Become a Supplier
Thinking of getting into sheep dairying? We are taking expressions of interest for high-calibre, motivated farmers in the Waikato and Taranaki regions.
Become a Spring Sheep farmer
If you are ready for a change, intrigued by the growth, or just curious to see how it all works and compares to your current operation, give us a call! Our passionate and highly-skilled Milk Supply team can help answer all of your questions, assess your farm for conversion and model the economics. Places are filling fast and the new-generation stock of our exclusive dairy breed, Zealandia®, is strictly limited. Don’t miss out. Email: suppliers@springsheep.co.nz | Call: 0800 777 464
Sheep Milk is the only milk we have in the house
The support the team gives you, I cannot speak more highly of it. We got into a business that we had absolutely nothing to do with before, our experience with sheep was chops and roast dinners and the only rearing of lambs we’d done was for pet days. We’re true converts now – sheep milk is the only milk we have in the house. It’s surprising how many people like it when they come over for a cuppa. - Gordon Kirkham, Dairy Sheep Farmer
The lower environmental footprint is a biggy
To have no pugging on our heavy soils is just one of the reasons why sheep milking works for our farm. The lower environmental footprint is a biggy and the sheep milk industry is providing a pathway for dairy farmers to still obtain farm ownership and be profitable amongst incoming environmental regulations. The industry is led well by a capable group of people, from the farm managers to the people behind the scenes in the office who are all working together. We’ve had a lot of support from the Spring Sheep team, and I couldn’t be happier. Some of their staff have been here with their gumboots on during lambing helping us out. It feels like a big family, they welcome you in and they just want you to succeed. It’s exciting to be part of the sheep dairy industry. - James Wallace, Dairy Sheep Farmer
We wanted to try something different
There were three reasons we started sheep milking: — Firstly, to add diversity to the business, adding another string to our bow. — Secondly, around the environmental benefits – we found that sheep milking is a better enterprise. — Lastly, we wanted a challenge and to try something different. Sheep definitely have a lower environmental footprint than cows. There’s less ammonia, less urea, and less nitrogen leaching. Milking is cleaner, with very little effluent produced in the yards and shed, and animal health is noticeably better, with much less mastitis. It has been a learning curve, but the impeccable support and knowledge base of Spring Sheep has helped us in navigating the first season. - Rhys Dharby, Dairy Sheep Farmer
Register your interest in becoming a sheep dairy farmer today.
Contact the team to discuss the best options for you.