Providence Farm is a 355ha dairy platform, milking 1300 crossbred cows through a 70 bail rotary shed. Our milk is supplied to Fonterra Co-Operative. The farm is located on the Waitaki Plains, 10km North of Oamaru Township neighbouring the Oamaru Airport.
Originally irrigated primarily by borderdykes, the farm was converted to spray irrigation in 2017 which allowed for a significant paddock redesign. The farm is irrigated using 3 pivots, fixed grid, and k-lines by water sourced from Lower Waitaki Irrigation Company. The dairy has in-shed feeding, automatic cup removers, Protrack, and now uses Halter’s virtual fencing, pasture management, and real‑time cow monitoring system.
By utilising sexed semen across the herd, our group now breeds and rears its dairy-beef calves within our own farming system. This coordinated approach reduces bobby calves and supports more sustainable, long‑term outcomes across all properties.