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[By admin](https://www.lelylife.com/author/admin) [![](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/Scholarship%20Announcement.jpeg)](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-announces-2024-scholarship-winners?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-announces-2024-scholarship-winners?hsLang=en-us) [Dairy](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/dairy), [Dairy Industry](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/dairy-industry), [Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely), [Scholarship](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/scholarship), [Automated Milking](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/automated-milking) April 12, 2024 [Lely announces recipients of the expanded 2024 Future of Dairy Scholarship](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-announces-2024-scholarship-winners?hsLang=en-us) Lely North America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Future of Dairy... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) 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Yogurt](https://www.lelylife.com/steensma-family-dairy-and-yogurt?hsLang=en-us) The dairy farm Kate Steensma runs with her family installed Lely Astronaut A5 robotic... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![Keilen kids inside robot room with Lely Astronaut A5 robotic milking system](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/Keilen%20kids-2.jpeg)](https://www.lelylife.com/k-k-dairy?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/k-k-dairy?hsLang=en-us) [Labor](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/labor), [Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely), [Lely Astronaut](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely-astronaut), [Hi-Tech Dairy Supply, Inc.](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/hi-tech-dairy-supply-inc) February 24, 2022 [Keilen Family Excited About the Future of Their Lely Automated Dairy](https://www.lelylife.com/k-k-dairy?hsLang=en-us) With labor costs becoming increasingly challenging, Kristi and Matthew Keilen turned to... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![Lely Future of Dairy Scholarship](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(66).png)](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-announces-2021-scholarship-winners?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-announces-2021-scholarship-winners?hsLang=en-us) [Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely) December 15, 2021 [Lely Selects Recipients of the 2021 Future of Dairy Scholarship](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-announces-2021-scholarship-winners?hsLang=en-us) Lely North America is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Future of Dairy... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![Brake family in Lely automated barn](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/BrakeFamily.jpg)](https://www.lelylife.com/oakleigh-farm?hsLang=en-us) [Read 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