"Other sectors have been leveraging AI for years, but in dairy, AI tools are just beginning to make an impact. At DDW, we are bridging that gap by enabling farmers to unlock the full potential of their existing data, transforming it into actionable trustworthy insights." comments Dairy Data Warehouse Managing Director Fernando Mazeris in an exclusive interview with Agri Business Review.

Discover how Dairy Data Warehouse is revolutionizing the dairy industry with cutting-edge data solutions and artificial intelligence. By harnessing the power of innovation, we’re empowering dairy-focused industries to unlock their full potential, drive efficiency, and achieve greater sustainability. Follow the link below to explore this transformation in action!

Sustainable dairy farming is not just about reducing emissions - it's about creating a balanced, resilient system that supports the farm, the animals and the environment for future generations. As demand for dairy products increases, are farmers equipped to handle these challenges?

Share this survey with any UK dairy farmer you know so they can share their experiences and challenges as they work towards a more economically and environmentally sustainable farm - their input is vital in this conversation. The questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete. The information provided will be used in aggregate only and views will be completely confidential, in accordance with the UK Market Research Society's Code of Conduct.

Launched in October 2024, the Milk Sustainability Center (MSC) is a digital application created through a partnership between DeLaval and John Deere and developed by our team at Dairy Data Warehouse. This advanced tool integrates data on crop and animal performance to help farmers improve their operations and reduce environmental impact, by tracking nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions across their farm, herd, and fields. 

MSC has been named one of the winners of the AE50 Award, a prestigious award recognizing the top 50 innovations that demonstrate outstanding ingenuity and practical application in agricultural, food, and biological systems.

By sharing data and deliver actionable data, the aim is to empower feed consultants to improve the performance of dairy cattle. The first step already taken, is the successful integration of the Dairy Data Warehouse HerdNet Business API solution into Rovecom’s DairyInsight. This integration enables Rovecom clients to work smarter, efficiently and above all empower them to improve the performance of dairy cattle.

We’re excited to be attending EuroTier this year and look forward to connecting with industry leaders in the dairy industry! At Dairy Data Warehouse, we specialize in providing cutting edge reliable, quality dairy data solutions that empower dairy businesses to optimize performance and make data-driven decisions. EuroTier is the perfect platform for us to meet professionals who are as passionate about advancing the dairy sector as we are. If you're attending, let’s set aside time to discuss your data needs and how our services can support your goals. Reach out to reserve a meeting—we can’t wait to connect and explore possibilities together!

During a product launch this Summer, Sensehub from MSD introduced a range of solutions and services "that will enhance the capability and capacity of the SenseHub Ecosystem."

From the capacities and features added one of them is third party connections. This was done to create a more unified technology experience for farmers. The first third party connection to be introduced was our direct to farmer flagship solution, Predicta GUARDIAN.

"The first of these new connections is ‘Predicta GUARDIAN’ which helps farmers identify potential health issues approximately 6-8 weeks before clinical signs emerge which allow farmers to take a proactive preventative approach."

We are honored to have been chosen as a third-party connection and are excited to see dairy farmers enjoy the power of artificial intelligence on their farm to improve profitability, sustainability and animal health.

Today, John Deere and DeLaval launch the Milk Sustainability Center, an innovative digital ecosystem designed to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of dairy farming operations. We have been entrusted to develop and power this groundbreaking project. 

Dairy farmers have access to a new risk management tool using artificial intelligence by predicting transition disease within their herds, according to Dairy Data Warehouse’s vet and head of insight, Armin Pearn.

“Predicta GUARDIAN is a preventative tool that offers farmers a competitive advantage. It provides them with a second pair of eyes and helps to squeeze out those incremental gains,” he told a Cheshire farmer focus group. “The model behaves like the brain and operates with the same principles as the stock market, taking data collected from a long period of time. In this instance it uses AI to take the herd’s performance data already in the unit’s software system including milk recordings or milk meter data together with reproduction data from the previous lactation.”

He continued: “Predicta GUARDIAN is just that; it then uses predictive modelling to determine whether a cow is at risk of transition diseases which are often subtle enough to go unnoticed and go on to severely impact on the herd’s sustainability and profitability.”

For example, subclinical or hidden ketosis occurring in up to 30% of transition cows, was amongst the transition diseases which artificial intelligence would be able to prevent, Armin explained.

