About us
From one warehouse
In 1986, Automated was founded with a simple mission: to empower every dairy producer to succeed through innovative products, cost-effective solutions, and unparalleled customer service.
For over 40 years, Automated has been the trusted leader in the dairy industry because of our innovative solutions and unprecedented customer service. We represent some of the largest dairy equipment providers across the world to give our customers the best options and most complete product offerings possible.
Throughout the years, Automated has listened to the needs of our customers and built a Research and Development team to expand our product offerings by manufacturing our own solutions and niche products. We can provide dairy producers custom solutions that cannot be found anywhere else on the market.
Automated is headquartered in Jerome, Idaho. What began as a single warehouse has expanded to seven locations across the western United States in Idaho, California, and Nevada, and our reach goes well beyond our own service centers.
1986
Founded in Jerome, Idaho
7
Locations across 3 states
10+
Dealers nationwide
Our mission
To empower every dairy producer to succeed through innovative products, cost-effective solutions, and unparalleled customer service.
Milestones
How we got here
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1986
Founded
Automated was founded by Jerry and Susan Higley in Jerome, Idaho, starting from a single warehouse.
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2000
Nampa, Idaho
Automated expands its reach into the Treasure Valley with a service center in Nampa.
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2008
Rupert, Idaho
A third Idaho location opens with the Rupert service center.
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2014
Fallon, Nevada
Automated opens its first location outside of Idaho in Fallon, Nevada.
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2014
Tulare, California
The first Automated service center in California opens in Tulare.
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2020
Modesto, California
Automated opens its second California location in Modesto.
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2020
Innovation Center
The Automated research and development team begins operating out of the Innovation Center in Jerome.
Beyond our own service centers, Automated has set up over 10 dealers across the country carrying our innovative solutions.
Our values
What we hold each other to
Trainable
We are constantly learning to be better tomorrow than we are today.
Professional Appearance
We take pride in the way we look and in the work that we perform.
Teamwork
We work together because as a team every role is critical to our success.
Trust
We are honest, ethical, and respectful.
Positive Attitude
We are always positive and optimistic about ourselves and others.
Safety First
Safety is the highest priority when making any decision.
Meet our suppliers
Brands we install
Automated partners with some of the largest dairy equipment providers in the world, so producers get the best options and the most complete product offering possible.
Still family owned
Let’s talk about your dairy
Nearly four decades in, the work is still the same: figure out what a producer actually needs and build toward it.