Blackford farming limited

  • Canterbury, New Zealand

  Blackford Farming Limited operates two ,1000 cow dairy farms at the foothills of Mount Hutt. 

Our dry stock support block is 15km away just on the outskirts of Methven. It is a 150ha block that accommodates 600 of our young stock year round and winters 1000 of the diary cows. 

The two dairy farms have modern machinery and equipment. Recently installed halter collars for cows , Protrack in the sheds , automatic calf feeders and a wintering barns. 

Jul 01, 2026
Full time
$70,000 - $85,000 yearly
Blackford farming limited
We are looking for an experienced , practical and capable Individual to manage our dairy support blocks. One block situated 3km from Methven 150 Ha, the other block in Staveley 200 Ha The Methven block is irrigated with centre pivot irrigation. The run off blocks support our 685 Ha dairy farms at the base of Mount Hutt. We are looking for someone who is passionate about looking after and caring for stock and will treat the place like their own. We are a progressive business with a focus on staff development.  The role involves managing dairy young stock year round ( 600 R1’s and 600 R2’s ) at the Staveley block and wintering approx 800 cows in the winter months at the Methven block. Halter collars on cows.  Tractor work will involve fertiliser spreading with modern tractor and spreader using  topcon and GPS steering, mowing , cultivations and drilling ( air seeder), mixer wagon, sucker tanker, and heavy rolling  accross all farms. Other work may include digger and grader...