As dairy farmers gear-up for winter feeding, a North Yorkshire family will again be making the most of a system that not only achieves big savings on labour, but significantly cuts running costs by swapping diesel for electricity. At the flick of a switch, the Rush-ton family from Hammerton Hall Farm, Settle, can trigger the workings of a large, static-feed mixer, which mixes ingredients and augers daily rations to the family's herd of 125 cows. The only tractor work involves loading the mixer bin daily. With a long-term plan to increase to about 175 cows, the herd has not only embraced technology through the static mixer - believed to be the only one of its kind in the UK - but has also installed two robot milkers.
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机译：随着奶农为冬季喂养做准备，北约克郡一家将再次充分利用该系统，该系统不仅可以节省大量劳动力，而且通过将柴油换成电力可以显着降低运行成本。只需轻轻一按，来自Settle Hammerton Hall Farm的Rush-ton家族就可以触发大型静态饲料混合机的工作，该混合机将原料和绞龙的日粮混合到该家庭的125头奶牛中。唯一的拖拉机工作涉及每天装载搅拌桶。随着长期计划增加到175头奶牛，该牛群不仅通过静态混合器采用了技术（据信这是英国唯一的这种技术），而且还安装了两台机器人挤奶器。
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