Labour shortages are leading to an increase in the number of producers turning to Automated Milking Systems (AMS) to reduce the long and often anti-social hours associated with milking twice or three times a day. FAS Scotland has delivered several meetings and webinars on AMS production throughout 2025 for existing producers and those thinking about converting. This note condenses the key points from those events to help you get the maximum benefit from an AMS system.
Increase in Yield
If your aim is simply to produce more milk from the same number of cows, then AMS may not be the solution. The table below shows the increase in yield which can be expected be achieved when moving from a traditional 14/10 hour milking interval.