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Matthew Greenslade was extremely happy with the fully concrete-slatted shed A Stockyard Industries turnkey project covers everything, leaving the producers to concentrate on their core which stays extremely clean and the Big Dutchman automatically controlled natu-
After years of weaning into eco-shelters, the Greenslade farm made the decision to move to controlled-environment nurseries.
business while construction takes place. ral ventilation with spray cooling.
Greenslade’s nursery and finisher sheds getting results
RIVERTON-based producer Matthew Greenslade understands the importance of in- vesting in superior in- frastructure for quality outcomes.
struction of a 36x9m 960- place controlled-climate nursery shed.
turnkey project covers everything – from ap- proval and design all the way through to the fin- ishing touches and after- sales technical support and service.
When asked of his deci- sion in choosing Stock- yard Industries for the re- cent upgrade at his farm, Matthew was happy to provide this feedback.
weaner shed, the decision was made to upgrade the finisher accommodation.
friendly as possible has succeeded.
Using the Big Dutchman climate system – which consists of RainMaker evaporative cooling, CL 600 exhaust fans with ac- tuated air inlets and LB White gas room heaters – we experience very little temperature variation and maintain optimal condi- tions for the pigs.
This was important to me as it allowed us to con- centrate on our core busi- ness while the construc- tion was taking place.
Stockyard Industries has been a well-respected name in the pig industry for a long time and the fact that the owner is a pig producer carries signifi- cant weight.
The construction of a new turnkey 40x12m 640-space finisher shed was undertaken in 2019 and is achieving fantastic results.
After years of weaning into eco-shelters, we made the decision to move to controlled-environment nurseries.
As with any major pro- ject, there were minor teething problems, how- ever nothing was too much trouble for Stock- yard Industries’ sales manager pigs Cam and technical manager South Australia Shane, and you know that any phone call will be met with a positive response.
So, when we were lookingtoupgradethepig- gery, Stockyard Industries were the obvious choice.
The fully concrete- slatted shed stays ex- tremely clean and the Big Dutchman automatically controlled natural ventila- tion with spray cooling works a treat.
Eco-shelters have their place but, with Riverton having a classic Mediter- ranean climate and the piggery being exposed to bitter gully winds, we were keen to maximise early growth in a more controlled manner.
Our aim of pigs keeping their ‘bloom’ after weaning is being fulfilled, along with our goal of never mixing pigs after weaning.
After helping to iron out a few problems with the ventilation in an existing
With a simple Big Dutchman automated- feed system, our aim of making the shed as user-
The decision to use Stockyard Industries was easy and saw the addi- tional design and con-
Early indications are that we are almost a week ahead on previous growth rates.
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Once again, the clean and easy design works ex- tremely well.
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