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Today’s yarding of ewes and lambs at the Dannevirke sale yards was the smallest for some months but prime lambs sold strongly, from $100 to $114 (for two head in the small pens). Well conditioned ewes made from $89 to $91, medium $70 to $78, the next cut $49 to $56, light $39.

Tops of the two and fresh four tooth ewes $85 to $90, medium $76 and lighter $41 to $50.

Store lambs: J.G. and C.J. Gardiner, 59 wthrs $84.20, 130 wthrs $71.20, 158 ewes $74; Te Tumu Stn, 144 ewe lbs $67, 96 ewe lbs $50.20; R.W. and J.A. Ransom, 168 Perendale ewe lbs $69.80, 139 ewes $53; Tuscan Hills Trust, 54 ewe lbs $74; D. Whelan, 17 m/s shorn lbs $50; S. Rowden, 11 m/sex lbs $75; M. Pinfold, 7 m/sex $67.
Report by Judy Babe

Today’s yarding of prime and store lambs and ewes were back on recent weeks. Persistent rain and fewer than usual buyers did little to encourage vigorous bidding and a number of pens were passed in.

Due to the time of the year, there was only a handful of prime pens of lambs but a nice pen of 12 topped the market at $100.50 a head, with other good lines making $98.50, $85.50 and $81 respectively.

Top ewes fetched $76 to $90; medium $61 to $82; lighter $40 to $50; tail enders $25 to $35.

 STORES: Pipibank Station, 75 5yr Rom ewes $74, 126 wthr lbs $79, 44 wthr lbs $69; G.T. May, 48 c/o $94.50, 168 ewe lbs $61; K. Harding, 147 c/o lbs $76, 76 c/o $67.50; R.J. Small, 140 c/o lbs $87; Mecanno Bridge, 87 c/o lbs $70; Glengyle Farm, 40 m/s lbs $61; Benbhragie Farm, 83 ewe lbs $60.50, 34 ewe lbs $47 AgTech P/ship, 79 ewe lbs $59; 20 Pekanui Farm, 25 ewe lbs $78; Bush Sports Club, 4 male lbs $68.
Report by Judy Babe

There was a larger prime and store yarding at the Dannevirke Stock Sale today, with quality good ewes selling strongly. A good buyer  attendance, with mainly buyers from the Manawatu.

The prime section – good quality prime lambs sold from $90.00 to $100  with top price 43 b/f lambs $100, other prices ranged from $48. to $89.50.

The first store pen  Ramarua Farm with 157 C/o lambs made $93.50,  and second pen of AJ Clarke & Co 96 C/o lambs made just under that mark of $93.00.

Other store lamb details: Ramarua Farm, 157 c/o Lbs $93.50; AJ Clarke & Co 96 c/o lbs $93., 43 c/o lbs $83.50; K Harding & Co 62 c/o lbs $86., 89 B/f ewe lbs $80; Rakaunui P/ship 112 c/o lbs $86, 265 ewe lbs $64.50, 33 lbs $71; KC & MI Martin 331 rom wth lbs $82.50, 97 wth lbs $70, 162 B/f m/s lbs $72.50; Limehurst Farm 146 rom wth lbs $76.20, 21 ram wth lbs $88.50.

Poulton Bros 130 c/o lbs $82.50, 67 c/o lbs $70; PT & CM Cotter 46 rom c/o lbs $88; Turtle Farm 100 c/o lbs $85, 65 c/o lbs $80.50; Avoca Trust 50 c/o lbs $84, 240 ewe lbs $72.50, 117 ewe lbs $72.20; Strathna Schalloch Trust 50 rom male lbs $82, 24 rom c/o lbs $65; PD Finnie 115 c/o lbs $74.50, 117 ewe lbs $55.50; NW & HS Morrison 142 c/o lbs $65.50, 190 ewe lbs $55, 51 ewe lbs $48.

Owahanga Stn 43 ewe lbs $42.50, 77 m/s lbs $51; Altwood Farm 307 rom ewe lbs $57, 211 rom ewe lbs $49.50; Fowler Burns Ltd 144 ewe lbs $61, 13 c/o ram male lbs $84.50; Prouting Farming 49 rom ewe lbs $78.50; Atrig Stn 37 c/o lbs $74.50, 30 ewe lbs $62; DC & WD Parkes 44 m/s lbs $74; Bellmark Farm 62 m/s lbs $60; J & K Eastwood 35 lbs $74.50.
Report by Karen Blair

Prices eased at today’s Dannevirke stock sale compared with recent weeks, with the condition of the majority of sheep and lambs reflecting the lack of feed in the district, due to recent cold, wet weather.

