PENNOCK - In 1953, Dolores and the late Don Youngren bought six spring heifers and started milking cows on their rural Pennock farm. Today, there are 380 cows on the third-generation Youngren dairy ...

Automated milking systems are recognised as a more humane solution for both cows and farmers – but they take some getting used to ...

WILTON, Wis. — In the hills of Monroe County, the 450-acre Witt Family Farm now includes a robot that milks their cows, which was the highlight of this year's Monroe County Dairy Breakfast. The area, ...

PLAINVIEW, Minn. — Robotic milking may be the future of dairy farming but it won't make dairy farming easy. “We’ve been through some really tough times,” said Chad Schumacher, operator of Schumacher ...

Agricultural robots assist farmers with precision tasks without replacing human workers, enhancing efficiency and ...

VALLEY FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County (CCERC) is set to host its fourth-annual “Farm Day Out” event. The yearly event highlights a local farm and invites ...

CAMBRIDGE, Wis. — There are 6,553 dairy farms in Wisconsin as of January of this year, but that number is down by a third from 2014. One reason for farmers leaving the industry is the lack of people ...

Craig Witt and his family are no longer tied to a rigid milking schedule. “We don’t have to get up for a 5:30 milking anymore,” he said. The human milking routine has been replaced by a robotic milker ...

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Kurt Mizee stood and watched as the Lely Vector swept across the concrete barn floor at Tilla-Bay Farms, dispensing feed for 180 dairy cows. The self-driving robot — nicknamed “The ...

Automated Milking Systems (AMS), or robotic milkers, are transforming dairy farming in Australia, despite initial resistance from the cows.

PLAINVIEW, Minn. — Robotic milking may be the future of dairy farming but it won't make dairy farming easy. “We’ve been through some really tough times,” said Chad Schumacher, operator of Schumacher ...