Macfarlane Rural Business
Geraldine, New Zealand
A large scale, well laid out property located close to Temuka & Geraldine. Well developed, high performing farm. Farm consultant involved in setting farm program and targets, monitoring and benchmarking.
Target 2027 season: 506kgMS/cow = 572,200 kgMS. Minimum expected 2027 season: 480kgMS/cow = 528,000 kgMS. Will be same system and expectations for 2027/2028 season.
Halter unlimited (top package) with collars on all milking age animals
Dairy shed, 60 bale rotary with cup removers (one person milking), Waikato plant, Protrack drafting, automatic teat spray. In shed feeding. Grain crusher Palm kernel/concentrate Molasses running from a Mineraliser (suspended mag, lime, trace minerals etc).
Irrigation, 8 centre pivot irrigators. 6 runs of k line, approx. 30 long line sprinklers.
Wintering, off farm at graziers but CM to feed cows (with Halter). Kale and/or oats with baleage and straw for 2027 winter.
Calf rearing, Ad-lib feeding in modern tunnel house system....
| Closing date for Applications: |
15/11/2026
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Contract Milker
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| Position Start Date: |
01/06/2027
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