The land Lowburn Dairy Farms Ltd sits on has been in the Mikkelsen family for around 30 years. Lowburn has an approximately 222ha effective milk platform with a 35ha support block in Brydone between the Mataura River and State Highway 1. It produces around 280,000kgMS annually from 650 cows; a mix of Fresians, Jerseys, KiwiCross and a few beloved Ayrshires. There are also approximately R2s, R1s, and R1 and R2 bulls on farm. We milk twice a day in a 54 bail rotary. The team consists of the owners, 2 managers, a 2IC, and 1 part-time farm assistant.