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Farm details:
| Host farm owners | Bruce and Joy Charmley |
| Sharemilker | Scott Charmley (LO) |
| Staff | Helen Charmley |
| Location | Maharahara Road, Dannevirke |
| Farm system | System 2 (approximately 10% of feed bought onto milking platform) |
Key farming philosophies:
- Increase productivity without further impact on the environment through better utilisation of current inputs
- Continue as a self contained grass system
- What you can measure you can manage
- Measure and manage pasture
- Measure and manage environmental risks
- Leave the farm in good shape for the next generation
| Host farm owners | Mike and Heather Burmeister |
| Staff | Clive Edmonds (Runoff manager) Nigel George Earl Pennington Jo Smith |
| Location | Mangatainoka |
| Farm system | System 3-4 |
Key farming philosophies:
- Easy to manage system
- To enjoy and be proud of what we do
- High profit from high per ha production and a low cost structure
- To grow and harvest as much grass as possible
- To have a farm system that is repeatable and environmentally sustainable
- To develop and grow staff
| Host farm owners | Geoff Arends and Ester Romp |
| Sharemilkers | Chris and Dana Sutton |
| Staff | Brodie Fellerhof |
| Location | Hukanui |
| Farm system | System 3 (approx. 20% of feed brought onto the milking platform) |
Key farming philosophies:
- Focus on a grass based system utilising pasture while capturing the benefits of any additional inputs
- Continuous improvement in performance through informed decision making
- Keeping abreast of industry trends
- Resource efficiency – labour, machinery, infrastructure
- To look after the farm asset and to have pride in the dairy industry
- To encourage progression and growth in the industry.
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