Monthly Archives: May 2011

Ehrhardt Dairy Farm Open House will feature Lely’s Astronaut A3 Next Robotic Milking System

Ehrhardt Dairy Farm will host an Open House Saturday, June 4, 2011, featuring the Lely Astronaut A3 Next robotic milking system. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the Lely Astronaut in action, tour the facilities and ask questions about … Continue reading

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Minnesota Milk Producers Association – Summer Bus Tour: June 15-16, 2011

Join Minnesota Milk Producers Association on their Summer Bus Tour, scheduled for June 15-16, 2011. Don’t miss your chance to: Get away and have some fun. Learn something new. Network with dairy producers and industry representatives Everyone who registers by … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – May 25

The Wordless Wednesday tradition continues! We hope you enjoy the friendly faces in this photo that was taken last week during our visit to Halarda Farms Ltd. in Elm Creek, Manitoba. And please, don’t forget to share your Wordless Wednesday … Continue reading

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ISU Extension Offers Tours of Robotic Milkers

Are you looking to tour a robotic dairy farm? Would you like to see how they work in person? If so, you’re in luck because ISU Extension is offering a tour of robotic milkers in June. ISU Extension has the … Continue reading

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Friday Focus – Heifer Mastitis

Research has shown that heifer mastitis is an important problem on many dairies. It causes economical damage due to milk loss, treatment costs and premature culling of affected heifers. Heifer mastitis can be considered a problem on a farm if … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – May 18

Last week we shared our first Wordless Wednesday blog post and today, we’d like to continue the tradition. If you’re not familiar with this blogosphere phenomenon, About.com, describes Wordless Wednesday as, “a simple blog post featuring a photo which conveys … Continue reading

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Villa Rosa Dairy and Illinois Partners talk Robotic Milking

A couple of months ago, we talked about a YouTube video, courtesy of Illinois Partners, in the blog, Illinois Partners Features Villa Rosa Dairy. Today, we ‘d like to continue that discussion and invite you to read a recent online … Continue reading

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The Best Start for Your Calves

Questions continue to come in regarding Lely’s Calm automatic calf feeder. As a result, we’d like to share a couple of videos from our YouTube channel that show the Calm calf feeder in action. See for yourself how the Calm … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – May 11

As many of you know, Wednesdays have a certain “look” thanks to the Wordless Wednesday (WW) blogosphere phenomenon. As described by About.com, Wordless Wednesday “is a simple blog post featuring a photo which conveys a message that speaks for itself … Continue reading

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Plug and Play – Lely Juno Feed Pusher

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. The Juno automatic feed pusher is the ultimate labor-saving solution for constantly feeding your herd. Assuming a round takes only 15 minutes, the Lely Juno will save you at least 273 … Continue reading

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