The Costly Health Effects of Heat Stress March 16, 2023 As the hot summer months are approaching, a common topic you’ll hear discussed throughout the dairy industry is heat stress and heat abatement ...Read more
Contemporary Considerations and Opportunities for Milking System Technologies August 17, 2022 Dan Vander Heiden, product specialist with DeLaval, recently sat down with the VES-Artex Academy webinar series to discuss milking system technologies — you can watch the whole presentation and Q&A session in the recording of ...
VES-Artex Unpacked: Water August 8, 2022 When thinking about achieving cow comfort, our focus at VES-Artex revolves around the engineering, design and layout of fans, lighting, soaking technology and high-pressure fogging within a barn. Those elements comprise the core of what ...
VES-Artex Unpacked: Minimizing Heat Stress June 23, 2022 As a dairy producer, there are few feelings worse than heading into peak heat stress months with known cow comfort issues that you don’t have a straightforward answer for. You’re likely wrapping-up spring projects, whether ...
Hands-Free, Health-Focused Tech: The New Frontier in Precision Farming June 14, 2022 VES-Artex hosted the latest in its VES-Artex Academy Webinar series featuring Terry Canning, CEO and co-founder of CattleEye, a health management system featuring AI-powered video analytics specifically for livestock farmers.
Exploring How Milk Quality Begins Outside the Parlor May 31, 2022 VES-Artex was recently joined by Dr. David Reid, veterinarian for Rocky Ridge Dairy Consulting to examine how dairies can help improve milk quality before cows reach the parlor. Dr. Reid, who is one of the foremost experts on ...
VES-Artex Unpacked: THI April 26, 2022 The dairy industry is rife with acronyms, slang and shorthand, and in our world of ventilation and bovine environmental products, one of those that reigns supreme is THI, or Temperature Humidity Index. This is the ...
Leveraging Data as a Tool, Not a Time Suck April 13, 2022 Ryan Pearcy, Turntide’s director of product marketing for sustainable agriculture joined VES-Artex to share insights on integrating and optimizing data streams to help drive animal-centered environments on dairies using connected technologies.
The Value of Being Cool March 15, 2022 Summer is just around the corner. That means rising temperatures, increased THI potential and more opportunity for the risk of heat stress to creep into your dairy’s operation.