Expert opinion

The calmness and absolute consistency of your milking team is not just a soft human resources goal; it is a measurable, highly impactful sustainability metric that affects your bottom line every single day. Photo: Twan Wiermans

25-05 | Expert opinion

Sustainability is a herd effort: Involving teams in the daily routine

When a cow is healthy, comfortable, and milked efficiently, she acts as a miraculous biological engine. Photo: Mark Pasveer

27-04 | Expert opinion

The ripple effect: How one efficient parlour impacts global hunger

The liner is the handshake between your machine and your mammal. It is your first line of defense against disease, and your primary tool for parlour efficiency. Photo: Mark Pasveer

30-03 | Expert opinion

Liner matters: Choosing the right fit for your herd

For Gen Z, welfare is defined as the ‘presence of well-being’. They are hyper-aware of consumer scrutiny because they live on social media. Photo: Fred Libochant Fotografie

05-03 | Expert opinion

The future farmer: What Gen Z dairy producers want

Artificial intelligence promises to convert data abundance into a decision-making advantage. Predictive systems can anticipate disease risk, optimise feeding strategies, forecast milk components, and align production with market signals. Photo generated with the help of AI (Reve).

26-02 | Expert opinion

Artificial intelligence in dairy: From data abundance to data advantage

The milking parlour of the future won't be a noisy, power-guzzling beast; it will be quiet, intelligent, and a model of efficiency. Photo: Henk Riswick

27-01 | Expert opinion

Electric efficiency: Reducing the carbon hoofprint in the parlour

Photo: ANP

11-01 | Expert opinion

Holistic disease management

When the liner functions well, it supports healthy blood flow, maintains teat integrity, and removes milk efficiently. Photo: Mark Pasveer

26-12-2025 | Expert opinion

Teat talks: What your milking machine liners are saying

Cows that are milked efficiently and gently stay healthier, and healthy cows are less likely to suffer from mastitis. Photo: Henk Riswick

04-12-2025 | Expert opinion

Milking time matters more than we think

Udder health is about physiology, neurobiology, and understanding how to work with the cow’s natural systems. Photo: Mark Pasveer

17-11-2025 | Expert opinion

Happy teats, happy herds: Cow comfort-driven performance

Milk processors have struggled to keep up as the grocery store shelves are filled with diverse range of low-fat, high-protein, flavored, live-cultures, nutrient enriched milks, cheese, yoghurts, and ice-cream labels. Photo: Misset

11-09-2025 | Expert opinion

How encapsulation in cow nutrition protects and revolutionises the delivery of nutrients

Despite all the automation, the human element is still key. Data needs interpretation. Tech needs tuning. And cows need care. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

20-08-2025 | Expert opinion

From cow to cloud – the rise of smart milking systems (Part 2)

It might sound odd to link teat health with planetary health, but teat condition is one of the biggest predictors of mastitis risk. And mastitis isn’t just a cow comfort issue – it’s a sustainability problem. Photo: Mark Pasveer

04-08-2025 | Expert opinion

The milking revolution: Why efficiency is the new sustainability (Part 2)

In this new age, efficiency is no longer just about speed. It’s about doing more with less – less stress on the animal, less energy used in the parlour, less waste in the system, and less burden on the farmer. Photo: Mark Pasveer

28-07-2025 | Expert opinion

The milking revolution: Why efficiency is the new sustainability (Part 1)

Smart milking systems aren’t just upgrades – they’re quiet revolutions humming behind the barn doors. Photo: Jacqueline Hermsen

24-07-2025 | Expert opinion

From cow to cloud – the rise of smart milking systems (Part 1)

GLP-1 users don’t merely reduce intake – they pivot their preferences. Research reveals a declining taste for rich, sweet, or salty foods, denting processed dairy like ice cream, robust cheeses, and sugary yoghurts. Photo: Canva

12-06-2025 | Expert opinion

How GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are redefining the dairy sector