PELLA, Iowa -Toasting with fluted glasses of milk, Alexander van der Lely, CEO of Lely Group, and his 11-year-old son Laurens opened the company's new Pella production facility last week in front of ...

PLAINVIEW, Minn. — Robotic milking may be the future of dairy farming but it won't make dairy farming easy. “We’ve been through some really tough times,” said Chad Schumacher, operator of Schumacher ...

Here at Weiss Centennial Farm we are going to remember June Dairy Month 2011 and celebrate it for years to come. June 14 “Johann” began working for us. Johann, a very 21st century LELY automated ...

PELLA, Iowa — "Iowa is often known as the food capital of the world," said Lely Group CEO Alexander van der Lely at last week’s grand opening celebration for Lely’s North American dairy production ...

"We’re working in the right direction." Farmers discover surprising benefits of using robots to perform crucial daily task: 'We've noticed a tremendous change' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Lely has launched three new robotic solutions for milking cows. Both Astronaut A5 Next and Astronaut Max build on the success of the Astronaut A5 milking robot. In addition, the Lely Hub was also ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Faced with an increasing shortage of workers, Idaho dairies are investing in robotic milkers. “The interest in robotic milking in Idaho is growing quite rapidly,” said John Paetz, ...