Align Emilius & Jacawanda
Emilius and Jacawanda are in Ealing, just off State Highway 1. Sam Mallard and Tracey Thomas manage both farms with pride – taking on Emilius in June 2015, then Jacawanda in May 2018.
The two farms were originally one farm, totalling 416 effective hectares. But when Align purchased the land in 2014, Emilius was separated into its own standalone operation.
After being equipped with a new cow shed, calf and implement shed, water system, fencing, 60,000 cubic meter irrigation pond, and a substantial regrassing programme, Emilius was ready to start supplying Synlait Milk by December 2014. Emilius now also supplies A2 Milk. The farm’s irrigation water is provided by Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme and associated groundwater.
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Location
Ealing, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand
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Shed
Emilius - 60 Bail rotary with cup removers & in-shed meal feeding
Jacawanda - 80 Bail Rotary with cup removers & in-shed meal feeding -
Irrigation
90% Pivot Irrigated
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Supplementation
600kg/cow
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Supplies
Synlait - Lead with Pride
416
Hectares
1,800
Cows
725
Milk Solids
1
Team
Farm Team
Sam Mallard, Farm Manager
Tracey Thomas, Farm Manager
Rajnil Pratap, 2IC
Alana Stanik, Farm Assistant
Ankush Kansal, Farm Assistant
Mackenzie Flett, Farm Assistant