Oromahoe Farm
The Oromahoe Trust Farm is managed by newly appointed Farm Manager Lloyd Brennan, accompanied by his wife Pauline. Lloyd joins us, bringing a wealth of knowledge (40-years+) in the farming sector with notably and recently in 2017, responsible with his team from the neighbouring Omapere Farm Trust Kaikohe, in lifting the coveted Ahu Whenua Maori Award for excellence in Beef and Sheep farming, a future goal for us to aspire to.
We look forward to working with Lloyd and welcome warmly his wife Pauline and their whanau into our community here in Oromahoe.
Oromahoe Trust farming operations are based on finishing cattle (rearing stock to prime condition for slaughter), and breeding and finishing lambs and ewes. The cattle are predominantly bulls and steers, purchased as store and finished at one and two years for supply to the local meat processor. The finishing sheep stock are comprised of mixed sex lambs, two tooth ewes, under five year ewes, ewe hogget (1-2 years), cull ewes (ewes no longer suitable for breeding) and to a lesser extent rams. Trust farm revenue is also supplemented by wool sales from sheep.
Oromahoe Trust Five Year Plan
The focus of the current plan was the introduction of more sustainable operations: continuation of our environment stately, new water reticulation systems to remove stock from waterways, fencing of waterways, new stock yards, pasture improvement and subdivision of paddocks. We expect a focus in our new plan to be:
- A continuation of our current sustainable approach
- Further introduction of the Techno Grazing System
- Continued support of Northtec Agriculture Course
- Offer for tender the Waimatenui fan and purchase more local farm. We want to consolidate our assists in and around the Oromahoe area
- A review of the Trust order
For further information download the recent farm reports on the left.
Farm Waterway Management: Riparian Planting
Oromahoe Trust farming operations is based on finishing cattle, and breeding and finishing lambs. Is it is one of the biggest farming operations in the catchment. The Trust has an environmental strategy to clean up the streams, control pests in the native bush areas. Thee Trust has made significant progress on its gully fencing and, a major feature has been the investment in the reticulated water supply that has made stock exclusion possible. These wide gullies, once well vegetated, will play a vital role in filtering sediment and nutrient run-off. To offset the costs of the programme, the Trust successfully applied to Northland Regional Council’s Environment Fund for financial assistance with the fencing costs.
Together with the waterway programme, effective grazing and pasture management are cornerstones of the operation. Information here is adapted from NZ Landcare Trust, 2014, pp. 20-21. Download full document below.
Oromahoe Trust Field Day May 14 2016
Northtech Polytech Agricultural Course
The Northtech Polytech uses the Oromahoe Trust cafe and farm facilities for their agricultural course. Our Farm Manager Sam Kidd and his staff provide students with day to day skills with the primary industry. If any Oromahoe shareholders or beneficiaries are interested in a career in farming/agriculture please click the link below:
http://www.northtec.ac.nz/programmes/agriculture/national-certificate-in-agriculture-general-skills