Farm Information Last updated: April 2017

Farm name: GV2

Location/District- 185 Oreti Plains Rd, Oreti, Central Southland Area/Soil type – 447ha (428.64 ha effective) plus 89ha leasehold flat land on a mix of lighter clay-based soils with gravel pans Contour – 447ha flat Primary school – Drummond 10km Secondary school – CSC, Winton 10km Average R.F – 1000mm-1100mm Subdivision & Fencing - Land is subdivided into 108 paddocks with water supplied to all paddocks through two separate systems – details on separate map Water Supply – Bore water supplied to all paddocks through two separate systems, 40mm, 50mm?? and 63mm system, one or two troughs per paddock, details on separate map Water Storage Capacity - 5 x 30,000L fresh water tanks at dairy shed + 1 x 30,000L fresh water tank at secondary bore Effluent area and application system – The farm has 447ha approx of consented effluent area applied by way of pod irrigation through underground effluent pipes with hydrants Effluent storage – Weeping wall = 42m x 7m x 1.5m (441cu/m), No 1 liquid pond = 9m x 9m x 2m (162cu/m) No 2 liquid pond = 66m x 30m x 2m (3960cu/m), No 3 liquid pond = 90m x 90m x 3.5m (28350cu/m), No 4 solids pond = To be built approx 50m x 7m x 1.5m (525cu/m) Farm vats - 2 x Fonterra owned milk vats – 1 x 30,000L + 1 x 21,000L, 1 x Gladvale owned calf milk vat – 12,000L

Farm dairy/yards - The farm has a 54 bail rotary cowshed centrally located with a 14m x 53m (742 sq/m)

rectangular yard suitable for holding up to 500 cows, Waikato milking plant with ACR’s. The remaining concrete cow yards can be broken into a number of sections comprising of - Western section of pad - Four 53m x 7m (1484 sq/m effective) rectangular pens, two of which are rubber lined

suitable for holding up to 900 cows in total. North eastern section of pad – Two 53m x 9m (954 sq/m effective) rectangular rubber lined pens suitable for

holding up to 630 cows in total. Each rubber lined pen can comfortably winter milk 100 cows each (400 cows total) and all pens have access to

at least one or two rows of concrete feed binsand water

Production – 2013/14 season – 615,000 kg/MS, 2014/15 season – 608,000 kg/MS, 2015/2016 season target-665,000 kg/MS Feed system - In-shed meal feeding system with 16t, 60 degree V bottom feed silo fed by a perminant 50 foot loading auger, in-shed molasses feeding system with conedose and one 30,000L molasses tank Silage pit – 125m X 25m knaprock lined silage pad Farm buildings – (Wilson Block) 4 bay calf/implement shed, 3 bay haybarn, 1 x 40t concrete V bottom silo, 1 x 4t V bottom calf meal silo and 1 x large covered yards. (Cooper Block) 1 x 4 bay implement/grain shed (200t). (Millar Block) 2 x 3 bay implement/grain sheds (150t each), 1 x 4 bay implement shed, 2 x 10t V bottom grain silos, 1 x 25t V bottom grain silo, 1 x 40t V bottom grain silo. Bisley grain system – 10t pit with 20 metre chain and slat elevator. Silo 1 – 180t storage silo, Silo 2 – 100t storage silo, Silo 3 – 70t storage silo. (Oreti Grain Drying Company) Bisley ‘shiver’ grain drying system with 9 tonne pit and 30 metre belt & bucket elevator. Silo A - 70t drying silo, B – 90t cooling silo, C – 100t cooling silo, D – 240t storage silo with cooling fan, E – 240t storage silo with cooling fan, F – 240t cooling silo, G – 40t V bottom storage silo.

Farm house (No 1 Homestead - Wilson Block) 224sq/m house + 2 x 82 sq/m garages – Brick and roughcast four bedroom home with conservatory, open plan kitchen and dining room, seperate living room with woodburner, 2 x heat pumps. 2 x Detached double garages.

