The thing that we're worried about with so much rain going to those plain states are we looking at a futures situation where the wheat is going to start competing with corn. Victor also says that the forecasts for grain stocks and acreage may indicate storage problems in the fall. Studies have shown that overproducing may be a problem with more corn on the ground than last year. He suggests we need to alleviate this problem by stimulating demand worldwide. Hill top dairy near Elkton is using the concept of a carousel as the technology in their operation.
Hilltop dairy is a large operation that's trying to present a good image to South Dakota.
The dairy uses an autorotor carousel parlor to milk their herd. The carousel has 40 stalls and can milk up to 220 cows per hour. Every cow is monitored at the operation with the use of a transponder identity tag. This helps the operation keep track of the production of each cow. Howard Whitmore, President of Hill Top Dairy says the facility has two 528 foot free stall barns that hold up to 750 cattle.