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Feeding

Cows with tags feed on hay in a well-lit barn, lined up along a row of metal feed barriers, with sunlight streaming in from the side.

INTRODUCTION

Your feeding strategy has a significant impact on your results

More frequent automatic feeding and feed pushing can have a positive effect on labor, animal health, fertility, production and finances. Lely automatic feeding solutions tackle the tasks of frequent feeding and feed pushing to improve feed intake, which can result in healthier cows and more efficient production.

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Feeding products overview

Automatic feeding solution

Vector

A Lely Vector robotic feeder in a dairy barn. The robot is pushing feed towards a group of cows eating through a feeding fence.

Automatic feed pusher

Juno

A Lely Juno robotic feed pusher in a dairy barn. The robot is pushing feed towards cows eating through a feeding fence.

Automatic calf feeder

Calm

a Lely Calm robotic calf feeder in a barn connected to a calf pen.

The basic principles of smart feeding

Feeding requires constant attention due to concerns about costs, impact on animal health, and milk production. Our basic principles of smart feeding are designed to help you improve your feeding methods and make your daily schedule more flexible.

  • Frequent feeding

    Frequent feeding

    Multiple small meals per day keep pH levels stable, contributing to good rumen health and effective microorganisms within the cow's rumen.

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  • Customized rations

    Customized rations

    Automatic feeding makes it possible to load, mix, and distribute customized batches of feed for each group.

  • Precise rations

    Precise rations

    Advanced software in our automatic feeding systems allows precise loading of the correct weight per feed type.

  • Saving labour

    Saving labour

    Automatic feeding systems save labor hours, which you can spend on other high-priority tasks.

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A lely advisor, holding a tablet and hay, and a farmer crouching in a dairy barn with cows behind them.
A farmer holding a tablet and petting a cow in a dairy barn.
Two people walking down an aisle in a dairy barn. Cows are standing on the left side of the aisle eating.

Testimonials

Man in barn wearing read shirt standing beside cows. A Lely Vector automatic feeding system is in the background.

Newport, Vermont

Josh Poulin

Automatic feeding with Lely Vector

One thing I have noticed, big time, is we don’t have a lot of refusals of feed, and the diesel and the labor savings and the flexibility really make sense for us. If I had to do it all again, I would definitely put in the Vector system. It’s been a good addition to the farm.
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Two women wearing shirts that say Hinchley stand together in a barn with a Lely Juno automatic feed pusher and cows in the background.

Cambridge, Wisconsin

Tina & Anna Hinchley

Automatic feeding pushing with Lely Juno

Robots are the tools that are saving my life. Literally saving my life. Pushing feed is a lot of hard work on your shoulders and hips and knees. Having those Junos running on a regular basis has boosted our milk production.
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Woman outdoors in front of pile of hay.

Richland, Nebraska

Adam & Meaghan Pieper

Automatic feeding with Lely Vector

We feed upwards of six to seven times a day, rather than one to two times on a traditional lot. What we’ve found is that has led to a more consistent intake the animals are consuming as well as better overall health for the entire barn because they’re given that fresh feed 24 hours a day.
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Services

The services we offer

We provide the necessary support to help you unlock your dairy farm’s full potential.

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Farm Management Support

With our global and local expertise, we help you optimize your farm for your goals.

Man and woman in the barn talking.

Technical Service Support

The experienced technicians at our Lely Centers provide exceptional service and offer multiple levels of support to ensure your peace of mind.

Service technician in the barn servicing Lely Astronaut A5 robotic milking system.

Consumables

We offer a comprehensive range of Milk Care, Cow Care, and Machine Care consumables and wear parts to help you achieve optimal results.

Farmer with consumable product in barn.

Lely Certified Pre-Owned

Lely Certified Pre-Owned robotic milking systems offer the legendary Lely performance you need, with the capital savings you want and peace of mind you deserve.

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Resources

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News

Latest news

Press9/10/2024

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.

Press9/10/2024

Lely introduces autonomous feed pushing robot for large-scale farms

Maassluis, September 10, 2024 – Lely launches the revolutionary Juno Max: the first truly autonomous feed pusher for large-scale farms that takes feed pushing to the next level. Juno Max is designed to push feed quickly, smartly and efficiently, in multiple barns and feeding alleys. The newly designed free navigation system and obstacle detection ensure it can always accomplish its task: efficient feed pushing for large-scale farms.

Press9/10/2024

Lely introduces manure collecting for barns with sand bedding

Maassluis, September 10, 2024 - Today Lely proudly introduces the sand flush, a unique accessory that makes Discovery Collector manure robots suitable for barns with sand bedding. As sand is a commonly used bedding material in barns worldwide, this is the ultimate addition to the Discovery portfolio. With the introduction of the sand flush, Lely now offers a manure solution for almost every dairy farm.

Press8/28/2024

First Lely Orbiter launched in Belgium

Merchtem, 29 August 2024 - Today the first Lely Orbiter in Belgium was launched at Bart Vanderstraeten and Marijke d'Hertefelt in Merchtem, Flemish Brabant. This makes them the first dairy farm outside the Netherlands to produce high-quality dairy products on the farm with the Orbiter. The Koeweidehof's fresh dairy will be marketed exclusively to the Belgian market under the ‘Oh!Lait’ label, which is also launched today.

News7/15/2024

Lely announces CFO Ronald Eikelenboom will leave Lely

Today Lely announced that its CFO Ronald Eikelenboom will pursue his career outside of Lely after ten years at the Dutch robotics manufacturer.

News7/15/2024

Launch PPS Reinventing Circular Dairy Farming

The PPS 'Reinventing Circular Dairy Farming' was launched today. In this Public Private Partnership, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, Wageningen Livestock Research, Slootsmid, Nederlands Centrum Mestverwaarding, Hanskamp and Lely are working together. The pilot project aims to research how urine can be used as a fertiliser substitute. Using urine as a manure stream can help improve the circularity of a dairy farm.

Why our solutions?

Our solutions contribute to more than just high-quality milk. They offer freedom of choice and flexibility and contribute to the well-being of you and your cows. From machines to software and new innovations, we have many options.

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