River Ridge Dairies, Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia
Ray DeVere and his wife Catherine run River Ridge Dairies on the Sunshine Coast. They milk a mixed herd of around 200 Jersey and Brown Swiss cows daily, producing about 1.2 million litres annually.
“The timing of insemination is accurate. Therefore, we’re achieving better conception rates with sexed semen, making it a viable option.”
Ray DeVere, Co-Owner
Challenges
Ray wanted to improve conception rates and gain peace of mind, so he started looking into an electronic dairy monitoring program in 2017.
System
SenseHub® Dairy with neck tags and “Premium” application plan.
Benefits
Since installing SenseHub Dairy, Ray has noted a huge increase in heat detection accuracy.
At a glance
Company: River Ridge Dairies
Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Herd Size: 200 Jersey and Brown Swiss cows
Summary
Since installing SenseHub Dairy, Ray has noted a huge increase in heat detection accuracy. “We achieve far more accurate heat detection with far less effort,” he says, “So that’s a big win for us on farm.”
“SenseHub’s certainly been a game-changer on our farm. I’d definitely recommend the SenseHub Dairy system to other farmers, especially if they’re aware that their reproduction or health in the herd isn’t up to date. The SenseHub system will certainly revolutionise and I suppose open the farmer’s eyes as to how their cattle should actually be managed.”