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The Lely Astronaut robotic milking system has changed the course of history on our farm forever. The
Matthews family at Milky Way Farm is committed to dairy farming into the
next century. The decision to lease a robotic milking system was a true
venture into dairy technology.
Our cows come in from the pasture,
walk through the gates into the commitment pen to the robot for milking
and eating grain.. We think the cows find the consistency of the robotic
milker a comfort, and of course the cows can milk day or night up to 6
times a day if they choose. Yes, the cows can make the choice when to be
milked and as a result production has increased at least 10-15% per cow
and the milk is
delicious.
Most
of the milk produced on Milky Way Farm is purchased by Land O’ Lakes
Cooperative and taken to a regional processing plant to be made ready to drink
or made into various dairy products. Click here to read an article in Hoard's Dairymen, a leading national dairy journal, about the robotic milking system at Milky Way Farm ----- >> ARTICLE | Top of Page | |
