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NEXT GENERATION WITH FUTURE FARMERS IN MIND, THE HEPLERS INSTALL A ROBOTIC MILKING SYSTEM Story and photos by Michelle Kunjappu

Not too long ago, the Hepler family was at a crossroads: sell the cows and continue with chickens and raising Holstein beef, or transition away from the tie stall barn, install robotic milkers, and continue the dairy farming that has been a part of their family for generations. The cows stayed. 6 LEADER

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