Camden Farm

Selwyn District

The 221ha Camden Farm was the first property purchased by the Group in February 1994, which had been operating as a traditional dry land beef farm.

Dairy conversion began as soon as the sale was completed. This involved upgrading the irrigation system, upgrading the stock water system, re-fencing and planting shelterbelts.

108ha is irrigated by a 753m centre pivot, 60ha by a 600m centre pivot, and 46ha by sprinklers.

Milking began in August 1994 with 500 cows and was expanded to 700 cows by 1997. 2024-25 production with 214ha effective was 371,410kg milksolids or 1,736kgMS per hectare.

A new 54-bail rotary shed replaced the 40-a-side herringbone shed for the 2020-2021 season, which – when combined with other development – meant the stock numbers could be increased.

Camden is a DairyNZ Benchmarking farm – visit the DairyNZ for more stats and information.