Source
https://www.northlandfarmservices.co.nz/ — original source (opens in a new tab; the file is not redistributed)
Context: ni · Feeds D02 (house-cow dairy CapEx)
Summary
A disclosed NZ retail price for a portable single-cluster milking machine at the house-cow scale, the one verified hard figure for the milking-plant leg of the community-dairy CapEx (RT_387). It anchors the model’s house-cow dairy archetype, since larger herd milking plants are price-on-application at every NZ supplier.
Key claims
- claim: "HOUSE-COW PORTABLE MILKER PRICE. A portable single-cluster milking machine is $3,106.55 incl GST: stainless-steel frame, 25 L bucket, 60/40 pulsator, 220 L rotary vacuum pump, milks up to 12 cows per hour. [verified against the raw: '3,106.55' confirmed]"
source_location: "Northland Farm Services product listing (portable single-cluster milker), retrieved 2026-07-27."Model use
- The milking-plant leg of the house-cow dairy CapEx in D02 (RT_387). With a small covered bail (~20-30 m² at
500-900/m², grey builder rate) and minimal effluent, the house-cow archetype totals roughly **15,000-35,000** for self-supply. No vat and no MPI registration in the self-supply case (see REG_035). URL_037
Notes
- Role. Verified house-cow milker price; the herd-scale milking plant (6-20 a-side herringbone) is price-on-application everywhere and stays unsourced.
- Provenance. Retail product listing captured from the supplier site (curl), first-party price, not AI-synthesised. Figure verified against the raw.
- Scope. context ni, feeds d02.
Connections
Links to
Sources (1): REG_035
EDT domains (1): D02: Smart Food Systems & Agriculture
Referenced by
EDT domains (1): D02: Smart Food Systems & Agriculture