Robotic milkers, technology gain traction on dairy farms
Farmers turn to technology that saves labor and boosts herd health.
Tamrookum robotic dairy farm and 4Real Milk is up for sale
FARMER Greg Dennis will sell the robotic dairy at Tamrookum, where 4Real Milk is produced.
Hands-free, solar-powered robotic dairy changes life for a NSW dairying family
A remotely triggered hard-bristle brush that scratches the backs of cows plays a major part in the operation of a solar-powered robotic dairy on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
Milking Edge project investigates robotic milking in Australia
Considered by many dairy farmers as “futuristic” a decade ago, Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) are being demystified as more adopters of the technology share their results and experiences.
Robots in the factory and price rise for suppliers as Maleny Dairies invests for the future
At a desperate time for the dairy industry, with droves of farmers making the tough decision to quit, a determined Sunshine Coast couple is staking their financial future on upgrading their processing plant and keeping local farms in business.
Robotics to transform dairy herd testing
A New Zealand designed and built robotic system is set to transform dairy-herd testing in this country.
'Robot milking saved my dairy farm'
For many dairy farmers in the UK, milking involves getting up before dawn to take the cows from the paddock and into the milking shed – a process that often has to be done again in the afternoon.
A Minnesota robotic dairy survives amid trade war
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 of milk allotted to the baby as she drank from the feeder.
California dairies experiment with milking robots
Robotic milking systems promise greater automation and reduced labor needs but are a big investment for many large-scale farms in California.
Robotic milking: Dairy Aus spends $2m to stop farmers giving it up
DAIRY Australia has spent $2 million over the past three years trying to slow the rate of dairy farmers abandoning robotic milking to less than 10 per cent a year.
