Dairy farmers always have work that needs to be done. Some of their work often take places early in the morning as cows keep on waiting once they are ready to be milked.
Farms in Wallenstein, Canada and Ontario follow a different routine. Not Only the milking process is automated but also human beings are not required at all. Cows form a line themselves to be milked. Cows walk up to the machine that scans a chip from their collar, milks them, rinses them off and then enters both the amount of milk and the frequency at which they are milked.
A lot of farms are moving to automation but that requires human to connect the cows to machines. At Rickeen Farm, the machines not only do all the work but also sends text message to the farmer in case of a problem.
This automation makes the cows happier because they can now be milked whenever they want; there is no need to wait for the farmers now.
Will farmers be out of job soon because of the dependence on robots?
No, farmers will still be needed to fix machines, provide human presence to animals and manage farms. A good work ethic is required irrespective of the cows getting milked on their own.
A Canadian farmer built his own self-driving tractor despite of not having any knowledge or experience in robotics or computer science. Reimer, the concerned farmer here, also figured out ways to build one using some custom software and drone. Reimer also explained how the number of employees he required has been affected because of the use of automated machines. He explained that now he can use his farmers more productively and effectively.
It’s not a case of a machine taking over a worker’s job, but rather of being able to use employees more effectively. Farming is highly seasonal work and there are only few qualified people available and they are needed to be utilized efficiently.
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