One New Zealander's simple solution to a common dairy problem

Dairy farmer Ric Awburn was inspired by the spring-loaded stand of one of his sons' bikes

Dairy farmer Ric Awburn was inspired by the spring-loaded stand of one of his sons' bikes

A spring-loaded ballcock arm is the invention bringing a New Zealand farming family to the world market by solving problems for farmers around ensuring a water supply for livestock.

Water problems on his own farm led Ric Awburn, inventor of the Springarm, to invent something better.