News and press releases

Melbourne, Victoria - Following recent updates to Lely Horizon subscription packages for the Australian market, Lely has released a new demonstration video to help farmers better understand what is included in each option.  

Myponga, Northern Victoria - Mid-November marked an important milestone for Sam Martin and Rudy Franceschinel and their family-run dairy on the Fleurieu Peninsula as they completed the start-up of four Lely Astronaut A5 milking robots.

With young families and a small team on farm, the new Lely automatic milking robots are expected to help set their partnership business up for a more flexible and sustainable future.

Maassluis, Netherlands - Lely has reached another major global milestone at the year end of 2025 with the assembly of the 2,000th Discovery Scraper at its headquarters in Maassluis.

Northern Victoria - The Rushton family has successfully transitioned their Jersey herd to robotic milking, transforming a traditional dairy into a modern, automated operation.

Nothern Victoria, Australia - The Whipp family has taken a bold step into the future of dairy farming with the installation and a successful start-up of two new Lely Astronaut A5 milking robots.

Melbourne, Victoria - Lely has made several updates to the Horizon subscription packages throughout the year, with numerous important changes effectively rolled out across Australia and New Zealand.  

Elmore, Victoria - Earlier this month, the Lely Australia team joined thousands of visitors and more than 700 exhibitors at the Elmore Field Days, held from 7-9 October 2025 in Victoria’s heartland.

Maassluis, 24 June 2025 – Today at the Future Farm Days, Lely proudly launched three exciting solutions. Both Astronaut A5 Next and Astronaut Max build on the success of the Astronaut A5 milking robot. Next to that, Lely Hub was introduced: an essential data safety device for farmers. These solutions are designed to meet the evolving needs of modern dairy farming, with a strong focus on improving animal welfare and farmer prosperity. Lely is proud to take the next step towards the realisation of the Farm of the Future.