However there was an almost full clearance of the yarding, with buyers, vendors and agents braving a cold wind from the Ruahine Ranges.

There were few prime lambs on offer and some of ewes selling at below schedule. The better prices for two tooth and older woolly ewes ranged from $70.50 to $75, while in the small pens two head fetched $80 and $85 respectively. Medium quality ewes $60 to $67.50 and a pen of better quality two tooths made $75. Lighter weight ewes $37.50 to $47 (two ths).
The only larger pen of lambs (37 black faced) made $86 a head, while three in the small pens fetched $87 (for two) and $94 the other.

Top price in the store pens was $93.50 for 36 P. and H. Hendy, while A.C. and S. Herbert’s 61 Texel X lambs fetched $93.

STORE LAMB DETAILS: Tui-Glen Farm, 29 c/o $88, 13 m/s b/f $80; A.A. & T.J.  Fetch, 160 c/o $79.20;

Totaranui Stud Ltd, 86 c/o $85, 14 ewe lbs $70.50; Turtle Farming, 240 c/o $81.50, 187 c/o $79, 69 b/f c/o $82, 50 woolly c/o $75; Strathnashalloch, 157 c/o $76.50; Harding Farms, 121 wthrs $70, 160 m/s $65.50, 43 c/o $71; Woodbank Station, 121 c/o $74; A.K. and M.E.J. Boynton, 40 males $71.50; Bellmack Farm, 53 c/o $68, 101 ewe lbs $65.80; Woodville Racing Club, 227 c/o $82.50, 37 m/s $79.

Kumeroa Stn, 114 c/o $66.80, 238 ewe lbs $63.80, 86 ewe lbs $50; J.S. and R.G. Gollan, 48 m/s $61, 62 m/s $61; Atrig Stn, 18 c/o $82.50; Mesa Farm, 27 males $70; Pukerua Ltd, 28 m/s $60; H.J. Barnett, 37 ewe lbs $68.50; Te Pa Ltd, 18 ewe lbs $68.50, 16 same $52; Merial P/ship, 21 m/s $78.50; K.J. Cameron, 31 m/s $76.80; Alta Farm, 45 m/s (smaller) $45.
Report by Judy Babe

Today’s yarding was similar in size as last week’s Dannevirke stock sale, with top lines of prime lambs selling strongly, but store prices eased slightly at the lower end of the market.

Three pens of prime lambs made $115 for 45 Poll Dorset cross, $108 a head for 145 woolly males $108 and the first pen up, 67 woolly ewe lambs, fetched $104. Other prime lambs $76 to $89.

Forward ewes $72 to $80, and other good pens $65 to $72; medium $55 to $61.

The first store pen, 286 well presented Romney c/o lambs sold on behalf of P. and H. Hendy made $92.20 a head, $2.30 back from last Thursday’s top store price. Their second cut of 96 c/o made $86 a head and 101 ewe lambs $68.20.

Other store lamb details: Tautane Station, 371 Romney c/o $83.20, 617 c/o $82, 226 c/o $75; G.F. Wardle, 586 c/o $84.70, 388 Romney c/o $83.50, 82 c/o $73, 208 Romney ewe lbs $81, 26 ewe lbs $55.50; G.T. May, 118 Perendale c/o $85.20; Strathnashalloch, 122 c/o $77.50, 94 c/o $72; Waikuku Farm, 76 c/o $72.50, 173 Rom ewe lbs  $65.20, seven c/o b/f $70.

B.J. Arends, 75 Texel x $84; Fountaine Farming, 253 Romney ewe lbs $77.50; Glanworth, 134 c/o $75, 67 ewe lbs $68; A.K. & M.A. Brislane, 69 c/o $82, 63 ewe lbs $71.50; Franklin P/ship, 50 Romney ewe lbs $75.20; Houkura Farms, 272 ewe lbs $78.80, 55 shn ewe lbs $66.50, 32 c/o lbs $70.20; Tuscan Hills, 210 ewe lbs $71, 67 ewe lbs $65.80; Mananui Station, 155 ewe lbs  $80, 48 ewe lbs $64; W.M. & K.M. Redward, 18 m/s lbs $63.50.

