PACIFIC AGRICULTURE SHOW B.C. DAIRY EXPO

FARM TOURS Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The following eight farms are participants in the Dairy Expo 2011 field day. Please note that visiting hours at a number of the host farms have been extended beyond the usual 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. times to allow visitors to make as many stops as possible. Lunches will be available as charity fundraisers from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. at ABCLAN Dairy in Chilliwack, at Walrose Farms in Chilliwack, and at Baarsview Farms in Deroche. Farm owners, building contractors and equipment suppliers will be on hand to answer questions you may have. For further tour information, please call John Luymes at the Ministry of Agriculture in Abbotsford at 604. 556. 3114.

1. Bakerview EcoDairy Abbotsford 2. Schurstar Dairy Abbotsford 3. ABCLAN Dairy Chilliwack 4. Clarence Bisschop Chilliwack 5. Walrose Farms Chilliwack 6. Baarsview Farms Deroche 7. Nathan Creek Farms Abbotsford 8. H. A. Antonsen Aldergrove

The BC Ministry of Agriculture and the Dairy Industry Research and Education Committee of the BC Milk Producers Association thank the participating equip-ment suppliers, building contractors and agribusinesses for sponsoring biosecurity boots and refreshments. The greatest appreciation goes to the hosts themselves whose willingness each year to invite visitors to their dairies makes the field day the popular event that it is on the agricultural calendar. Biosecurity is an increasingly important consideration on dairy farm tours and your respect for such concerns is requested by using the plastic boots provided.

7. Nathan Creek Farms Host: Raymond Pool 27577 – 84th Avenue, Abbotsford Phone: 604.835.0825

Contractors: Pacific Dairy Centre, J & D Farmers Dairy Service, Artex Barn Solutions, Mid-Valley Manufacturing, Kloot Construction, United Agri Systems

NOTE: Nathan Creek Farms will be open from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. new Westfalia Surge Mag 90 rapid release double-16 parallel

parlour with vertical lift gates and individual indexing cattle ID and sort gate; Dairymaster software for parlour system Westfalia Surge meters; Dairymaster claws; closed loop flush other features: new lighting, alley scrapers, curtains, bird

netting, fans, brushes, new pit under barn, not slatted floors but a slot every 12 feet for alley scrapers, ample light and ventilation, sawdust pack, large sick pens and calf pens Mid Valley Mfg. input, equipment and installation: design for

new barn and renovations; Super Comfort stalls, feeders and railings for existing barn renovation; gate work in parlour, holding area and pens; two Alley King hydraulic scrapers J & D Farmers Dairy Service equipment and installation in new

barn: Artex Y2K free stalls, head lockers and Aqua Dumps; Roll-O-Matic curtains; DeLaval swinging cow brushes; JOZ two-way manure scraping system for alleys United Agri Systems equipment: Animat rubber parlour flooring,

parlour curtain and sliding glass panel system, 24-foot-diameter Macro-Air HVLS fans, evaporative cow cooling system

6. Baarsview Farms Hosts: Harry & Tina, Gerard & Debbie, and Harm Baars 40744 Nicomen Slough Road, Deroche Phone: 604.615.5056

Contractors: Pacific Dairy Centre, B & C Construction (Steve Aikema), Meinen Brothers Agri Services, Layfield Environmental

NOTE: Baarsview Farms will be open from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. A charity fundraiser lunch will be available from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M.

new 274-stall 4-row 102 ' x 312 ' sand-bedded drivethrough flush barn sloped at 2% from each end to 24-inch pipe cross channel DariTech Biolynk flush system with sand bedding and sand

recovery; patents-pending system includes a mix of equipment, including a one shot sand separator, hybrid screen and roller press, cross auger, sand cannon, lift auger, pumps, reception pits, settling pits, and three steel sand tanks; designed by Daritech and distributed by Pacific Dairy Centre; one shot sand separator design is only second installation of its kind in North America Meinen Brothers: Brouwers barn equipment includes stalls,

headlocks, stainless steel water troughs; gate work; welding and installation; Kraiburg rubber on cross-over alleys; four Schurr double cow brushes; Arntjen side wall and 4-foot high ridge curtains; new Agrilight product line to supply 20 foot-candles 60-mil high density polyethylene seam-welded liner for 156 ' x

