Monthly Archives: September 2011

Learning from other users by sharing experiences: T4C Benchmark

The distances between Astronaut users in North America are big. Every robot user is a forerunner in their region and there are not many occasions to visit neighbors to see how they are running their operation. These farmers have worked … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – September 28

Last week, we introduced the Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking system. On this Wordless Wednesday, we’d like to showcase the main revolutionary feature of the Astronaut A4 cow box, the I-flow concept. Thanks to the I-flow concept of the cow … Continue reading

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Weiss Centennial Farm – 100 days with “Johann”

This post has been reblogged with permission of the owner, Weiss Centennial Farm. The Weiss family installed Lely’s Astronaut robotic milking system on their Michigan farm in June 2011. The robot is named, “Johann,” in honor of the Weiss pioneer who settled … Continue reading

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The latest Lely innovation — Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking system

Lely is proud to announce the latest in dairy innovation: the Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking system. The first public showing in the United States will take place at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 – 8, 2011. … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – September 21

Are you ready for another great World Dairy Expo? Will you attend a show? Stop to visit with exhibitors and learn about the latest technologies available to the dairy industry? Maybe you can’t wait to enjoy a delicious dairy snack … Continue reading

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Nor-Bert Farms to share robotic milking story at World Dairy Expo 2011

Lely, the world leader in robotic milking systems, invites World Dairy Expo media and guests to join Nor-Bert Farms, LLC, as they share their robotic milking story as part of World Dairy Expo’s Virtual Farm Tour. The Tour will take … Continue reading

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Friday Focus – Meet Wensink Farm

On this Friday, we’d like to introduce you to Wensink Farm in Ontario, Canada. The Wensinks have integrated leading-edge technologies on their farm, such as Lely’s Astronaut robotic milking system and Juno automatic feed pusher. Learn more about the Wensinks … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – September 14

Day two is officially underway at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show! Be sure to stop by and visit Lely in the BriteSpan Dairy Innovation Centre to see the newest addition to Lely’s innovative line of products – the Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking system. … Continue reading

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Lely celebrates the installation of the 12,500th Lely Astronaut

Almost twenty years after Lely’s introduction of the world’s very first robotic milking system, we are now reaching the milestone of 12,500 installed Lely Astronaut milking robots. Every day all these Astronaut systems − almost all of them are still … Continue reading

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Friday Focus – Lely Benchmark Community

Earlier this year, we provided a “sneak peak” into a new tool, called “Benchmark,” that would connect Lely producers all over the world within the T4C  (Time for Cows) management system. Today, Lely is proud to announce that along with … Continue reading

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