Farm house (No 2 Homestead – Cooper Block) 134sq/m house + 40 sq/m garage– Weatherboard three bedroom home with renovated open plan living/kitchen area, logaire multiburner heating. Attached single garage with additional storage area. Farm house (No 3 Homestead – Wilson Block) 160sq/m house incl garage–2007 built PVC or vinyl weatherboard three bedroom home, open plan kitchen and living area, separate washroom, gas powered heat pump??, attached single garage.

Farm house (No 4 Homestead – Wilson Block) 270sq/m – 2009 built brick/concrete and roughcast six bedroom home with two open plan kitchen and living areas along with two separate bathroom and toilet areas. Two heat pumps. Farm house (No 5 Homestead – Millar Block) 225sq/m house + 54sq/m garage– Brick and roughcast four bedroom home. Renovated open plan kitchen and dining room, separate lounge heated with multiburner fire and heat pump. Second separate lounge heated with open fire and second heat pump. Inside bathroom and toilet and additonal attached outside toilet, washroom and storage room. Detached double garage.

Stock details – August-May approximately 1500 cows are milked during the season and in June-July approximately 400 cows are winter milked Shelter trees – Mix of mature shelter belts and new plantings.

Farm Infrastructure:

Yardmaster pump (GV2) No 1 effluent pond (162cu/m) RHS

Shaft length - 1005mm 5HP 3ph 2800 RPM 2403

Impellor size 150mm

Yardmaster pump (GV2) No 1 effluent pond (162cu/m) Stirrer

Shaft length - 1005mm 5HP 3ph 1400 RPM 4067

Impellor size 600mm

Yardmaster pump (GV2) No 1 liquid pond (3960cu/m) RH10 C/6

Shaft length - 1070mm 30HP 3ph 2800 RPM 4070

Impellor size 210mm

Farm goals:

The primary goals of the farming business are:

To achieve the best milk production possible – by utilising the addition of grain/PKE/silage and other supplements, along with the grass grown on the farm.

To control the cost of production to achieve a system that is profitable and sustainable at all payouts

To minimise the amount of human work required to achieve the production and the profit through allowing the cows to harvest the feed and only making supplements where pasture quality is being compromised

To allow flexibility for all farm staff to take time away from the farm as needed to meet family obligations and lifestyle goals.

To complete all of the above within the best interests of the environment

Farm System Policies

Milking policy:

Information on start-up, wash, vat wash & penicillin procedures can be found in the farm information book located in your dairy shed.

The first row of cows must be cupped no earlier and no later than the times indicated below unless in circumstances outside of our control. A minimum of 10 hours between start of morning milking and afternoon milking must be adhered to at all times (ie. 4.30am start +10 hours = 2.30pm), however afternoon milking must not start any earlier than 2:00pm. This ensures regular milking intervals for the cows and that milking is finished in time for the milk tanker.

· Morning Milking 4.00am – 9.30 am

· Evening Milking 2.00pm – 6.30 pm

There are to be two herds at all times once milking numbers reach 600. After this point there is to be a maximum

of 600 cows per herd throughout the season. Three herds will be necessary once cow numbers reach over 1200.

Absolutely no cattle prodders or any other objects are to be used on cows or on the plant in the milking shed.

All cows are to be milked twice a day where possible with particular consideration given to animal health. Changes to

this to policy must first be passed by the directors and permission, if given will expire at the end of each season.

Mastitis is a costly disease in terms of lost milk production, the effect on cows and risk of milk quality penalties if SCC grades are incurred. Therefore the prevention of mastitis is extremely important and the following must occur on the farm:

· All cows must be thoroughly teat sprayed after every milking. · Colostrum cows must be stripped every morning milking and clinical cases treated. · For the first 4 months of the season (August – November) the milking herd must be stripped at least once per

week. · If SCC reaches above 200,000, the whole herd must be stripped · If SCC reaches above 300,000, the whole herd must be plated

If clots are found on the milk filter sock after milking then the herd must be stripped at the next milking. Colostrum or penicillin cows must be plated before entering or re-entering the herd. When clinical mastitis is found in a quarter all other quarters must be checked and, if positive, treated at the same time.