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CLEVER TEAM ON HAND NATIONWIDE AGFIRST ENGINEERING SPECIALISES in design and construction of dairy effluent systems. The company is renowned for its highlevel design knowledge, experience in the industry and capability to deliver the highest quality solutions. AgFirst Engineering has system designers, engineering work shops and installation/service crews located in Te Awamutu, Te Puke, Gisborne and Hastings. AgFirst Engineering staff work predominantly in the greater Waikato, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Manawatu regions. It is also involved in projects nationwide by client demand. Davieth Verheij leads the Waikato Engineering team and is head of Dairy Effluent solutions nationally for AgFirst. Davieth is supported by two of the AgFirst Engineering workshops located on Bond
Road, Te Awamutu and King Street, Te Puke. From Te Awamutu, effluent irrigation equipment is manufactured in house along with importation of key products such as irrigators, pumps, stirrers, The Weta’s low application at low speeds is a major advantage hoses, and fittings. over other travelling irrigators. A key product developed by Davieth and the AgFirst team is the Weta low-rate travelling rainThe Weta has speed control via a speed gun irrigator. The Weta can achieve low selection dial (in meters per hour) and application depths at low speeds which turbine by-pass valve. provides major operational advantages. Given the efficiency of the hydraulic The Weta irrigator is self-propelled via a winch system, most of the flow can be highly efficient turbine-driven hydraulic directed to the rain gun itself thus reducing winch system. The turbine drives a flow and pressure loss through the turbine hydraulic pump and winch motor. This and providing more flow and pressure to drive system requires a lot less energy than the gun itself. This in turn increases wetted a conventional gearbox solution often width of the irrigator, reduces application found on low rate irrigators. rate/depth and required travel speed.
how fit is your effluent system? Find out with a dairy effluent ‘Warrant of Fitness’ assessment. This assessment is performed by certified, experienced and independent professionals. It gives you peace of mind that your system is fit for purpose and capable of being compliant 365 days a year. A WOF assessment gives you a reliable tool to guide your decision making.
Who’s it for? • Farmers who have upgraded their system themselves or planning to upgrade. • Anyone buying or selling a farm. • Sharemilkers moving onto a new property.
Ensure your effluent system is in shape. Find a certified assessor at effluentwof.co.nz and book your assessment today.
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NZ Dairy Exporter | EFFLUENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS | November 2020
