Pick the system that fits your farm

Eight off-paddock systems compared. Real cost per cow, real farms, real numbers.

Feedpads, loafing pads, composting barns, free-stall barns. Every system has a different price, a different footprint, and a different payoff.

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Off paddock systems comparison guide

8

Systems compared

50+ yrs

Build lifespan

$1,200

Starting cost per cow, +GST

4

Farms featured

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Willie Bosch
First morning, 

not a single cow was standing.
It paid for itself already.
— Willie Bosch. Composting barn.
“We love this design,
 it's so simple. There's nothing really to break down.”
— Rogan & Michelle Borrie. Feed Pad.
Rogan & Michelle Borrie
Off-paddock systems guide

Compare off-paddock systems

This guide lays out all eight side by side: the m² per cow, the build cost, the cleaning demands, and the farms already running them.

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Every number a farmer actually asks for

Uncovered feedpad

$1,200 - $1,500

per cow +GST

Covered loafing pad

$3,000 - $4,000

per cow +GST

Uncovered loafing pad

$1,200 - $1,800

per cow +GST

Mono-pitch composting barn

$1,200 - $1,500

per cow +GST

Centre-pole composting barn

$2,000 - $2,800

per cow +GST

Centre-pole feedpad

$2,500 - $3,500

per cow +GST

Centre-lane composting barn

$2,200 - $3,000

per cow +GST

Free-stall barn

$5,000 - $7,500

per cow +GST

Plus real farm case studies from North Otago, Southland, Wellington, and Canterbury. Cost per cow, m² per cow,
loafing time, cleaning demands, and equipment needs for each system.

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