Batch robotic milking systems are becoming attractive for larger herds Robotic milking has come a long way in the UK over the past three decades. It has moved from niche technology for early adopters to an option many dairy businesses now consider when investing in milking infrastructure. British Dairying finds out more. The UK’s robotic […]
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Attention to detail brings robot success
Andrew was tied to milking his 500-cow herd three times a day, so felt the robots were a natural progression It can take some time to fine-tune the process of moving to robotic milking, something which one Chester dairy farmer executed with his pedigree Holstein herd since replacing his ageing rotary milking parlour. So how […]
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From innovation to excellence
The cows are fed silage all year round which is monitored for consistency In 2013 British Dairying featured John Shropshire’s status as a world record breaker when Lely revealed that his single Astronaut was yielding 400 litres/day more than the average robot. Over a decade later we revisit the farm to hear about his progress […]