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Category Archives: Dairy Industry
A sustainable, profitable and enjoyable future in farming …
Lely has decided to revise its mission and vision. Although the company is not going to proceed in a totally different direction, some areas have been changed. We asked Alexander van der Lely, CEO of the Lely Group, to explain … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy Industry, Robotic Milking, Sustainability
Tagged agriculture, automation, dairy, dairy industry, Vision
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Lely Astronaut A4 users tell their story – Karsten Jensen
Last week, we shared Arnold van Dorp’s robotic milking story in the February 24th blog, Lely Astronaut A4 users tell their story – Van Dorp dairy farm. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Karsten Jensen from Denmark. Karsten currently … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy Farm, Dairy Industry, Lely A4, Robotic Milking, Technology
Tagged A4, agriculture, automation, dairy, dairy farm, dairy industry, farm life, farmer, farmers, Lely, robotic milking
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Wordless Wednesday – February 29
On this Wordless Wednesday we’d like to share a photograph taken at Murray Holm Farms. They began milking with two Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking systems in December and recently sent a text to Lely Center East, their local Lely … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy Farm, Dairy Industry, Lely A4, Live Life Lely, Robotic Milking, Technology
Tagged A4, automation, dairy, dairy farm, dairy industry, farm life, farmer, farmers, Lely, robotic milking, Wordless Wednesday
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Dairy Star features Tom Anderson’s work in Farm Business Management
Dairy Star recently shared news that Tom Anderson received the Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Agricultural Education Program award from the National Association of Agricultural Educators for his work in the Minnesota Farm Business Management program. Anderson is the Farm Business Management instructor … Continue reading
Lely Astronaut A4 users tell their story – Van Dorp dairy farm
Last week, we shared Jan and Chris Kappers’ robotic milking story in the February 13th blog, The longest running Lely Astronaut in Northern America. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Arnold van Dorp, owner of Van Dorp dairy farm in … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy Farm, Dairy Industry, Lely A4, Live Life Lely, Robotic Milking
Tagged A4, automation, dairy, dairy farm, dairy industry, Lely, robotic milking
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Multiple milking robots on a dairy are becoming more common
On family farms, the choice to go for robotic milking is mainly driven by flexibility or freedom; on large farms, less hassle with labor is the main argument. In some countries it is often difficult to find qualified employees, and … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Animal Care, Dairy, Dairy Farm, Dairy Industry, Lely A4, Live Life Lely
Tagged A4, agriculture, automation, dairy, dairy farm, dairy industry, farm life, farmer, farmers
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Wordless Wednesday – February 15
Last week we posted a Wordless Wednesday photo that was inspired by one of Lely’s core values, Innovation. Today we’d like to share another photo that reflects one of our five core values: Passion. We are passionate about what we … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Animal Care, Dairy Farm, Dairy Industry, Sustainability, Technology
Tagged automation, dairy, dairy industry, Wordless Wednesday
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The longest running Lely Astronaut in Northern America
In 1999, Jan and Chris Kappers, owners of Oldspank Farms in Ontario Canada, became one of the first Lely Astronaut milkers in North America. Their first robot is still running. In 1998, Jan and his family emigrated from Holland and … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Animal Care, Dairy, Dairy Farm, Dairy Industry, Dairy News, Live Life Lely, Robotic Milking, Sustainability
Tagged agriculture, dairy farm, dairy industry, farmer, Lely, robotic milking, technology
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Lely builds the 12,500th Lely Astronaut milking robot
Last November an impressive milestone was reached in Dairy automation. The 12,500th Lely Astronaut milking robot was produced at our factory in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The history of the Astronaut is a story that is just as impressive as the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy Industry, Lely A4, Live Life Lely, Robotic Milking
Tagged agriculture, automation, farmers, Lely, robotic milking
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