Dairymaster secures deal to equip mega farms in China
Irish dairy equipment giant Dairymaster has agreed a deal to furnish mega farms in China with its technology, the company has announced.
Robots use lasers to milk dairy cows
Dairy farmer and Darigold Chairman, Leroy Plagerman, says the cows actually like the robots better.
Not your grandparents’ dairy: Washington operation shows scale of modern milk production
MESA, Wash. – Case VanderMeulen’s oldest brother inherited his family’s 100-cow dairy in the Netherlands. So the younger brother came to America and built his own milking enterprise that never sleeps.
Dairy Farms Have Embraced Automated Milking And It's Actually Helping Their Cows
On more and more farms around the world, cows are milking themselves — and it’s contributing to happier cows, younger farmers, and a thriving dairy industry.
In Japan, Doing More With Less Means Getting a Robot to Milk Your Cows
National push for automation reaches farms, as human workforce heads out to pasture.
Fonterra trials blockchain technology with Chinese shopping giant Alibaba
Chinese shopping giant Alibaba is teaming up with Fonterra and NZ Post to trial away of tracking your food from paddock to the plate.
NZ dairy farmers key to new food revolution
City-based future food systems such as cultured meat and vertical farming will rely heavily on the nutrient and water management expertise of dairy farmers, Australian science writer Julian Cribb says.
USU goats’ milk produces material as strong as spider webs
WELLSVILLE, Utah – There is something very different about the goats at Utah State University’s south farm in Wellsville, Utah.
What does Lely’s fully robotic dairy farm vision entail?
Farming innovator Lely has announced groundbreaking technology, designed towards fulfilling its vision for the future sustainable, fully robotic dairy farm. It focuses on the wellbeing of the cow, farmer, consumer and environment.
Dairy Robotics and Economics
The United Nations projects the world’s population reaching close to 9.7 billion people by the year 2050. As the consumer population continues to rise, farmers are turning to technology to produce more food with fewer resources.