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Farmer Testimonial
Mr Nigel Clarke, Wincham Holstiens, Bank farm, Wincham, Cheshire
Mr Clarke has been a loyal Greenoak equipment customer since having his first Greenoak parlour, a 8/16 jar parlour in 1999 with automatic feeders. About 5 years later this was updated with the Auto ID neck straps and the parlour server. Airwash was added in 2009.
In 2011 the decision was made to move to a new site and install a Greenoak parlour. Some of the old equipment was brought across. The new parlour has been updated with the latest Greenoak parlour server, feeders, ACR, pulsation, separation gate, Auto ID (with leg bands), alarms, plant washer, clusters and trays.
Previously, Mr Clarke was taking 3 hours to milk about 160 cows. He is moving to block calving from July to November and milks about 200 cows in 2¼ hours, including washing.
Mr Clarke is pleased with all the parlour but singled out the Auto ID with the new leg strap and revised parlour server programme which is updated daily from the comfort of the office as the key to aid his milking routine. Milk recording information is sent directly to CIS. Now it is almost impossible to “get it wrong” as the alarms sound and so relief milkers are employed with confidence, a big weight off his mind. Nigel’s system utilises feed to yield to optimise production costs.
