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MilktechNZ’s acquisition of MilkHub® offers an exciting technology opportunity for New Zealand dairy farmers.

“I am chuffed to bits with the MilktechNZ equipment. The ACR’s are brilliant.”

James Matthews milks 200 cows out of his large 24:48 milking parlour on a farm nestled at the foot of the Quantock Hills, six miles Northwest of Taunton – an area well known for its outstanding beauty.

We contract milk 600 high producing cows on a self-contained 240ha unit through a 40 aside herringbone shed for my parents, Gerald and Karen Holmes, on the Taieri Plains near Dunedin.

DairyTech South’s Shane Simpson appreciates that dairymen everywhere are struggling with staff shortages and the Southland dairy shed specialist business remains committed to finding the best technology to ease that.

US-born couple Chad and Jan Winke are so comfortable with technology that when they make choices for their New Zealand dairy operation you can bet they’ve done their homework.

MilktechNZ® showed its strength in innovation and leadership when it won two awards – including being the sole dairy-based business – to feature in the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards finals last week.

Grae Roberts and Lou Donaldson saved millions of dollars earlier this year by choosing a dairy renovation that focussed on labour-saving automation, rather than building on a greenfield site.

East Devon dairy farmers Jim and Lorna Burdge describe their milkings as “effortless” since building a new parlour, which includes MilktechNZ®’s cutting-edge electronic cup remover (ECR) technology.

“It’s a 45 a-side shed, we run two herds all season, and it was always a battle,” Kevin said.