Your Lely Center

What Can Leedstone do for You?

Bringing value & support to your dairy. From planning, installation & service to ongoing support, your Leedstone team is here to help you reach your goals.

  • Construction or retrofit
  • Competitive pricing; maximized efficiencies
  • Customizable barn layouts

See one of our projects, from Construction to Completion timelapse video!

This is why we're here - KEEPING FAMILIES ON THE FARM.

SALES - PLANNING - INSTALLATION - TRAINING - SERVICE - ONGOING SUPPORT

Ongoing Services & Support

Maximizing the Performance of Your Equipment

PRODUCTS/SERVICE

  • Milking
  • Feeding
  • Cleaning
  • Refrigeration
  • Ventilation

FARM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

  • Training
  • Preparing
  • Monitoring
  • Identifying strengths & opportunities
  • Tips, trends & upgrades

Our Employees

Meet Your Leedstone Teams

Location Managers

Location sales managers for all 4 of our Lely center locations

Our Leedstone Lely Center includes 4 locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Location managers include: Collin "Spud" Brehmer (Glencoe, MN), Darren Pieper (Menomonie, WI), Clay Tennant (Melrose, MN), and Keith Fuerstneau (Plainview, MN).

We work together and independently to ensure our clients enjoy the highest quality of equipment and ongoing support. Your goals are important to us, and we're here to work with you to improve efficiencies, productivity, and cow comfort.

Farm Management Support (FMS)

Lely Farm Management Support specialists FMS

Your Farm Management Support Specialists help you prepare, learn the ropes, and are on-the-farm assisting during your start-up. After your start-up, we help you monitor and review progress as a monthly service to you.

Your FMS Specialist is there to help you and your cows transition and make the most of your new equipment. We work with you to prepare and train beforehand, learn the routine during start-up, and continue communications with monitoring performance for strengths and opportunities afterward.

Product Support Managers

Lely product managers who optimize your equipment for you

Your Leedstone Lely Product Specialists are trained experts, here to support you and our service techs for ensuring the fastest updates and repairs. We know the equipment inside and out!

Our Product Specialists are here to help make sure you have the right equipment for your situation, and that it runs smoothly. During installation we're there to ensure proper placement, set-up, compatibility, and programming for maximum efficiency and effective operations.

Install & Service Technicians

Service and installation technicians help ensure everything is installed as it should be

Your Leedstone Service Technicians are here to help with installation, maintenance and answering technical questions about your equipment. When you have a mechanical question or need parts or service, it goes through us!

Along with the installation of your equipment, your Leedstone Service Technicians are on hand during any technical difficulties to help bring you back to full capacity as quickly as possible. And, our Refrigeration techs are proficient in all brands of cooling equipment.

We're just a phone call away when you need us, and available 24/7 (emergencies only after business hours; refridgeration technicians are limited to business hours) to be there as needed and minimize any downtime.

Office Support

Office support team for scheduling and more

Our Leedstone Office Support specialists are crucial to helping everything run smoothly. From ordering parts to scheduling for installs and service, we are the best at what we do, because we work as a team!

Our Leedstone Equipment Office Support helps ensure the team at your farm is giving you all the attention you deserve—before, during and after your install. We keep the part ordering, administrative, and documentation side of your project moving forward. 

Route Delivery

Your route delivery team who helps with maintenance to bring your milking performance to an optimum level

Your Route Delivery specialists bring the products you need, right to your farm. No need to go anywhere, simply let your Leedstone driver know what you need before your regularly scheduled visit!

Delivery to your farm when you need the right products:

  • Chemicals - including professional handling
  • Producers ask for the Leedstone brand
  • Mini retail store of animal health, detergents, supplies and more
  • General cleaning duties - cost effective with less chemical use
  • Milking equipment assessment & preventative maintenance

Ask us about our full-line services and Route delivery areas!

 

Recent News!

Emslander Dairy

Congratulations to the Emslander family from Foley, MN. They recently installed their second Lely Vector automatic feeding system! See our Emslander Vector video here.

Their first Vector was installed about three years ago at a nearby location. See their new equipment in action here! The Lely Vector system has a "feed to need" feature that measures feed height and mixes a new batch of feed when the minimum feed amount is met. Each batch is fresh, consistent, and properly mixed, which promotes higher feed intake & a healthier rumen. The system can deliver fresh feed from 2 to 10 times a day! It also saves on labor in mixing feed rations for your cows and minimizes tractor run time and fuel consumption. Thank you to the Emslanders for working with Leedstone!

Your Lely Solutions

Featured Products

Leedstone, Who We Are

Our equipment team specializes in sales, installation, service and ongoing support for your Lely equipment. Plus, we have so much more to offer your entire operation: animal health products and specialists, animal prescriptions, route/farm delivery, and more. Learn more about us in this brochure.

