Saving time
Time is money, especially for farmers. Working hard without much free time is the typical life on a farm. "Don't whine, just get on with it" is the motto as the work continues, from early morning till late into the evening. How do you make time for friends, family and hobbies? By organizing repetitive daily operations as efficiently as possible, you can save quite a bit of time. Feeding is one of those repetitive daily tasks. Investing in the right feeding equipment can bring you significant time savings. For example, by purchasing a higher capacity mixer wagon, or by opting to automate. If you choose automation, that doesn't mean everything needs to change completely overnight. There are plenty of options to make just some of the feeding tasks simpler, freeing up time for other important matters.
From 4 hours of feeding to full flexibility with the Triomatic feeding robot
In the Avesnois region in Hauts-de-France, Maxime Louguet runs the mixed farming and livestock operation EARL des Belleux. The farm covers 230 hectares, about half of which is permanent grassland. The…
"The Triomatic feeding system pays for itself through labor and energy savings"
Benedikt Schulte from Bergesmilch GP shares his experience with their Triomatic automatic feeding system, featuring the WP 2 300 feeding robot and T30 feed kitchen.
Less residual feed thanks to Triomatic robotic feeding system
- Company: Farm Deiman-Ottens
- Number of cows: 530, of which 250 dairy cows (including 30 dry cows), 180 young stock and 100 bulls.
- Number of feedings a day: 34, divided over the different groups: 20…
Invest in robotic feeding?
Investing in robotic feeding may not instantly seem like the obvious thing for a dairy farmer to do. But the reality may actually be quite different than it appears on first sight. After all, the work…
More goats and less work with automated feeding system
Goat's milk is hot stuff. The demand for goat's milk has only increased over the last few years. People with a lactose intolerance are discovering in large numbers that goat's milk is better tolerated…
Feeding 770 cows and spreading three stables in just three hours
Dairy farmer Henrik Terkelsen from Southern Denmark has just completed a construction project on his farm. He built a new barn and increased his herd to 770 dairy cows. It was also a good time to…