And with an unabashed love of cows, Tim and Sara McNeil offer a fascinating blend of hi-tech innovation and hands-on animal husbandry. Almost three years after transitioning their herd from a 44-unit ...

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 ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. The Drumgoon Dairy in Lake Norden, S.D., is one of only a ...

MAHNOMEN, Minn. – Before Jim and Sue Steinmetz installed robotic milkers on their farm near here, they had just about given up. "We were going to exit on dairy cattle," Jim Steinmetz said. "We were ...

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, ...

The Beavers Dairy operation is located in Fillmore county near Shickley. Robots have been installed, and the operation started May 2nd. One of the amazing parts of the dairy operation is that there is ...

GOODRIDGE, Minn. - This story is about a robotic dairy barn. But don't be fooled by the fancy technology. It's really the story of a Minnesota farm family's commitment to a business they believe in ...

Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think. Thanks to ...

SOUTH HAVEN — A lot has changed in the 70 years Janski Farms has been operational. Everything but one building has been expanded, converted, newly constructed or upgraded to keep up with the times.

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 ...

RAFT RIVER, Idaho — Todd Webb is a fifth-generation dairy producer, having learned the business from his father, who milked cows by hand like his father before him. There have been many changes to the ...

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 ...