A5 Robot Milker

The A5 Robotic Milker takes physical labor out of your milking equation. With Lely A5 automation, your time is spent proactively managing cow efficiency and herd health. And, your cows become more relaxed and productive. Let Leedstone help you reach your production goals—888.267.2697

Vector Automated Feeding

Lely Vector automatic feeder mixes the right feed in the right amount, then feeds it to your cattle at the proper portion and frequency. Easily programmed, The Vector allows your herd to eat as often as they want without you having to raise a finger! Contact Leedstone to help your cattle get the most from their feed—888.267.2697.

Discovery Collectors

Lely Discovery and Discovery Collector help you keep your barn clean. Ideal for different types of barn floors, these solutions automate the repetitive, dirty work of scraping the barn manually. Regular cleaning keeps feet, udders and tails clean. Talk to Leedstone for this automated robot to keep your barn clean—888.267.2697.

Juno Feed Pusher

The Juno pushes feed in all types of barns and is easily programmed to keep feed in front of your animals. Cows eating more feed leads to higher milk production, fresher forage and healthier animals. Call Leedstone to order and schedule the installation of your automated feed pushing system—888.267.2697.

Luna Cow Brush

Cows love the Luna cow brush! The best in cow comfort, Luna is easy to install and takes very little energy to run. It stimulates blood circulation, promotes clean and healthy skin and makes your cattle comfortable and quieter. Let Leedstone know how many you'd like—888.267.2697.

 

Testimonials & Feedback

No Regrets!

The Groetsch Family with Milking Robots

Lisa Groetsch of Albany, MN said of their conversion from Herringbone parlor to 4 milking robots: “People ask, ‘Would you do it again?’ The answer is yes! We have attained a better tank average, better cow health, a satisfying and flexible workplace for our crew, and a lifestyle and a career our children would consider for their future.”

Milk Harvesting

Reuter Dairy (Hastings, MN)

Hastings, MN

The Reuter family from Hastings, MN retrofitted their older barn with 2 Lely A5 milking robots in May of 2021. They had previously installed a
Lely Juno feed pusher and a Discovery 90SW slat scraper as a first step.

Leedstone also designed, built, and welded some of the fencing and gates. Dennis Reuter offered feedback and said, “It was a big advantage to
us that it was a retrofit project, and that we pre-trained the cows before
start-up. The whole transition went smoothly with help from
Leedstone’s FMS (Farm Management Support) & TSS (Technical Service
Support) teams."

Thank you, Dennis, for the update and for working with Leedstone!

 

Product used

A5 Astronaut Automated Milking Robots | Horizon | Discovery Slat Scraper | Juno Feed Pusher

Dodleston Hall Farm, managing 300 pedigree Holstein cows, installed the Vector feeding system in 2024. Previously, feed was only provided once a day and pushed until the night check at 9 PM, remaining untouched until morning. Now, with the Vector, cows receive fresh feed throughout the day and night, with feed being pushed every hour, even on weekends. This system has made feeding much more flexible. Filling the kitchen takes just 20 minutes, and it can hold enough feed for up to three days.

 

Disclaimer: Results have not been verified by Lely or an independent party. Your results may vary.

Disclaimer: Results have not been verified by Lely or an independent party. Your results may vary.

Join Our Herd!

Job Openings

Installation & Service Technicians - Melrose, MN & Menomonie, WI

We are actively seeking to add full-time Installation and Service Technicians to our Equipment Team(s). As an Installation and Service Technician, you will assist in the installation and service of milk harvesting equipment, including robotic milking systems. Our ideal candidate has a good understanding of and experience in plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, welding, and/or general equipment maintenance. This individual should have a strong work ethic, and be self-motivated, honest, and dependable. Job training is provided and paid for by Leedstone.
 
Key Responsibilities: 
·         Assist in installation and service of robotic milking equipment and conventional dairy equipment.
·         Perform miscellaneous repairs as necessary.
·         Regular travel to customer dairy farms required (company vehicle provided).
·         Included in on-call schedule rotation required.
 
Education/Experience/Requirements: 
·         High School diploma or equivalent.
·         HVAC and/or welding experience or certification preferred but not required.
·         Understanding of dairy equipment such as parlors, robotic milking systems, etc. preferred but not required.
·         Understanding of or willingness to learn technology.
·         Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
·         Ability to work in a variety of temperatures indoors and outdoors.
·         Valid state driver’s license and acceptable driving record required.
·         Must have or be able to obtain a valid DOT Medical Card.
 
Benefits: Competitive compensation based on experience along with medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K; start with 3 weeks of paid time off.

Contact Us

How can we help you?

Leedstone Headquarters

222 County Road 173 SE
Melrose, MN 56352

Office: 800.996.3303
Service 888.267.2697
Email LelySales@Leedstone.com

Website - Leedstone.com

Melrose Hours:

Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sat, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Glencoe, MN 55336
2580 9th Street E
M-F, 8-4:30
877.864.5575

Plainview, MN 55964
24260 County Road 27
M-F, 8-4:30
800.548.2540

Menomonie, WI 54751
1720 Freitag Drive
M-F, 8-4:30
866.467.4717

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