J.D. and E.J. Ralph, 37 c/o b/f $88; Te Tumu Station, 56 c/o $73, 18 c/o $54.50; Skye Farm, 20 Texel X male lbs $60.50, 46 ewe lbs $43.50; J. Mack and L. Atkinson, 34 m/s b/f lbs $76.20; Riverview Farm, 33 c/o lbs $69, 47 ewe lbs $48.20; Junee Farm 31 m/s $71.50; Flemington School, three lbs $62 and five @ $52; unlisted, nine ram lbs $56.50 and eight ewe lambs $64.
Report by Judy Babe

Today’s prime sheep and lamb yarding at the weekly Dannevirke sale was one of the largest for some time and well presented stock fetched good prices. Top good quality prime lambs sold from $99.20 to $107 (four pens), well up on last week and the remaining three pens sold for $82 to $87.

The weather was bleak for the big turnout of buyers, local and from outside the district, a reminder that it is only three days past the shortest day of the year!
A pen of fresh two and four tooth wethers made $101 a head while 145 two tooth ewes sold for $87 with another three pens selling from $62 to $80.

Best of the older ewes ranged from $74 to $85.50; medium $60 to $73 and lighter $30 to $50.

First pen up in the store section fetched $94.50 a head for P.T. and C.M. Cotter (Pahiatua) 83 cryptorchid lambs, and Wai-Totara P/ship got $90.50 a head for 105 cryptorchids.

Other store lamb prices: Mangahuia Farms, 145wether lbs $85.80; J.S. & B. Powell, 144 c/o $85; M.G. and G.N. Hart, 198 Perendale wether lbs $73.50, 205 ewe lbs $72.50, 157 ewe lbs $67.50; Pipibank Stn, 241 wthr lbs $74.50; Wai-Totara P/ship, 105 c/o lbs $90.50, 72 ewe lbs $79.

Mananui Ltd, 133 c/o lbs $79.50, 29 ewe lbs $64; Waewaepa, 43 c/o lbs $72.50, 78 ewe lbs $66.20; R.N. France, 109 c/o lbs, $65, 99 ewe lbs $54; R.W. and J.A. Ransom 78 Perendale c/o lbs $62; A. and J. Curran, 46 Romney c/o $74.50; P. and H. Hendy, 121 m/s b/f store lbs $81.

Alta Farm P/ship, 40 m/s b/f $70, 107 ewe lbs $49; Waimarie Farming P/ship, 198 ewe lbs $78, 84 ewe lbs $63; Kumeroa Stn, 191 ewe lbs $70.80; Atrig Farm, 130 ewe lbs $73.50; Greenhill Station, 86 ewe lbs $63.50 and 73 @ $52 a head; R.J.D. Hilson, 74 Suffolk/Texel x ewe lbs $70.

Bowood Farm, 94 Romney ewe lbs,  $61.50, 45 m/sex lbs, the same; Te Hau P/ship, 83 ewe lbs, $50.50; Glenathol Farm, 47 ewe lbs $67; S. Ferguson, 25 ram lbs $63.50; J. & A. Robinson, 11 m/sex lbs $70; Freelands Farming, 8 c/o lbs $74.

A big yarding is also expected at tomorrow’s Feilding sale.

Report Judy Babe

FEED OUTLOOK
Some farms I have visited lately are feeling the effects of the dry autumn. There is roughage about, but for some properties the likely feed availability over coming months will be insufficient especially approaching lambing and calving unless we get a number of weeks of warm weather and the soil temperatures stay at their current level. Many farmers faced this situation with the previous three autumn droughts. Ewe body condition deteriorated rapidly through the winter. Breeding cows struggled and there were a number of cases of high stock deaths. Stock Losses – late pregnancy to early lactation is a high risk period. Starvation induced animal health problems, as well as internal and external parasites were all big problems in the previous droughts.

