The Dairy Podcast Show - Julian Koopman: Smarter Cow Monitoring Systems | Ep. 217

In this episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Julian Koopman from Kooba Dairy in North Carolina explains how cow monitoring technology supports herd health, reproductive performance, parlor efficiency, and culling decisions. He shares practical experiences using activity monitoring, rumination data, milk analysis, and feed efficiency tools to improve management across a 1,250-cow dairy. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you'll learn:  

• Cow monitoring technology
• Early disease detection
• Heifer reproductive management
• Parlor performance metrics
• Feed efficiency decisions

Meet the guest:

Julian Koopman returned to Kooba Dairy in North Carolina after working at a large dairy operation in Georgia. He helps manage daily herd and crop operations while leading the farm’s use of monitoring technology for herd health, reproduction, parlor performance, and efficiency. Learn how data-driven management supports dairy productivity on The Dairy Podcast Show with Julian Koopman. Listen on all major platforms! 

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