The Milking Parlor

OUR COWS ARE MILKED AT-WILL.

And at-will really means at the cow’s choosing! Our state-of- the-art Lely Astronaut robotic milking system allows for the cows to be milked gently and quickly when they’re ready. They line up on their own, and there’s always a line waiting patiently. They receive a snack while they’re there. See a video of the cows at the Lely (below).

A recent New York Times article illustrates the benefits of the system. The farm described in the article, in upstate New York, has seen the same results from installing the robotic system that we have — our Jerseys are happier, more relaxed, and playful, and we actually get to spend more time with them, rather than, as the farmer in the  article says, at their hind end milking.

We also have robots — they look a little like a modified R2-D2, but they don’t talk! — that help us clean and nudge food to the cows.