Scroll down to read stories from dairy farmers across NZ and abroad.
Riverholme Farm
"Staff enjoy working here. There's no starting at 4 o'clock," according to Brendan Caird. He's using 6 VMS V300 to milk 430 cows at Riverholme Farm.
Grangelands Farm
When Chap Zweirs and Jack Scheres purchased Grangelands Farm, it was rundown and they knew they needed to build a new milking shed. For Jack, the answer was simple.
Derek & Catherine Hayward
Derek and Catherine Hayward’s farm milks around 320-340 cows on 124 hectares, and they’re looking into the future of technology to help advance their farm production.
Nicki & Peter Webster
The number of cows on Nicki and Peter Webster’s farm fluctuates between 1150-1170 and they’re always looking at ways to upscale their technology. In 2016, that meant the DeLaval Body Condition Scoring camera, and they’re more than happy with it.
Fisher Farms
John Fisher, owner of Fisher Farms, has 320 cows and took the plunge into robotic milking systems despite never using much technology on his farm before.
Heritage Farm
Heritage Farms has been organic for 30 years and milks 170 cows. They are the first organic, pasture-based dairy farm in the world to install robotic milking machines, and they haven’t looked back.
Gala Farm
Nick & Bek Dornauf milk 600 cows on Gala Farm. Their voluntary milking system brings flexibility and freedom to the way they farm, prolongs the life span of their cows, and is getting the next generation excited about the dairy industry.
Wayne Shaw
"We know when we leave our shed at the end of milking that nothing can go wrong, because the chilling is fast and accurate every time."
Bill & Kay Aubrey
Waikato farmers Bill and Kay Aubrey spent years trying to get their milk chilling system working faster and better.
