Dairy farmers Wilma and Aad van Leeuwen. Photo / SuppliedVan Leeuwen Dairy Group, the large-scale dairy operation on whose farms Mycoplasma bovis was first detected in New Zealand in 2017, has gone into receivership. VLG was founded by Aad and Wilma van Leeuwen and includes the world's largest robotic dairy barn. In 2017, the van Leeuwens were on NBR's Rich List, valued at $60 million. Last year, the van Leeuwens put nine of their farms on the market, saying they were selling them to ramp up further investment in their high-tech barn farming operations.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 23, 2021 00:11 UTC