FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR YOUR ROBOTIC MILKING PROJECT

In my experience, the first thing that gets people to start thinking about robots is labor. First there is the struggle to find and retain good help. In addition, the chart below shows that average labor costs have increased from $1.64 per hundredweight in 2016 to $1.90 at the end of 2024 – and there is no doubt that the cost is even higher today. Even at those rates, labor alone may not justify the cost of robots. Most people planning robot projects also expect more milk, more data, and healthier cows. Calculating the real return on the project begins with accurate expectations for system capacity, cost of service, and capital investment.

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