Innovative solutions for dairy farming

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The automated milking and grazing experts in New Zealand

As an international family business in the agricultural sector, we spend every day making farmers’ lives easier with innovative solutions. We offer solutions for almost all activities in the dairy farm: from milking to cleaning. We provide advice on how to organise a dairy farm smartly with the use of management systems.

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Solutions

Flexibility and well-being for dairy farmers and cows.
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Retrofitting

A cost effective installation of robotics

Robotic milking and grazing

Combining milking robots with your grazing strategy

Services

For prolonged and optimal use of machines.
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Featured stories

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From Tradition to Innovation: The Gemmell Family’s Organic Robotic Dairy

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Future-Proofing Dairy Farming: How Robotics Transformed the De Leeuw Farm

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"Sustainable Farming for Ian and Carmen Comins"

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Robotic Milking & Pasture Freedom: The Southern Star Farms Story

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A gamechanger story

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How Automation Transformed Bruce Dinnington’s Dairy

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If you had robots, what could you be doing right now...?

Farming is more than just a job; it’s a way of life. You dedicate long hours to your land, your animals, and your livelihood. For dairy farmers, the early mornings and late nights in the milking shed are a familiar routine. This can mean missing out on moments that matter. But what if things could be different?

The Dairy Experience Podcast

The challenges and satisfactions of dairy farming in Australia is unique in comparison to the rest of the world. To showoff how one-of-a-kind our farmers and dairy-regions are, we have developed a podcast we call: The Dairy Experience!

Grazing and Milking Robots

Pasture grazing-based single box automatic milking systems have already been embraced by dairy farmers across Australia and are changing their lives and production for the better.

Explore The Possibility of Retrofitting

Robotic retrofits leverage existing infrastructure to effectively lower expenses while maintaining current lane and paddock configurations. Lely's Farm Management and Technical Support teams possess the proficiency required to ensure the success of robotics implementation on a range of Australian dairy farms. We encourage you to get in touch with your nearby Lely Centre to explore a potentially budget-friendly approach to enhancing your dairy operations.

Cyber Security

Your farm and your herd are amongst your most valuable assets. Through the years, you've increasingly automated processes on your farm, enhancing the well-being of your cows and boosting the farm's operations. 

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News5/02/2026

Lely reports 2025 financial results: a formidable year

Today, Lely presents its annual results for 2025. Innovative products and services, combined with high customer satisfaction have led to sales of €1,014 million (2024: €857 million).  

The growth of 18% was furthermore driven by a positive market environment with strong average milk prices, and robust demand. Lely’s robots and data clearly add value to farmers to achieve a more sustainable, profitable and enjoyable future in farming. 

Farming innovators
News24/06/2025

Future-proof automatic milking solutions and digital resilience on-farm

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. 

News20/02/2025

Lely reports financials over 2024

Today, Lely presents its annual results for 2024: with a total sales of €857 million (2023: €888 million), in line with the more difficult dairy market.  

News10/09/2024

Lely Zeta: the start of a new chapter in dairy farming

Maassluis, September 10, 2024 - Today, Lely introduces Zeta: a revolutionary concept based on a strong vision for the future. By using cameras, LED lighting, Artificial Intelligence and smart algorithms, Zeta enables farmers to collect even more data to further improve animal welfare and farmer prosperity. With this visionary concept, Lely opens a new era in monitoring cows and barn operation.

How can we help you?

If you have any questions about our services, maintenance, support or solutions, don’t hesitate to reach out! Our advisors are happy to provide skilled support and guidance in your farm optimisation process.

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