Get shed design on dairy farms right from start

Updated May 28 2021 - 9:59am, first published June 28 2019 - 5:00pm
NORTHERN VICTORIA: Australia is beginning to follow the northern hemisphere's lead on some inland farms where the summers can be brutal. This naturally ventilated free-stall barn is sited in northern Victoria; it has an east-to-west orientation, flood-wash alleys and sand bedding. Photo supplied.
NORTHERN VICTORIA: Australia is beginning to follow the northern hemisphere's lead on some inland farms where the summers can be brutal. This naturally ventilated free-stall barn is sited in northern Victoria; it has an east-to-west orientation, flood-wash alleys and sand bedding. Photo supplied.

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