Nedap Pen Correction: Cutting False Heat Detections
In farming there are external factors that can influence behaviour of a whole herd, such as a bad weather event, triggering false positive heat detections or health attentions.
With collars on more than seven million cows worldwide, Nedap says its standalone launch into New Zealand represents world-leading, reliable and proven smart technology solutions for dairy farmers.
Based in the Netherlands, Nedap aims to improve life on the farm for people and animals. The company says its smart solutions provide crucial insights to optimise dairy herd performance and wellbeing, while also reducing workload and stress, enhancing farm work and life.
Known for its reliability and innovation, used by thousands of farmers worldwide to manage millions of cows, farmers know they can trust Nedap to deliver better outcomes on farm.
General manager Oceania Nedap, Greg Hamill, explains that Nedap New Zealand is a business partner for Nedap Netherlands.
Nedap is not new to New Zealand, its solutions have been available through business partners here for 20 years - this won't change, he adds.
"Farmers can still access us through those business partners they have previously dealt with, but now they have the ability to come direct to us. It provides another avenue of support," he says.
Nedap's solutions include SmartTags, neck and ear tags, the SmartSort drafting solution that works in conjunction with the cow collars, SmartFlow milk monitoring milk meters, and SmartSight locomotion camera technology, identifying lame cows fast.
"For me, it's exciting to head up Nedap New Zealand, it brings me back to the dairy industry. When I'm talking to dairy farmers it's nice to have a product I know brings value to their farming operation. We have technology that will make their farms, and their lives, better, more profitable and more efficient," says Hamill.
He says what sets Nedap apart is its long history in the industry. With 40% global market share, Nedap has seven million cows and 10,000 farmers worldwide utilising its smart solutions, meaning farmers can rest assured of robust, proven technology. This is backed up by Nedap's vast worldwide R&D team.
With scale comes high levels of accuracy that flow through all their products, says Hamill.
"Having seven million cows worth of data flowing into the system that influences the algorithm behind our technology. The sheer volume of animals in the dataset gives accuracy and reliability of information," Hamill says.
"We pride ourselves on our accuracy, reliability and ease of use."
Nedap represents the smart choice for dairy farmers wanting to utilise proven technology they can rely on.
"If you're thinking about using smart technology on your farm, then Nedap is a company you should be having a conversation with."
www.nedap-livestock-management-co.nz
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