Some potential options to avoid a feed deficit this winter and spring -
You need to know your current situation. Do a feed budget. It’s simple supply vs.demand! (See details below for help on doing a feed budget).
Cut your losses – Trading stock and store stock are worth good money this year insure that you are not impacting on your capital stock by holding onto lambs etc - money in the bank is better than capital stock dying.
Prioritise stock classes for destocking and put in place ‘trigger points’: male lambs,surplus ewe lambs, aged ewes, empty cows, trading cattle etc
Consider grazing stock out, supplements or nitrogen to fill a feed deficit
Think about what classes of stock you can tighten up in the early part of pregnancy to conserve feed for later
 

FREE Feed-budgeting CD’s – basic feed budgeting spreadsheet developed by MAF and PGG Wrightson. Available free to farmers.

Click here for a copy to be posted to you please include in subject line FREE Feed-budgeting CD’s and your postal address

Richmond Beetham
Regional Manager
Meat & Wool New Zealand

Today’s yarding was back in number and prices eased on recent weeks at the Dannevirke saleyards after two big sales in recent weeks, and there were not as many buyers as usual.

The prime section took just under half an hour to sell and two pens of well presented ewes fetched $75 and $83 a head; medium $60 to $66; 48 two tooths $53; lighter weight $35 to $40 plus one pen of 40, $30. 
A small pen of four well-grown cryptorchid lambs held to recent week’s prices, fetching $91 a head and seven m/a rams made $62.50 each. Tail ender ewes and two tooths (3 pens) $24 to $37).

STORES: S.C. Herbert, 109 5 and 6 yr coastal bred ewes, r.w.r. $53. J.A., D.M. & C.R. Henricksen Ltd, 67 Romney lbs $75.70, 314 ewe lbs $76.20, 17 ewe lbs $67.50, 35 the same $57.50; Atrig Station, 71 c/o lbs $76.50, 50 ewe lbs $73.50; S.L. and P.G. Brass, 49 b/f lbs $68; G.P. and J.A. Olsen, 31 Perendale ram lbs $71.20; Fowler Burns Ltd, 90 c/o lbs $73, 164 m/sex b/f $74, 50 m/sex b/f $82, 51 c/o lbs $60.

D.R. and K.M. Payne, 75 c/o lbs $73.50, 55 ewe lbs, $69.50; Waikoata Farms Ltd, 40 c/o ram lbs $70, 41 ewe lbs $67, 50 m/s b/f $63; Wai-Totara P/ship, 88 ewe lbs $67.50; S.C. Brown, 88 ewe lbs $63; A.D. B. Williams Charitable Trust (Coonor), 21 c/o $51, 33 ewe lbs $49; B.D. and D.J. Bowie, 83 ewe lbs $65.50, 24 male lbs $58, G.E. Timmins, 47 m/s lbs $46.50; Pekanui Farm, 15 m/s $69; unlisted, 11 m/s store lbs $57.
Report Judy Babe

Tuesday 15th June 2010
15th annual Cashbac Sale

There was a good attendance at the 15th annual Cashbac  (Central and Southern Hawke’s Bay Combined Sale) at the Dannevirke cattle rostrum today where two Angus (Dandaleith and Moanaroa) and two Shorthorn (Tahuna and Hiwiroa) studs were represented.

Top price paid during the auction, conducted by Chris McBride, Wairarapa PGG Wrightson livestock manager,Wairarapa, was $6000 for the second of 11 bulls sold on behalf of Willie Philip’s Dandaleith Stud.
The first Shorthorn bull, auctioned on behalf of Hiwiroa Shorthorns fetched $4600 and will go to Tapanui in Southland.

Dandaleith averaged $3618 for 11 bulls sold in the rostrum; Moanaroa (returning to the Cashbac sale after 10 years) $3455 for two Angus.

Hiwiroa Shorthorns, the stud Jim and Nick Syme run in conjunction with Tahuna (Central Hawke’s Bay), averaged $3940 and Tahuna Shorthorns $3000.

Yesterday (Monday), with snow in the higher hills behind them at the Mount Mable Angus Stud sale at the end of Gundries Road, there was a full clearance of the 43 stud bulls offered by K. and M. Friel for an average of $5940, a ``very satisfying’’ sale they said.


Report Judy Babe

Today’s yarding of store sheep and lambs included the first pens of scanned in lamb (sil) ewes for season, with the top money of $110 paid for a pen of two tooths, with another six pens also fetching more than $90 a head. Prime prices were similar to last week though lighter lambs and ewes eased.

