Trevor DeVries reveals robotic milking boosts farmer quality of life. Explore the link between automation, mental health and ...

Many dairy producers in Maine have trouble finding the workforce they need to maintain sustainable operations. Could robots step in? The University of Maine recently unveiled a robotic milking barn — ...

In recent decades, U.S. farmers in certain segments of the sector have been scrambling to deal with the implications of a declining pool of migrant workers. Back in May 2024, I wrote a blog on this ...

There is a hole in the argument that American workers will replace immigrants. For many jobs, the cheaper and more likely ...

One member of Congress has a foot in both politics and dairy. Republican Representative David Valadao of California has his own farm, AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths reports. Valadao’s farm consists of two ...

FAIRFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - Robotic milking systems are opening a world of possibilities on Vermont farms. Since childhood, Ben Williams has milked cows using a manual milking system. After taking over ...

The newest form of robot-milking barn design is called batch robots, Doug Reinemann says. With that configuration, cows are milked on a schedule by the robots rather than as the cows desire. EAU ...

BUENOS AIRES — Gustavo Morini runs a dairy farm in the Brandsen district south of the Argentine capital. The 350-hectare (1.35 square mile) farm is performing well, but it demands constant attention ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Local dairy farmers and researchers from across the region met to discuss the future of robotic milking. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and the ...

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 The human milking routine has been replaced by a robotic milker ...

JANESVILLE — Decorate a cow cut out, check out robotic milkers and chow down on all you can eat pancakes at the upcoming Rock County Dairy Breakfast. It takes place at Morton Dairy Farm, 15739 W.

On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, ...