Facilitator: Peter Andrew, AgFirst Consultants, phone 06 868 4144, email gisborne@agfirst.co.nz

Farmers: Ken and Kirsty Shaw
                  Elmore Station, Rakauroa, Matawai

About the Farm

Area	739 ha total, 710 ha effective.
Average Rainfall	1500mm.
Altitude	Range 550m at house, 815m on top.
Soils	Pumice overlay on easier parts of the block. Mudstone soils in steeper parts.
Sheep Policy	Romdale ewes mated 10 May. Ewe hogget replacements reared but not mated. Lambs sold both finished and store. Androvax used in the ewes, scanning 170%, lambing 129%. Sheep make up 50% of the stock units.
Cattle Policies	Buy in replacements for 175 head cow herd. Terminal sire to cows. Rear 120 bull calves plus buy an extra 100 to winter 216 R1 yr bulls. All male cattle sold before 2 years old. Cattle make up 38% of the stock units.
Deer Policy	Buy weaner hinds in May, sell 15 months later after second winter. Deer make up 12% of the stock units.
Pasture Renewal	None in the past, but the group are considering forage crop options.
Production Levels	Stocking rate 11.2, calving 85%, lambing 129%.
Stock Numbers at 30 June 2007	Ewes                      2,364 Two Tooths              870 Ewe Hoggets           907 Cows                        175 Steers                       211 Bulls                         216 Deer                         495 Stocking Totals    7,949 s.u.