18:15:55 Wednesday 17 September 2025

New Farm Dairies

Remodel for historic dairy site

A piece of New Zealand dairying history had to make way for Doug and Penny Storey's new rotary dairy shed. Front: Cruise Jackson, Niki Smith, Monique Jackson,... Read More

Turning to the rotary operation

Peter and Marianne Muller farm 231 hectares near Otorohanga in the King Country where they milk between 680 and 700 cows. Peter always felt rotary was the way... Read More

One man shed

Herd manager at the Johnstone shed in Otorohanga, Brett Jordan, says he has noticed a big change since the new shed was built. 'We used to milk 1050 cows through... Read More

From old to new

For a long time now, I have been driving past the Fox shed on a weekly basis and in it's various stages I have admired the progress from old shed to new shed. Back... Read More

A real family job

The building of Kelly and Lyn Symmans' new milking shed was a real family job. Lyn and Kelly Symmans (front) in the pit with Campbell Wheeler, son Sam Symmans... Read More

Milking a growth industry

The call from farmers for new farm dairies to accommodate the continuing dairy boom has accelerated this year. ... Read More

Battling winter

The snow that fell on the ground during the construction of the Pedersen dairy conversion may now have melted but it still remains fresh in the minds of those who... Read More

Following dad s footsteps

Steven Basi grew up on his parents' farm in the Waikato. Following in his father's footsteps Steven has been farming in the Waikato since he left school in the... Read More

The supershed is one of a kind

Coloured concrete floors, tiled toilets and panelled walls give a hint of the hotel influence. In addition there's an upstairs conference room with sliding glass... Read More

Keeping it in the family

Back in 1984 Marcelle and Murray Douglas purchased a small chunk of land from his parents Bruce and Barbara Douglas. ... Read More

New Farm Dairies

New Farm Dairies brings together a well-researched and inspirational selection of the latest in dairy farm developments from around the North Island. It is delivered... Read More