‘Fitbits For Cows’ Is A Game Changer

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From the Global Farmer Network:

2018 Kleckner Award recipient Gina Gutierrez from United Mexican U.S. was interviewed October nineteen by Ag News Daily during the calendar week of the Global Farmer Roundtable inward Des Moines.  Below is an excerpt of Gina’s give-and-take amongst Mike Pearson in addition to Delaney Howell followed past times the link to the total interview.

...Question:  Once they travail chocolate milk, they’re ever going to purchase chocolate milk.

Answer:  Of course. They would laissez passer on upward soda in addition to instead accept chocolate milk. That would move heaven. But besides equally a farmer I rely on merchandise inward many aspects because I non alone purchase corn for my functioning but soymeal in addition to canola repast in addition to all of that may move coming from Canada equally well. And besides I bespeak merchandise because technology scientific discipline is a large exercise of my farm. So nosotros accept Fitbits on all of the cows in addition to you lot know the software in addition to all, hence it’s an of import exercise of our operation.

Question:  Did you lot merely tell you lot accept Fitbits on all of your cows?

Answer:  I did. They were a game changer. We accept 2 kinds of Fitbits on our cows because the timing was off hence nosotros started amongst pedometers, which assist us continue rails inward the milking parlor equally well. So they exhibit action in addition to the moo-cow gets IDed on the milking parlor. And they exhibit us electro electrical conductivity of the milk, hence that is similar a sign that nosotros bespeak to continue attending on a cow. And in addition to hence nosotros got the Fitbits on their necks. They’re a microphone in addition to they found a designing for an private moo-cow for their rumination in addition to you lot larn the signs fifty-fifty earlier the cows larn sick. So you lot are treating individuals now, which is actually cool. My dad is a vet in addition to he comes to a moo-cow in addition to nosotros depository fiscal establishment check the manure – the consistency, temperature – if a moo-cow – practise you lot await sad. OK, I’m going to depository fiscal establishment check upward on you. And that’s the thing. And in addition to hence my dad comes amongst the stethoscope in addition to he sees nothing. He doesn’t know what the moo-cow has because she’s non fifty-fifty ill yet. So it’s a huge run a hazard for him equally good equally a vet to become to a moo-cow that’s non fifty-fifty ill but you lot know she’s gonna larn something. And in addition to hence sometimes a footling flake of vitamins nosotros exercise in addition to it helps a footling in addition to OK I’ll depository fiscal establishment check it subsequently or tomorrow in addition to that’s a game changer.

Question:  That’s actually neat. And it makes a lot of sense. I’m assuming amongst the pedometer expression of the Fitbit you lot tin encounter which cows are upward in addition to mobile in addition to which are laying downward a footling to a greater extent than than usual. So when you lot await ahead, you lot guys are pretty cutting border – what’s the hereafter hold, Gina? What are you lot excited close technology scientific discipline wise on the dairy farm?
Answer:  I would similar to accept robots. They’re real cool in addition to to intend that a moo-cow tin laissez passer on milk whenever she wants, it’s pretty cool – you lot know?...MORE

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