Westmorland Estate Celebrates Team Success in Dairy
Westmorland Estate Ltd, a Waikato company running three dairy farms, runs on the philosophy that 'you are only as good as your team'.
Westmoreland Estate Ltd, which runs three dairy farms in Waikato with a multinational team of workers, recently held its annual performance awards.
This event is to celebrate the team and how their hard work contributes to the success of and the wider dairy industry.
The whole Westmoreland team gathered in Matamata for the event; industry stakeholders were also present.
Owned by David and Sue Fish, the three farms - Somerset Farm, Westmoreland Farm, and Sandhurst Farm - supply milk to two co-ops, Fonterra and Tatua.
The Best Cows award 2023 went to the Sandhurst team; Dries Verrycken, Levgenii Dushkevych, Ken Ragasajo and Brian Garcia.
The Lowest SCC Award 2023 went to Somerset team; Dries Verrycken, Fredrico Lopez, Declan Tully and Barbara Hinton.
The Best Calves Award 2023 went to Sandhurst: Dries Verrycken, Paola Verrycken, Levgenii Dushkevych, Ken Ragasajo and Brian Garcia.
The Farm Pride Award was also won by Sandhurst team; Dries Verrycken, Paola Verrycken, Levgenii Dushkevych, Ken Ragasajo and Brian Garcia.
The Empty rate Award 2023 was won by Westmorland team; Dries Verrycken, David Fish, Aubrey Fish and Yurii Kokhanevych.
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