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Rest Feed Calculation
* As information can change over time, if you read this outside of 6 months from the original post date, please confirm with your WCR...

Denis Langlois
May 24, 20234 min read


The Heat is On!
Wow, we are only in May & it feels like we have had a few days of August! 1st crop is coming off and corn is being planted, spring is here!

Kevin Coers
May 16, 20231 min read


Keeping your compressor clean
* As information can change over time, if you read this outside of 6 months from the original post date, please confirm with your WCR...

Matthew deGroot
May 11, 20231 min read


Is your farm better than average?
3.8 failures per robot per day & under 1.3 connection attempts is the global benchmark.

Denis Langlois
Apr 25, 20233 min read


Things to not do to your Juno.... ever!
Pressure wash! When a technician hears the complaint "I pressure washed my Juno and now it won't do XYZ", we get shivers up and down our...

Kevin Coers
Apr 13, 20231 min read


Gotta keep 'em lubricated
Lely introduced a lubrication set for the A3/A4 arm cylinders and fast-switching valves back in September 2020. By lubricating the...

Matthew deGroot
Mar 21, 20231 min read


Keep your Juno pushing
How do you know if a Juno tire is toast or on its way to being toast? The Juno is not making it to the strip occasionally or constantly....

Kevin Coers
Mar 14, 20231 min read


M4Use Daily Routine
Colostrum or (automatically) separated milk can be collected in one of the four Milk for Use
(M4Use) buckets.

Denis Langlois
Feb 28, 20233 min read


Horizon Notifications for the phone app
In version 1.6.6 of Horizon (expected to be released on February 21, 2023), there will be important changes made that will allow...

Denis Langlois
Feb 17, 20231 min read


Vector Farms! DM Change in Horizon
Horizon Version 1.6.3 will bring a long-awaited fix! Once the change takes place, changing the DM/KG of a feed will automatically update...

Denis Langlois
Jan 31, 20231 min read


The Importance of Horizon Backups
Horizon contains a lot of valuable data for your farm. It is important that it is protected! Things can go wrong for your Horizon server...
Andrew Kampen
Jan 17, 20232 min read


How the Lely MQC helps optimize udder health
The Lely MQC identifies abnormalities in the milk that contribute to the detection of mastitis based on colour and conductivity.

Denis Langlois
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Discovery 120 Collector or a Zamboni?
“Do you want a miniature Zamboni driving around you in your barn? Of course not!”
Andrew Kampen
Dec 20, 20222 min read


The Vector Dry Matter Intake Analysis
New insights to improve your ration

Denis Langlois
Dec 6, 20223 min read


What's this USA Pre-treatment?
To prepare the cow for milking and let her fully participate in the milking process, pre-treatment of the cow is important for good...

Denis Langlois
Nov 8, 20223 min read


Solutions For Your Damaged Laser Cover!
Got a damaged laser cover, but don't want to spend over $800 for a new one? There is another solution!

Matthew deGroot
Oct 6, 20221 min read


Juno Charger Maintenance
Preventing Callouts with Juno Charger Maintenance Many Juno callouts are caused by simple and preventable issues around the charger. By...
Andrew Kampen
Sep 29, 20222 min read


Updates!
We are all too familiar with updates… and don’t we love them?! Those of you who have already migrated to the new Horizon software and...

Denis Langlois
Sep 15, 20221 min read


What's a Feed Presence Sensor?
The Basics The feed presence sensor (FPS) monitors the operation of the feeding system. After a feed motor on top of the feed tube is...

Matthew deGroot
Sep 8, 20222 min read


30 Year Anniversary of the Lely Astronaut!
Do you know the full history of the Lely Astronaut? We revisit some of the milestones of the past 30 years!

Cheryl Hoogendoorn
Aug 18, 20223 min read
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