New in 2019, MilksmartPro is a workshop developed for rural professionals to help them understand and identify ways they can work with their clients to implement milking efficient strategies and improve processes on farm.
There is potential for significant savings in both time and money, delivering real, tangible benefits for the farm business.
Efficiency is not necessarily about milking faster or working harder – it’s about optimising the use of equipment and the people available, to create a system where cows, facilities and people work in balance.
Contact us
To find out about upcoming workshops or how we can work with you and your team to improve your knowledge of milking efficiency, contact milksmartpro@dairynz.co.nz.
Developed with New Zealand's leading experts in milking efficiency
Josh Wheeler – Recognised as one of NZ’s top milk quality field consultants, Josh is based in the Bay of Plenty, specialising in on-farm quality management systems, milking and mastitis management.
Steve Cranefield - veterinarian and mastitis management consultant with AgriHealth. Steve has tutored mastitis management throughout the country and has extensive knowledge on the milking machine and the milking process to assist farmers to improve the udder health of their herd and achieve low somatic cell counts and low clinical mastitis rates.
Paul Edwards – Senior scientist, DairyNZ. Paul completed a PhD in milking efficiency, in particular reducing cow milking duration and dairy operating procedures.