30 | nzdairy DAIRY PEOPLE » John Austin Ltd Contracting in Waikato region for 45 years Bernadette Cooney Family-owned business, John Austin Ltd has been contracting in the heart of the Waikato region for 45 years, supporting dairy farmers and the broader farming community with high-quality maize and grass silage harvesting, planting and cultivation. Based just south of Te Awamutu, John Austin’s have worked to build a reputation for dependability and ability across a range of essential services including maize harvesting and cereal silage, grass silage and hay baling, strip tilling, muck and fertiliser spreading, pasture spraying, drilling and precision planting, earthmoving and general cartage. John Austin Ltd was founded in 1981 when John Austin, at just 21 years old, bought a small contracting business from Peter Hoar. With only a single combine, one tractor, and a handful of implements, John built the business from the ground up. Today, the company employs around 40 full-time staff and expands to a team of up to 70 during peak seasons, servicing approximately 800 clients over a 300km stretch in the North Island. “We’re incredibly proud of what Dad has built over the past 45 years,” says Hannah Austin, John’s daughter and marketing manager for the company. “Maize is the heart of our business - but we also do a lot of grass silage, hay and cereal crops too.” This year alone, the company has planted over 4,000 hectares of maize, with about 3,000 hectares dedicated to silage. One of the most exciting developments for John Austin Ltd this year has been the addition of a brand-new John Deere combine harvester, sourced The company employs around 40 full-time staff. • to page 32 4AG POWERSTRIP ROTARY STRIPTILL IMPROVE SOIL STRUCTURE | RETAIN MOISTURE | REDUCE PASSES 0800 424 100 4AG.CO.NZ DIGGER - Ripper - Thumb - Laser Levelling - Race Upgrades - Vee Draining - Tilt Bucket - Ground Contouring Scoop TRACTORS - Ploughing & Discing - Loaderwagons x2 - Round and Square Bales - Undersowing - 3 Mtr Air Seed Double roll Roller Drill - Grader Blade TRUCKS - General Cartage - Silage / Hay Cartage - Lime delivered & Spread - 8 Tonne Spreader - K2 Muck Spreader - Chicken & Duck Manure COMINS CONTRACTING LTD FOR ALL YOUR AG. REQUIREMENTS Phone: Bryan 027 476 8215 - Ian 027 259 5033 Farm Maintenance, House & Shed Sites, Roading, Land Development, Effluent Ponds, Farm Forestry Lots Wayne 027 348 3626 Matty 027 867 4503 Office 07 377 3442 152 Marotiri Rd, RD1, Mangakino through Brandt Cambridge, the trusted John Deere agent for the rural sector. But this isn’t just any new piece of equipment - it carries a sentimental surprise.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDc2Mzg=