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Friday Focus – Critical success factors for transitioning to robotic milking

An inquiry held amongst 104 North American farmers, who started with robotic milking between 2008 and 2010, has given us insight into the factors that are critical for a successful transition to robotic milking. Results for Milk Production and Quality … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – March 14

On this Wordless Wednesday we’d like to share a picture that was recently posted on our Facebook page by Sarah Colby. I’m laying on the back of this cow, 1830. She’s one of our cows being milked by Lely A3 robot … Continue reading

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Lepples’ Ridge-View Farm Inc. Open Barn to feature Lely’s Astronaut Robotic Milking System

Lepples’ Ridge-View Farm Inc., a fourth generation dairy farm family, will host an Open Barn Wednesday, April 4, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring the Lely Astronaut robotic milking system, Juno automatic feed pusher and Luna cow brush. … Continue reading

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Lely Astronaut A4 users tell their story – Gaylord Bernard and Emmanuel Decorse

Last week, we shared Karsten Jensen’s robotic milking story in the March 2nd blog, Lely Astronaut A4 users tell their story – Karsten Jensen. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Gaylord Bernard and Emmanuel Decorse, managers at Gaec de … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Progressive Dairyman shares Howard and Mary Jo Straub’s robotic milking story

Progressive Dairyman introduces readers to Howard and Mary Jo Straub in the article, “Robots on a grazing dairy give Michigan couple ‘freedom.’” The article shares information that was provided by Howard and Mary Jo Straub during their presentation, “Grazing and … Continue reading

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