Composting Barn
Open Day
Join us for a cracking Open Day at Creaming It farm to check out a newly finished calving and loafing barn in action.
Date: 9 October
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Carterton
For: Dairy farmers and consultants
Free lunch provided
Event closed — registrations are no longer available.
Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities.
Read the case study: Real results after first season
Composting Barn
Open Day
Join us for a cracking Open Day at Creaming It farm to check out a newly finished calving and loafing barn in action.
Date: 9 October, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Carterton
For: Dairy farmers and consultants
Free lunch provided
Event closed — registrations are no longer available.
Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities.
Full case study: Real results after first season
This hybrid barn, designed for 250 cows, blends a full-time wintering barn and a stand-off pad, featuring a 12m loafing area in the middle, feedface down both sides, and a mono-pitch roof for simplicity and cost savings. Built in just 3 months, it’s already completed its first season, slashing pasture damage by 30% during rough weather and making calving a breeze with less stress and faster checks on those frosty winter mornings.
Why It’s Special
🐄 Designed with animal welfare and staff in mind
🌱 Reduces pasture damage by 30%
🕒 Built in ~3 months (mid-May 2025 – end-July 2025)
💸 Cost-effective, saving 15% compared to other options
🛡️ Heavy-duty mesh weather protection curtains, 3m high, designed to roll up
Build Stats at a Glance
🏗️ 82.8m long, 14m wide (12m centre + 1m overhangs)
🌲 H5 SED timber poles, H3 treated timber purlins, NZ-made Glulam LVL rafters
📏 5° roof pitch
🐄 Feeding both sides (250 cows), composting in the middle, loafing for 200 cows
🪨 Concrete poured: 320 sqm
🪵 Woodchip: 740 m³
👷 Staff involved: 4
