RUN BY FATHER AND SON HUGH AND BEN PALFREY, LOWER WHIPCOTT IS A MIXED 600-ACRE BEEF, DAIRY AND ARABLE FARM JUST OUTSIDE WELLINGTON, NEAR THE SOMERSET VILLAGE OF HOLCOMBE ROGUS.

HAVING PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AFTER THEIR ORIGINAL MILKING PARLOUR, IN EARLY 2025 WE WERE ASKED TO BEGIN VISUALISING A NEW ROBOTIC SOLUTION FOR THE herd AS BEN LOOKED TO FUTURE-PROOF THE FARM.

CENTERED AROUND TWO DELAVAL V3OO ROBOTS, WE DESIGNED A FULL, FREE-COW ACCESS SYSTEM ALLOWING THE COWS PLENTY OF MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE MILKING ROBOTS, FEED FENCE, AND BEDDING AREAS AT ANY TIME.

THIS LAYOUT has been DESIGNED WITH THE OPTION TO ADD IN A THIRD robot SHOULD IT BE NEEDED in the future.