Success can look vastly different from one farmer to the next, and the journey to achieving that success is often a unique path tailored to each farm's needs. When it comes to robotic milking, the ...

Joan Ferrini-Mundy is the president of the University of Maine and its regional campus in Machias, and the first vice ...

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 — ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Could robots replace real Wyoming cowboys? Researchers are building cattle-herding and other ag industry robots that could transform livestock ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...