350 ' manure lagoon installed by Layfield Environmental

5. Walrose Farms 48181 Rose Road, Chilliwack Phone: 604.792.4182 Cell: 604.316.4182

Contractors: J & D Farmers Dairy Service, Artex Barn Solutions, Precision Building Design, Kerkhoff Engineering, Lindhout Construction, Meinen Brothers Agri Services, Dieleman Electric, Sudden Service Plumbing

NOTE: Walrose Farms will be open from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. and a charity fundraiser lunch will be served from 11 A.M to 2 P.M.

new 104 ' x 256 ' barn with two VMS units (Voluntary Milking Stations or DeLaval robotic milkers) with buffer-controlled milk cooling installed and serviced by J & D Farmers Dairy Service access between VMS rooms and utility/equipment room

provided by stairs and underground tunnel under barn floors Artex equipment: head lockers, Y2K free stalls with Pasture

Mats and Premium Pads; DeLaval swinging cow brushes JOZ manure alley scrapers; wash water is pumped into three 8-

inch diameter flumes/pipes running the length of the barn under the centre of each alley; flumes also intercept alley drainage roller-tamped diamond-like pattern finish for concrete alleys 16-inch Jamesway vertical electric manure pump tied into

automated flush system for 24-inch diameter cross channel pipe; pump activates flush cycle before scrapers deposit manure Roll-O-Matic curtains; bird netting on walls and ceilings Meinen: welding, gates, water troughs, Zimmerman hoof chute automated sawdust delivery system for bedding all free stalls

8. H. A. Antonsen & Co. Ltd. Alderan Holsteins Hosts: Harvey & Dianne and Kevin & Carol Antonsen 1215 ‒ 264th Street, Aldergrove Phone: 604.856.6650 Cell: 778.808.8590

Contractors: West Coast Robotics, Quality Structures, Meinen Brothers Agri Services, Pacific Dairy Centre, Dieleman Electric, Sudden Service Plumbing

NOTE: The Antonsen farm will be open from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.

new Lely Astronaut A3 Next robotic milking unit represents a third generation of technology and three Antonsen family generations of dairying, beginning with a hip roof barn in 1940, then a milking parlour and drivethrough barn, and now a robot project was completed without having to move the milking herd

by building barn frame around the current parlour; barn is 95 ' x 145 ' 3-row structure with outside feed alley and 63 stalls barn is sloped toward back to accommodate older buildings Brouwers equipment: stalls, headlocks, rope scrapers, stainless

steel water troughs; gates and welding by Meinen Brothers 15-foot-high Arntjen side wall curtains; Arntjen ridge curtains all alleys covered with Kraiburg KURA rubber flooring; 20% of

floor area (cross-over alleys) covered with pediKURA (rubber and abrasive composite) for traction and to encourage hoof wear Kraiburg stall mats; Schurr cow brush; Zimmerman hoof chute Houle manure pump tied into automated closed loop flush

system for 24-inch diameter cross channel pipe; pump activates flush cycle before scrapers deposit manure into cross channel

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4. Clarence and Wilma Bisschop 6670 Lickman Road, Chilliwack Phone: 604.858.3392

Contractors: Pacific Dairy Centre, Lindhout Contruction, Mid Valley Manufacturing, Meinen Brothers Agri Services, United Agri Systems

NOTE: The Bisschop farm will be open from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.

new Westwaard double-6 herringbone parlour by Pacific Dairy Westwaard backflush system Westfalia Surge meter automation Rinnai instant demand tankless hot water system plate cooler water used for parlour washing; all drain water is

recycled for holding area flush and washdown DariTech crowd gate in parlour holding area close-up pen located alongside parlour holding area mix of tile and vinyl siding used for parlour areas 5-year old barn for 70 milking cows, dry cows and young stock Mid Valley Mfg: holding area steel work, hoof trimming chute

and tilt table, DeBoer stalls, and chain-driven scrapers Meinen Brothers: Arntjen side wall curtains and sliding panels United Agri Systems: parlour panel wall and TMR equipment bird netting throughout for barn and parlour walls and ceilings stamped concrete and pine soffiting under front porch areas brightly-lit utility room with walls painted white

