PKW's new livestock company allows the large Taranaki Maori farming operation to further integrate the various arms of its business. Te Oranga Livestock began operating in September last year. "Our strategy has grown and our cattle numbers have grown, so we have created our own livestock company to support our long-term goals," Parininihi ki Waitotara (PKW) chief executive Dion Tuuta said. "It's a logical progression and allows us to retain value within our own system." In 2011 PKW took a major step towards growing its active business, putting managers on some of its dairy farms and taking on herd ownership. A specialist state-of-the-art calf-rearing unit capable of...
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