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Abbylayne Farms Robotic Edwards Organic Broiler Facility
Dairy Facility
Millbank, Ontario
Lowbanks, Ontario
The Edward’s poultry facility consisted of a 60’ x
Completed at the end of 2017, the Fledderus Family 300’ organic broiler barn with a 20’ x 30’ utility/office
started operation in their new free stall barn. This entrance.
134’ x 228’ barn houses 2 Lely robots and a 36’ x 42’ With construction commencing in November 2017,
milkhouse. Manure is handled through the pump this new organic facility was in operation by the
room to a new liquid manure storage tank. summer of 2018.
Den Hertog Family Dairy Facility Laing & Gilmore Horse Facility
Dublin, Ontario Milton, Ontario
Breaking ground in early 2017, the Den Hertog Designer: Gara Farm Builders
family constructed a 110’ x 400’ 4-row free stall
dairy facility with a double 16 parallel parlour This new equine facility, designed and built by
and holding area within the main barn. Manure is Gara Farm Buildings, was completed in the early
transported to a new 12’ deep and 164’ round liquid Fall of 2017. The design consisted of a 84’ x 120’
manure storage tank through the cross gutter to a horse barn with fifteen 12’ x 12’ stalls, tack storage,
piston pump system located in the connected pump grooming/wash stalls, office/locker room and a
house. Construction completed and the barn was in larger approximately 60’ x 35’ enclosed hay storage.
operation by April 2018. Included in the other half of the facility is a 84’ x
200’ riding/exercise arena and outdoor paddock.