3. ABCLAN Dairy 6133 Sumas Prairie Road, Chilliwack Phone: 604.823.2272 Cell: 604.795.0581

Contractors: Agriline Construction, Pacific Dairy Centre, J & D Farmers Dairy Service, Mid Valley Manufacturing

NOTE: ABCLAN Dairy will be open from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. and a charity fundraiser lunch will be served from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M.

new 4-row 104' x 332' drivethrough for milkers and young stock concrete alleys in drivethrough finished with roller tamping to

incorporate diamond-like-shape grooving for traction new Westfalia Surge Mag 90 double-8 parallel parlour with

individual indexing gates by Pacific Dairy Centre Westfalia Surge milk meters with individual identification new IQ quarter milker claws; sort gate for individual ID closed loop flush system installed by Pacific Dairy Centre JOZ alley scrapers; 16-inch vertical electric manure pump Faromor curtains for ventilation; DeLaval swinging cow brushes Mid Valley Manufacturing input, equipment and installation:

barn design, Super Comfort free stalls, feeders, gates, feed rail, high lift crowd gate with variable speed pressure-compensated hydraulic drive and remote wireless control free stalls incorporate rubber tires embedded in concrete commodity shed and machine storage building attached to new

roofed silage bunker; new roof over existing 60 ' x 140 ' pit

2. Schurstar Dairy Hosts: Roy and Tracy Schurmann 2120A Smith Line Road, Abbotsford Phone: 604.853.0718 Cell: 604.302.1506

Contractors: Valley Dairy Equipment, Lindhout Construction, Pacific Dairy Centre, Mid Valley Manufacturing, United Agri Systems, Meinen Brothers Agri Services

NOTE: Schurstar Dairy will be open from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M.

280-cow free stall drivethrough barn constructed in 2009/2010 2 x 12 BouMatic Xcalibur 90LX all-stainless steel parallel

parlour supplied and installed by Valley Dairy Equipment BouMatic equipment: Perfection milk meters; Cow Trakker

identification and heat detection system; Step Guardian automated hoof bath system; Air-Trac heavy duty crowd gate; automatic sort gate; Comfy Calf Suite pens beside holding area 5000-gal. Dari-Kool Glacier tank with water-cooled condensers Therma-Stor hot water recovery system using hot refrigerant gas Mid Valley Manufacturing input, equipment and installation:

barn design, Super Comfort stalls, headlocks, and gates United Agri equipment and installation: Animatress Comfort

stall mats, Animat rubber flooring in alleys and parlour Meinen Brothers equipment and installation: Arntjen curtains,

lighting ridge, sliding panels, and Zimmerman hoof chute manure pit under solid concrete barn floors; narrow slots

positioned every 12 feet in slabs for manure to fall through Houle manure scrapers supplied by Pacific Dairy Centre

1. Bakerview EcoDairy Host: Ingrid Epp c/o Bakerview EcoDairy Association 1356 Sumas Way, Abbotsford Phone: 604.557. 5481 Web: www.ecodairy.ca

Contractors: Curtis and Company Contracting, J & D Farmers Dairy Service, Artex Barn Solutions, Pacific Dairy Centre, Avatar Energy

NOTE: Bakerview EcoDairy will be open from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. If parking on the site is limited, please use the Sears/Starbucks lot.

Learning Center with theatre and educational displays observation room for DeLaval Voluntary Milking System (VMS) DeLaval equipment: online somatic cell counter and flow

control cooling, swinging cow brushes Artex equipment: feed stall system with platform and dividers,

Y2K stalls with Pasture Mats and Premium Pads for extra comfort, gates, and Aqua Dump watering troughs Northwest Rubber flooring throughout barn Jamesway Direct Xpress bedding delivery conveyor system integrated computer-controlled ventilation system monitored by

AgPro; barn also features induction lighting technology Houle manure alley scrapers, box gutter scraper, Electromix

transfer pump, and dewatering system with dual press Avatar anaerobic digestion and trickling filter system green roof with goats foraging on roof vegetation roof water collection system