A magnet, length of cord and a hook were all that Scott’s Creek farmer Jamie Vogels needed to come up with his award-winning innovation.
Jamie’s milk hose steadier won the local farm award in South-west Victoria’s first Dairy Innovation Challenge, eclipsing 18 other entries.
The Challenge is an initiative of the DemoDAIRY Foundation (DDF) in partnership with Great South Coast Food and Fibre and Elders and the winners were announced today (May 11) in Warrnambool.
DemoDAIRY Foundation judges said the milk hose steadier was something that many farmers could use to prevent cup slippage while milking cows.
“The beauty of this innovation is in its simplicity to address an everyday issue for farmers,” the judges said.
“The magnetic based solution to prevent cup slippage is low cost and easy to implement and helps support clusters.”