News - Lely

July 20, 2017

News

Live Milking at the Pembrokeshire Show

A first for Wales

We are delighted to announce that in association with the Pembrokeshire Agricultural society, we will host a live milking exhibition at the Pembrokeshire Show from the 15th – 17th of August. It will be the first ever live milking event at an exhibition in Wales. Gareth Jones (area manager for Lely) commented: “we are delighted to give the project the go ahead and it has been in the planning stage for the last 6 months. The live milking demonstrations will no doubt be one of the main attractions at this year’s event. Dairy farmers and the general public will have the opportunity of experiencing firsthand how the whole system works, which will be a first for many.” 40 Holstein cows from a local farm will be milked at their leisure with a Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking system throughout the show in a purpose built dairy unit. The Lely Astronaut robotic milking system recognises each cow individually giving them access to the robot 24/7 so they are milked when they choose. Over 200 pieces of data are taken each time, with all data recorded on the T4C (time for cows) management programme which is then presented in a dashboard format enabling the farmer to supply each cow with all her needs for optimal health, milk production and well-being. Over the three show days presentations will be given by Lely staff.

June 10, 2017

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Healthier hooves thanks to a unique manure robot designed for cleaning solid barn floors

A clean barn floor results in less manure in the cubicles and cleaner hooves, tails and udders. This prevents hygiene-related claw and udder infections and promotes the healthy natural behaviour of the cows, which in turn lets you determine their fertility more efficiently. Today, there still isn’t a good solution for clearing solid barn floors. That is why Lely developed the Discovery 120 Collector: a revolutionary robot designed for solid floors that takes the manure away rather than scraping it. This not only results in a cleaner floor, but also prevents the cows from standing in manure up to their dew claws, as is the case when a manure scraper is used.

Agreement on request for advice and social plan

June 9, 2017

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Agreement on request for advice and social plan

allows Lely to focus fully on agricultural robotics and data

Maassluis, 9 June 2017 – Lely´s Joint Works Council has advised on the plan announced in March of the intended sale of Lely’s Forage business and the anticipated organisational adjustments. In addition, the company and the trade unions have reached an agreement on the Social Plan. This means that the intended sale of all Forage activities – the production of forage harvesting machines – to AGCO can become effective as of 1 October 2017. After this date, Lely will continue to strengthen its leading position as an innovator in the dairy market.

100,000 followers on the Lely Facebook page

April 26, 2017

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100,000 followers on the Lely Facebook page

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming our 100,000th visitor. A milestone we are very proud of. We would like to thank everyone who has found us and has rewarded us with their attention. It goes without saying we would like to stay relevant and would like to know what type of information you are looking for. Please let us know!

Happier cows, happier farmer, happier staff

April 25, 2017

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Happier cows, happier farmer, happier staff

Lely Atlantic presents technological opportunities for the post-Brexit dairy industry

On March 29, a small yet significant meeting took place in the House of Lords with participants such as Zoetis, Volac, Barclays and Lely Atlantic. Goal of the meeting was to discover solutions to the challenges that the post-Brexit UK dairy industry faces. Lely Atlantic was present and showed how farm automation can improve dairy farms’ results significantly.

A wide variety of user experiences mark five years of automatic feeding

April 24, 2017

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A wide variety of user experiences mark five years of automatic feeding

As a newcomer in the feeding equipment industry, Lely introduced the Vector automatic feeding system five years ago. A revolutionary system that, in addition to labour savings, has an unprecedented effect on cow health and feed efficiency. Meanwhile, Lely has become the market leader in automated feeding. Remarkably, if you consider that in this market there are many providers with a longer history in feeding equipment.

Lely intends to sell the forage business to AGCO Corporation

March 15, 2017

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Lely intends to sell the forage business to AGCO Corporation

Focus on agricultural robotics and data

The international family-owned company, Lely, plans to sell its Forage business, which produces forage harvesting machines to AGCO Corporation, a recognised worldwide as a leading player in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery.

Lely’s milking robot and grassland machines added to Farming Simulator

Oct. 25, 2016

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Lely’s milking robot and grassland machines added to Farming Simulator

In version 17 of Farming Simulator, the farm simulation game, you can now run your farm with various Lely machines. Four machines for working the land and the Lely Astronaut milking robot for the barn have been added to the latest version of this popular game. Lely is thus following in the footsteps of some 40 brands whose agricultural machinery is already used in the game. The milking robot is a first.