Max Armstrong reports that robotic milkers could expand more quickly in the dairy industry. Max shares work by two researchers at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will partner with several universities to explore the financial, environmental and social impact of using robotic milkers. The researchers hope their work will help guide farmers as they look at installing these autonomous systems.

Max Armstrong's Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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