Dairy's future hinges on immigration reform. Labor is the top challenge with immigrant workers milking over two-thirds of ...

Many dairy producers in Maine have trouble finding the workforce they need to maintain sustainable operations. Could robots step in? The University of Maine recently unveiled a robotic milking barn — ...

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WAUSAU, Wis. (WGBA/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — Dairy farms are utilizing robots to transform agriculture and reduce labor costs. Just north of Wausau, the Agriculture Center of Excellence is ...

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — University of New Hampshire dairy researchers are more relaxed these days about monitoring pregnant cows: A sensor attached to their tails sends text alerts to help detect when ...

Benjamin Manuel Gonzales and other workers in the milking barn at the Cow Palace in the Yakima Valley. A worker at Veiga Dairy in Sunnyside, Washington, hoses down the concrete pad after milking.

The White House is doubling its inflation forecast this year. The Biden Administration is now projecting inflation to rise by 4.8% in the fourth quarter of 2021, up from the 2% forecasted in May. The ...

As 2025 winds down, northwest Iowa dairy farms are taking stock of a year that brought both optimism and new pressures. Sioux County dairy producer Christina Zuiderveen says harvest conditions ...

DURHAM, N.H. -- University of New Hampshire dairy researchers are more relaxed these days about monitoring pregnant cows: A sensor attached to their tails sends text alerts when they're in labor.