Udder-Ly Computerized ; Dairy Farmers Rely On Technology

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Patty Leonard has got milk. As the owner of Al-Mara Farm Inc., a dairy farm in Midland, Va., Mrs. Leonard can store up to 4,000 gallons of milk on her farm.

Although people have milked cows for centuries, in more recent years, technology has made the process easier. After Mrs. Leonard's cows are milked by machine, the liquid is pumped into a tank where it is cooled.

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Udder-Ly Computerized ; Dairy Farmers Rely On Technology

The Leonard farm, which has been in the family for three generations, hasn't always been run by machines, Mrs. Leonard says.

"My father-in-law is amazed by the technology," she says. "He never missed a day of milking until he had his hip replaced. He gives me a hard time about using a computer. I told him when he...

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