High tech ear tag exhibit for National Dairy Museum

The National Dairy Museum is located at Mystery Creek, specifically on the grounds of the Agricultural Heritage Museum at Mystery Creek.

Since New Zealand dairy farmers are the most "tech savvy" dairy farmers on the planet, we thought a tour of the National Dairy Museum would not be complete with out seeing an example of some of the dairy industry technology. Gallagher Group Limited in Hamilton has come to our party with an impressive exhibit.

Visiting school groups will be given ear tags that will be scanned by a Gallagher scanner mounted on the wall. As the students pass by the scanner, a welcoming message will appear on a TV screen about their school and maybe a humorous note about the teacher, if he\she is keen.

The students will be informed about the uses on the farm of this "ear tag" technology such as information about the cow wearing the ear tag.

The point is that the dairy industry is not stagnant or resting on it's laurels,but always looking to the future for ways to improve it's efficiency, the health of the stock & to improve the bottom line.

They are a hard working lot, the NZ dairy farmers and they know their way around high tech gear as well.