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 — ...

It may be snowing outside, but dairy farmers know that some of their most valuable employees are still working inside.

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 ...

Robots and sensors can spot mastitis before symptoms appear, but keeping cows healthy still comes down to careful management.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – When Doug Reinemann began working in the 1990s as a specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Division of Extension, farmers were moving from pipelines to parlors. And from there ...