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Paengaroa
We are looking for a Contract Milker (a couple is ideal) for our farm situated at Paengaroa just south of Te Puke - close to Papamoa, Mt Maunganui, Tauranga & Rotorua.
The farm has 84 effective milking hectares being flat to rolling contour.
Paengaroa kindergarten and school are very close with intermediate and secondary schools in Te Puke.
The farm production system is a system 2 and peak milks 230 cows through a 22 ASHB shed.
Attention to detail with animal health husbandry, pasture management and shed hygiene is expected.
The farm owners are responsible for the raising of the calves.
The cows are manually drenched at each morning milking which means two labour units are required in the mornings.
Owner manages a 28 ha support block 15 mins away.
Production average over the last 3 years has been 85,500 milk solids. The farm has in the past produced 97,000 milk solids on 88 effective hectares.
Costs would be: labour, motorbikes and fuel, electricity, shed...
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16/02/2025
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