The Balmer Family
Expansion with Robotic Milking System & Succession Planning
Jeff and Jesslyn Balmer, Lancaster County, built a new dairy barn with two robotic milkers in the fall of 2011. With four young children, the Balmers decided that robotics could help improve their quality of life. This project also included increasing cow numbers, accomplished through acquiring a local cow herd, and family succession planning.
Review the Case Study on their transformation:
- Full Report
- Farm History & Executive Summary
- Business Plan
- Modernization & Technology
- Site Survey
- Conservation & Environmental Stewardship
- Animal Care and Comfort
- Other Unique Components
- Succession Plan
- Risk Management
- Resources & Contact Information
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