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One tool in the TDS herd management toolbox is Datamars Livestock, a livestock management company that owns a number of trusted, respected brands. One solution from Datamars Livestock that you may already be familiar with is Tru-Test, which incorporates weighing scales, portable RFID wand readers, and more.
Whether you’re milking in a conventional parlor, rotary or robot barn, the amount of data you can collect has multiplied more quickly in recent years.
More than 35,000 robots are milking cows around the world. While several benefits of robotic milking have long been proven, true success comes from individual, realistic goals and expectations, followed by aligned execution.
MEI consists of several experienced agricultural engineers on a well-rounded team that manages engineering projects from conception through completion. MEI’s core team of engineers has roots in the dairy industry.
Sustainability is not just a buzzword for TDS. The company was founded on a vision for the future: the very heart of sustainability. The clear vision for a sustainable future is what makes TDS more than a network of dairy equipment dealerships. From manure handling to cow care and efficiency, and on-farm energy efficiency to renewable energy use, here’s how TDS brings sustainability to life.
Together with a highly trained team, CattleEye brings top tier healthcare analytics to dairy and other livestock industries through their CattleEye monitoring system. CattleEye believes that happy cows are efficient cows.
From bulk tank retrofits to modifying crowd gates and regular service calls, the TDS Idaho team has their customers covered.
Total Dairy Solutions shows how Conewango is the top solution in dairy farmers’ quest to maximize milkout while avoiding mastitis.
JOZ offers several innovations for today’s farmer including a feed pusher robot and several manure scraping systems to meet any dairy’s needs.
While there are numerous factors to achieving high milk quality, milk quality experts agree that bacteria counts and cow mastitis are the two major players. High bacteria count often originate from an equipment issue while mastitis originates in the cow.
DeLaval helps enable TDS to provide high quality, industry-leading solutions to dairy farmers of all sizes. From newborn calves to productive cows, and from the parlor to the feed bunk and everywhere in between, DeLaval offers solutions that address sustainability from three main perspectives.
Demand for electricians is rising due to an ever-present evolution in technology and overall increase in use of electricity. As more dairy systems and processes are automated, our industry is contributing to the increased demand for electricians.
Regular, scheduled maintenance is essential for a few key reasons, 1) to ensure your parlor is operating at peak performance and the highest level of efficiency, and 2) to help prevent emergency repairs and costly parlor downtime.
Thanks to partnerships with industry-leading vendors, TDS can offer state-of-the-art solutions for every aspect of dairying; from the birth of the calf all the way through the productive life of the cow.
They say the only permanent thing in life is change. We’ve been firsthand witnesses to this fact within the dairy industry, especially in the last five years.
Total Dairy Solutions takes pride in offering farm management and monitoring solutions through our partners, and one of them is Allflex Livestock Intelligence.
Thanks to partnerships with industry-leading vendors, TDS can offer state-of-the-art solutions for every aspect of dairying; from the birth of the calf all the way through the productive life of the cow.
The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) at the University of Idaho will soon be home to the largest dairy research facility in the US.
They say the only permanent thing in life is change. We’ve been firsthand witnesses to this fact within the dairy industry, especially in the last five years.
Total Dairy Solutions is proud to partner with carefully selected vendors who offer cutting-edge technology to dairy farmers.
Danny Martins’ father and uncle first milked cows at Martins Farm in the 1980’s. Until 2019, the family never considered adding robotics to the operation. The original setup was a double-22 herringbone parlor, which was upgraded to a 60-stall rotary parlor in 2006.
Announcing a new customer loyalty program: True Blue. Designed to provide exclusive benefits to loyal customers, we’re offering peace of mind through consumables and monitoring services.
Total Dairy Solutions is a new brand that has brought together existing, well-known dairy dealerships across the western US and into Canada. This new dealership model brings new ways of working with our vendors.
Capitalizing on that opportunity begins right away in those first 24 hours of the calf’s life, with getting the right amount of colostrum fed at the right time.