Walk in one gate and you see pigs, through another there's sheep or beef, and a third gate leads to the cowshed. With its diverse range of animals, Ngarara Farm is not your average farm. Owned by Bryan Tucker, the 358ha property near Greytown is a well-run, diverse operation bounding the Ruamahanga River in South Wairarapa. "I do have my fingers in a few pies, but the various units are working well and offset each other when prices drop in one sector," Tucker says. With a 1000 cows, 2500 pigs and 250 sheep, plus beef animals, to feed, water is vitally important to the operation, especially as Tucker employs a simple grass-based system. Spending thousands of dollars on irrigation has given...
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