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The Tararua Monitor Farm programme includes three farms and focuses on opportunities to increase the profit of each farm. Targets are set and efficiency, cost savings, financial management and financial structure are examined to ensure they are met.
Farmers:
Andrew and Vicki Ellingham, 486 Te Uri Road, Ormondville
Arthur and Sara Waugh, 557 Surreydale Road, Kohinui
Bryan and Anna Speedy, 458 Herbertville Road, Herbertville
Facilitator: Trevor Cook, Totally Vets, phone 06 323 6161, email trevorc@totallyvets.co.nz.
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"Sticks and strings on hill country."
Arthur and Sarah Waugh |
Useful Documents
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter December 2009  (202 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter October 2009 (188 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter June 2009 (108 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter April 2009 (122 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter April 2008 (110 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter October 2007 (102 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter June 2007 - Speedy (142 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter June 2007 - Waugh (153 kb)›
About the Farms
Andrew and Vicki Ellingham's
| Area |
890 ha, 850 ha effective, in one block. |
| Average Rainfall |
1200mm |
| Altitude |
House at 335 metres, Highest point 634 metres |
| Soils |
Waimarama Sandy Loams with some silt loam |
Sheep Policy
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Kelso ewes mated 14th April, lambing 9th September. 1st draft early January when lamb weaned. Hoggets mated to South Suffolk rams 1st May |
Cattle Policies
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Hereford Friesian cows mated to Simmental/Charolais bull calving 20th September. All progeny fattened at 18 months. 150 weaner Friesian bull calves bought in October to be killed at 18 months of age. |
| Pasture Renewal |
15ha per year cropped with Kale for the summer crop, and regressed in the spring. |
Production Levels
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139% in 2006. 69% in hoggets. Net lamb price to date $52 at 16.3kg CW. 97% calving. Net bull price to date $923 at 288kg CW average. |
| Stock numbers at 1 June 2006 |
5000 MA ewes, 1720 ewe hoggets, 107 MA Cows, 50 R 2 yr Heifers (finishing), 60 R 1 heifers, 60 R2 bulls, 228 R1 bulls, 23 in calf R2 heifers, 4 R2 steers. |
Arthur and Sara Waugh's
| Area |
2065 ha, 1700ha effective. |
| Average Rainfall |
1500mm |
| Altitude |
House at 335 metres, Highest point 634 metres |
| Soils |
Taihape and Matamau silt loams |
Sheep Policy
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MA composite ewes mated on 20th April to Perendale rams. Two tooth ewes mated to terminal sire rams. Weaning 2nd week of January, Terminal sired lambs sold at weaning and surplus Perendale cross lambs sold over the summer. No ewe hogget mating. Annual shearing in the summer. |
Cattle Policies
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Cows and two year heifers mated to Angus bulls in late January. Weaned in late April. Non replacement weaners taken through to be sold as yearlings. |
Pasture Renewal
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A 42ha hill area cropped in 2005 with Kale for a winter crop, followed by Pasja for the next summer. Now in new grass. |
| Production Levels |
136% in 2006 in MA ewes and 122% in two tooths. 73% calving 9 calves weaned/cows mated. |
| Stock numbers at 1 May 2007 |
6250 MA ewes, 2450 two tooths, 2730 ewe hoggets, 1500 sale lambs, 330 MA Cows, 155 R 2 yr Heifers (finishing), 176 R 1 heifers, 146 R1 steers. |
Bryan and Anna Speedy's
| Area |
720 ha, 680 ha effective, in two blocks. |
| Average Rainfall |
1100mm |
| Altitude |
Approx 20 - 130 m.a.s.l. |
| Soils |
Flats - Kairanga Silt Loam, Hills - Wanstead Clay Loam |
Sheep Policy
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Romney flock. Main focus on getting hoggets over 40kg by 1st may for ram. Ewe lambing from 20 August. Wean at 90 days, sell bulk of lambs at weaning. |
Cattle Policies
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Flexible breeding cattle system, 1 year heifers bulled, aim to sell steers on spring grass market. |
| Pasture Renewal |
20ha per year cropped. Kale, summer crop, grass. |
Production Levels
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Average lambing percent approx 133% over past 5 years. Weaning 30kg lambs at 90 days. Approx 65% of hoggets in lamb over past 3 years at mating weight of 42kg average. |
| Stock numbers at 30 June 2006 |
3778 MA ewes, 1267 ewe hoggets, 275 others. 188 MA Cows, 62 2yr Heifers, 114 1yr heifers, 100 1yr Steers, 68 2yr Steers, 5 breeding bulls. Approx 7900su. |
Previous Tararua Monitor Farms
Garth and Wesley Coleman
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter September 2006 (94 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter August 2006 (67 kb)›
‹ Taraura Monitor Farm Annual Report 2005 (209 kb)›
‹ Taraura Monitor Farm Newsletter October 2005 (138 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Lamb Production Presentation October 2005 (47 kb)›
‹ Taraura Monitor Farm Newsletter September 2005 (124 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm FEC Responses in the Resistant, Susceptible & Control Lines August 2005 (52 kb)›
‹ Taraura Monitor Farm Newsletter June 2005 (113 kb)›
‹ Taraura Monitor Farm Newsletter May 2005 (138 kb)›
‹ Taraura Monitor Farm Newsletter February 2005 (119 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Annual Report 2004 (1081 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Programme Newsletter April 2004 (147 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter no. 7 (70 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter no. 6 (70 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter no. 5 (102 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter no.4 (48 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter no.3 (116 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter no.2 (136 kb)›
‹ Tararua Monitor Farm Newsletter no.1 (150 kb)›
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