Category: 2017 Archive

Bringing smart tank technology to your farmyard…

The Dairymaster SwiftCool App is the newest stage in the evolution of Dairymaster’s energy saving milk cooling range. The App works in tandem with CoolControl tanks and has the power to give real time information about the status of the tank.

Different to anything else on the market

The SwiftCool App monitors the milk cooling system on farm and provides real-time updates to the farmer’s mobile phone. The two-way functionality allows commands to be sent and can receive updates and alerts. It gives control and peace of mind to the farmer that thousands of litres of valuable milk is being safely cooled. The average 80 cow herd requires an 8,000 litre tank and the milk within @ 30 p/litre is valued at around €2400. Dairymaster are the only manufacturer to provide this information to the farmer via an App.

Huge Energy Savings

SwiftCool technology was developed with a focus on energy efficiency and ease of use. If every dairy farm in Ireland was to install a SwiftCool system, energy savings alone have the potential to save the industry €171m pa.

Future- proofing your investment

It gives the farmer the power to ensure that milk in the bulk tank is in the best possible condition before it leaves the yard. It records a full history of temperature, wash cycles, collection cycles and more. It also records the temperature washing of the tank and allows transparency.

Know what’s happening with your tank

All information related to the tank can be viewed at a glance on the intuitive dashboard screen. It can be monitored and controlled from anywhere in the world 24/7 every day of the year. A bulk milk tank on a farm is like a safe in a bank, therefore providing such information gives great peace of mind to the farmer when away from the farm.

Information at your fingertips

Once logged in, the farmer can instantly see all data in relation to their own tank at a glance. All information can be viewed remotely so the farmer doesn’t need to be on farm, saving him time to work on other farm tasks. The tank will react to any command received from the App and can send alerts to the farmer.

Experience the difference

The SwiftCool App works in tandem with CoolControl tanks and has the power to give real-time information about the status of the tank. The dashboard of the two-way App

gives visual, easy to read updates allows for a great user experience and allows the farmer to see what is going on with the tank.

The SwiftCool App has been shortlisted for an award in the Innovations Arena of the National Ploughing Championship

For further information please contact Mary Mulvihill, Marketing Dept.,mmulvihill@dairymaster.com Tel: +353 87 9328832. More information on Dairymaster is available on their website at

www.dairymaster.com , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dairymaster , on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/dairymaster and on Twitter at

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Dairymaster are the market leaders in Ireland for dairy equipment and export their extensive range to markets in over 40 countries. They have won numerous awards (see attached pdf) for their innovative milking systems and herd health and fertility software at Agri shows around the world.

Rotary milking parlours are used by large herds worldwide so the R & D scientists at Dairymaster have been working with great success making further improvements to this popular milking system.

The Dairymaster Rotaglide system which will be launched at the Irish National Ploughing Championship carries the rotary equipment and facilitates the smooth rotating movement of the plant during milking with minimal energy consumption.

This system operates similarly to the suspension system in a car, improving how loads are transferred from the rotary platform to the support structures below. The benefit for the end-user is less maintenance and better reliability.

Easier Installation, Energy Saving & Lubricated for Life

 Each roller is fully adjustable at installation to take account for differences in concrete heights during construction which means that less time is spent aligning wheels and results in a better installation.

The dynamic load bearing system evenly distributes the load regardless of the weight on the platform therefore the rotary plant requires less force from the rotary track electrical drives to start rotating the plant for milking, reducing the energy required when milking and less wear and tear.

Less friction on the track means reduced wear and tear resulting in a longer lifespan for both the rollers and the rotary track compared to current conventional systems on the market. The fact this system is lubricated for life means there is less maintenance.

For further information please contact Mary Mulvihill, Marketing Dept., mmulvihill@dairymaster.com Tel: +353 87 9328832. More information on Dairymaster is available on their website at

www.dairymaster.com , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dairymaster , on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/dairymaster and on Twitter at

 https://twitter.com/dairymaster

The Ugandan Honorary Consul to Ireland is delighted to announce that the Agriculture Minister, Mr. Vincent Ssempijja is leading a delegation of 22 Agri-Business Farmers to visit The National Ploughing Championship on Wednesday 20^th of September.

With their fact finding mission the Ugandan farmers hope to learn from Irish farmers how they have managed farming growth and development. They too are looking for farmers who may be interested in partnering with Ugandan Farmers in diverse areas of agri-business, such as, Dairy farming, mushroom and Pumpkin growing, poultry and vegetable growing as well as the Agri-business technology sector. The delegation will visit different Agri-Businesses in Ireland.

In Uganda over 80% of the population are employed in Agriculture. This accounts for an estimated 42% of gross domestic product (GDP) (FAO, 2012). Although agriculture is the main source of people’s income, most farmers are not engaged in meaningful commercial farming. The persistent challenges of the sector include low productivity; weak and unskilled agri-enterprises and low import-export balance emanating from low and poor quality agri-products, inadequate access to tailored agri-product and service premium markets, low agribusiness competitiveness, less input and financial credit, low improved technology at all levels of the commodities value chain, and less employed manpower. The major technologies hindering agricultural and agribusiness development include low production and agro-processing mechanization, and absence of relevant ICT to boost the agribusiness value chains.

This fact finding mission hopes to find solutions that will be affordable and practical strategies in addressing the agribusiness constraints impacting on productivity, skilled enterprises and import-export equilibriums by tapping synergies, comparative advantages, and system’s approach for the mutual benefits of Ireland and Ugandan economies.