There is strong demand from Chinese consumers for milk products derived from sheep and goats, demand which opens up huge potential future markets in Asia and the Maui Sheep Milk team is intent on delivering. From its genesis as a true ‘humble beginnings’ story, the Fortuna Group today operates 19 dairy farms throughout Southland, milking more than 13,500 cows. Meanwhile, Pamu (Landcorp’s) Justin Pigou who manages Dunns Dairy has an aim of one day being bobby calf free.
Businesses profiled in this edition…
Advanced Dairy Barns Ltd
Agrifeeds
Andrew Thomson
Arjan Van’t Klooster
Arjun Singh
Aunt Jeans Dairy – Raine Farms
Awhi Dairy Unit
Ben Burmeister
Broadmeadows Farms Ag Ltd
Bruce Dinnington
Bruce Eade
Canlac Holdings
Canterbury Water Services
Carters Bulk Haulage Ltd
Cranleigh Haulage
Dairy Farms NZ
Daphne Gordon
David Wood Shorthorns
Dr Ian Scott – Oraka Deer Park
Eltham Construction
Ferdon Genetics
Fernglen Farm
Fortuna Group
Guthrie Ag Works Ltd
Hayden Ussher & Gillian Dalley
Hennie Verwaayen
James Courtman
Jarrah & Sharee Sheehan
John Brooks
Josh & Kareena Sneddon
Justin Pigou – Dunns and Landsend
Kaiwaiwai Dairies
Kenneth and Rachel Short
Kiwitahi Pastoral
KP Contracting Ltd
Lance & Wendy Main: Trinity Holdings
Maui Milk
Murray Free Contracting Ltd
Murray Smith Contractors
Musica Ayrshires
Nicholas Gold & Sarah Vincent – Soulbrook
NZ Rural Land Management
Ordish & Stevens
Paul & Rosie Franklin
Pearson Contracting Ltd
Peter & Karen Martin
PGG Wrightson Seeds – Christchurch
Plantation Road Dairy
Quinedale Holstein Friesians
Radnor Lands
Ranginui
Reece & Natasha Cox
Reporoa Engineering
Richard & Jo Beckett
Richie Martinovich
River Edge Dairies Ltd – Jason & Pam Brock
Roaches Concrete Products Ltd
Rural Building Solutions Ltd
Seales Winslow Ltd
Southern Pastures
Stephen Todd
Tony Luckin
Total Replacement Therapy
Waikato Shed Company
Waitower Farms
Walsh Enterprises
Wayne Langford
White Contracting
Williams Engineering (2011) Ltd
Winton Stock Feed Ltd
Zach Mounsey