STRATEGICALLY MANAGING FOR CONSISTENCY IN ROBOTIC MILKING

As robotic milking technology is employed by more farms, it is inevitable that the versatility of robotic milking systems will be tested in new ways. Consistency is one of the time-honored keys to successful robotic milking but there are all sorts of things that make consistency difficult to achieve. We like to keep cow numbers consistent through the year to keep the robots full without overcrowding. We avoid pen moves so social structure is not disrupted. We anticipate ration changes so old crop forage can be blended with new. We change software settings in small steps. Those are the ideals, but we all know it doesn’t always work that way. Equipment failures, supply problems, and weather changes can challenge our best efforts at consistency. We do our best to anticipate and adapt to these situations.

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