2018 - Volume #42, Issue #3, Page #05
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Floating Dairy Farm In Holland
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The 11,000 sq. ft. facility, financed by private investment, will house a small dairy herd and produce about 250 gal. of milk a day. Cows will live on the top floor of the 2-story structure and cross a bridge to land where they’ll be able to graze on a small pasture or rest under trees and vines. Two employees will produce pasteurized milk in the lower level of the building. Eventually the developers hope to produce yogurt and cheese as well.
Peter van Wingerden of Beladon says the company took on the project to bring more awareness to urban consumers about food production. Walls of the structure will be transparent so its operation can be viewed by passersby. The cows will be milked by a robot and their urine and manure will be captured for recycling.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Beladon BV, Haringvliet 100, 3011 TH, Rotterdam, Holland (www.beladon.com). Lorn Manthey, Contributing Editor
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