Heavy prime ewes made $80 (two tooths) to $86 (older), medium $69.50 to $76; seven b/f lambs $94;10 ram lambs $80.20 and 15 m/a $71; 15 m/a rams $71; lighter ewes $43 to $57.

The store section attracted a lot more buyers (and on-lookers) than the prime and price details were:

In lamb ewes: M.H. Franklin Jnr, 230 m/a scanned in lamb 163 % $105, 24 m/a sil 134% $75.50; Waewaepa Stn 484 sil $94.20; B.M. Wrenn, 230 5 and 6 yr ewes sil $95; Rangitoto Farm, 112 Romney 4/5 yrs scl 150% $94.50; Avoca Trust, 176 4 & 5 yr ewes scl 156% $99, 43 two ths scl $110; Alltwood Farm, 102 rwr 5&6 yr ewes $92; J.H. & S.E. Barnett, 80 ewes sil S/Suffolk $91; D.B. and J. Lindsay, 75 five and six yr sil 166% $91.20; Te Hau P/ship 101 m.a. r.w b/f 30/3 $84.20.

Store lambs: A.K. and M.A. Brislane (scale liveweight 43 kgs) 84 Romney c/o $85.20, A.J. McAulay, 198 c/o $87, Greenhill, 131 c/o $80.50, 51 c/o $73; K.C. and M.I. Martin 327 wethers $80.20; Waiwera Station, 143 c/o $76; ADB Williams Charitable Trust, Coonor, 67 c/o $70.50, 375 ewe lambs $77; R.N. France, 147 Rom c/o $64.20, 89 ewe lbs $51; Glengyle Farm, 126 c/o $65; A.K. and M.A.Brislane, 41 c/o $76.20; Burnview Ltd, 50 ewes $65.50, 115 Rom ewe lbs $64.50; R.J.D. Hilson, 117 Texel X ram lbs $76, 68 ram lambs $68, 27 ram lbs $63.50; 18 m/s b/f $63.

Waikoata Farm, 99 c/o and ram lbs, b/f $77.50, 227 b/f ewe lbs, $75; Glenathol Farm, 73 ewe lbs $87; Rakanui P/ship, 224 ewe lbs $74; Pukemiro Station, 217 Texel/Romney X ewe lbs, $76.50; Kumeroa Station, 224 ewe lbs $71;  Harding Farms Ltd, 285 ewe lambs $64; Glengyle Farm, 276 ewe lbs $60.80; J.P. Harold, 89 ewe lbs $64, 14 wether lbs $69.
E.N. and J.L. Halford, 51 ewe ewe lbs $65.50; J.W. and M.J. Kerr, 71 m/s $55; Dickie & Co, 33 m/s $53.50; E.D. Bradley, 16 m/s $64;Tirmoana Farm, 166 Rom ewe lbs $66.50, 107 the same $59.50; R.J. and S.K. Stephenson, 71 m/s b/f $70.00, 53 the same $63; S. Ferguson, 42 Rom lbs $74; R. Beckett, 10 m/s $58.

Report Judy Babe

There was a much larger store yarding than usual – even some of the rear grass pens were used for today’s (June 3rd) weekly Dannevirke sale. 
Overall prices eased $2 to $3 a head on recent sales. Recent rain (welcomed) didn’t help to show sheep at their best! The prime section had a similar number of pens to recent weeks and took less than half an hour to sell, as opposed to the stores.

Prime yarding, two pens of well framed lambs fetched $90.50 a head and nine black faced lambs $79.50. Nine m/a rams fetched $53 and top ewes ranged from $85.50 to $92. A pen of two tooth ewes also made $85.50 a head; medium $49 to $61; lighter $36 to $47. Nine m/a rams made $53 a head.

Store lambs: Fountaine Farming, 156 c/o $85, 151 c/o  $80.20, 106 ewe lbs $70; Waimarie Farming p/shp,  237 c/o $84, 50 c/o $79.20; Sutherland P/s, 86 c/o lbs $87, 225 ewe lbs $72.20; Te Rimu Stn, 126 c/o lbs $84.80, 134 c/o $74, 114 c/o lbs $66;  Pukepoto Farming, 139 ram lbs $81, 105 ewe lbs $71.20; A.D.B. Williams Trust, Conoor, 127 c/o lbs $82, 183 ewe lbs $77.50.

