Composting Barn Update: Frames Up on 500-Cow Tauranga Dairy
Frames are going up on a new 140m x 31m composting barn in Tauranga, built for Koromiko Dairies’ 500-cow herd.
The job: cover feed year-round, cut stormwater into the effluent pond, and set the farm up for winter housing.
Feed capacity for 800, wintering for 420, centre feed lane, NuSpan timber roof. Earthworks done. Poles in. Frame up. Roof sheeting next. Build progress: 42%.
Build Stats at a Glance
- 140m long x 31m wide
- Feed capacity 800 cows
- Wintering capacity 420 cows
- Centre feed lane
- NuSpan timber roof
- Built for Koromiko Dairies, 500 cows
- 4,464 m²
- In Tauranga
- Circa: $1.2M
Why they’re building it
- Reduce stormwater runoff into effluent ponds
- Cover and protect feed year-round
- Long-term winter housing and stand-off capacity
Where the project is at right now
- All poles in and concreted
- Nearly all poles notched and ready for rafters
- 50% of rafters up, with progress continuing
Next stage: finishing rafters, starting purlins, then roof sheeting
Composting Barn Construction Pictures
Here’s a look at the build progress:
NuSpan timber beams hold it all together. Cost-effective and durable. They look sharp too. NuSpan offers strength without the weight. Resists warping in wet Kiwi weather. Sustainable choice from NZ timber.
Where to from here
When this barn is finished, Koromiko Dairies will have covered feeding for 800 cows, wintering for 420, and a serious cut to stormwater hitting the effluent pond.
Infrastructure built to last decades, sorted in one season.
Roof sheeting is next, then fit-out.
