Woodward Family, Ōtorohanga

Michael and Susie Woodward left Canterbury sharemilking for farm ownership at Cowgora Hills near Ōtorohanga. In this case study the family describe how they cut cow numbers, added Angora goats, switched to once-a-day milking and trialled a regenerative, lower-input pasture mix to bring down nitrogen use and emissions.

Four years into a new landscape and climate, the Woodwards continue to shape their dairy and goat operation around their own environmental and financial goals.