Waewaepa Stn, 34 Romney/Texel X c/o lbs $81, 130 ewe lbs $79.70; Waitio Farms Ltd, 86 c/o lbs $84, 196 ewe lbs $71, 15 Romney ewe lbs $73.50; Oporae Stn, 120 c/o lbs $85.20, 70 ewe lbs $74.20, 27 b/f ewe lbs $73; Houkura Farms Ltd, 152 c/o lbs $77, 104 ewe lbs $69.20; Fowler Burns Ltd, 170 c/o lbs $81.50, 60 c/o lbs $91.50; K. and M. Fenemore, 200 wthr lbs $82.50, 57 wthr lbs $79, 85 ewe lbs $73.20. W.V. Bengston, 12 ewe lbs, $75.20.
A.R. Kilgour, 78 ewe lbs $69; Lime Hills, 100 b/f ewe lbs $73, 27 ewe lbs $65; S.L. and P.G. Brass, 69 b/f ewe lbs $85; Morven Hills, 36 c/o lbs$68; A.R. & D. Kilgour, 51 m/s store lbs $60; Manaford Farm, 86 ewe lbs, $76.20; Wyfield Farm, 41 ewe lbs $57.50, 31 c/o lbs $69; P.J. & H.J. Hill, 31 m/s store lbs $70

A and J. Curran, 90 c/o lbs $80.50; Harwood Farm, 108 c/o lbs $79, 162 ewe lbs $71.80, 30 c/o $60.50, 81 ewe lbs $64.70; G.F. Wardle, 213 c/o lbs $78.50, 91 c/o lbs $74, 38 c/o lbs $67.50; G.A. Brown, 3` c/o lbs $85, 99 Rom/Texel X  ewe lbs $81.50; Owahanga Station, 116 c/o lbs $77.80, 43 c/o lbs $61, 96 ewe lbs, $58.50; M. H. Franklin, 54 c/o lbs $83, 20 ewe lbs $71; Glanbourne, 87 Romney ewe lbs $70, 21 ewe lbs $57.
 
 K.J. Cameron, 274 ewe lbs $81.20, 204 ewe lbs  $75.20, 35 ewe lbs, $62.50;A.K. & M.A. Brislane, 190 ewe lbs $80.20, 112 ewe lbs $67;S.J. Checkley, 188 ewe lbs $73, 21 b/f ewe lbs $76; R.C. and N. Ellingham, 304 ewe lbs $65, 208 ewe lbs $60, 67 younger ewe lbs $40.50; D.N. Dunford, 128 ewe lbs $74.20, 62 m/s store lbs $57, 27 wthr lbs $72; Lime Hills, 27 ewe lbs $65; G.and P McGhie, 45 m/s lbs $67, Skye Farm, 81 ewe lbs $59, 58 m/s lbs $54; Whispering Springs, 54 m/sex lbs $78; E. Walshe, 22 m/s lbs $62; East Hills, 29 ram lbs $75.50; K.R. and C.A. McLean, 28 ewe lbs $57 a head.

Next week the 10th June is the Winter Ewe Fair.
Report Judy Babe

Carwyn (Monty) Monteith 2010  New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year

The winners of the 2010 New Zealand Sharemilker of the Year, Stefan and Annalize du Plessis, the 2010 New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year, Carwyn Monteith, and the 2010 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year, Blake Korteweg, were announced at the national awards dinner at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua last Friday night.
Thirty-six finalists representing 12 regions across the country competed in the final, and represented the best from more than 500 entries received in the three 2010 awards competitions.

The 2010 New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year, Carwyn (Monty) Monteith, aged 38, won $18,400 in cash and prizes, and came out on top in an extremely close competition.

Head judge David Whillans says there was a strong field of finalists demonstrating a high level of excellence on farms.

“There are a lot of young people that have got into the dairy industry from other industries who are doing very well and they are really passionate about what they are doing.

“Carwyn has got life skills external to dairy farming, so brings a whole wealth of experience and maturity to his role,” Mr Whillans says. “He displayed a comprehensive knowledge across all areas we judged and this was supported with good processes and documentation. He had an excellent human resources policy, employing on attitude and training on skill.”

Mr Monteith also had good financial processes in place and clear goals on where he and his wife are headed and how they will get there. They have secured a sharemilking position for the new season on the 188ha Takapau farm milking 515 cows that they currently manage.

Press release NZ Dairy