- Author: Michael Hsu
Published on: December 7, 2023

From left to right: Former UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine researcher Fernanda Ferreira, Fred Rau Dairy manager Shonda Reid and UC Cooperative Extension dairy advisor Daniela Bruno have collaborated on studies of large dairies in California using automatic milking systems. A robot that pushes feed to the cows can be seen in the background. Photo courtesy of Daniela Bruno
Automatic milking systems increasingly used in California amid labor challenges
When third-generation dairy farmer Shonda Reid first saw a milking robot at a farm show 13 years ago, she immediately recognized that the technology represented the future. Her father, however, took a bit more convincing.
“I came home and showed him and said, ‘This is what we need to do.' And...
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