Farmer Testimonials

But when I look at it now, I see how it is the ideal solution for us. My wife Winnie was working full-time as a teacher, and we were trying to buy up some free time for ourselves and our children.

"The cows definitely adapt to the system quicker than the farmer"

“Getting the grass right is key for my system here. I try to get as much quality grass into the cows as I can”

“The farm needed updating across the board. The parlour we had did the job but we wanted to expand further and our old parlour just wouldn’t be able to handle that many more cows.”

"After a trip to Holland in 2017, our eyes were really opened to the possibilities of robotic milking. The face that it was working so successfully and that we met two farmers with robots who were working off farm. After chatting with them, we could relate to how they were managing the farm and also working off the farm full time. We then went to an open day and visited a few farmers locally, and we saw that they definitely work on a grass based system." 

John is a proud father to 5 children, and found he needed to reduce the workload on the farm in order to prioritise family life. Prior to changing to a robotic milking system, he was spending up to 2.5 hours milking morning and evening in an 8-unit parlour. “Things are a lot more flexible now, with 5 young ones they need to be brought here, there and everywhere and now, it’s just so much easier.

John Ring who farms 140 British Friesian cows in Blarney Co. Cork installed two Lely Astronauts which involved building into an existing cubicle house.