This is delaval
Hamra Farm,
the heart of DeLaval
Welcome to our farm, only 30 minutes from central Stockholm, Sweden. This is where DeLaval’s history and future meets.
Hamra expansion
The expansion is part of DeLaval’s commitment to modernising dairy farming. By replacing ageing barns with modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, the farm is better positioned to improve animal welfare, increase productivity, and showcase DeLaval’s innovations to customers and visitors.
The expansion also strengthens Hamra’s role as a forward-thinking farm where new technologies are tested and demonstrated in action.
Hamra Farm
Ever since the early days, Hamra Farm has been DeLaval’s most important source of inspiration. It has enabled us to develop new ways of producing high-quality milk and create a model farm with the best cows, conditions, and equipment. Hamra Farm keeps DeLaval close to its customers and guarantees an understanding for their needs on a practical, day-to-day level. Hamra Farm is the centre for DeLaval solutions showcasing, training, research, and meetings. Most important, however, is that it is a commercial farm since 1894.
Hamra Farm has undergone a 12,000 m² expansion—the largest in its 130-year history. This includes the construction of three new barns:
- A VMS Barn (6,000 m²) equipped with five robotic milking systems.
- A Calf and Maternity Barn (2,400 m²) designed for calves aged 0–5 months.
- A Heifer Barn (2,800 m²) for young stock before they join the milking herd.
In addition to new construction, two existing barns will be refurbished and updated:
- The former VMS Barn has been converted into Elly’s Dry Cow Barn, which will house 60 dry cows and close-up heifers.
- The R&D Barn will be expanded to accommodate 165 cows, supporting DeLaval’s research and development efforts in a real farm environment.
Three new manure pits have also been added to support improved manure management and sustainability.
Commercial visits
Hamra Farm and DeLaval in Tumba attracts more than 3,000 visitors from all parts of the world, every year. They come to see DeLaval products in action and to improve their skills in dairy farming. In the Exhibition Hall, visitors can have a glimpse of the latest in dairy farming technology, while our museum showcases the history of DeLaval and Hamra Farm.
A meeting place
The modern conference facilities at Hamra Conference Centre (HCC) provide a venue for sharing dairy farming knowledge. Researchers, students, and organisations worldwide come here to share their expertise and experience.
Research at Hamra Farm
Hamra Farm is used as an R&D facility to develop, test, and evaluate the DeLaval product assortment.
Equipment in the VMS Barn
Five DeLaval VMS™ milking robots (four VMS V310 and one VMS V300) for automated milking, ventilation fans (DDF1500) for climate control, and four RC700 manure collectors for hygiene and sustainability.
The Optimat feeding system includes buffer tables, a mixer, and OptiWagons to ensure efficient feeding. A 40 m³ silo milk tank, ten swinging cow brushes, and fifteen feeding stations further enhance cow comfort and operational efficiency.
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Hamra Farm has built a reservoir to collect stormwater from the activities on the farm. The investment has been partially financed with EU funding.
