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Maylands Farm has fenced off the swamp areas to
allow regeneration but the damp peat flats provide
an opportunity for grazing all year round.
The Croser family purchased these 600 hectares of
farming paradise in 2003 after the takeover of their
famous wine company Petaluma.
Their intent is to take up where the very responsible
farmers who preceded them at Maylands Farm left
off and to further improve the condition of the farm.
Increasing the organic matter of the soil, reducing
the stocking rates, replanting trees natural to the
region and fencing off the native vegetation and
the swamps are all parts of an integrated program
to allow Maylands Farm to flourish productively well
beyond the current generations of ownership.
The previous owner had recruited as managers of
the farm, Phillip Bellaney and Renee Diamond from
Invercargill at the southern tip of New Zealand just
before the sale. Phil and Renee share the Croser
family passion for Maylands Farm. They bring with
them to Maylands Farm a different farming culture
of intensive management and shepherding of
the flocks in a way that is foreign to large
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Phil Bellaney
on (08) 8598 5252
or by email
maylandsfarm@internode.on.net
Maylands Farm
Bollaparudda Road
Parawa
South Australia 5204
PO Box 21
Yankalilla
South Australia 5203
Phone (08) 8598 5252
Fax (08) 8598 5252
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