Latest news and innovations

23 August 2021 - DeLaval are proud to continue to support the NZ Dairy Industry Awards programme as a National sponsor. The awards programme attracts farmers from across the country, working in all levels of the dairy industry from trainees, to managers, to share farmers. These awards give the entrants the chance to challenge themselves personally, develop and grow their business skills, and their hard work is awarded with recognition and industry exposure. We look forward to supporting the NZDIA entrants and to being a part of their journey.

10 December 2020 - DeLaval Hamra Farm in Stockholm, Sweden, is investing in the future of dairy farming by developing its own high-tech farm even further with a state-of-the-art barn.

23 November 2020 - DeLaval Manufacturing site in Hamilton have been recognised for meeting the highest industry safety standards in the world.

26 June 2018 - DeLaval has launched its new VMS™ milking system V300 across all key global markets including New Zealand today

3 December 2017 - Managing supplements is a priority for farmers around the country as they prepare cows for dry off over the traditional feed deficit period in January to March.

29 November 2017 - DeLaval today celebrated 100 years since the launch of the world’s first commercially successful milking machine by sharing the story of an unknown Kiwi inventor.

24th November 2017 - A group of Waikato farmers headed to Cambridge yesterday to see firsthand how robotic milking systems are helping address current industry concerns around labour shortages and animal welfare.

15th October 2017 - Animal welfare improvements will help drive future uptake in milking robots in New Zealand, said DeLaval’s Voluntary Milking Systems expert Grant Vickers.

14 June 2017 - DeLaval revealed its new rotary milking system designed for New Zealand farmers on the opening day of Fieldays 2017.

8 May 2017 - DeLaval New Zealand is urging farmers to prioritise milk chiller decisions as enforcement of new cooling regulations draws closer.

15 Jan 2018 - New milk cooling regulations come into effect on June 1 2018, meaning all farmers must chill milk to 6°C within six hours of starting milking, or to 6°C within two hours of completion of milking.

Fundo El Risquillo, a large farm in Chile with 6,500 dairy cows, has just signed an agreement to install 64 DeLaval VMS™ milking robots making it the world's largest robotic milking farm.