Case Studies - iBeef® Farm

Bull Beef Handler for Fattening block monitoring 

Year Completed: 2020

Location:

Masterton 

Objective:

Block with 100 Bull Beef fatning, monitoring of weights and general handling requirements 

Solution:

Bull Beef Box Robust Solid handler with focus on weighing and general handling. Bull Beef Box has no vet section but has extra lengh so weighing can happen faster, this by drawing the next animal in the handler with the animal leaving creating the movemenet to do so. 

Client Testimonial:

Just done first few mobs, all good, very silent in operation 

New yards after 100 years

Year Completed: 2020

Location:

Waiouru Central NI

Objective:

New modern high performance yards to enhance performance weighing, handling and drafting for Angus Beef production and expansion .

Solution:

Navigator Core 360 with lead in pens, new design force gate with inner gates to provide for easy access and allow for dual force gate operation, maintaining separation of animal and people at all times

New Yards for Beef block  

Year Completed: 2020

Location:

Southland 

Objective:

Easy handling for growing  beef numbers and individual weights. Safety and speed, stress free handing for minimal labour input. Size animals Beef replacements to Finishing stock 

Solution:

New force yards with tru curve race with reducing race feature, lead in pens to force, handler and drafter. Safe area, drop out rails to curve race for access to smaller animals.

Client Testimonial:

First up all went well, significant improvement to what we used to do 

Robot Automatic Adlib Feeders 

Year Completed: 2020

Location:

Waikite Valley Rotorua 

Objective:

Feed dairy replacement and beef calves to 100 Kg. 

Solution:

3 Robot Automatic Adlib feeders are set up to feed milk powder and waste milk to approx 400-600 calves each year. The Feeders are part of a comprehensive rearing program.

This property has used Robot feeders for 15 years and recently upgraded to new units.

The feeders are set up on a small garden shed in the centre of a pizza style pen configuration, each pen holds approx 20-30 calves which are supplied by 2 feed stations. Each Robot can supply 8 Feed stations.  

Client Testimonial:

Name available on request 

Upgrade of manual Handler to full Hydraulics 

Year Completed: 2020

Location:

Rotorua 

Objective:

The Manual Dominator handler has been in place for 20 odd years, volume of stock and limited staff resources determine easier and faster handling with increased safety is a desired outcome 

Solution:

#8 Infinity Hydraulic Cattle Handler

Weigh system and EID incorporated 

Wooden yard with handler

Year Completed: 2020

Location:

Hamurana

Objective:

Utilisation of wood yards with steel gates and well performing cattle handler

Solution:

Steel gates with Midranger cattle handler

Cattle Yards for the Future

Year Completed: 2020

Location: Waiouru

Objective:

Replacement of 100 year old yards with new modern high performance facilities for Angus breeding and finishing stock. Integration in remnants of old yard and lead in

Solution:

Work in progress completion scheduled April 22020

Upgrade Cattle Handler

Year Completed: 2020

Location: Featherston

Objective:

Upgrade of Dominator 12 years old to new technology with objective of increased speed and safety

Solution:

Infinity Handler custom build Hydraulic operation

Load out and yard re alignment

Year Completed: 2019

Location:

Te Puke

Objective:

Re align a main road loading facility to compliance rules for trucks off road

Solution:

New lead in force and race to loading ramp off the main road

Trading Beef Handling Facility

Year Completed: 2019

Location:

Nelson

Objective:

High Performance, safe and efficient and high throughput cattle yards and handling system Data recording, weighing, drenching and general cattle work.

