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Pioneer reflects on 14 years of robotic milking

Investment in milking robots and a new cubicle shed to accommodate them 14 years ago has worked well for David Merrett, who is now looking at what the next 14 years might have in store

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As an early adopter of milking robots, David Merrett has milked 100 cows with two DeLaval Classic robots for 14 years. On the cusp of investing in the latest VMS V300 robots, he suggests that robots offer...

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