Location
84 Hilda Road, RD3 Wyndham
Title Area
147 ha
Effective Area
130 ha
Stock
385 Dairy cows
Betapahu Farms
Betapahu Farms is a dairy farm operation based near Edendale, Southland. Its 121 hectares are mostly flat and are made up of Waikoikoi and Edendale soils. The cool temperate climate of Southland offers reliable summer rainfall and an average annual rainfall of 1,113mm. Betapahu Farms is home to 402 dairy cows which walk to a centralised milking shed. The operation boasts high standards of production, plant and equipment.
Betapahu Farms was the winner of the Keep Me Safe Award and FGL Supreme Farm Award in 2015. They continued their winning form in 2016 by taking the Farm Pride Award and the Fortuna Core Values Award. Consistently high performance saw Betapahu take out the Supreme award in 2019.
TEAM
Farm Manager: Josh & Hanna Cruz
Assistant Farm Manager: Menard Lomboy
Dairy Farm Assistant: Charlie Aguinaldo