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VMS V310 at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA

DeLaval's VMS (Voluntary Milking System) V310 is a robotic milker featuring InSight vision-guided teat attachment, milk-flow and quality monitoring, and herd-health tools including in-line progesterone testing for reproduction management.

VMS V310 by DeLaval · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Agricultural robots

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First US farm to adopt VMS Batch Milking. 22 DeLaval VMS V300 units installed in 2022 to milk 2,000 cows. Demonstrates batch milking concept at scale.

Safety record

No incidents on record for VMS V310 at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-14
Company
DeLaval
Status
operational
First seen
2022-01-01
ID
b0e7bba4-0d67-432d-8a23-6f1a34bcd4d2

Timeline

  1. Jan 2022
    First recorded
    VMS V310 first documented operating at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.delaval.com/en-us/knowledge-hub/news-events/news/delaval-introduces-vms-batch-milking-a-new-approach-to-large-herd-robotic-milking/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

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Common questions

What is the VMS V310 deployment at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA?
VMS V310, built by DeLaval, is recorded as a deployment at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. DeLaval operates the deployment directly.
Who operates VMS V310 at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA?
DeLaval, the manufacturer of VMS V310, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the VMS V310 deployment at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the VMS V310 deployment at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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