Whakamaru was the third farm to be established by Ata Rangi Pastoral Limited, beginning production in January 2016. With c1300 cows on the 477 hectares, Whakamaru is a winter milking farm. There are five full-time staff and a roster of casual staff to help with seasonal activities such as calving. We use in shed feeding, with concrete feed pads to reduce our environmental footprint.
Whakamaru has 13km of river frontage making riparian management very important. The farm is set back at least 25m from the river. In 2016, we planted over 10,000 natives in and around the waterways as part of our riparian management.