The story of us
Kinrae means ‘The low hill going down to the flats’ and given the geography of the land it is a most appropriate name. In the late 1800’s a young man called Bill Baird saw an advertisement for farm labourers in New Zealand. Coming from generations of experienced farmers in Scotland Bill decided to set off…
Read More Newsletter – 2015
Hi all, 2014/15 Season is proving to be a most challenging season for most of us. We seemed to switch from one type of Redbands to the other. The first three weeks of lambing at Kinrae the weather was exceptional and an excellent lamb drop with good survival. But the weather changed dramatically and went…
Read More A little about our philosophy
Kinrae began with a goal to provide quality rams that are reliable and effective to New Zealand farmers. Over 99 years this goal has developed into a purpose. Respecting the environment that we farm and the animals that we raise has become our objective. We hope it will eventually benefit all those who will follow…
Read More Newsletter 2013-14
December 2013 saw some changes for our meat industry with three new directors for our co-operatives and an attempt by Alliance to buy Blue Sky Meats. Time will tell if these new directors will be able to have enough influence to push the industry towards consolidation. Something I am all for. Another thing I would…
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