BUFFALO CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Augie and Mike Baumann's approach to milking their 240-head dairy cow herd is strictly hands-off. The father and son's cows walk, unprompted, into a computer-controlled ...

POSTVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Farming is a generational practice for Monica and Brain Enyart, but time with their three kids is fleeting. Technology is helping the couple reclaim the limited resource. The ...

At one of the milking robots, several cows are lined up, nose to tail, politely waiting their turn. The cows can get milked by robot whenever they like, which typically means more frequently than the ...

Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think. Thanks to ...

Craig Witt and his family are no longer tied to a rigid milking schedule. “We don’t have to get up for a 5:30 milking anymore,” he said. The human milking routine has been replaced by a robotic milker ...

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act allows schools to serve 2% and whole milk for the first time since 2012.