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Astronaut A4 Grazing

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For dairy farmers using grazing-based systems, how do you balance pasture management and cow nutrition while integrating robotic milking systems like the Lely Astronaut? Have any of you experienced challenges similar to those cited in the Lely A4 class-action lawsuit, and how have you adapted your grazing or robotic milking practices to maintain milk production and cow health?

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    We run A4 robots with grazing, and the key is keeping cows moving back to the barn often enough. Our paddocks are close, we use a Grazeway gate so they pass by the robot, and we feed a bit of concentrate in the robot to tempt them in. We split paddocks into a few breaks a day and don’t open the next one until most cows have milked. If visits drop, we hold them in a bit.

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    We run A4 robots with grazing, and the key is keeping cows moving back to the barn often enough. Our paddocks are close, we use a Grazeway gate so they pass by the robot, and we feed a bit of concentrate in the robot to tempt them in. We split paddocks into a few breaks a day and don’t open the next one until most cows have milked. If visits drop, we hold them in a bit.

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