DeLaval International, a large Swedish producer of dairy and other farming equipment, is installing 24 robotic voluntary – meaning the cows approach the stations on their own – milking machines at TDI ...

Robotic milking is based on the idea that if the cow can’t be adapted to the machine, then adapt the machine to the cow. Based on research conducted in Britain, West Germany, and the Netherlands in ...

Holsteins, the black-and-white-spotted dairy cattle, are known for their long, lanky limbs and calm temperaments. America's dairy farms are doing more with less. There are fewer dairy cows today than ...

Cows at Olson Farms north of Algoma get milked whenever they want, thanks to a newly installed robotic milker. The new technology helps increase cow comfort, and fifth-generation farmers Richard and ...

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Stensland Family Farms, which sits in the northwest corner of Iowa, has 170 dairy cows, but nobody milks them. Robots do. Aided by sensors, lasers, and data collection, automated technology is ...

Dairy scientists are the Gregor Mendels of the genomics age, developing new methods for understanding the link between genes and living things, all while quadrupling the average cow's milk production ...