Terravest at Agfest 2026

16–17 October | Hokitika

Agfest is nearly here, and the Terravest team - Deosan, Agora, and Cryvex - will be on-site across both days. Come find us at the marquee to talk hygiene, refrigeration, and real-time vat monitoring, grab some brochures, and see the Agora app in action on real farm data.

Where to find us

Look for the Terravest marquee on-site at Agfest, 16–17 October. We will be at site 34. Our team will be around both days to answer questions, talk through your setup, and introduce you to the tools protecting milk quality from teat to tanker.

Meet the team behind Deosan, Agora, and DTS, all in one place

  • See the Agora app live - real vat data, real alerts, on a real phone

  • Talk teat care and plant hygiene with the Deosan team

  • Ask about refrigeration servicing with Cryvex

  • Pick up brochures and info to take back to the farm

  • Enter our ‘Mystery Weekend’ Competition valued at $2500

What's on at the stand

New to Agora? Here's how to get the app set up

If you've received an agitator alert from your Vat Telemetry system, here's what triggered it, when your agitator should actually turn on, and how it connects to NZCP1 milk-cooling requirements.

  • Your agitator didn't turn on within 40 minutes of milking starting. This isn't an NZCP1 compliance rule, it's a best-practice guideline to help protect your milk quality.

  • As soon as there's enough milk in the vat to fully cover the agitator blade. For most vats, that's roughly 20–30 minutes after milk first starts flowing in, but always check the minimum safe volume for your specific vat.

  • No. NZCP1 doesn't set a fixed time for starting the agitator. The 40-minute alert is a best-practice guideline built into Vat Telemetry to help protect milk quality.

  • Milk sitting against the vat's cooling surface without agitation risks freezing and uneven cooling, which can affect milk quality and make it harder to meet NZCP1 cooling timeframes.

  • Check the minimum safe milk volume specified for your vat — the agitator should start once the blade or impeller is fully covered, not at a fixed time.

Why Does My Agora Volume Differ From the Tanker Docket?

If you've noticed your Agora vat volume running a little higher or lower than the tanker docket figure, that's normal — and usually a sign your system is working exactly as intended. Here's why a small variance happens, and what level of difference is expected.

  • This is usually because the radar takes readings every 10 minutes rather than continuously, so if collection starts soon after the last milking, the true peak volume may not be captured before the vat starts emptying.

  • Not necessarily. On a large vat, a 100-litre variance can still represent well over 99% accuracy. Agora's target is within 50 litres, but some variance is expected and normal.

  • No. The tanker docket, measured by a calibrated flowmeter, remains the official volume figure. Agora's volume is a real-time guide for on-farm decisions, not an official measurement.

  • Yes. Calibration typically stabilises after around five collections and continues to improve throughout the season as more data is collected at different vat levels.