Investing in a new rotary parlour has almost halved milking times and improved milk quality at a Staffordshire dairy. Third-generation farmer Dave Eardley, who milks 520 cows at Upper House Farm near ...

There are pros and cons to rotary parlours. Timesaving is one of the main factors in their favour. Less downtime – compared with a herringbone, for example – means it is possible to milk more cows in ...

LISBON, N.D. - You may have seen robotic dairies where cows approach a machine to be milked when they want. You likely have seen "rotary" parlors that put more than 100 cows on a merry-go-round to be ...

John O’Donovan reckons his investment will cut milking time for his 380-cow herd from 3½ hours to 1½ John O’Donovan in the new rotary milking parlour on his dairy farm near Drimoleague, West Cork.