Tussock Creek
Nind Dairy recently worked on the Tussock Creek dairy farm operation owned by Blair Evans. The project was to convert an existing Gull wing 30 bale herring bone shed to a 40 bale Milfos iXPRESS4. Late on in the piece automatic cup removers were decided on – as they significantly reduce the work load for staff.
The project was completed by Nind in the off season, with the plant install taking a total of just 10 days to complete. As the Automatic cup removers were decided on late in the piece, they were installed in between milking sessions over the five days after the plant was installed, working around the on-farm activities to get the job done.
GEA’s Herringbone parlours enable a quick, stress-free milking routine for both the cows, and the milkers. The time saving front exit ensures that the time spent in the parlour is short and throughput is high. Workers benefit from the easy operation and cleaning of the milking parlours, and shorter working paths and safer, cleaner working environments.
Automatic Cup Removers (ACRs) were installed late in the piece, and should see a happier, healthier herd, because of this decision. There’s many benefits to installing ACRs, including optimum milking for individual cows, timely retraction - which results in less chance of mastitis and cup contamination, early alerting of problem milking, and a labour saving benefit – it’s less stressful for both animal and operator.