Many dairy producers in Maine have trouble finding the workforce they need to maintain sustainable operations. Could robots step in? The University of Maine recently unveiled a robotic milking barn — ...

OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - After years of planning and hard work, the University of Maine has another complete project on Witter Farm. Their new robotic milking barn was built from the ground up and ...

Cows lay in the robotic milking barn at the University of Maine’s J. F. Witter Teaching & Research Center in Old Town on Friday. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN A dairy cow steps through a small ...

ORONO, Maine (WABI) -Maine’s third robotic milking barn is underway on UMaine’s campus in Orono. UMaine’s Witter Farm is where students research and work in programs involving dairy and equine science ...

The GEA DairyRobot milking robot automates milking on modern dairy farms, helping farmers improve cow comfort, milk quality and labor planning in the US and worldwide. GEA, DE0006602006, Illustration ...

FAIRFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - Robotic milking systems are opening a world of possibilities on Vermont farms. Since childhood, Ben Williams has milked cows using a manual milking system. After taking over ...

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, ...

GEA’s milking robots promise calmer cows, richer data, and fewer labor headaches. But how do they really compare in US barns already betting big on automation, and what should you know before talking ...

Before the robots, Sam Sowers knew dairy farming by feel. Growing up on a family farm in Frederick, Maryland, he learned how to milk the old-fashioned way — stooping under a cow to latch equipment ...

To celebrate, the first 50 Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking systems ordered in Canada for 2015 delivery will include a free MQC-C2 installed for accurate milk-quality monitoring. Pella, Iowa — More ...