Stensland Family Farms, which sits in the northwest corner of Iowa, has 170 dairy cows, but nobody milks them. Robots do. Aided by sensors, lasers, and data collection, automated technology is ...

Wearable technology, like the under-performing Google Glass, might still be a tough sell for humans. But it seems to be catching on with farm animals. More accurately, farmers are embracing wearable ...

Once clean, a laser-guided sensor determines the shape and location of the cow’s teats, suctions on, and collects the milk. A farm on P.E.I. is bringing high-tech efficiency to their traditional dairy ...

Bromfield Farm, near Wigton in Cumbria, has embraced cutting-edge technology with the installation of seven robotic milking systems and two robotic feed pushers. This has eased workloads and improved ...

Wagholm Farms in New Hamburg, Ontario, was among the first to show how a tie stall barn can successfully make the leap to ...

Mickey Aylard, a fourth generation farmer, works on Brackenhurst farm in North Saanich. Farmers mental health has been put to the test over the last year, but additions like automatic milking machines ...

Australia's farmers face labor shortages, making it harder to muster its estimated 26 million beef cows. Could SwagBot, a robot cow herder now fitted with AI technology, help round up cows? Skip next ...

The federal government wants Canada's dairy farmers to become more competitive globally. On August 1, the government introduced the Dairy Farm Investment Program, which offers $250 million to the ...