Our Innovation Analysts recently looked into emerging technologies and up-and-coming startups working on solutions for the agriculture industry. As there is a large number of startups working on a wide variety of solutions, we decided to share our insights with you. This time, we are taking a look at 5 promising Smart Dairy Companies.
Heat Map: 5 Top Smart Dairy Companies
Through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 3 790 000+ startups & scaleups globally, we identified 169 smart dairy startups. The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 5 top dairy companies you should watch as well as the geo-distribution of all 169 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. Based on the heat map, we see high startup activity in the UK, followed by the US.
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ZELP simplifies Farm Methane Emission Reduction
There are many things that the dairy industry needs to get right in the future. Demand for dairy products is expected to keep growing as humans from all parts of the world get access to affordable and good-quality products. More than a billion burping cows contribute to the highest share of methane emissions in the world, on par with all forms of transportation. This has made technology companies fix their gaze on these cattle. Innovations like methane scrubbers and dairy-efficiency solutions look to keep this industry sustainable for the future.
British startup ZELP, or the Zero Emissions Livestock Project, develops wearable devices that oxidize methane emissions in real-time. These devices are placed around the front part of the nose of the animals, detecting and capturing as much methane emissions from their mouths as possible. In addition, tracking and health monitoring solutions are also packed into these devices.
AgriSmart aids Livestock Tagging & Monitoring
Sticking a yellow handwritten tag with information on the ear of cattle is still the practice in many parts of the world. In some cases, cattle are marked by painting their bodies or horns. Marking and identifying cattle has come leaps and bounds with several companies offering automated monitoring solutions.
South African startup AgriSmart uses advanced location tracking technology and comprehensive health monitoring technologies to develop two types of tags for cattle. Their Standard External ID Tag (SEIDT) uses geofencing to alert the farmer if cattle have strayed outside their farm zone. The Advanced Internal ID Tag (AIIDT), which is an extension of SEIDT, allows for monitoring the health of the cattle, alerting the farmer if it detects any abnormal activity.
Pharm Robotics enables Automated Administration Of Injections
While automation can detect and inform about the health of an animal, it still takes skill and human labor to administer the medicines and injections to cattle. This can be extremely time-consuming and, with the shortage of labor, cause serious delays. Advances in robotic administration technologies in healthcare and medicine have now reached the dairy farm as well.
The US-based startup Pharm Robotics develops Sureshot, an automated robotic system to administer injections and vaccine shots. They use RFID and video cameras to identify cattle that require injections. Once the cattle have been identified, they are softly held still with a barrier while a robotic arm administers the injection. Installing this system after the milking lanes can ensure efficiency in conducting this process.
COWMAS offers End-To-End Animal Data
Innovations in the dairy industry come in all shapes and sizes. There are many solutions looking to automate a part of the farming process, tracking or milking. However, as the adoption of technology rises among dairy farmers, they will begin demanding comprehensive solutions for their farms. Data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) help to integrate the various solutions available while providing valuable insights to the farmer.
COWMAS is a Kazakh startup that uses RFID tags and scanners to automatically collect data on animals. Its scanner devices identify tagged animals from up to 30 meters away, even in challenging weather, and transfer information to the startup’s platform. This allows farmers to efficiently monitor their herds, track animal movements and health issues, and streamline overall operations.
Cowealthy provides Real-Time Farm Analytics
As demand grows for dairy products, the space available for breeding them is going to reduce. Farmers are going to need dairy shelters and equipment that can take care of the animals while incorporating advanced technologies to achieve higher efficiency on the farm. In addition, redesigning traditional barns can result in creating a circular dairy farm where all aspects of the farm are optimized.
Turkish dairy company Cowealthy offers real-time data from animals and farms to improve the sustainability of farms. It processes this data with smart algorithms to provide insights that enable farmers to make better decisions for improved milk cow performance, economics, and welfare. The wireless system also feeds accurate data into a tailored analytics platform using AI. This produces real-time insights to assist with more informed on-farm and supply-chain decision-making across farms.
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