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News

The Unexpected Battle Against Avian Flu in U.S. Dairy

In Spring 2024, U.S. dairy farmers began noticing a decline in milk production, and what seemed like a minor anomaly quickly turned into a nationwide concern. The culprit? Avian flu, a virus traditionally known to affect birds, had unexpectedly crossed over to cattle.

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Research Presentation

Automation & Labor in Dairy Farming

Dr. Fernando recently presented our work on Labor & Automation at the 2024 STEM Humanities Early Career Symposium at UC Riverside.

By Louis Peña-Levano | June, 11

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Dairy News

Impacts of Avian Flu on the Dairy Industry

The recent detection of avian influenza H5N1 in dairy cattle has generated concern. But how does the avian flu affect dairy cows?

By Fer Garcia-Covarrubias and Louis Peña-Levano | Sep, 27

Case Study

Automated Milking Systems (AMS) in the US Midwest

Our new case study explores whether adopting AMS is feasible. What conditions must be taken into consideration?

By Louis Peña-Levano | 4min read

Visits & Tours

The Peruvian National Agrarian University

Dr. Luis presented his work on Automated Milking Systems at the University “La Molina” and visited its Dairy Processing plant.

By Fer Garcia-Covarrubias | June, 24

How do you milk cows using robots?

How do you milk cows using robots?

How do you milk cows using robots?

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OUR EXPERTISE

Our multidisciplinary team is expert in multiple areas

These include dairy production and economics, agribusiness finance, food nutrition, mathemathical optimization, environmental and natural resource economics, statistics and veterinary medicine.

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How do you milk cows using robots?

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EXTENSION

Our team is working on delivering extension outreach, writing reports and developing financial tools that can be useful to dairy farmers.

Below you will find our extension bulletins, outreach efforts, financial documents and reports, divided in four sections.

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Reports, brief and Bulletins

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Outreach & Presentations

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