Align Jacawanda
Jacawanda is based in Ealing, just off State Highway 1. Jacawanda is contract milked by Ben and Rach Averill. They joined Align in 2026.
Originally part of one larger farm, totaling 416 effective hectares. But when Align purchased the land in 2014, Jacawanda was separated into its own standalone operation.
Jacawanda is equipped with an 80-bale rotary cow shed, calf and implement shed, Feed pad, and 6 Centre-pivot irrigators. Jacawanda supplies A2 milk to Westland Milk. The farm’s irrigation water is provided by the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme and associated groundwater.
Jacawanda is named after Jackie Buchanan and Wanda Buchanan, both members of the Buchanan family.
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Location
Ealing, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand
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Shed
Jacawanda - 80 Bail Rotary with cup removers & in-shed meal feeding
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Irrigation
90% Pivot Irrigated, 10% Sprinklers
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Supplementation
800kg/cow
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Supplies
Westland Milk Products
249
Hectares
1,000
Cows
450
Milk Solids
1
Team
Farm Team
Ben Averill
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