There are essentially two ways to milk a cow. The first is the age-old practice of milking by hand. The second is by machine with buckets and pipeline milkers. More on this second method in my next ...

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Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think. Thanks to ...

FAIRFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - Robotic milking systems are opening a world of possibilities on Vermont farms. Since childhood, Ben Williams has milked cows using a manual milking system. After taking over ...

Farmers Steve Jones, left, and his brother Brian, are converting from cows to goats at their North Hyde Park location. Photo by Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger NORTH HYDE PARK – Vermont’s goat milk supply ...

Having the best parlour for your system can pay dividends, in terms of milk yield, quality and your work life. If you’re thinking about changing your parlour or going into dairy the most important ...