Posted by Bruce from Can. on February 19, 2022 at 11:35:14 from (70.50.208.37):
In Reply to: technology in dairy posted by Hoofer B on February 19, 2022 at 11:08:34:
I started with surge bucket milker, and a flat top cooler. Now I milk with Boumatic auto-take off units that run on a track line in the barn. I have several neighbours that have the lelly robot milkers, and the cows go to the milkers voluntarily. And one friend milking 170 cows in a 24 cow carousel. Most farmers here store their corn silage and hay silage in bunkers or bags now. Hundreds of tower silos sit empty or have been knocked down. I do 90% of my hay as wet wrapped silage bales. A very popular way of storing hay now. There has been some folks going to grass fed milk production. Grass fed milk sells at a 10cents per litre premium, but the yield drag on production is brutal. You cannot feed corn silage, and are very limited in the amount of grain fed. Cows must graze daily for 120 days. Hard to say how long anyone will stay on this program. My friend with the 24 cow carousel parlour also has a on farm artisan cheese plant. On farm milk processing and direct marketing is a popular trend, time will tell how well it works
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