Lely Center Mullingar Webinar

Managing 530 cows on a grass based system with 8 Lely Robots over 2 units.
Since converting their 2 dairies from a 30 unit and 20 unit parlours to a 5 & 3 Robot systems, the Callan Family have reduced the labour requirement on their dairy business by 2 labour units and increased milk solid production by 100 kgs per cow.

Father and son duo Conor and Niall Molony from outside Thurles in Co. Tipperary were existing dairy farmers milking 170 cows on a spring calving grass-based system through a herringbone parlour. In spring 2019 the farm made the change to robotic milking. Now entering their third year with Lely robots Conor and Niall will talk through how they are maximising the two robots and the reason they decided to make the change.

Henry and Robert Mulligan from Co Meath installed six Lely robots on their farm in September 2019 to milk their herd of over 400 cows. The farmers held a virtual open day on their farm to give their honest opinion of the system to date. If you are interested in developing a similar system contact the team at Lely Center Mullingar. 

Jack Madigan from Co. Kilkenny converted to dairying in 2020 with the installation of a Lely Astronaut A5. The farm started off with 70 heifers, half of which were Fleckvieh heifers imported from Austria. Keeping building costs to a minimum and making the best use out of the existing shed were key considerations for the farmyard design team on this project. Jack will outline his experiences of the system to date and share his advice for anyone thinking of going down the robotic milking route.

Our introductory webinar is led by Sean Callan, head of our Farm Management Support Team at Lely Center Mullingar. In this session, Sean discusses optimal farm layout and infrastructure for robotic milking. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our second webinar is led by William Conlon, part of our Yard Design & Project Coordination Team at Lely Center Mullingar. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our sixth webinar sees our Farm Management Support Team discuss how to plan for 500kg of milk solids from 500kg of meal. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our fifth webinar sees our team of in house experts discuss how to feed a high yielding cow on a robotic milking. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our seventh webinar sees our Farm Management Support Team discuss Zero Grazing. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our third webinar is led by our Farm Management Support Team at Lely Center Mullingar. In this session, they discuss optimising your grassland management with robotic milking. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our eighth webinar sees our Farm Management Support Team discuss the key points for building dairy business plans, TAMS grants & Farm partnerships. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our fourth webinar sees our team of in house experts discuss how to optimise the performance of your large dairy herd with robotic milking. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our ninth webinar - Solar Power & Dairy Automation is discussed with our Yard Design & Project Coordination Team at Lely Center Mullingar. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

Our tenth webinar sees our team of in house experts discuss the Installation Requirements for a Lely Astronaut. For more information on any of the topics covered in this session, please contact Niall McGauran on 086 417 8424.

In this webinar for Virtual farm tour of Simple Robotic Milking install in Tipperary, we cover:
• Yard design
• Building costs
• Installation
• Grazing plan
• Start up experience
• Lessons learnt so far

Derek O'Halleran was a new dairy entrant in spring 2020. Due to the fragmented nature of his land, a grazing system was not an option for the farm, so it was decided to develop an indoor robotic milking system with a high yielding herd. Hoof health is vital to the success of the system with a Lely Discovery Collector installed to ensure passages in the shed are kept clean at all times. 

Peter Anderson from Co Kildare converted to dairying in spring 2019, installing a Lely A5 to milk his 64 heifers on a grass-based system. In spring 2020 he installed his second Lely A5 and increased numbers to 100 cows with an average production of 490kg of milk solids. For 2021 he aims to milk 130 cows on the system. Peter will outline how the system has worked for the farm to date and how the information he gets from his robots helps him to make daily management decisions.

This webinar gives an in depth look into the new Lely Horizon farm management system which combines individual cow data from your Lely equipment, with third party information into one single app.

As part of the webinar, Donal Lynch from XLVETS talks you through the information that is available to vets from the robots and how he uses this information when it comes to selective dry cow therapy. He goes through best practice when it comes to drying off a cow.  

The team at Lely Center Mullingar examine in-depth; the options farmers have when looking at a robotic scraper for their yard. The Lely Discovery and Lely Discovery Collector offer unrivalled flexibility when it comes to cleaning both solid and slatted areas within sheds and farmyards.

Learn how these machines work and what they are capable of doing. You will also get the opportunity to hear from local farmers on their experience of these products

The webinar will also focus on the Lely Juno automatic feed pusher and the potential benefits that can be seen by more regular pushing up of feed such as increased feeding times and therefore production. 

In addition, the Lely Calm automatic calf feeding system will be discussed and the many labour saving and calf performance benefits they bring to calf rearing.