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The Waitaki Valley
Station Peak Dairy Farm Tour
JUNE: Cows are wintering on the hill block and young stock being fed out to and being break fed on the flats.
JULY: Cows are mustered off the hill, drafted and set stocked ready for calving to begin in late July
AUG-SEP: Calving is in full swing and milking is underway
OCTOBER: Mating
SEP-APR: Irrigation using K-Line Centre Pivots and Linear Irrigators
NOV-MAR: Land tillage, spraying and sowing of crops. Making of balage and silage for winter feed.
SEP-MAY: Milking of Cows
JULY: Cows are mustered off the hill, drafted and set stocked ready for calving to begin in late July
AUG-SEP: Calving is in full swing and milking is underway
OCTOBER: Mating
SEP-APR: Irrigation using K-Line Centre Pivots and Linear Irrigators
NOV-MAR: Land tillage, spraying and sowing of crops. Making of balage and silage for winter feed.
SEP-MAY: Milking of Cows
Fishing on the Waitaki River
The Waitaki River is within walking distance and has some wonderful fishing along the banks. Brown and rainbow trout are plentiful. The season runs from October to March. Salmon can also be caught when they are running, any time from Mid February.
A short drive back towards Kurow takes you to the Hakataramea River, a very popular Fly Fishing River. We are happy to point out good spots but if you wish, there is a Local Fishing Guide in Kurow who would take you out.
A short drive back towards Kurow takes you to the Hakataramea River, a very popular Fly Fishing River. We are happy to point out good spots but if you wish, there is a Local Fishing Guide in Kurow who would take you out.
The Waitaki Valley Lakes
A fifteen minute drive further up the valley will take you to the first of the Waitaki Lakes. Lake Waitaki, Aviemore and Benmore are all wonderful places to fill in an afternoon, with breathtaking views of the glassy blue lakes and surrounding hill country. There are plenty of opportunities to stop for a picnic lunch, or capture stunning landscape photos of authentic New Zealand.
