The Signers manage a milking herd of about 60 cows, maxing out the space available to them in the farm’s previous tiestall facility. Thus, they set out to create a new facility that would not only incorporate newer technology into their routine, like a robotic milking system, but more importantly, would provide a greater level of comfort to the cows.

Pine trees, snowflakes, eggnog, gingerbread, Christmas lights and a manure spreader parade down the streets of Rockwood, Ontario, in December.

Imaginez que vous ayez le pouvoir de contrôler tous les aspects de votre ferme : rentabilité, production, santé animale, réforme, succès de la reproduction…

Avez-vous déjà eu l'impression que la solution à un problème serait réalisable, mais que le bon outil n’existe pas encore?

Tim May, known online as Farmer Tim, is a proud fourth-generation dairy farmer and award-winning “agvocate.”