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
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: 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.
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 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 8inch 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
 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
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
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
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.
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Bakerview EcoDairy
Schurstar Dairy
ABCLAN Dairy
Clarence Bisschop
Walrose Farms
Baarsview Farms
Nathan Creek Farms
H. A. Antonsen
Abbotsford
Abbotsford
Chilliwack
Chilliwack
Chilliwack
Deroche
Abbotsford
Aldergrove
The BC Ministry of Agriculture and the Dairy Industry
Research and Education Committee of the BC Milk
Producers Association thank the participating equipment 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.
DAIRY EXPO SPONSORS
“dedicated to educational excellence”
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
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
3. ABCLAN Dairy
4. Clarence and Wilma Bisschop
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.
NOTE: The Bisschop farm will be open from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
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
 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
6670 Lickman Road, Chilliwack
Phone: 604.858.3392
Contractors: Pacific Dairy Centre, Lindhout Contruction, Mid
Valley Manufacturing, Meinen Brothers Agri Services,
United Agri Systems
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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