Worldwide Robotic Milking

This episode covers the KPI's we use to plan and evaluate voluntary milking systems. We share out goals, and farm experience, with milk per robot, milkings per robot, free time, and more.

Labor is often the first reason people look at robotic milking. What's it really like to work in a robot barn? Gareth and John compare notes on roles and expectations for labor in robotic milking.

Batch milking is one of the hottest topics in robotic milking. Gareth traveled to Denmark to get an inside look at 3 batch milking facilities and talk to the owners. We talked about his inside observations in this episode.

Gareth and John talk about cows living their best life with robots and rotational grazing. This episode covers the logistics of motivating cows to return from the pasture to be milked in the robots, and the mindset required to make it happen.

How much can a cow eat while she is in the robot? John and Gareth discuss how milking duration, form, and feed settings affect what cows are able to consume while they are in the robots.

Pellets are the most common feed used in robots, but meal and liquid are also popular. In this episode, John and Gareth talk about where each feed fits, and even no feed in the robots.

Quality forages are the cornerstone of successful robotic milking. John and Gareth discuss crops, harvesting and storage of forages in the US and UK and how they impact robotic milking.

John and Gareth compare the use of free flow, guided flow, and batch milking in their US and UK markets.

Meet John Gerbitz of Cow Corner Consulting and Gareth Jones of Robotic Milking Systems. Gareth and John are independent consultants that specialize in robotic milking. This is the international podcast dedicated exclusively to robotic milking.