As New Zealand’s largest industry, dairy farming is also one of New Zealand’s fastest growing industries. Finding a dairy farm for sale in New Zealand should be done in consultation with a range of professionals including an agribusiness manager, an accountant and a lawyer. Many sharemilkers and herd managers get into the dairying industry with the aspirations of one day owning their own farms. It is also common for existing farm owners to purchase neighboring or nearby farms as they come onto the market to increase their own production – enabling them to increase their herd size, use the land for grazing or employ sharemilkers to manage the farm for example.
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An Overview Of The Dairy Farming Sector In New Zealand
New Zealand’s dairy farming industry is a crucial part of the country’s economy. The agricultural sector in New Zealand accounts for two thirds of all exports and has an impressive global reputation. Meat, dairy and other livestock product is revered worldwide for its consistently high quality. The dairy industry supplies the entire country and still exports enough to be the eighth largest milk producer, accounting for 2.2% of the world’s production; quite astounding figures for a country of just over four million.
The country’s dairy industry rose from humble beginnings during early European colonisation. In the nineteenth century, dairy farming began to expand with the introduction of farming co-operatives. These farmer-owned dairy companies aided the industry’s growth substantially. Six years after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, farming exporting began. New Zealand farmer’s arranged the first refrigerated shipments from Dunedin to London in 1882.
There were 600 processing factories open by 1920, the majority owned by co-operatives. The number of co-operatives was growing quickly, and by the beginning of World War II 500 existed in the country. The war brought new technologies and methods of transportation that would lead to a surge in mergers between the country’s co-operatives which grew larger and larger. Soon the number dwindled until only four co-operatives existed in the 1990s. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dairy Farming in New Zealand – Cattle Breeds Providing the Backbone of Production
Dairy farming in New Zealand has a long and proud history in the agricultural industry, being at the forefront of farming and agricultural production for centuries and providing the world with the highest quality of dairy and agricultural products. Being introduced by European settlers in the early nineteenth century, dairy cattle began to provide the local and national New Zealand community with milk, butter, cheese and high quality meat. The natural environment in New Zealand seemed the perfect environment for dairy farming as the introduced breeds of cattle thrived under the conditions, producing record levels and unsurpassed quality of dairy products.
The exportation of New Zealand dairy products to the world have been recorded as early as the middle of the 1940′s. When technology allowed the long distance delivery of dairy products, in the form of refrigerated shipments, New Zealand firmly established its position as the world’s leading nation of dairy production. As time has passed, New Zealand has been a leader in the development of improved farming processes, techniques and managerial techniques, which has enabled them to consistently outperform other nations in the areas of milk production, animal comfort and husbandry and quality of output. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dairy Farms for Sale in New Zealand – Helpful Points to Consider
There are numerous points to take into account when looking for a dairy farm for sale in New Zealand. A few of these points include the land, dairy companies and stock.
Land
Ensure the land you are looking at is suitable to dairying. Pay particular attention to the following land based areas:
- Contour & topography
- Soil conditions
- Drainage, irrigation and water supply
- Pasture type and growth rates (especially important for milk production)
- Fences, races and gates
- Sheds, yards, silage pits, feed pads
- Bio security (TB status, pests, diseases and weeds)
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