Labby

Labby

Labby Inc.

Rochester, NY, United States

Testing & QualityFarm Equipment & Herd Tech
ManufacturerSells to Dairy Farms, Processors
Profile last updated: August 15, 2026

About

Labby is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Rochester, United States selling testing & quality, farm equipment & herd tech.

Labby is a Rochester, New York company building optical milk intelligence for the dairy supply chain. Its inline and handheld sensors combine spectroscopy and high-speed imaging to measure fat, protein, somatic cell count, yield and flow in under 10 seconds at every milking, without reagents or samples. Data is delivered through the MilKey platform, which provides per-cow dashboards, alerts, reporting and API integration with herd management systems. Target applications include early mastitis detection, feed efficiency and ration optimization, methane monitoring, genetic phenotyping, and milk quality screening for processors and cooperatives. Labby states that its results are validated against DHIA reference labs and that it is not yet ICAR certified. The company offers farm trials and a limited paid pilot program. It has offices in Rochester, NY and Boston, MA.

Location

Rochester, United States

Legal name

Labby Inc.

Focus areas

milk analysismastitis detectioninline milk testingherd managementcow identificationoptical sensing

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Testing & QualityFarm Equipment & Herd Tech

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

Dairy FarmsProcessors

Customer scale

Mid-sizeIndustrial

Dairy products served

Liquid Milk

Milk species

Cow

Services

Installation

Products

MilKey Inline Sensor

Inline milk analyzer

Installs on the milk line and measures fat, protein, SCC, yield and flow per cow at every milking using spectroscopy and high-speed imaging.

MilKey Handheld

Handheld milk analyzer

Portable device for testing milk from any cow at any time on the farm, with results in under 10 seconds.

MilKey Flow Meter

Milk flow meter

Per-cow milk weight and flow measurement, integrated with the inline analyzer.

Cow ID Camera

Animal identification system

Camera-based ear tag reading with embedded AI that links each measurement to the individual cow.

MilKey Platform

Herd data software

Dashboard and API platform that consolidates composition, health, yield and identity data, with automated reporting and export to herd management systems.

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Milk fat composition as a validated proxy for enteric methane emissions, monitored per cowSensor-verified farm-level data for Scope 3 emissions reportingContinuous cow-level monitoring to reduce dumped milk and treatment costs

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Startup Battlefield 20

TechCrunch Disrupt2022

Grow-NY 250,000 Winner

Grow-NY2022

Best Tech Startup

GREAT Awards2024

Digital Disruptor, Finalist

dsm-firmenich2024

Entrepreneurs to Watch

Optica2025

Ag Innovation Challenge, Runner-Up

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)2025

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