“These animals may have high ketone levels that can affect their future health and performance, yet they show none of those clear visible symptoms such as the characteristic pear drop smell. However, Predicta GUARDIAN from Dairy Data Warehouse acts as an indicator within the unit’s cost structure and determines at or around dry off which animal is at risk and needs to be treated.” A notification is flagged up on the office PC and can also be sent to the farm vet via WhatsApp, email or SMS.

Welcome to our new collection of Predicta GUARDIAN info bites.

In these series you can expect to see teasers of the Predicta GUARDIAN application. You can learn what to expect when using Predicta. How the application is programmed to send whatsapp alerts of cows at risk of transition diseases. Learn why a cow is flagged to be at risk, learn how to set up Predicta to suit your needs, how to make the most of the application and other useful information about transition cow diseases and improving overall herd health.

On February 29th there will be a new edition of the Technical Conference organized by Vaca Pinta and Africor Lugo at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lugo. The main focus will be the insurance of high genetic value, the problems of diseases and the insurance of crop damage.

The conference discusses the importance of using data for the management of farms. Our managing director and vet, Fernando Mazeris was asked to present a talk at the event. He will be presenting "La revolución de los datos en la granja lechera" which translates to "The data revolution on the dairy farm". His presentation will focus among other things on the potentials of improving farm management, working on achieving improved sustainable milk production and bettering herd health, all thanks to the power of data already present on dairy farms today. Fernando will continue by discussing more about the possibilities and importance of wisely utilising big data in the dairy world in a round table discussion with other subject matter experts. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you would like to book an appointment with Fernando to discuss in more detail, please send an email to inquiries@dairydatawarehouse.com 

Artificial intelligence can help you predict which cow can get sick before disease strikes! This will be the focus of our talk at DairyTech, presented by our head of Insights and Vet Armin Pearn.

Predicta GUARDIAN generates health alarms of cows at risk of transition diseases during the dry period. Using Predicta GUARDIAN offers a reliable data driven dry cow management solution. To date Predicta GUARDIAN was sending alarms for retained placenta, milk fever, ketosis and displaced abomasum. We have now just introduced 2 new diseases: Lameness and Mastitis.

Meet the team at Dairytech this 7th February at Stoneleigh Park. Find out how data on farm can help improve your profitability and sustainability without buying any equipment or hardware. We shall have great offers during the fair, read the article to find out how to pre-register!

This is an overview of a webinar we held with Farmers Weekly. We analysed answers to the most commonly asked questions by dairy farmers about Predicta GUARDIAN. Our flagship product directed to farmers to help them predict which cows will get diseases such as Lameness, Mastitis, Ketosis and others before they get sick. Thus helping dairy farmers improve herd health and their bottom line.

"Dairy Data Warehouse has built a reputation of being a partner of choice when it comes to managing dairy data. We are honored to have been chosen by these two giants in the industry to drive and manage this project mostly because it is aligned with our core mission of building a more sustainable dairy future.” States Fernando Mazeris, Managing Director at Dairy Data Warehouse.

“With the latest revolutionary “Economic Autoconfigurator” feature in Predicta GUARDIAN the disease cost and prevention is now also taken into account to give its user the most economic sensitivity level (likelihood of diseases) of a particular disease prediction. More than ever, vets and farmers are now in a position to take a more informed dry cow management decision and be on top of their game” states Dr. Armin Pearn, Head of Insights at Dairy Data Warehouse.

We have just launched short easy to follow educational videos on our social channels and Youtube channel to offer practical advice to dairy farmers on daily problems.

Our main vision is geared towards providing solutions for dairy farmers and people in the dairy industry to help them become more environmentally sustainable and increase their turnover.  

Digitalization is a key contributor to facilitate transformation towards a highly productive agriculture within planetary limits.

DeLaval enhance its service to its robotic milking machine clients by making use of the large amount of data being collected daily on farm. Dairy Data Warehouse was tasked to develop and manage a monitoring solution with customisable KPIs collected from DeLaval’s robotic milking machines.

Optiherd is our flagship brand for consultants. It allows stakeholders to monitor all the farms they care for and advise on in one simple fully comparable dashboard. Learn more about how Optiherd can help you and on the latest product improvements.

The latest buzzword – AI! Friend or foe for dairy farmers? Check out our latest improvements using AI to help improve cow milk production.  

Join us this January 2023 and “Think outside the bottle”