March 07, 2023
Incorporation farmers shine at dairy awards
The manager of Wairarapa Moana Incorporation’s 289ha Mangakino property has won the 2023 Central Plateau Dairy Manager of the Year competition.
Mohammad (Jay) Arifin came from a farming background in Indonesia before arriving in New Zealand in 2008.
He says he started his career at the bottom and he’s has had good support and progression opportunities from his employer, which has 12 farms in the area.
The farm milks 1055 cows.
The runner up in the dairy manager category was another Wairarapa Moana farm manager, Gavin Humphreys who milks 1060 cows on the incorporation’s 337ha Mangakino property,