Chad Kieffer, a third-generation farmer from Utica, Minnesota, has five milkers for his herd of 350 cows. The milkers are squat, patient, persistent workers. They hum around the mooing cows. They are ...

Cattle wear Nofence collars, which use GPS tracking and mobile networks to communicate with virtual fence lines. The technology allows farmers to track cattle and change boundaries in real-time from ...

The future of grazing management is here. Virtual cattle fencing, where farmers draw GPS boundaries to herd cattle, has the ...

George van Vlaanderen used to spend hours each day moving fences so his dairy goats could graze on fresh forage. Now an app does the job. Van Vlaanderen, who makes cheese and kefir at Does’ Leap Farm ...

Dairy cows wear their ear tags while eating feed at Vale Wood Farms in Loretto. Mirror photo by Colette Costlow About 4,000 farms operate in Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield, Centre and Huntingdon ...

Ranches in northwest Wyoming — and around the Mountain West — are turning to virtual fences to cut labor costs, prevent grazing overuse and get rid of barbed wire, which opens up migration corridors ...

From monitoring animal activity to predicting the best time for insemination to support genetic improvement, apps are playing an increasing role in farming and reducing its impact on the environment.

As dairy farmers dwindle every year, the demand for high-quality milk remains steadfast, driving a surge in dairy farming. Although this shift improves efficiency, it makes managing the health of ...

The future of pharmaceuticals in cattle production stands at a critical juncture, according to Dr. Mike Apley, professor at Kansas State University. Apley emphasized the possibilities as well as the ...