High-tech dairy farm ticked off bucket list
Most people’s bucket list has things like skydiving, walking the Great Wall of China or owning a special car. But atop Levin dairy farmer and contractor Graham Bagrie’s list was something quite different.
According to Regis Coating, which makes and supplies concrete fillers and coatings to farmers, dirty dairy shed floors are viewed by inspectors as a potential place of microbiological contamination.
“Given the sensitivity of New Zealand’s trading partners to the alleged contamination of our products, including dairy, coupled with reduced financial returns, the dairy farmer is being pressured to maintain high standards and to find funds for the acceptable maintenance of his facilities,” Regis says.
“Understandably cost effective repair solutions are required.”
It says the winter period before calving is the ideal time to carry out these repairs and improvements; allow ten days or so to complete work and to allow curing time.
The Epotread SL250 floor repair screed is supplied as a 10L kit, is easy to mix and apply and cures to a well bonded, hard and chemical resistant surface. Preparation is simple. Clean using a suitable detergent and preferably water-blast or steam clean to remove residues. Then simply mix Epotread SL250 with a drill and mixer, pour and spread with a trowel.
These coatings are chemical resistant to prevent further erosion.
Regis says it also markets a range of high quality concrete repair products, dairy wall coatings and waterproofing coatings for water tanks and troughs.
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