Align Emilius
Emilius is based in Ealing, just off State Highway 1. Sam Mallard and Tracey Thomas contract milk with pride – having taken on Emilius in June 2015.
Originally part of one larger 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, a 60,000-cubic-metre 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. Fixed Grid Irragation was installed in 2024.
Emilius is named after John Emile Buchanan. John Jr., as he sometimes referred too. John is a member of the Buchanan family and also heads up our Align Foods business after joining the team in 2022.
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Location
Ealing, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand
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Shed
60 Bail rotary with cup removers & in-shed meal feeding
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Irrigation
90% Pivot Irrigated, 10% Fixed Grid
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Supplementation
800kg/cow
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Supplies
Synlait - Lead with Pride
180
Hectares
700
Cows
320
Milk Solids
1
Team
Farm Team
Sam Mallard, Farm Manager
Tracey Thomas, Farm Manager
Rajnil Pratap, 2IC
Emilius and our regenerative study