Solution:

Navigator 360 Force yard and funnel, Bull Beef Box Hydraulic and 3 way auto draft Fast flow receiving yards

Bull Beef Yards

Year Completed: 2019

Location: Amberley ( Cant)

Objective:

New yards for efficient Bull beef handling

Solution:

Bull Beef Hander and Navigator 360 Force and curved race

High Performance Cattle Handler and auto draft system

Year Completed: 2019

Location: Hunterville, Hinau Station

Objective:

Create a significant upgrade of handling ability, speed and safety for new cattle yards

Solution:

# 8 Hydraulic cattle handler and 3 way drafter
it used to take a day to weigh cattle, now it takes 3 hours

we are very happy with the way the yards work and the crush and drafting system are brilliant

High Performance Handler and Drafting

Year Completed: 2019

Location: Cave

Objective:

High performance handling and auto drafting for short gestation herefords handling and stock sales facility with cover for staff comfort and weather sensitive cattle work ( Ai for instance)

Solution:

Highflow 260 Cattle Handler and HD EID driven Autodrafter and Operational cover Presto shed

Small Yard to fit constrained existing site and load out

Year Completed: 2018

Location:

Taranaki Okato

Objective:

Fitting a small yard on a very constrained existing site was a challenge here, levels and access all fixed. Load out ex road to remain

Solution:

Small set of effective Smart Yards with 360 Rotating force pen, custom made gates to load out in force gate configuration

High Performance Quarantine Facility

Year Completed: 2018

Location: South Island

Objective:

With up to 10.000 animal handling in some weeks this property needed high performance highly reliable and robust handling equipment. With up to 10 staff, vets and support staff in the yards for inspections and quality control the facilities had to be easy, safe and fast to operate. The handlers had to be integrated in current clients wooden yards.

Solution:

A Highflow 260 Handler was installed in the main yards with a #8 hydraulic in the support yards. Annual Throughput up to 100.000 head. Now in year 3 these handlers have had the equivalent of 20 years use on an average farm. This test gives the future buyer of the TechniPharm Infinite Handlers a solid performance expectation record

Smart Yards and intensive specialised handling facilities for Stud farm ( Twin Oaks)

Year Completed: 2017

Location:

Te Akau

Objective:

Provide for all Angus stud animals handling and sale yard interconnecting facilities

Solution:

Full HD Smart Yard with Circular Force lead, draft pens, draft circular pen, full working cover, Highflow260 cattle Handler and related EID and Weighsystem.

Handler to compliment existing yard

Year Completed: 2017

Location: Taumarunui

Objective:

Upgraded handling facilities for run stock to increase throughput and safety

Solution:

Hydra Commander Cattle Handler with concertina headwall infinite lock and good head access, double sided squeeze for settling cattle quickly

Yards for Dairy Grazers and Beef fattening,  Waikite Valley 

Year Completed: 2016

Location:

Waikite Valley Rotorua 

Objective:

Integate yards to existing lead in and lay of the land

Solution:

Navigator Force yard, curved race and load out, draft pens to main lead in.

Midranger Handler and 3 way drafter 

Client Testimonial:

Great set of yards works really well. 

Belted Galloway Yards

Year Completed: 2013

Location:

Te Awamutu

Objective:

Robust handling yards and Cattle Handler for one person operation

Solution:

Force with 360 gate concept was used here to allow for drafting and delivery to Handler in small mobs. Full spec Handler for all sizes of stock

Holdabull Smart Yards 

Year Completed: 2010

Location:

Taranaki

Objective:

New set of yards for grazing block 

Solution:

Holdabull yards and Loading ramp

Cattle Yards and Handling system for 2000 Angus

Year Completed: 2009

Location:

Kawhia

Objective:

High performance stream lined yard and handling system for volume handling of beef stock ( mostly angus)

Solution:

Integrated yards with curved race and 360 Force, large lead in pens linked to existing yards and receiving area. Air operated handler ( Highflow 260 Initial design and performance where tested here)

Hanging Handler

Year Completed: 2006

Location: South Auckland

Objective:

Robust handling facility and drafting system

Solution:

Hanging Handler ( Extreme) and 3 way Autodrafter Weighsystem and EID

Stud Cattle Handling

Year Completed: 2000

Location:

Gisborne

Objective:

New Handler for Hereford Studd

Solution:

Xtreme Handler with Rotating Yoke “ WILENCOTE has used the Extreme Cattle Handler for over 20 years and have been very satisfied with its overall Performance handling our Herefords “