A look at a milking robot in a German field

28-07-2016 | |
Markus Legge purchased two Lely Astronaut robotic milkers for his organic farm in 2009. <em>Photos: Chris McCullough<br /></em>
Markus Legge purchased two Lely Astronaut robotic milkers for his organic farm in 2009. Photos: Chris McCullough
Anyone who walks cows along public roads taking them from parlour to pasture will concur how difficult this daily task can be. Back in 2009 a German dairy farmer took extraordinary steps to solve his own logistical problems by placing robotic milking units in his fields. Markus Legge (53), farms in the deep west of Germany very close to the Belgian border and close to a picturesque tourist town called Monschau. The area is full of little roads and quite a number of residences along the way, mak


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