The first fully automatic robotic commercial dairy in California, milking 600 cows, complete with 10 Astronaut A4s and 1 Juno automatic feed pushers.
Postma Dairy currently milks 600 cows, using 10 Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking systems. In addition to milking robots, Postma Dairy also utilizes 1 Juno automatic feed pusher.
Results:
- 12 pounds more milk per day, per cow, than cows in their traditional milking parlor (that's 2.6 million pounds per year)
- Average 100,000 Somatic Cell Count (SCC)
- Top quality milk grades
- Significant decrease in feed and labor costs