Manitoba Co-operator reporter Shannon VanRaes speaks with Jenny Jago, a manager at DairyNZ, on the farm of John Fisher.
His operation recently expanded to add 4 robotic milkers on the 80 Hectare farm –located on New Zealand’s North Island, in the Waikato region – where 320 cows are milked each day. A recent and significant drop in milk prices means other farmers will have to carefully weigh making an investment in something so expensive. The DeLaval robotic milker units cost about $250,000 NZD.
