SomaDetect Partners With World’s Largest Provider Of Dairy Management Software
FREDERICTON – A New Brunswick-based dairy technology company will be reaching more customers across North America with a new partnership with the world’s largest provider of dairy management software.
Fredericton-based SomaDetect, a precision dairy technology company, and Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the world’s largest provider of dairy management software, announced this that VAS’s Software API will be integrated into SomaDetect’s data system.
The integration with VAS’s API will enable SomaDetect’s software to synchronize with any milking equipment using VAS’s dairy herd management software, DairyComp.
Founded in 2016, SomaDetect has designed and produced an in-line sensor that measures critical indicators of dairy-quality from every cow at every milking. This gives farmers daily information from each cow so they can diagnose diseases, eliminate contamination, manage reproduction, and increase milk quality. In turn, cows can have longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
The integration with VAS means that Somadetect can get their technology in the hands of more dairy farmers, even if they already using dairy management software. Dairy farmers already using DairyComp can take advantage of SomaDetect’s technology without needing to replace their existing cow identification systems.
“This partnership will help us grow by granting us access to more farms that already have systems built-in from the main manufacturers in the dairy industry,” said Bryan Wattie, manager of field engineering and strategic partnerships at SomaDetect. “By partnering with VAS, we have a standardized point of access across these manufacturers, which will allow us to expand our reach to more farmers and ultimately help us develop our technology.”
The announcement follows SomaDetect’s $3.9-million funding partnership with Sustainable Development Technology Canada to pilot their sensor technology across North America.
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