Rotomate is located 5 minutes drive from Piopio town up the Mangaotaki Valley.
It is farmed and owned by Mat Sherriff and Kim Tatham
Rotomate has been in the Tatham family for 78 years, with our kids Max and Zoe being the fourth generation to live on the farm.
Currently we are farming 1150 hectares:
800ha, 700ha Effective Land we own
350ha, 200ha Effective Maori Lease
We Farm
Sheep
3000 Romney Ewes
700 replacement Hogget’s
We lamb 140% with all the surplus lambs being sold fat
Cattle
550 Friesian Bulls purchased as 100kg weaners and fattened to 550kg at 18 months sold to works
150 beef cows calving 90%. All progeny are fattened and sold to works heifers at 18 months and steers at 26 Months.
Off Farm
Kim is a dentist and we own and run Piopio Dental. With Kim bing the sole dentist.
Check out www.piopiodental.co.nz for more information