Technology should be useful and easily understood if it’s going to bring value to dairy farmers and their employees

Certain parts of the country need more training and technicians to keep up with the number of robotic milking systems that are being installed

The one question I get asked the most as a robotic dairy farmer is this: How many cows can you run per robot? This is such a loaded question to me. I can dissect this one question into many diffe

When it comes to milk quality, there are details I can see now that I couldn’t before we had our voluntary milking system

Milking in both our parlor and with the robots provided some benefits, but certain costs recently led us back to milking exclusively with one system

Farm help is on the decline in our area and across the country, and it is a driving force for why some farms are choosing robotics

Safety is critical for anyone working on the farm, but there are a few reasons why women in agriculture may be at an elevated risk

Last June, meatpacking giant JBS halted all of its U.S. plants that collectively produce about a quarter of the country’s beef supply, for an entire day

Though we don’t see them and may only rarely think about them, there are thousands of satellites — the current approximation is more than 4,500 — circling our globe right now

The dairy industry was big data long before it was cool to be big data

Technology often makes our lives better. On the farm, this is especially true when we are able to pinpoint cow health, production, and reproduction information

Our calf ear tag numbering and coloring system has gone off the rails due to production and supply chain issues throughout the country

The advancements in dairying the past few decades have been impressive, and with technology, the changes will keep coming faster

With the ongoing war in Ukraine upending markets and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect daily life, additional concerns could seem overwhelming to anyone

Regular maintenance can go a long way in preserving a dairy’s hard working skid steer

Heat detection on our farm got more technical yet simpler over time

Everything works smoother with our automated milking systems when we stay on schedule with our cleaning and maintenance

They aren’t always perfect, but we know we can depend on our automated milking systems