Human Sperit

Livestock has become a large nuisance as well as a time consuming errand. Farmers waste their day milking cows, feeding their livestock, or even giving medical treatment to the ill animals. These useless time-consumptions can be forgotten due to the new advancements in farming. There are many machines that can milk, feed, and even single a certain one out for treatment. These machines can change the face of farming forever.

Farming in the past was a more involved process. Farmers would milk their own cows, plant their own seeds, or at least they would pay someone else to do these things. Now in present day, farming can be done with just one person running the entire farm. Due to many futuristic advances that have been made, farming is now a more productive and profitable profession. In addition to the many techniques for plants, the livestock process has been improved drastically.

The live stock development is advancing at a considerably high rate due to the new technology used in farming. One example is milking cows. Before the course for milking a cow would be manual and would consume a large amount of time that would be needed elsewhere. Now it is as easy as attaching a robotic milking machine to the cow. Although this method has not been used as much because of the cost of the machine, it is still considered to be a great investment in farming since it saves so much time that is used to in other areas that need help. Another futuristic technique that has been used by farmers, which is more common than robotic milking, is computer feeders. This idea consists of having the livestock, usually cows, wearing a chip which determines how much is to feed the cow. This is a more common technique to balance feed.

Besides feeding and milking, there is advancements that helps farmers in keeping control of their livestock. One common system is the “sort gate” system. Although this can be expensive, it is used more for larger farms. For example, if a farmer who has hundreds of pigs or horses, or whatever other animal they want to attach this machine to. Each one wears a transponder around their necks to identify them. If the farmer wanted to stop a certain animal for medical treatment or breeding purposes, he can program the gate to identify her, close around her, direct her into a holding pen and allow the rest of the stock to proceed through the barn. Moreover, paperwork is reduced since the system can keep records of the cows’ milking production, breeding history, and whatever else is needed by the farmer. GPS systems are also used to pick up transmitted codes and helps farmers map their fields, track harvest records, direct trucks, and determine work schedules.

These new farming developments have allowed farmers to keep track of their livestock as well as feed and milk their animals. Farmers do not need as many workers if they make investments in machinery and technology. The idea of robotic milking and the sort gate system has given farmers more time to deal with other problems instead of wasting time on milking a cow or finding a certain cow. These time consuming problems have been solved with new futuristic farming advancements that, although have not been utilized by many farmers yet, will help farming for the better.