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 — ...

At one of the milking robots, several cows are lined up, nose to tail, politely waiting their turn. The cows can get milked by robot whenever they like, which typically means more frequently than the ...

David and Natalie Nelson have a dairy on land that was homesteaded in 1888 by David’s great-grandmother. When they built a new dairy barn five years ago they put in robotics for milking, not only to ...

From Dan Peapenburg, a dairy consultant in Appleton, Wisconsin: “I visit farms that have 50 cows and some up to 8,000 cows. Why is it that those dairies that have robotic equipment are really happy ...

A new automatic robotic milking machine at Four Seasons Farm improves efficiency at the dairy farm, monitors the cows’ health ...

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 ...

OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - After years of planning and hard work, the University of Maine has another complete project on Witter Farm. Their new robotic milking barn was built from the ground up and ...

On a quiet dairy farm in Western Australia, the cows decide when they want to be milked. No farmers, no dawn routine, just robotics, solar power, and battery storage. At the Mostert Family Dairy, ...

The 35th annual Franklin Fall Farm Fun Fest is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at Creekside Dairy, 4675 Fort McCord Road, Chambersburg, according to a community announcement. The free event, ...