# VMS V310 at Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `b0e7bba4-0d67-432d-8a23-6f1a34bcd4d2`

First US farm to adopt VMS Batch Milking. 22 [DeLaval](/companies/delaval.md) VMS V300 units installed in 2022 to milk 2,000 cows. Demonstrates batch milking concept at scale.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** delaval-vms-rancho-pepper-dairy-texas
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [VMS V310](/models/delaval-vms-v310.md) (id: `8f1eabdc-7f25-4028-a244-470da3f1d7de`)
- **Category:** [Agricultural robots](/agriculture)
- **Company:** [DeLaval](/companies/delaval.md) (id: `fa487d93-4212-4d86-89ea-3eacf39fda98`)
- **Location:** [Rancho Pepper Dairy, Texas, USA](/locations/rancho-pepper-dairy-texas-usa.md) (id: `7b12491c-3583-48ed-a3ed-dc0cacec72c2`)
- **First seen:** 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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/

## 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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