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6/26/2017: Can robots solve the labor shortage for dairy farms?

David Brancaccio Jun 26, 2017
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Mid-day Update

6/26/2017: Can robots solve the labor shortage for dairy farms?

David Brancaccio Jun 26, 2017
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Faced with labor shortages, some dairy farms are increasingly using automation to get work done. We visit one operation where robots are milking cows all year round. Plus, Italy’s bailout of its banking system, which could cost the euro equivalent of $19 billion.

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