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Lyn and Stephen have been loyally supplying the Hereford Prime programme for more than a decade.

Lyn spreads chicken and duck litter sourced from
Morrinsville to complement the fertiliser applications.
“We compost the litter before applying it to the farm. It has
tremendous worm activity and is a deep, dark colour; it’s a
wonderful product.”
Pasture renewal is carried out when Lyn can see the
pastures opening up and thinning out. New pastures are a mix
of ryegrass and clover.
After growing up on a dairy farm and working in the
industry for most of her life, Lyn keeps careful rainfall records
and says there’s been a noticeable reduction in annual rainfall,
with 1165mm in 2020 (she expects 2021 to be similar), a total 58 Annual Hereford Bull Sale
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well down on 2016/2017 when 1500 to 1700mm was recorded.
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The Comins have converted the property from a dairy farm Wednesday 28 September 2022
to a finishing unit. Waterways and drains are fenced, and the
old milking shed has been converted to covered cattle yards,
which Lyn says she enjoys working in.
The Comins family is well known in the area, with their
two sons, Ian and Bryan, running a family rural contracting
business, Comins Contracting.
The business employs three full-time staff as well as three
part-timers during the busy season. The business runs two
loader wagons, two balers, two diggers, double and triple
tractor mowers, and they also work in with John Austin
Ltd carting maize silage. Lyn does the bookwork for the
contracting business and Graeme helps out with machinery
work as needed. Breeding Quality Herefords • Traditional Values • Modern Genetics
Carmen and Kelly, who are married to Ian and Bryan ENQUIRIES AND VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
respectively, each milk about 100 cows on their respective Kelvin & Cynthia Port • 660 Ngaroma Road, RD 4, Te Awamutu 3874
dairy farms. Lyn and Graeme’s daughter Jo (who is Stephen’s P: 07 872 2628 • M: 022 648 2417 (Kelvin)
partner), works as a kitchen designer in Te Awamutu. E: kelvin@bushydowns.co.nz • www.bushydowns.co.nz

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