TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Kurt Mizee stood and watched as the Lely Vector swept across the concrete barn floor at Tilla-Bay Farms, dispensing feed for 180 dairy cows. The self-driving robot — nicknamed “The ...
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 ...
For Tyrone Eoin McCaffrey, the move to robotic milking was about more than boosting output - it was about building a dairy ...
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, ...
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 ...
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MOUNT ULLA — Among other things, Piedmont Research Station produces milk from dairy cows, but its main product is data. Four weeks ago, the station got a robot that now feeds 27 calves and collects ...
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 ...
SCANDINAVIA - A new approach to an essential Wisconsin industry is underway at a Waupaca County farm.The Mill Stream Dairy near Scandinavia opened last year, and is being run largely on auto-pilot.On ...
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - On a dairy farm in rural Eyota, Minnesota, a day-old calf wobbled up to a robotic feeding stall. An RFID reader scanned the tag clipped to the calf’s ear and measured the amount ...