Rural Directions
Intensive Waikato based farming business benchmarking in the top 10%.
Great learning opportunity within a mixed enterprise operation.
Develop your knowledge of sheep genetics and the working of a stud environment.
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Alexander Farming Genetics Ltd is a high performing family-owned farming business comprising two existing 512ha and 60ha properties in Matamata, central Waikato and a 540ha property near Dannevirke, in the Tararua District. An additional 180ha block has recently been added to the business portfolio, just 5km down the road from the home block in Waikato.
The business is a mixed enterprise farming operation with an intensive commercial sheep and cattle breeding and finishing operation along with running a small, recorded stud of Facial Eczema Tolerant Romney ewes. They are wintering around 10,000su at 14 su/ha now that the new block is integrated into the business. The new block is utilised for drystock with the potential for arable...