Dairy Tech

Dairy Tech

Rick Worthington
Rick Worthington
Back in the day, a dairy farmer would wake up early...milk a cow...move on to the next cow...then the next...then the next.

Those days are long gone. Dairy Farmer Joe Kelsey says the modern dairy uses technology in many ways.

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They not only track milk production - but each individual cow.

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The health of those animals is also tracked and checked.

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That's the modern dairy for you...using real time data to optimize production.

There is also a brand new technology to make milking cows more efficient.

It's called the "DairyProQ" and it was unveiled at the World Dairy Expo. The new machine helps reduce the need for dairy workers. The DairyProQ no longer requires a person to attach and clean the animal. Instead a robot does the job

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