Open Day
Working feed pad in Southland. Walk the system, ask the farmers who built them, and see the numbers for yourself.
- Free to attend, lunch provided on the day
- Walk working barn systems
- Talk to the farmers
Save your spot
Southland - Thursday 8 Oct
Feed Pad - With DairyNZ
Please turn up with clean boots to keep disease, pests and weeds off the farm.
Open day this October
Planning, consents, the build itself, and the things you only learn once the job is done.
Dawn Dalley, Senior Manager, Farm Systems Science at DairyNZ, brings the latest research and the resources to help you decide what fits your system.
Numat will put every project number on the table, line by line, including what the build actually cost.
Feed Pad
- 11am - 2pm
- Jersey Girl, Northope
- Two barns, 20m wide each, 1.7% slope
- Siesta rubber mats throughout
- 4,687.6 m² of matting
- Flood wash system
- 900 Jersey cows
- Two seasons in
- Saves 5 hours of labour a day
Feed Pad
Jersey Girl: 439 Calcium Spar Bush Road, Northope. SN 31759
Two 20m-wide feed pad barns on a 1.7% slope, matted throughout and running 900 Jersey cows two seasons in. The team on farm puts the labour saving at five hours a day. Ask them how on the day.
- Hosted by Leanne and Jason Erb
- Siesta rubber mats throughout
- Flood wash system
- Saves 5 hours of labour a day
What to expect
Same simple format at every stop. No sales pitch, just the barn and the people who use it.
Walk the barn
See the system running, not a brochure photo.
Meet the farmer
Hear what they'd do differently, straight up.
Check the numbers
Real specs, capacity and cost, up close.
Ask Numat directly
Talk timing and options for your own place.
Stay for lunch
Free kai and a yarn with other farmers.
Who should attend
Whether you’re ready to build now or just weighing it up, you’re welcome on the day.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
- Building or upgrading a barn this season
- Planning for next winter and want to see options early
- Wanting real numbers before you commit to a design
ALSO WELCOME
- Rural professionals, advisors and contractors
- Neighbouring farmers just curious about the systems
- Media and industry partners
What these days look like
These days fill up with farmers working through the same decisions you are. Chances are you will know a face or two.
Your details, and you are in
Previous Numat open days
Watch a past one
Composting & loafing barn
Willie & Sally Bosch
Cost
$350K
Herd
250
Build
3 mo
Composting barn
Matt Iremonger & Keith Woodford
Footprint
−46%
ROI
5 Yrs
Herd
