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Digital tech at Massachusetts dairy farm makes for happier cows

Techstination feature for Friday, February 10, 2023

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Robotic milking,  Fitbit style collars and more are part of modern dairy farming today.   At Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, part of the Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Denise Barstow Manz is a 7th generation farmer.   She says using technology, the cows can be milked or fed when they choose….strolling into a robotic milker.   They produce more milk and higher quality. And the farm also uses anaerobic digesters that turn food waste and manure into energy that powers not only the farm but the surrounding area as well.  The system also generates the heat used on the farm..

“Eight homes entirely.  So all of us farmers have free hot showers after a long day in the barn, which is really nice.  It’s really lessened our reliance on oil and fossil fuels.”

Impressive.   Learn more at www.Barstowslongviewfarm.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.

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