| Location |
Rangitikei-Wanganui District |
| Area |
1566ha total, 1050ha effective |
| Average Rainfall |
1100mm |
| Altitude |
910-1700 feet above sea level |
| Soils |
Hunterville Sandstone/Papa base |
| Sheep Policy |
Romney breeding ewes and rams. Lambing commences 20 September. Weaning and first drafts taken 20 January. No ewe hogget mating. |
| Cattle Policies |
Charolais cross breed cows, Charolais bulls. Weaning late April, steer calves sold. |
| Pasture Renewal |
Through winter crops, predominantly swedes and kale or rape, cultivated or aerially applied. Perennial AR1 pastures spring sown on hills and medium-rotation AR1 tetraploid pastures spring sown on flats. |
| Production Levels |
130% lambing in 2006, 115% lambing in 2007. |
|
Stock numbers at 30 June 2007 |
10,000 S.U., 5,000 MA ewes, 1,400 ewe hoggets, 300 MA cows, 104 replacement heifers retained. 10,000 S.U.¸ 1050 effective hectares = 9.52 S.U./ha. |
