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The notion of milking cows with a robot, let alone one named "Lely Astronaut 3," might remind some milk producers of science fiction shows like Star Wars or Star Trek. There is no known robotic milker currently installed in Ohio, but these sleek, high-tech machines are tugging on the barn doors of some of the state's most progressive dairies, and the seemingly fictional concept is proving to be a science rooted in efficiency and increased productivity.

Two dairies in western Ohio have been unable to pay on loans since March.

Witmer’s Feed and Grain has agreed to settle the lawsuit in exchange for many of employee’s assets.

LANSING, Michigan -- Michigan is one step away from approving a new bill to regulate animal care in agreement with standards outlined by one...

HARRISBURG, Pa. --A team of six Belgian draft horses, exhibited by Triple Star Farm of Columbus Mich., drove into victory at the All Breed...

URBANA, Ill -- It sure would be nice if equine surgeons could pull out their crystal ball during prepurchase exams and tell an owner...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Irregular work schedules, long hours, job dissatisfaction and other such working conditions of parents in low-income families significantly impact family food...

DAVIS, Calif. -- In a Policy Forum paper published in the journal Science, the researchers documented a slowdown since 1990 in the growth rate...

HARRISBURG, Pa. --Supreme champion ewe and ram were selected from two different Massachusetts farms at the 2009 Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg Oct....

MADISON, Wis. -- Harvue Roy Frosty, a five-year-old Holstein cow from Rudolph, Wis., was crowned supreme champion of World Dairy Expo 2009. Sired by...