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British Cow Feeding System
The weekly British farm magazine, Farmer’s Weekly, holds an invention contest each year. Machinery editor David Cousins was kind enough to send us photos and a few details of this year’s winners. Here are a few that caught our eye:
Cow Feeding System - Yorkshire farmer Tim Gibson milks his 200-head cow
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British Cow Feeding System LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment The weekly British farm magazine Farmer’s Weekly holds an invention contest each year Machinery editor David Cousins was kind enough to send us photos and a few details of this year’s winners Here are a few that caught our eye: Cow Feeding System - Yorkshire farmer Tim Gibson milks his 200-head cow herd with robots To improve productivity he decided to automate mixed ration feeding as well with a centralized feed mixer that sends feed into the free-stall barns with a chain-paddle system in troughs that works like an inverted barn cleaner He built the system entirely from scratch using a big feed blender salvaged from a feed mill and conveyor chain and paddles from a vegetable packing plant The electric-powered system runs on 3-phase power Since installing milk production is up and labor costs are way down On most days the farm can be managed by one person A loader tractor fills the intake hopper with silage while concentrates and grain are delivered via augers The system is programmed to deliver fresh feed every 2 hrs Tim Gibson; tim@tim-gibson co uk
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