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Glenside Station - Sheep/ Beef and Deer
The Property
The Glenside operation is made up of three adjoining farms that Taratahi lease. These are Glenside, Arahura and Kingsland.
Glenside has been run as a trading property in the past, but will now focus on a maternal system with hoggets being mated.
Size: Total land area 1125ha.
Kingsland 198ha
Glenside 688ha
Arahura 190ha
Total eff: 1076ha
Soil: Limestone hill country with some mudstone and loess. Glenside is broken up into the following classes with the other two properties with approximately the same allocation:
Class 2 55ha
Class 3 34ha
Class 4 127ha
Class 5 199ha
Class 6 333ha
Class 7 38ha
Taratahi has assisted in setting and implementing a conservation plan on Glenside as well as planting pole on Arahura on an annual basis.
Rainfall: Approx 950mm/annum
Fertility 07: pH P K S
Glenside 5.7 13 7 5
Kingsland 5.6 17 10 6
Arahura 5.6 22 6 4
Fertility 09: pH P K S
Glenside 5.7 19 13 7
Kingsland 5.6 17 10 6
Arahura 5.6 22 13 5
Fertility 10: pH P K S
Glenside 5.5 26 8 4.5
Arahura 5.7 22 10 5
Fertiliser units applied:
Glenside
Flats 35 units P
40 units S
Hills 25units P
30 units S
Kingsland
250kg/ha Superphosphate
Arahura
20 Units P of RPR
As these requirements form part of our lease obligations we plan to talk to the lessors about taking a more strategic and economic approach to the annual requirments.
Pastures: Hill pastures consist of traditional grass species. Plantain and chicory have been used in conjunction with other modern short rotation cultivars (Feast 2, Maverick G2). The main focus is to increase DM production and ME/kgDM to help boost finishing potential of lambs and R1 stags.
Drainage: The Majority of the flats have had some sub surface drainage in the past. This needs some attention to become efficient again.
Stocking rates as at 1st July
Stock |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Sheep su |
3275 |
4279 |
6670 |
Cattle su |
2036 |
2066 |
2586 |
Deer su |
977 |
1050 |
1161 |
Dairy Grazing |
3011 |
1710 |
0 |
Total su |
9298 |
9105 |
10417 |
SU/ha |
8.64 |
8.46 |
9.68 |
Farm Performance – 2008/2009 Actual, 2010 Actual (T = Target)
Stock |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| MA Ewes Docking % | 135% |
147% |
147%A |
| Scanning % | 185% |
185% |
192%A |
| Dry % | 3% |
3% |
2%A |
| 2ths Docking % | 134% |
146% |
146%A |
| Scanning % | 182% |
174% |
190%A |
| Dry% | 6% |
6% |
2%A |
| Hoggets Docking % |
|
|
94% A |
| Scanning % | 134%A |
||
| Dry % |
|
|
14%A |
| MA Cows Calving % | 95% |
82% |
87%T |
| Dry% | 8% |
8% |
8%A |
| R2 Heifers Calving % | 87% |
87%T |
|
| Dry % | 8% |
8% |
8%A |
| MA Hinds Calving % | 80% |
85% |
90%T |
| Dry% | 2% |
5% |
3%A |
| R2 Hinds Calving % | 80% |
85% |
90% T |
| Dry% | 2% |
5% |
31% A |
| Stag Weaning Weight | 45kg |
45kgT |
|
| Hind Weaning Weight | 41.5kg |
42kgT |
Yards and Shed: Glenside has a 4 stand woolshed, raised board with 800 night pen. It can further hold 1200 sheep in covered yards over night. Kingsland has a 4 stand woolshed, closed board with approximately 300 night pen. Arahura is 90% deer fenced and has a deer yard with 250 head capacity.
On Farm Management
Supplements:
- 28.8ha Hunter – Sown mid November
- 20ha Rape (Goliath) – cross grazed with lambs over summer, then conserved for winter.
- Plantain and chicory planted as part of seed mixes for deer finishing
- Baleage harvested for ease of feeding out to multiple stock classes
- Strategic nitrogen use in spring and autumn
Page last updated on: 13-02-2012
