Winnhill Ltd is owned by Reuben and Jaden Christian and has contract milked Valetta Pastures since 2020 and will begin low-order sharemilking Larchwood Dairies in 2026. Valetta Pastures is a family owned 290ha dairy farm that peak milks 1100 cows located in Valetta, 25 minutes from Ashburton. Next door to Valetta Pastures is Larchwood Dairies which is a 230ha soon to be dairy farm that will be peak milking 900 cows.
On Valetta Pastures, our team consists of a farm manager, an assistant manager, herd manager, and two farm assistants, one fixed term employee from July to December and a calf rearer during calving.
On Larchwood Dairies, our team consists of a farm manager, an assistant manager, and two farm assistants, one fixed term employee from July to December and a calf rearer during calving. Reuben will be overseeing both farms but will mainly be on Larchwood Dairies.
The cows are wintered 2 km from the dairy farm on Valetta Pasture's cropping farm. This is also where the young stock are before joining the milking herd.
We take pride in making the workplace enjoyable for all team members and ensuring everyone feels valued and supported. In addition to people, we have a strong focus on pasture and animal wellbeing to thrive for production with high profitability.