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title: Lely North America Blog | Sustainability
description: Sustainability | The Lely Life blog tells the stories of dairy producers and dairy industry professionals all across North America. Lely provides advice on issues the dairy farming industry is facing today as well as the latest news and information that farmers need to know about dairy farm automation.
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 March 13, 2026 

[Meet the Next Generation of Robotic Milking: The Lely Astronaut A5 Next](https://www.lelylife.com/meet-the-next-generation-of-robotic-milking-the-lely-astronaut-a5-next?hsLang=en-us)

The features of the Lely Astronaut A5 Next robotic milking system improve cow comfort,...

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 June 27, 2025 

[Robotics Replace Rotary on Dairy Farm Focused on Labor, Efficiency & the Future](https://www.lelylife.com/robotics-replace-rotary-on-dairy-farm-focused-on-labor-efficiency-the-future?hsLang=en-us)

This Lely Life Blog covers how reproduction management differs in a robotic dairy...

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 January 14, 2021 

[Buit Dairy Paints Its Barn Red with Lely Robotic Solutions](https://www.lelylife.com/buit-dairy?hsLang=en-us)

The Buits chose Lely automation for its complete package in milking, feeding and manure...

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 December 14, 2020 

[Lely Robots Harmonize Milking with Grazing at Brackenhurst Farm](https://www.lelylife.com/brackenhurst-farm?hsLang=en-us)

Lely robots have allowed the Brackenhurst Farm to make milking and grazing work...

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 November 18, 2020 

[Westvale-View Dairy: Where Cows Get to Live Their Best Lives](https://www.lelylife.com/westvale-view-dairy?hsLang=en-us)

The Westendorps of Nashville, Michigan, are a family of dairy enthusiasts who work...

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 October 27, 2020 

[A sustainable, profitable and enjoyable future in farming](https://www.lelylife.com/2014/01/a-sustainable-profitable-and-enjoyable-future-in-farming-4?hsLang=en-us)

Lely, founded in 1948, directs all its efforts toward creating a sustainable, profitable...

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 October 20, 2020 

[North America's 5,000th Lely Astronaut Finds Its Home in California](https://www.lelylife.com/fred-rau-dairy?hsLang=en-us)

Lely is celebrating the installation of North America's 5,000th Lely Astronaut, and we...

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 August 12, 2020 

[The Three Phases of Robotic Milking Startup](https://www.lelylife.com/robotic-milking-startup-lely-fms?hsLang=en-us)

For farmers who are new to Lely's Red Cow Community, the Lely FMS team provides a...

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 July 8, 2020 

[Pattison Dairy Selects Lely Robots for Cow-Oriented Capabilities](https://www.lelylife.com/pattison-dairy?hsLang=en-us)

Pattison Dairy of Granavillo, Iowa, was established in 1979, and started milking its 700...

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