For larger milking herds there seem to be fewer autonomous milking options available. Fullwood Packo’s solution is the Batch Milking 4.0 system, and the first unit is now up and running. We take a closer look

For the small- and medium-size dairy farm, milking robots have become a relatively popular option to overcome the skilled labour shortage. With a smaller number of robots, working 24/7 is not an issue, but start to increase the number of boxes and suddenly those early hour alerts can soon grate.