The dairy industry is constantly in transition, as is the situation across the entire agricultural world. In order for smaller unit farms to survive, often they have to seek alternate solutions to ...
At a farm in Columbia County that traces its roots to 1950, robots milk the cows. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The animals follow the scent of food through an enclosed route to the ...
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 ...
The arm reaching for the milk-laden udders of the cow is not human. It’s the arm of a robot, metallic and shiny, gliding along the cow’s belly, then calibrating back and forth before lifting rubbery ...
Ever since Nate Tullar was a toddler, when adults asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he knew what to tell them. In the ’50s, Tullar’s grandparents, George and Barbara, had bought Tullando ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dairy farming has been part of agriculture for thousands of years. This picture from the early 1900s shows the use of ...
Whether you are new to the topic or have years of industry experience, GEA’s recently published book, GEA Milking Intelligence, is your illustrated guide to optimal cow milking. From milk harvest ...