Jul. 18—Sun-Ton Farms has taken on several new employees to help with its organic dairy operation near Adna, though they're not the typical farm hands the fourth-generation family farm has hired in ...

WALLAND, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture unveiled its new robot that can milk cows. According to a release from UT, the new system, developed by the Lely Corporation in ...

Running a dairy farm used to be a rather hands-on experience, with the farmer required to be around every few hours to milk the cows, feed them, do all the veterinarian tasks that the farmer can do ...

LEWISTON, Minn. - For every dairy, there's a different setup. In the case of two dairies in the Utica and Lewiston area, a recent field day showcased their similarities - both use robotic milkers - ...

BUFFALO CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Augie and Mike Baumann's approach to milking their 240-head dairy cow herd is strictly hands-off. The father and son's cows walk, unprompted, into a computer-controlled ...

WAUKON, Iowa — It’s been four months since Sandra and Mark Ehrhardt started milking with a robotic system. The Waukon couple said it was the right decision for them. Their 70 cows, mostly Holsteins ...