Milkwell Holdings Ltd

The farm supplies Fonterra. It will be run as a milking platform. Cows are wintered on our 454ha support farm run by Mike at Lauder (6km away).

There will be two milking mobs of 400 & 300 (approx.) cows. Each herd will be run as an independent farm. The milking will start at approx.5am and again at 2pm. The milkings will be split shift and on a roster system (6/1 during calving and mating, then 6/2 from Feb to end of June 5 on 2 off Winter)

The farm is irrigated with 2 VRI pivot irrigators, fixed grid sprinklers and K Line in corners on an 8-day round.

Planned Calving start  August 12 and should be completed by the early of October.

The farming philosophy is: Cows will be fed on high quality grass with some supplements, there will be frequent low applications of Nitrogen to supply feed rather than excessive silage use. The farm is to be productive and profitable without excessive inputs.

 GOALS & OBJECTIVES FOR 2025/2026 SEASON

 Increase per cow production to > 485Kgms/cow

Lower average work hours to 40 per week

Create and develop a good team environment

Maintain healthy well-fed cows (fully fed with high quality grass)

Exceed all production and financial targets

Grow more grass from less nitrogen

Condense calving pattern

Operate above best industry and environmental standards

 MEDIUM / LONG TERM GOALS

Help staff achieve their goals & progress in the industry.

Operate above best industry and environmental standards. Plant 20,000 trees on farm over 5 years

Increase per cow production to above 495kgms/cow

Condense calving pattern and improve herd quality

Improve production and enhance production efficiencies

The above information above is only meant as a guide and may change from time to time depending on various factors. MILKWELL HOIDINGS LTD, its directors or management are not responsible for any indiscrepancies within this document, or any changes that may occur over time.