In the mid-1970s, the average American dairy farm had about 25 cows. Today, many operations have more than 3,000 — a number that was almost unheard of 25 years ago. Managing large herds efficiently ...

People who haven’t ever milked a cow are usually very concerned about being kicked when they milk for the first time. This is understandable. Cows are big, powerful animals, and milking puts you right ...

Lavern Schlabach, right, talks about hybrid cows during a tour of his D&S Dairy on Tuesday in Sugar Creek Township. His ProCROSS cows were showcased as part of a multi-farm tour geared toward dairy ...

UNDERWOOD, Minn. - It's milking time all day long on Ardy Johanson's Underwood farm. His cows can be milked at any time, up to six times a day, thanks to robotic milkers. Johanson is the eighth ...

There's a real technique to milking a cow by hand. You can't just tug and expect milk to come out. I learned that lesson the hard way between the last two June Dairy Days cow milking competitions, ...

Imagine this: 102 dairy cows living a life of leisure with access to green pastures, nutritious food, friends and the opportunity to be milked whenever they want. When nature calls - even if it's 2 ...

EASTON, N.Y. – Something strange is happening at farms in upstate New York. The cows are milking themselves. Desperate for reliable labor and buoyed by soaring prices, dairy operations across the ...

Matthew Stuber is affiliated with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Gary Kazmer receives funding from USDA. Shalabh Gupta is a member of IEEE and ASME. Steven Zinn receives funding ...