Couple improves production with robotic milking system
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May 18, 2018

Couple improves production with robotic milking system

The robotic technology pioneered in western Europe in the 1990s is helping a Rockbridge County, Virginia couple boost production and efficiency in their 110-cow dairy operation, cut labor costs and bring an asset to the milking parlor other producers are in short supply: time. Stephanie

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