How cows are grouped can play a major role in the success of a robotic milking system. Smart grouping keeps cows moving ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Larry Tranel, Iowa State University Extension dairy specialist, sees robotic or automatic milking systems transforming the dairy industry in the coming years. "Installation of robotic ...

With chores on the farm getting a lot more labor intensive, Dan and Emily Caughey of Ft. Ripley knew it was time to either ...

Dairy farmer Rodney Elliott stands in a small room where part of his $12 million robotic milking system is doing its job. The robotic system is located inside a huge new barn on Elliott’s farm ...

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 ...

DECORAH, Iowa - It's been almost a year since Matt and Jolene Nierling started milking with a GEA MIone robotic milking system on their farm north of Decorah. As the first North American installation, ...

FRESNO Bill Daugherty rises at 3 a.m. to start milking 132 cows on the farm that has been in his family since 1876. His 89-year-old father Martin joins in the morning milking at the double-4 ...

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 ...

Lely has launched three new robotic solutions for milking cows. Both Astronaut A5 Next and Astronaut Max build on the success of the Astronaut A5 milking robot. In addition, the Lely Hub was also ...

Dairy farmer Rodney Elliott stands in a small room where part of his $12 million robotic milking system is doing its job. The robotic system is located inside a huge new barn on Elliott’s farm ...