Farm Overviews

Manager: Cassiano Machado

208 ha, with a 170 ha milking platform (124 ha free-draining flat to rolling, 46 ha river flats), plus about 30 ha of gullies and sidings for replacement stock. 54 paddocks.

40-bale herringbone shed, centrally located. Two 3-bedroom staff houses, with a sleepout on one. Concrete and shellrock races. 250-cow feed pad. Three-pond effluent oxidation system.

About 500 cows peak-milked. System 3 (10 to 20% of feed bought in; about half maize silage, half PKE).

Fonterra supply number: 40089.

Calving begins 13 July; mating begins 6 October (5 weeks AB, then 5 weeks natural).

Manager: Kelly Iremonger

280 ha, with a 230 ha milking platform (a mix of flat free-draining, sand hill and peat), plus about 30 ha of gullies and sidings for replacement stock. 56 paddocks.

44-bale rotary shed, centrally located. Two 3-bedroom staff houses. Concrete, shellrock and sand races. Spray-irrigated effluent system.

About 500 to 530 cows peak-milked. System 3 (10 to 20% of feed bought in; about half maize silage, half PKE).

Fonterra supply number: 40100.

Calving begins 13 July; mating begins 6 October (5 weeks AB, then 5 weeks natural).

Manager: Mauricio Machado (Herd Manager: Caesar Varias; Milker: Heloisa Machado)

200 ha, with a 158 ha milking platform (154 ha free-draining flat to rolling, 4 ha river flats), plus about 30 ha of gullies and sidings for replacement stock. 51 paddocks.

40-bale herringbone shed, centrally located. One 3-bedroom house on-farm, plus a rented house on the boundary. Concrete and shellrock races. Spray irrigation from a large holding pond.

About 500 cows wintered, around 480 milked at peak. System 3 (10 to 20% of feed bought in; about half maize silage, half PKE).

Fonterra supply number: 40097.

Calving begins 13 July; mating begins 6 October (5 weeks AB, then 5 weeks natural).