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Paul & Tom Westaway: Devon 2 Astronaut A3 milking robots

‘Robot longevity key to 10 million kg milk milestone. Looking after your robots and having a great team of engineers at Lely Center Devon & Cornwall on hand to help is the secret to Paul Westaway’s incredible robot milestone.’

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Richard & James Voysey: Colcombe Abbey Farm, Devon 2 Astronaut milking robots, 1 Grazeway

‘“It is important to us to see our cows outside grazing and displaying their natural behaviours. The Lely Grazeway has given us the flexibility to combine robotic milking on two Lely Astronaut A5 robots with grazing for six months of the year. Whilst outside grazing, the herd is averaging up to 34 litres from 2.5 milkings per day; pre-robots we would average around 25 litres..”’

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Janice & Phil Kitto: Looe, Cornwall 3 Astronaut milking robots

‘With a £1000 a month reduction in labour costs, the robots using less electricity, a £1300 feed reduction and the increase in milk yield, the robots are more than paying for themselves.’

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Fred Harvey: Lanivet, Cornwall 2 Astronaut milking robots, 1 Juno, 1 Grazeway

‘15 years ago, the Harvey family took the plunge and invested in two A3 milking robots. With changes needing to be made to the farm to secure its future, Fred made the decision that robots were the way forward and fifteen years on they have also added the Juno automatic feeder and the Grazeway system to their barns.’

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Simon, Linda & Bex Heywood: Croyde, Devon 1 Astronaut milking robot, 1 Grazeway

‘We have noticed that visitors to the farm expect to see our cows outside grazing; our organic herd use the Grazeway to decide when they want to go outside, and they come back inside to the Astronaut to be milked. They really are ‘free range’ cows.’

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Jeff Harris: Crediton, Devon 1 Discovery 120 Collector

‘There has been a noticeable reduction in digital dermatitis throughout the herd since installing the Lely Collector robot says Jeff Harris, and he is seeing cleaner cows in general and with udders being so much cleaner, milking times in his parlour have reduced as he is not needing to clean the cows so thoroughly pre milking.’

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Simon and Alison Ward: Wadebridge, Cornwall 2 Astronaut milking robots, 1 Juno, 1 Discovery 90 SW

‘“Investing in two Lely Astronaut A5 robotic milking systems and a Juno feed pusher has helped us to increase yield, improve herd health and welfare, and for us, have a life,” says Simon who together with his wife, Alison and son, Ben milk a high output 315 commercial cow commercial herd near Wadebridge, Cornwall.’

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Paul White: Kingston, South Devon 1 Discovery 120 Collector

‘Paul is now saving two bales worth of sawdust each day due to cleaner cows requiring fewer bedding changes. This is saving him £8.60 a day which over a 6-month housing period in the winter will be a saving of £1500 in bedding alone. The Collector will have paid for itself within 3- or 4-years Paul predicts as it is also saving 1.5 hours in paid labour, tractor depreciation and fuel costs.’

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Chuck and Michele Baulch: Okehampton, Devon 3 Astronaut milking robots, 1 Juno, 1 Discovery 90 SW

‘Robotic systems help to solve labour issues, improve overall enterprise efficiency and for us introduce that element of flexibility. We are setting our sights on continuing to build cow numbers to 350 in order to develop a robust business for the next generation; we’ve four children aged between 22 and 13 years of age, and 20-year-old Alex is already back working on the farm.’

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Chris Cory: Hartland, North Devon 2 Astronaut milking robots, 1 Discovery 120 Collector

‘“Installing robots stopped me selling the herd and kept me in dairy farming” says Chris Cory about his two A5 milking robots. “After milking in a parlour for almost 40 years, I was ready to sell up, but the robots have made such a difference that I am continuing to farm and my children now have a future in dairy farming.”’

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Phil Kitto: Looe, Cornwall 3 Astronaut milking robots, 1 Grazeway

‘Exploiting the A5 milking robot’s exit gate potential has provided the Kitto family with the opportunity to combine robotic milking with grazing a portion of their 185-cow pedigree Holstein herd for up to six months of the year, and in turn pre-empt their processors’ requirements.’

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Charlie Trivett: Axminster, Devon 1 Discovery 120 Collector

‘Charlie Trivett, Herdsman at Castlewood Farm near Axminster, works with a 100-cow dairy herd and has seen a difference in the calmness of his cows since purchasing the Lely Discovery 120 Collector, as well as a significant reduction in manual labour hours and costs.’

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Gareth Tape: Bideford, Devon 2 Astronaut milking robots, 1 Juno, 1 Discovery 90 SW

‘Investing in the Discovery 90 SW automated slurry scraper is one more tool contributing towards improving herd efficiency, says Gareth Tape who manages the 110 Hardisworthy pedigree cow Holstein herd with his father, Les, near Bideford, Devon. The robot has also introduced significant cost savings resulting in payback within approximately two years.’

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Chris Quance: Holsworthy, Devon 1 Discovery 120 Collector

‘Chris Quance says he took a punt on a Discovery 120 Collector. “I’d only seen the robot in operation for 10 minutes before I took the plunge to invest. Eight months on and it’s definitely one of the bits of kit I now wouldn’t want to be without. In fact, it’s scheduled to pay for itself within three years.’

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