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Through all this, be sure to include some introspective time evaluating your strengths and weaknesses at home. How will they influence your design choices? What needs to be improved before the robots go online? How will your labor supply, feed quality, milk quality, and transition health work in a robotic milking environment? Do a robotic milking readiness audit on your farm to find out.

The cameras are strapped to a post in the barn, and take a snapshot every 15 minutes for a week or more. Snapshots can be reviewed quickly and it’s not necessary to have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. We have learned a lot about bunk management, cow behavior, and human interaction.

DeLaval’s V310* robot automatically collects regularly scheduled milk samples, and tests them for progesterone. Success depends on understanding progesterone, understanding the system, and adjusting your program to use the information.