Investing in a rotary parlor is a big commitment – financially and logistically. With a plan that prioritizes people and cows, you can help ensure the rotary keeps turning for years to come with a well-executed startup.

The key to being the best manager is making the most of your time and the robot’s time. Here is how to be an effective herd manager with robots.

Sorting the mail, eating lunch, scrolling through Facebook – these daily events can take about 15 minutes. And that’s all it takes to perform a few key assessments to help ensure your milking robot is operating at the highest level.

The ability to make more informed management decisions is one of the most useful outcomes of cow monitoring and robotic milking systems.