Published - 8 January 2019 By Nicolas Lyons, Juan Molfino Labour and lifestyle in automatic milking systems Question: Does AMS reduce the need for labour on farm? Automatic milking systems were designed and conceived with the idea of minimising the human labour component … Read More labour, lifestyle Home, Management
Published - 2 January 2019 By Nicolas Lyons, Ashleigh Wildridge Managing heat stress in automatic milking systems Question: What is the impact of climate, especially heat on cow traffic in a pasture-based robotic dairy? How can it be managed? Reports from early adopters … Read More cow traffic, heat stress Home, Management
Published - 28 December 2018 By Nicolas Lyons History, evolution and type of robots The concept of a device able to milk cows without human intervention dates back to the 1970’s, with research and different prototypes tested in the … Read More adoption, technology Home, Technology
Published - 20 December 2018 By Nicolas Lyons Where can I go for information about automatic milking systems? Farmers and service providers in the Australian dairy industry benefit enormously from having access to independent, reliable, accurate and updated information on Automatic Milking Systems … Read More information Home, Milking Edge Project
Published - 15 December 2018 By Nicolas Lyons Joining a Community of Practice Across the globe, farmers, researchers, industry experts and advisors are investigating, developing and delivering relevant, timely and accurate information with regards to Automatic Milking Systems … Read More community of practice, experts Home, Milking Edge Project
Published - 12 December 2018 By Nicolas Lyons, Jessica Bell Milking Edge: New Australian robotic milking project The Australian dairy industry is committed to supporting investment and successful operation of Automatic Milking Systems (AMS). The three-year project ‘Milking Edge’ is a joint … Read More future dairy, project, technology Home, Milking Edge Project