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# 7,000 Pounds Per Robot: Lessons from Three High-Performing Dairy Farms

Posted by [Team Lely](https://dairydownloaded.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) on Oct 6, 2026, 7:54:09 PM

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##### **What does it take to produce more than 7,000 pounds of fat- and protein-corrected milk per Lely robot?**

 

 

 

###### Hear from:

Brad Putz, [Putz Dairy, New Vienna, Iowa](https://www.lelylife.com/putz-family-tradition)

Andy Meyer, [Richland Dairy, Kenyon, Minnesota](https://info.lely.com/en/lely-customer-testimonial-richland-dairy)

Jason Baus, [Tower View Acres, Mount Calvary, Wisconsin](https://www.lelylife.com/how-jason-baus-changed-the-way-tower-view-acres-feeds-its-herd)

Recorded live from [Putz Dairy](https://www.lelylife.com/putz-family-tradition), Dan Meihak, Commercial Product Specialist for Lely North America, leads a conversation on the practical strategies, standard operating practices, and day-to-day decisions that help maximize production and performance with robotic milking.

They also discuss milk speed, culling decisions, daily routines and the small management details that can make a big difference in robotic milking performance and overall herd efficiency.

 

###### **In this episode:**

- Nutrition strategies for high-performing herds
- Free cow traffic and encouraging consistent robot visits
- Cow comfort and stocking density
- Robot maintenance and daily management
- Milk speed and milking efficiency
- Culling decisions and herd management
- Practical routines that keep robots and cows performing
- Lessons learned from farms exceeding 7,000 pounds per robot

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