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THE FARMING BUSINESS
Pukemiro Station
Pukemiro Station is a mixed breeding and finishing property that provides a comprehensive training farm overview. The hills host 5,500 Romney breeding ewes and 125 Hereford/Friesian cross breeding cows. The flats and rolling countryside are used for finishing all lambs and calves bred at Pukemiro and Otawa. Additional bulls and trade lambs are purchased seasonally, benefiting from various forage crops grown on-site. This provides an excellent practical learning environment for staff and cadets.
Otawa
Otawa is located in the summer safe district of Coonoor, 30 minutes South East of Pukemiro.
The replacement ewe lambs are transferred from Pukemiro to Otawa in late January where they are grown out to produce a lamb as a hogget. They return to Pukemiro as a two tooth the following Autumn.
The majority of lambs and calves bred at Otawa are sent to Pukemiro for finishing.
The farm is run by a Block Manager who lives out on the farm and the second year Cadets spend a week at a time on farm.
