NZ Dairy Winter 2021

| 117 nz dairy DAIRY SERVICES » Hutchies www.exacta.co.nz PROUDTO SUPPORT HUTCHIES HUTCHIES is a proud member of the... FOR EFFLUENT PUMPS, STIRRERS, SEPARATORS & LOCAL AREA KNOW-HOW HUTCHIES. Freephone: 0800 488 244 Thames St, Morrinsville & Great Sth Rd, Taupiri www.yardmaster.co.nz Peter Coleman - NZ Sales Manager 09 278 5548 | www.nzfilterwarehouse.com l l Proud suppliers to Brendan and his team at Geo Hutchinson and Co. NZ Filter Warehouse are importers and distributors of a wide range of Filtration and Sterilisation products and are proud to have supplied Geo Hutchies for 10 years and look forward to continuing our partnership together. A trusted name in on-farm products and services since 1932, Geo Hutchinson & Co (Hutchies) continues to deliver quality and value to its customers through its association with high quality and reliable brand partners, and its commitment to getting it right first time. Now owned by Brendan and Sharon Paul, Brendan has been involved with Hutchies for more than 30 years, and has a team of senior staff, many of whom have been with the company for more than 20 years. “They all bring a wealth of relevant experience and local knowledge to assist our clients to develop the best solutions for their farms,” says Hutchies sales and marketing manager Grant Pedersen. Hutchies provides a full range of on farm prod- ucts and services including milking systems, water systems and pumps, and effluent systems, from design to repairs and maintenance. Hutchies also offers an effective and efficient trenching service for water, effluent, or power lines, and a deep well and Hutchies offers an efficient trenching service for water, effluent or power lines and provides a full range of on farm products and services including milking systems. Getting it right first time, every time Kelly Deeks submersible lifting service. Grant says effluent is currently the busiest part of the business as Waikato farmers respond to pressure from the Government and from Environ- ment Waikato and work to bring their systems up to standard. Hutchies has close relationships with a number of effluent system designers and uses its own skills in installation and engineering. “This allows us to advise our clients on the best way to utilise their effluent, whether they have a tank, sump, or pond combination.” Hutchies stocks most effluent system require- ments from pumps to irrigators and everything in between. Hutchies is proud to be aligned with some of the best suppliers in New Zealand, including Reid and Harrison Yardmaster, RX Plastics, NZ Filter Ware- house, and Waikato Milking Systems. “Like us, these firms have been in business for a long time and are very stable in the market. Their products have withstood the test of time in the most demanding environments and they represent high quality at a competitive price. We can have confidence when recommending their products to our clients, and our clients can have confidence in using their products.” Waikato Milking Systems has recently released a new product, CowTRAQ Collars, working in conjunc- tion with Waikato’s TracHQ software and bringing a range of monitoring and management tools to a highly advanced but easy to use system. CowTRAQ Collars provide health monitoring, heat detection, herd performance trends, and proven electronic ISO compliant cow identification in all automated systems. “This is New Zealand produced technology for New Zealand farmers who want to maximise herd performance and cow efficiency,” Grant says. These were featured at the recent 2021 National Agricultural Fieldays, and so was small ruminants milking gear, an industry which Grant says has been taking off in the Waikato region. “Farmers with old redundant cow sheds are upgrading those to milk sheep in, taking some cows off the platform and adding in sheep.” Hutchies services include water and effluent systems from pumps to irrigators and everything in between. “Like us, these firms have been in business for a long time and are very stable in the market. Their products have withstood the test of time in the most demanding environments and they represent high quality at a competitive price. We can have confidence when recommending their products to our clients, and our clients can have confidence in using their products.”