“Agribusiness owners catch a lot of data in respect to water usage, pumping hours, and e luent irrigation. The key is developing control and monitoring systems that provide rich and usable information rather that o ering an ocean of meaningless data, and that’s where AgFirst Engineering can really help.” With dairy e luent systems costing $200,000-$500,000 in infrastructure, Davieth says making correct use of e luent as fertiliser is extremely important from an environmental and compliance point of view, as well as return on investment. Davieth’s relationship with Pamu goes back to 2007 when he was an apprentice engineer building Pamu’s irst dairy sheds for its Wairakei dairy conversions. “When I started AgFirst Engineering Waikato almost 10 years ago, we ended up doing fourteen farms including a sheep milking operation Focus on smart solutions Respected for its team’s technical skills, AgFirst Engineering is also known for presenting clients with an all-encompassing end-to-end solution focus. We do everything from accredited design, materials supply, construction through to ongoing service support,” says Engineering Director Davieth Verheij. “The client only has to work through one person, and everything is done from start to inish via us. That makes everything very seamless for the client, and they get the result they want.” A leader in agricultural and horticultural engineering, AgFirst Engineering is comprised of specialist engineers with extensive experience in all facets of engineering design, build and implementation. “We have guys from engineering design right through to manufacturing and installation.” Based in Hawkes Bay, Gisborne, Te Puke and Waikato, the company’s geographic reach covers the depth and breadth of New Zealand as well as many corners of the globe including Australia, India, Japan, the United States, Chile and Argentina. The company specialises in agricultural and horticultural projects involving e luent systems, water reticulation, land drainage, frost protection and irrigation systems. “We provide real value in those highly specialised projects,” says Davieth. “The larger the project’s scale and complexity the better. That comes down to our expertise and experience. People come to us with what they want to achieve and they can be assured we will make it happen no matter how challenging.” With an increasingly intense spotlight on the environment, sustainable agribusiness, water usage and e luent management, Davieth says there is a lot of interest in developing monitoring systems to assist in decision-making. CALL US TODAY 0800 118 111 engineering@agfirst.co.nz | agfirstengineering.co.nz SPECIALISTS IN DESIGN/SUPPLY/BUILD Proudly supporting Landcorp Farming & Pamu WATER & EFFLUENT at Wairakei, over a ive-year period. AgFirst were involved in the full project including water source development, stock water reticulation that encompassed about 10,000 hectares, and the dairy e luent systems.” Currently AgFirst Engineering holds Pamu’s national contract for e luent monitoring systems. In July 2020, the AgFirst Engineering team were contracted to design and develop the e luent system at Pamu’s deer milking operation, just out of Taupo. “A new milking parlour was built and we had to capture the e luent from the drainage point through a solid settling trap and into an e luent irrigation tank. One design consideration was the amount of deer hair that comes through the drainage system and into the e luent tank. We had to design the system to prevent pumping and irrigation infrastructure blockages.”
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