HoliCow Did you say clustering? How data analysis can help predict cow health and performance Thanks to transnational collaboration and the pooling of multiple databases, the HoliCow project gathered a very large number of data and prediction models [1] acquired and developed during previous p... AI clustering dairy farming digitalization smart farming 16 Apr 2025
HoliCow Dairy Myths Debunked: are farmers really outdated? When people picture dairy farmers, they might imagine an old man in overalls, pitchfork in one hand and milk bucket in the other, someone using outdated methods passed down through generations. This i... dairy farming digitalization misconceptions myths smart farming 31 Jan 2025
HoliCow Pastures: a key element for farm and community resilience As explained in our latest article , grass, in every shape and form, represents a big part of the livestock diet. In North-West Europe, pastures are everywhere to see, and they are not only important ... 29 Nov 2024
HoliCow Competition feed/food: do dairy cows eat from our plates? “Livestock farming uses land that could be used directly to feed humans” Do dairy cows really eat at our table and from our plates? Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/feed-required-to-produce-... 26 Sep 2024
HoliCow Quiz on dairy farming Answer these 10 questions to test your knowledge of dairy farming! This quiz was initially designed for children: don't hesitate to get your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins, etc. inv... 30 Aug 2024
HoliCow The importance of cows for resilient communities These past few years, cows and farmers have been more and more criticised for their contribution to climate change. This has led to an increase in the consumption of plant-based products, for example,... 30 May 2024
HoliCow Which "farmers-citizens" activities would you find interesting? HoliCow is of course a R&D project, with a focus on innovations in the dairy sector , but we also have a great focus on the bond between farmers and citizens . That’s why we are planning a few activit... 30 May 2024
HoliCow Big Data for Dairy Farms? How exactly? You must have read already that the HoliCow project is based on the use of Big Data to improve the resilience of small and medium-sized dairy farms. But how exactly is that going to work? During past ... 30 Apr 2024
HoliCow Course of action of the HoliCow project You may have read about the overall aim of the HoliCow project already: allowing small and mid-sized dairy farms to become more resilient through the use of big data . Thanks to the data collected by ... 19 Mar 2024
