Fewer stones pierce hooves

His 110ha property has old concrete races that tend to accumulate small stones, hard on cow hooves.

Spreading lime on the gateway entrances to paddocks is expected to mitigate the problem, but it recurs when the fertiliser trucks arrive, Hobday says.

"Apart from laying mnew races there isn't much we could do," he says. T"The sweeper has now arrived and we expect it to help offset the problem."

Agriquip, New Plymouth, supplied the European-made sweeper.

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