Attention to detail drives Gauteng dairy to award-winning success
The dairy on Klipstapel Farm, situated on 954ha in Heidelberg, Gauteng, has been running since 1983. Owner Billy Hall started the business with only a few registered cows, and today the herd comprises 1 316 registered Holstein animals, of which approximately 600 are milked on a rotational basis. According to dairy manager Shaun Spence, the milking parlour runs 24 hours a day.
The dairy, which is registered with SA Holstein Cattle Breeders’ Society, has won a number of awards for the quality of its milk. Much of this success is due to meticulous management by Spence, who says that he knows every one of the cows
