Robots may be dairy's future, but not a cure-all, farmer says The number of licensed dairy farms in the U.S. has dropped from around 60,000 to 30,000 in the last two decades.

At least five Berks dairy farms have invested in milking robots, counting on future savings the machines could bring in labor costs.

Pennock dairy farm features robotic milking system PENNOCK, Minn. -- In 1953, Dolores and the late Don Youngren bought six spring heifers and started milking cows on their rural Pennock farm.

Lely requires that dairy farmers who adopt its robots commit to letting their cows move freely between milking, feeding, and resting, as well as inside and outside the barn, at their own pace.

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The robots — which not only milk the cows but also control their feed and adjust their schedules — have spread to about 50 dairy farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin since they were first ...

A couple of years ago they built a new $3 million dollar new barn with robotic milking machines and other technology. The Hinchley’s have joined a growing number of dairy farmers going high-tech.

On a growing number of dairy farms, cows, not people, decide when they need to be milked. Robots can do the job day or night. For some farm families, the robots free them from rigid milking schedules.

In addition, Brower said Leedstone's robotic dairying customers tend to be smaller dairy operations. "The larger farms are somewhat hesitant to make that large of an investment up front," Brower said.

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Robots may be dairy's future, but not a cure-all, Plainview farmer says The number of licensed dairy farms in the U.S. has dropped from around 60,000 to 30,000 in the last two decades.