Postville, Iowa (KCRG) – Agriculture is a generational practice for Monica and Brain Eyart, but time with their three children is ephemeral. Technology helps torque recover the limited resource.
Enyarts take care of 140 cows and cultivate corn and luzerne on a field of field of 700 acres north of Postville. Maintaining Enyart Dairy Farm becomes more expensive, because their costs for food, fertilizers and shipping are increasing, but enyarts focus on what they can.
“We can make sure that we can produce a high quality dairy product to make sure that we are paid the best that we can be paid to produce this product, but beyond that, we cannot do much,” explains Monica Eyart. “Prices and expeditions are increasing … These are all challenges, but day by day, farmers are struggling with challenges. This is part of the industry, faced with these front challenges.”
Milk production will increase in Eyart Diary thanks to a subsidy of $ 100,000 from the Iowa Ministry of Agriculture, helping to pay three robotic traits and two manure collectors.
“It will be a lot of labor savings for us because we will no longer have our part-time help, we will be able to do most of the work ourselves between us and our children,” explains Monica Eyart. “We will be able to attend the functions of our children. For me, this is the most exciting part. ”
Automation ends around 10 hours of work for the family every day.
“It releases your time with your family because you can better manage your time,” says Brian Eyart.
The feeders will also help them extend their herd by 40 cows after the new equipment is operational this summer.
“We just have the opportunity to take advantage of certain technologies that allow our farms to go to the next generation,” explains Monica Eyart.
15 Iowa dairy projects are funded by $ 750,000 Choose subsidies with Iowa dairy innovation by the department of Iowa of agriculture and land management.
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