WAIKATO FARMING LIFESTYLES May 2016 ADVEDRTORIAL
The future of effluent management Two recognised and respected brands in the dairy industry have just united for a joint approach on what is being termed ‘super smart’ effluent monitoring and control. Tag I.T with their Halo brand have entered an exclusive supply agreement with Reid and Harrison’s Yardmaster brand to supply an effluent management solution tailor-made for customer needs. In December 2015, Reid and Harrison ran a workshop with eight customers through the New Zealand Trade Enterprises Better by Design initiative to discover the key effluent issues dairy farmers faced. The farmers were concerned about guesswork in effluent control and the amount of management time compliance was taking as well as a need for better real-time visibility of their effluent system. As a result Reid and Harrison conducted research on the state of technology in the marketplace and realised Tag I.T was already in the effluent control business with their Halo product range. Halo was covering monitoring of effluent, as well as water, milk and weather monitoring on one dashboard to cover most of the farm
needs on one display. The use of ‘cloud’ based technology gave the portable visibility as well as cost effective control of the technology. What was missing was the IT based technology to run the pump at different flows and duties all controlled from a phone, tablet, computer or the physical on-site unit itself as well as monitoring and recording. A joint development project was launched between the two companies with one of the original customers from the December workshop selected for the prototype unit. “We are extremely excited that we have a customer-driven solution that really gives control back to the person who needs it the most — the farm owner/ manager” says Reid and Harrison CEO, Keith Cooke. “Tag I.T has a similar culture to our company making the joint project a real collaboration.” At the field days the Yardmaster Halo product will be unveiled and will be sold via the Yardmaster nationwide dealer network.
Seaton Dalley Director Reid & Harrison and Josh White Managing Director Tag I.T.
THE FUTURE IS HERE Effluent Monitoring and Control
I need a system that gives me complete operational control and monitoring. Even when I am not around, I need to know what is happening on my farm. Rod McKinnon, Local Farmer
Yardmaster® SuperSmart is a fully automated dairy effluent control system powered by HALO® All this and more... ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Pump run feedback and start/stop remote control Pond level management, including freeboard alerts Traveling irrigator fail-safe and proof of placement Programmable effluent application Online access from any web enabled device Integrate with other HALO® products across the farm
COMPLIANCE: Should compliance requirements change, Yardmaster® SuperSmart can easily adjust to meet your needs. The combination cloud-based technology and state of the art hardware provide maximum flexibility.
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YARDMASTER PUMPS
BY REID & HARRISON (1980) Ltd. 1 Waihou St, Matamata. Ph: 07 888 8224
www.yardmaster.co.nz
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