BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Cow comfort is essential to maintaining a productive and profitable dairy. Farmers say that a comfortable cow is a cash cow. “You know, we make fun of how good the cows have it ...

Cow Comfort Inn will be featured on a Maryland Farm & Harvest Jan. 2. The Union Bridge farm uses “cow fit bits” to monitor the health of the farm’s cows and assess when females are ready for mating.

Almost half of farmers in a recent survey admit they see cows perching in cubicles – an indicator of poor cow comfort that reduces lying times, increases lameness risks, and limits milk production.