Dairy Farm Insights, Case Studies and Build Updates
This is where the real work gets written up. Composting barns going up, rubber mat installs, and construction projects moving from consent to completion. No filler, just the numbers, the names, and what actually happened on farm. If you are weighing up your own yard, shed, or barn, start here.
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Ten Years of Rubber Mats on a Waikato Dairy Yard
Amlak Farm ran one season on bare concrete and lameness climbed. Ten years on, the mats bought in 2019 are still working…
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The Neighbours Call It The Hilton
Carterton, Wairarapa. Willie milks 250 cows. His composting barn has come through a full winter, and it changed things he never planned…
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Wintering Under Cover in Canterbury – By Keith Woodford
The Wintering in Canterbury: Infrastructure & Forage Crops conference ran on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, in Ashburton. Farmers, sharemilkers, and
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Composting Barns By The Numbers: My Takeaways From Ashburton
Compost temperature, moisture ceilings, bedding ratios, and why gable roofs win over hoop barns long term. Jacob shares his notes from a…
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250-Cow Timber Composting Barn Underway in Southland
Glenfruin Farm is putting up a 24m x 94m composting barn in Southland to winter 250 cows off the wet paddocks. Centre…
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From Dairy Yards to Deer Sheds: Recent Rubber Mat Work
Four jobs across the South Island, Hokitika down to Southland. Cranley chose Kura for the dairy yard, Littleburne went OxMat in the…
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Wintering Barn with Flood Wash Taking Shape in Greymouth
A 1,342 m² (44m x 30.5m) wintering barn is taking shape in Greymouth. Poles in, roof on, fit-out next. Built for 250…
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Composting Barn Update: Frames Up on 500-Cow Tauranga Dairy
A 4,464 m² (140m x 31m) composting barn is taking shape in Tauranga. Poles in, portal frames rising, roof next. Built for…
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From Herringbone to Rotary – OxMat at Work on Two NZ Dairy Farms
Callum and Twyla Kingan in Oamaru and Ollie Badcock at Nithdale Dairies in Southland both chose OxMat for their high-traffic
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Less Lameness, Full Cover – Kura on Rotary Platform
Joe Foster runs a 60-bail rotary platform at Okaihau in Northland. The platform is now fully covered in Kura —
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1,766 m² of Grip – DairyGrip on Feed Pad, Legend on the Apron
Keith Lane of Lane Farming Company Ltd had a problem familiar to a lot of Canterbury dairy operations. The exit
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Full Yard Rubber Mats at K&D Farms
When a farmer already trusts you with their entry/exit mats and rotary platform, that says something. When they come back
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Dairy Conversion in Practice: Composting Barn Open Day
Dairy Conversion in Practice: Composting Barn Open Day The Gist: Over 70 farmers and agri pros from across the South Island
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70 Farmers, One Barn, Zero Fluff – Willesden Open Day Wrap-Up
We threw the gates open at Willesden Farms and more than 70 farmers from right across the South Island rolled
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Composting Barn: Real Results After First Season
The Gist: Willie and Sally Bosch run a 250-cow dairy operation in Carterton, Wairarapa. They built a hybrid composting barn
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Willesden Barn Open Day
Willesden Barn Open Day Date: 2 December, 2025Time: 11 AM – 1 PMHosts: Matt Iremonger & Numat ConstructionLunch provided Sign-ups
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Dairy Yard Rubber Mats
Future-Proof Your Dairy Yard Cut lameness by up to 95% and protect pasture using your yard as a stand-off pad.
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Reinforcing Comfort in Glenduan with 850m² Coverage
Outfitting this Glenduan, Nelson dairy yard with 850m² of durable Kura rubber mats, a strategic upgrade that’s just been completed.
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Dairy Conversion: Willesden Farms Composting Barn
The Gist: Willesden Farms converted 300ha in Kaituna Valley to dairy, milking 800 cows with a composting barn at its
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