Скачать или смотреть Jalyssa Beaudry studies the economic opportunities associated with automated milking systems

Jalyssa Beaudry received her bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from the UW–River Falls. As an undergraduate, Beaudry developed in-depth knowledge of survey creation and distribution. Beaudry is currently pursuing a master’s degree in agriculture and applied economics and is co-mentored by Chuck Nicholson at UW–Madison and Shaheer Burney at UW–River Falls.

Description: Dairy farmers have experienced substantial market volatility, hiring challenges, and rising labor costs. These factors, and the substantial time that farmers must dedicate to their dairy operations are forcing an exodus from this industry. Automatic milking systems offer a potential solution to these issues by decreasing farm reliance on manual labor for milking. This project seeks to study the overall feasibility of automatic milking system adoption for Wisconsin dairy farms, from a financial and operations management standpoint. The outcomes of this study and policy recommendations will be disseminated by stakeholders through extension workshops and bulletins.