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breaks," says Sandy.
Despite the blips of the past, there
is no question in the young couple's
mind of the robots' value to the
industry. Asked if they are the future
of the dairy industry, Henry's
response is an emphatic yes.
Others may be just as certain if the
interest from both inside the industry
and outside are any indication. And
the Boses are doing what they can to
educate and inform others about the
robotics' value. Having had many
inquiries the family, after getting
comfortable with the system decided
to host an open house for neighbours.
They have also conducted farm tours,
one for the Kent County Holstein
Cltib and one for 16 people from
Quebec who came to see the robots
installed in an existing barn.
"The only robots in this country
have been in new barns. They didn't
think it could be done in an old barn,
but they do it in Europe all the time,"
"There's no more having
to be back from
somewhere to milk."
says Henry.
And with the trials behind them,
discussing the robots and the changes
the system has brought to their lives
elicits nothing but smiles. "It is
great," Sandy beams. "We're freer.
There is no more having to be back
from somewhere to milk, not on
Christmas Day, not in the summer. If
we're a little later it doesn't matter.
The cows have already been milked."
The robots also give a busy farmer
time to do other things, says Sandy.
"Now, for example, Henry doesn't
have to stop baling hay to go milk."
With the help in place in the barn,
the Boses future is the hope of one
day being able to expand their herd.
The robots are capable of doing 60
cows apiece which means they could
add another 30 milking cows. "We
have room to grow but with quota the
price it is, it will be some time," says
Henry.
Yet, with the excitement generated
by this progressive move, one can't
help thinking the young couple won't
be held in one place for long.0