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Fuel Storage Systems Ltd
| Business: | Diesel Storage Tanks |
| Product: | SEPCO 2500 |
| Contact: | Ed Harrison |
| PO Box 115, Ashburton | |
| Phone: | (03) 308 2772 |
| Mob: | 027 308 2800 |
| Email: | ed@fss.co.nz |
When Ed Harris found out that the Dangerous Goods Act was changing it gave him the impetus to develop a diesel tank that was completely self contained and complied with the requirements of the new legislation. Ed realised that many farmers could not comply, as a lot of existing tanks on farms were over 50 years old and had not been upgraded because there was not a better solution on the market.
Working with RX Plastics in Ashburton, Ed designed a roto-moulded tank, within a tank made of polyethylene that is completely weather proof.
Sourcing parts from Italy and Ireland, including monitoring equipment that is a first for New Zealand, Ed will be launching the first model at Field Days.
Fencewright NZ Ltd
| Business: | Electric Fence Netting |
| Product: | Fencewright Utility Winder |
| Contact: | Alan or Peter Davey |
| 294 North Road, RD6, Thames | |
| Phone: | (07) 867 3091 |
| Mob: | 021 102 3306 |
| Email: | contact@fencewright.co.nz |
All farmers know that laying out and collecting portable fence netting is time consuming. Coming up with a product that would dramatically cut down fencing time has been the goal of specialist fence company Fencewright NZ for the past 12 months.
The company has designed the Fencewright Utility Winder, a lightweight machine designed to collect and lay out fence netting on a special drum. The winder collects netting onto a special drum to a capacity of 350 metres. The drums are interchangeable on the machine. As the netting is lifted and wound onto the drum, most of the thistles, stems and dead matter fall out, giving a clean roll without snags.
Recharge Battery Revitalizer
| Business: | Battery products |
| Product: | Recharge |
| Website: | www.recharge.net.nz |
| Contact: | Gerard Anselmi |
| PO Box 350 Pukekohe | |
| Phone: | 0800 36 33 36 |
| Mob: | 027 278 7985 |
| Email: | gerard@recharge.net.nz |
Sulphation is a major problem with most batteries and the less they're used the worse it is. Gerald Anselmi from Recharge Battery Revitaliser has developed Recharge to break down sulphation by dissolving sulphur ions into the electrolyte.
The treatment should be repeated every two to three years, while intermittent charging of the battery every six months or so is advisable to ensure the battery stays in top condition.
| Business: | Cropping machinery |
| Product: | Mandako Inline Flat Roller |
| Contact: | Doug Gough |
| Greendale RD1, Christchurch | |
| Phone: | (03) 318 8132 |
| Mob: | 027 480 2604 |
| Email: | aboyne@xtra.co.nz |
New to NZ and marketed solely by Gough Agritech Ltd, the Mandako Transportable
Inline Flat Roller is manufactured in Canada and is ideal for those who are looking
for a more consolidated surface before or after planting. This machine offers ease of transport for a flat roller, something which has not been available in New Zealand until now. It should appeal to farmers and contractors who have some distance to travel between paddocks or jobs, as less stone and rock damage will be inflicted on mowers, balers and choppers due to the heavier and smoother rolling effect than with the traditionally lighter Cambridge-type rollers.
Agpac Ltd
| Business: | Plastic bale wraps |
| Product: | Recycling Units |
| Contact: | Chris Hartshorne |
| PO Box 4575, Christchurch | |
| Phone: | (03) 338 2400 |
| Mob: | 027 4 375 781 |
| Email: | chris.hartshorne@agpac.co.nz |
Up until now there has not been a sustainable collection service for bale wrap and many farmers have resorted to either burning or burying this plastic. Neither option is considered best practice as measured by international standards.
Christchurch-based Agpac Ltd has introduced a programme that allows farmers to recycle the plastic bale wrap for eventual reuse into new products. Farmers will have a one off cost of $480 for the bin (which is made out of recycled bale wrap), plus ongoing costs of $10 for each liner and $40 for each collection.
AnQuip NZ Ltd
| Business: | Equipment for the pig industry |
| Product: | Mega Swing Feeder |
| Contact: | Warwick Wragg |
| The Pig Site, 664 Shands Rd RD6 Christchurch | |
| Phone: | (03) 344 6136 |
| Mob: | 0275 493 556 |
| Email: | anquip@snap.net.nz |
Ad-dlib feeders are an alternative to feeding on the ground or open troughs,
where leftovers become spoiled or attract birds and rodents. The Mega Swing Feeder can store up to 600kg of grain, enough to last several days, before needing to be refilled. The self-activated feeders cost $1100.
The product is 70% New Zealand made, with frames manufactured by Ashburton Engineering, the hopper at Advantage Plastics in Rangiora, while the bowl and swing pendulum come from Spain.
Hydramark
| Business: | Irrigation assistance |
| Product: | Hydramark markers |
| Website: | www.hydramark.co.nz |
| Contact: | Peter and Daphne Watson |
| 197 Chertsey-Kyle Rd, RD 2, Ashburton | |
| Phone: | (03) 302 2862 |
| Mob: | 0274 377 831 |
| Email: | peter-daphne@xtra.co.nz |
Hydramark markers solve the problem of hydrants hidden by foliage and crops, being struck by farm equipment when they are simply unseen or the machinery operator is concentrating on the task in hand.
The markers have a specially-designed base that can be easily attached on top of irrigation hydrants. A flexible stem extends to a height that will ensure the visible bright orange ball alerts contractors and farmers that there is a hydrant at a certain spot on the farm.
Sensortec
| Business: | Dairy equipment |
| Product: | CellSense mastitis sensor |
| Website: | www.sensortec.co.nz |
| Contact: | Richard Farry |
| PO Box 11004, Hamilton | |
| Phone: | 0800 767 123 |
| Mob: | 021 947 066 |
| Email: | richard.farry@sensortec.co.nz |
A Dairy InSight study estimates the cost of mastitis as $36 per cow,
$11,500 for the herd, and $180 million for the New Zealand dairy industry.
Moves to reduce the incidence of mastitis have been given a helping
hand with the release of an automated version of the Rapid Mastitis Test or RMT.
CellSense is the world's first at-bail somatic cell count (SCC) sensor for mastitis. It won the 2006 New Zealand Thinking Award.
Talbot Agriculture/AgriEnergy
| Business: | Agricultural equipment/Biofuel |
| Product: | Various |
| Contact: | Jeremy Talbot |
| Woodlands, 219 John Talbot Rd, RD25, Temuka | |
| Phone: | 03 615 9190 |
| Mob: | 021 571 893 |
| Email: | talbot.agri@xtra.co.nz |
Temuka-based Talbot Agriculture exhibit a range of agricultural machinery including John Deere forage harversters, Bogballe fertiliser spreaders, K R M drills, SAM self-propelled sprayers as well as cultivation and aeration equipment under the Acremaster brand.
AgriEnergy is interested in promoting the benefits of all forms of energy from agriculture, including solid fuel from straw which he says could be turned into a low-emission solid fuel.
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