Near Te Awamutu in Korakonui, the Stacey family faced challenges with their herd’s ability to withstand the rolling and steep terrain, the Stacey family implemented a crossbreeding strategy to add resilience and adaptability while still maintaining their production of milk solids. Riddings Farm is led by Chris and Jude Stacey, together with their children Tom and Stella, and supported by workers Bert and Charlie. They manage a 450-cow operation with 155 hectares of milking platform, and more land for young stock, beef on dairy animals, and native bush.

As a dairy stock agent for NZ Farmers Livestock, Shelley Krieger visits and sells cattle from all types of herds across Southland. Shelley gets excited when she is visiting other Samen NZ-bred herds.

Bart and Martina Luijten farm 440 cows in Winton, Southland New Zealand. For Bart and Martina, it is all about having fun farming with their family and enjoying the lifestyle of a dairy farmer...

Across New Zealand, farmers use genetics to ease pressure in their pasture-based dairy systems by breeding more efficient cattle with the Three Way Cross...

The Spittles milk 500 cows, Kiwi Cross herd. Two years ago, they started doing the three-way cross with Samen and so they've got two crops of calves on the ground, first crop the yearlings are in calf to a Norwegian red so they'll calf down 2022.