Betapahu Farms

Owned and operated by Fortuna Group since June 2013.

84 Hilda Road, RD3 Wyndham

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: Carlos Blusan Jr