’s first commercial installation of its kind.
First DeLaval AMR™ commercial installation sold.
The pasture-based dairy farm where the automatic milking rotary will be installed is located in Tasmania, Australia. It represents the world’s first commercial installation of its kind.
The company has been chosen to represent the 2011 Dairy Barn. The DeLaval Sustainable Barn will be part of the Farm Experience Hall and will feature a live robotic milking demonstration and present sustainable options for the production of quality dairy products that help reduce the environmental footprint of farms.