Six Visionary Ideas You Missed at the 2019 FMS Conference
Every other year, Lely North America hosts a large conference for all Level 1 & 2 Farm Management Support Specialists. This year’s meeting of the minds was held in April Continue Reading
2018 Did Something Amazing for our Lely Farms
What comes to most people’s minds when they think of the dairy industry in 2018? Low milk price. Depression (in both the business and mental form). Farms going out of Continue Reading
To Change or Not to Change: Milk Access
I’m proud to brag that many of our farmers are now comfortable with understanding and making changes to their milk access table. This is a small victory for myself, being Continue Reading
7-Year-Old Robot Farmer: This One’s for You
Dear Farmer, You installed your robot in 2012- maybe even earlier. If you were in Pennsylvania, you were on the cutting edge of those making the leap to robotic milking. Continue Reading
The Greatest Lely Trip Ever
Last month we had the pleasure of traveling with four Pennsylvania farmers to tour five different Lely farms. Our first stop was at Rivendale Farms in Pittsburgh, PA. From Continue Reading
November: We Almost Had a Problem
Each year in January we hold a Farmers Service training. Our goal is to enable farmers to reduce service costs and allow them to feel confident in fixing Continue Reading
The Ever-Changing World of Milking Robots
Preservation. Noun. The act of keeping something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from getting damaged or destroyed. Preservation-the word I’d use if I had to Continue Reading
What I Didn’t Know a Month Ago
Last month I had the pleasure of joining my fellow FMS Specialists from the surrounding regions in Rochester, New York to attend the Farm Management Support Level 3 training. The Continue Reading
Why Lely Went Yellow
Earlier this week, Lely, formally identified in red, came out with a daring new yellow logo. Should we be expecting yellow robots now? The short answer is no. Lely Continue Reading
A Bright Future in Farming
Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Joey and Tom from the Netherlands. Joey’s family put in three Astronaut A4 robots and Continue Reading