However, when operated under a twice-a-day milking programme, it produced up to 300,474 kg of milk solids annually.
"So most recently this operation has been run on a low-input model, milking just once a day and having a herd size substantially below its capacity," he says.
The property goes to auction at 2pm on March 29.
The 458ha property, at 3629 Puketiritiri Rd, it milks between 730-750 cows, with a 60 bail rotary and a 600-cow feed pad. However, it is run as much as possible in harmony with the environment, for example, having riparian areas fenced-off.
Rasmussen highlights an extensive pasture renewal fertilisation programme through annual application of calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and sulphur nutrients in addition to the effluent spread.
"Water is drawn from two springs on a neighbouring farm through a consented easement arrangement allowing for extraction of 865cu m daily. Water is stored in a trio of 30,000 litre tanks before being gravity-fed to eight additional 30,000 litre tanks servicing both the dairy shed and paddocks."
Topography comprises 319ha of easy contour ryegrass and clover paddocks, 25ha of medium contour land, 37.7ha of medium-to-steep hill country, and 77.3ha of steep country.
Combined, the property has an effective milking area of 330ha of sandy loam-based soil.
Raumati Dairy is subdivided into 108 free-draining paddocks, with some 23km of fencing erected since 2005, much of it along the 10.6km of gravelled stock movement lanes.
