Their cows are less stressed and healthy
While automated milking systems sound appealing in many aspects, it takes careful consideration to determine if robotics are the right fit for a dairy. Adoption has been more widespread among smaller farms, but the technology has been integrated into larger herds more slowly.
During a panel discussion at the California Dairy Sustainability Summit, a group of Golden State dairy farmers talked about robotic milking. Two of the dairymen, Jon Postma and David Jones, have been using automated milking systems to milk part of their herds for the past few years, and during the discussion they shared improvements they have noticed in their robot-milked cows.