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DAIRY SERVICES » Centigrade
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Heat is Jo Bailey
Matamata-based temperature control specialists Centigrade can customise farm refrigeration units according to farm size and individual requirements.
COOLSENSE VARI-COOLTM PRODUCT LAUNCH
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Centigrade Refrigeration is Eastern Waikato’s sole distributor of Coolsense Ltd’s new snap chilling unit known as the “Vari-COOLTM”, a unit that has been developed to meet tightening new milk chilling requirements.
Features on the New Vari-COOLTM include:
If they haven’t already done so, a high percentage of New Zealand dairy farmers will soon have to upgrade their refrigeration systems in order to meet new milk cooling requirements, says Paul Donderwinkel, director of Matamata temperature control specialists, Centigrade. “In response to market pressure, the Ministry for Primary Industries and representatives of various dairy companies are implementing a new, acrossthe-board standard which is due to take effect before June 2016. The changes have being well publicised, so it is imperative farmers start to plan for them.” The new recommendations state raw milk will have to be cooled to 10oC or below within four hours of the commencement of milking; and to 6oC or below within six hours of the commencement of milking and two hours of completion. The milk must be held at this temperature until collection or the next milking. Donderwinkel says because the majority of New Zealand farms do not have the luxury of “super cold” ground or first stage precooling water, farmers will need to add an extra or second stage of precooling to their refrigeration systems in order to gain compliance to the new regulations. “The traditional two-stage generic milk cooling systems found on most farms simply won’t comply.” He say farmers have four main options – using a traditional milk storage vat to cool down a bulk store of water; cooling a bulk store of water in a concrete or plastic insulated tank; using an ice bank; or using Glycol, a water and antifreeze mix. “All these options are capable of doing the job. It’s just a matter of getting expert help to find the most appropriate solution. The costs of the various
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