There are also completely automated robotic systems for smaller dairies now- 2 have gone in in our area. Each unit costs about $250,000, will handle 75 cows. Unit is essentially a 2 stall mini-milking parlor, installed adjacent to the free-stall barn- cow comes in whenever she wants- if it has been at least 6 hours since she was last milked, the door closes, she gets a measured amount of grain, and the milker attached itself. If its been less than 6 hours, she gets booted out. All kinds of sensors, of course, can diagnose pretty much everything, and sends a continuous report to the computer in the house. The cows quickly figure out the time interval thing, and put themselves on a schedule. Frees up the owner for management (and farming)- our neighbor says it will pay for itself faster than he thought, because you also get more production when milking cows more than 2X per day. And he has time to raise more and better feed. His wife and daughter are doing a lot of the routine management stuff, and he's just a cell phone away if they need him.
BTW, both of the diaries with that system are organic. Organic has really caught on around here, and he says he is eternally grateful for BST- the misconceptions about it have driven customers to the organic side in droves.
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