Hexter Family - Morrinsville, New Zealand
Mark converted his 26 aside Herringbone shed to a Lely robotic milking system. He currently milks 195 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows with over 50 years breeding history through 3 Lely Astronaut A4 robots
Comins Family - Kihikihi, New Zealand
Ian and Carmen Comins installed their robots in 2018 where they converted their old 10 aside herringbone shed to a Lely Robotic milking system. They first installed one robot and later in 2020 installed a second one, where this has allowed them to milk up to 110 cows.
Lyne Family - Glenfyne, Victoria
15 years ago, an old dairy’s herringbone shed was gutted and had all its equipment sold off. Now dairy farmer Matt Lyne from Southwest Victoria is repurposing it to create a retrofitted, 2 robot automatic milking system!
Arnold Family - Tasmania
"So, we had 2 options, build a 50-unit rotary from scratch, or convert the old 16-unit herringbone to robots..."
After facing staff issues and realising their herd had outgrown their herringbone system, Robert & Ally Arnold decided to retrofit three robots into their existing setup.
"One month in and the cows are doing so well. Much better than I expected, and I love the robots more than I thought I would. -Ally Arnold
Joyce Family - Gippsland
The Joyce family converted their herringbone milking shed into a robotic system by adding Lely robots on either side of the old pit.
Could retrofitting be an option for you? Explore the possibilities and.....
