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People, planet and profit
George and Sharon Moss have been dairy farming in Tokoroa for nearly 40 years. Their impact on the climate wasn't a consideration back then, but it's at the forefront of how they farm now.
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The long game: Farming for future generations
Pouarua Farms takes a long-term outlook when it comes to managing the land. For the five iwi who own the Hauraki Plains’ largest dairy platform, that means making decisions that will sustain the land and create an intergenerational asset.
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Four small changes across the system. Big gains over time.
Kaiwaiwai Dairies comprises a 337-hectare milking platform, plus a 305-hectare dairy support block located in South Wairarapa, between Featherston and Martinborough.
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Farming with whakapapa and the future in mind
Farming has long been a way of life for Orete – a Māori Incorporation with 1,500 owners on the tip of the remote East Cape. Te Taiao is at the heart of all they do, including finding ways to keep their agricultural greenhouse gas emissions down.
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Small efficiency gains that added up to big changes
In 2019, Canterbury dairy farmer Dion Gordon experienced something of a nightmare. The Rangitata River burst its banks, flowed onto his farm and took a huge swathe of topsoil out to sea. Dion had no choice but to drop stock numbers - but what happened next was a surprise.
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Pete Morgan & Ann Bouma, Te Awamutu
Pete Morgan and Ann Bouma’s dairy farm is located southwest of Te Awamutu in the Waikato. They bought the original part of the farm 20 years ago and have subsequently grown it to its current total of 265 hectares (230 ha effective).
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Northland Agricultural Research Farm (NARF), Dargaville
NARF is an 85-ha dairy research farm located two km west of Dargaville, which is owned by all Northland dairy farmers through an incorporated society. Ninety percent of the farm sits on the flat marine soils of Kaipara clay, with the balance on Te Kopuru sand. Both soil types are extremely wet during winter with high pugging risk.
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Ōtamarākau Ventures Limited Partnership
Ōtamarākau Ventures Limited Partnership (OVLP) is a Māori owned joint venture between Ōtamarākau Farm Trust (50 percent), and Ngāti Mākino Assets Limited (50 percent).
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Woodward Family, Ōtorohanga
Michael and Susie Woodward operate Woodward Farms Ltd on their property Cowgora Hills, near Ōtorohanga. The farm is currently peak milking 290 dairy cows, plus running 230 Angora goats on a 170-ha property with half flat-rolling and half easy hill contour, as well as running their own dairy replacements (currently 65 targeting 55 in future).
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Taumata Farming Partnership, Pukeatua
Taumata Farming Partnership Ltd is a family-owned business situated in Pukeatua, approximately 25 km southeast of Hamilton in the Waipā District. Doug and Kathy Wallace purchased the property in 1999, and they have been focused on their environmental impact for many years now.
