The Netherlands-based Lely Group shared the opening of its first North American production facility with 400 dairymen who heard about the company’s ambitions to strengthen its position in the milking sector.
Lely justifiably claims world leadership in robotic milking: more than 12,500 Astronaut systems have been supplied to dairy farms since the early 1990s and annual production currently runs at around 3,000 units.
“The expansion of our presence with this production facility will significantly increase…
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