Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) User Group
About the AMS User Group
The AMS User Group aims to create a supportive community for dairy producers utilizing Automatic Milking Systems (AMS), facilitating learning, idea exchange, and best practice sharing.
Next Event: November 12, 2024
Time: 11 am – 2 pm
Location: J-Springs Dairy, N4182 County Road EE, Freedom, WI 54913
Special Guest Speaker
Courtney Halbach from the Dairyland Initiative
Courtney will be discussing facility design principles for Automatic Milking Systems.
More information
Lunch will be provided and there will be a farm tour following lunch.
AMS User Group benefits
Joining the AMS User Group provides participants with opportunities to collaborate with peers, access expert guidance, contribute to research efforts, and improve farming practices, ultimately enhancing efficiency, productivity, and profitability on their farms.
AMS User Group meetings
There will be three meetings per year, with 10 to 20 farms per group. These meetings will be held at various locations throughout Wisconsin, along with optional farm tours.
A continued identification of issues and planning of future field trials and study projects will be discussed during the meetings with UW faculty, staff, and experts from the industry.
Who should become a member?
The AMS User Group is primarily tailored for dairy producers currently using Automatic Milking Systems (milking robots).
How to become an AMS User Group member
To become a member of the AMS User Group, click the button below.
For more information, contact Carolina Pinzón at Carolina.pinzon@wisc.edu
This program is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.
AMS User Group facilitators
Carolina Pinzón
UW-Madison, Division of Extension Statewide Dairy Outreach specialist
Douglas Reinemann
University of Wisconsin Milking Research and Instruction Lab,
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Associate Dean for Extension
Join the AMS User Group Contact List
Media
Listen
UW Milking Lab Director, Professor Doug Reinemann speaks with the Mid-West Farm Report (Madison) to discuss the new Automatic Milking Systems User Group.
Read more about the AMS User Group from the Mid-West Farm Report (Madison)
