21 – 100 cows
A professional dairy with structured employee shifts, formal records, and a production-focused barn layout. This is the sweet spot for ROI on milking automation. Plan a 5-year expansion buffer when sizing infrastructure.
Climate adjustments
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Temperate. Distinct four-season climate (mean 8–18 °C). Standard free-stall designs apply directly.
Sample farm layout
Schematic top-down view. Final designs are tailored to your land and climate.
What changes in temperate climate
Housing
4-row free-stall barn, natural ventilation with adjustable side walls.
Ventilation
Natural year-round; supplemental fans in summer; close side walls in winter.
Bedding
Sand or deep-mattress. Sand handling system must tolerate occasional freezing.
Water
Frost-proof automatic waterers; insulated supply lines.
Waste handling
9-month covered slurry lagoon; scrape in winter / flush in summer.
Also consider
- •Lighting plan: 16 h ≥ 150 lux in cow lying areas to maintain winter yield
- •Snow-load rated roof structure
Housing systems
- •Free-stall barn, 2 or 4-row layout (9 m² per cow)
- •Cross-ventilation with ridge vent or tunnel fans
- •Sand or mattress cubicles
- •Designated fresh, dry, and hospital pens
Feeding arrangements
- •Center feed alley TMR delivered twice daily
- •Headlock feed barrier 75 cm per cow
- •On-farm feed storage: silage bunkers + commodity shed
Water systems
- •1 waterer per 15 cows
- •Recirculating supply with float valves
- •Plate-cooler heat recovery for warm wash water
Waste management
- •Automatic alley scrapers
- •6+ month covered slurry lagoon
- •Nutrient management plan filed with regulator
- •Optional sand separator if using sand bedding
Farm management
- •Herringbone 2 × 8 or parallel 2 × 10 parlor
- •Bulk tank with full-time cooling + agitation
- •ID + activity collars feeding into the platform
- •Quarterly nutrient + financial reviews
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