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, ...

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 ...

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

A robotic dairy farm might sound like an idea straight out of a science fiction novel to some, but for Darleen Sichley, it’s actually old news. “I think most people have that picture in their mind of, ...

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 ...

The pandemic labor shortage has more Illinois dairy farmers buying robotic milkers. Professor Larry Tranel of Iowa State University says he’s never seen a labor ...

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 — ...

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 The human milking routine has been replaced by a robotic milker ...

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 ...

A small but growing number of Wisconsin farmers are embracing robotic milking. Difficulties in maintaining a workforce, ongoing market swings and uncertainties over an updated Farm Bill are leading a ...

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 ...

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 ...