Hinsdale bought four of the robotic “milking parlors,” but only one is set up for public viewing. The 72-year-old farmer said the technology he acquired last spring has boosted production ...

Along with her husband, Billy, Cheryl McDaniel operates Heavenly Acres Farm in Ruckersville with a bit of help from a robotic milking machine.

His 89-year-old father Martin joins in the morning milking at the double-4 herringbone parlor that was installed 50 years ago in a barn built in 1875. It was built to handle 50 cows.

Ready for the future: Pennock dairy farm features robotic milking system PENNOCK -- In 1953, Dolores and the late Don Youngren bought six spring heifers and started milking cows on their rural ...

Joe Oldenkamp gives a tour of his automated milking system for members of the Tillamook Working Lands and Waters Cooperative. The Oldenkamp Dairy setup includes milking robots, automated alley ...

“They are fed a balanced dairy pelleted feed according to their milk production level. There is no holding pen where they wait their turn to be milked in groups (as) in a regular milking parlor. They ...

The old milking parlor will eventually be converted into an area for certain cows who will be directly there by hydraulic gates triggered by the automated system.

DUBUQUE, Iowa -Dairy farmers who have installed low cost milking parlors or automatic milking systems are satisfied with their decisions, according to two surveys conducted by Iowa State ...

Robotic milking may be the future of dairy farming but it won't make dairy farming easy. “We’ve been through some really tough times,” said Chad Schumacher, operator of Schumacher Dairy Farm ...

Miltrim Farms is bringing in more robots to expand its robot milking system. “We decided to switch to robotic milkers for a couple of reasons,” General Manager David Trimner said.

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 ...