PENNOCK, Minn. - 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 ...

How cows are grouped can play a major role in the success of a robotic milking system. Smart grouping keeps cows moving ...

GOVAN — Automated milking utilizing the latest computer technology drew a large crowd of dairy farmers and interested dairy industry professionals to Heatwole Dairy Farm in Govan on June 26. Don and ...

MENDON — The cows are lined up for milking at the Shupe Dairy Farm north of Mendon. Rod Shupe keeps watch as the cows move through one by one, but he's no longer doing the milking. That's left up to a ...

When retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. began its push to integrate state-of-the-art radio frequency identification technology into its supply chain four years ago, the world took notice. But one ...

KENT, Ill. (AP) - Days start early for 29-year-old dairy farmer John Lawfer. Often in darkness, he heads to the barn, but instead of going to the milking parlor, he heads to his office. He calls up a ...

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY — At Ingleside Dairy Farm, robotic technologies installed last year are fueling an evolution in how the Leech family operates, while nationally they are contributing to a revolution ...

With the help of robots and a little training, 150 cows on the H.E. Heindel & Sons dairy farm are practically milking themselves. One of seven farms in the country that are experimenting with robotic ...

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 ...

MENDON, Ill. - The cows are lined up for milking at the Shupe Dairy Farm north of Mendon. Rod Shupe keeps watch as the cows move through one by one, but he's no longer doing the milking. That's left ...