At one of the milking robots, several cows are lined up, nose to tail, politely waiting their turn. The cows can get milked by robot whenever they like, which typically means more frequently than the ...

The state’s smallest dairy farms took the biggest hit during the slump as 18,349 farms with 49 or fewer cows were lost from 1987 to 2007, NASS data shows. After comprising 63.2 percent of all dairy ...

Small family dairy operation in Richardson County wins reader voting for best cover story of the year among agricultural features.

May 23—ALBANY — Two state lawmakers from New York City want to ban dairy farms from expanding beyond 700 cows, a move they say would help protect the environment and preserve small, family-owned dairy ...