100ha milking platform with support land for wintering and replacement grazing. Recently established farm with a high standard of improvements and machinery. Milking 330 cross bred cows through a modern 35 bale herringbone with inshed feeding and feedpad. Farm is well watered, subdivided and raced on fertile silt loam soils. Feed includes inshed feeding, around 200T maize silage, up to 200T PKE and grass silage if required. Chicory and fodder beet are grown on the milking platform and 150-190kgN/ha is used. Close to Palmerston North (10 minutes) with school buses at the gate.
13/06/2025
Permanent - Full Time
Pahiatua, New Zealand
My clients are progressive 50/50 sharemilkers, milking 480 quality crossbred cows on a flat 215ha farm 10 minutes from Pahiatua, a friendly, well-serviced town in the lower North Island. They are NZ Visa Accredited employers.   Their goal is to produce high quality milk in a sustainable and profitable grass based system. The farm is a split calving operation. The farm has excellent infrastructure, with a centrally located 50-bail rotary, ACR’s, Pro-Track, feed pad and several houses. Their ideal herd manager would be a team player (with a sense of humour!), who enjoys working hard and achieving top results. They would be working alongside my clients, and be supported with one other permanent staff member. The ideal applicant would have several years’ experience on New Zealand dairy farms, some qualifications (preferably), but most importantly, will be eager to learn and wanting to progress in the industry. My clients strength is growing people and helping them progress and...
Closing date for Applications:
27/06/2025