Galbraith said the new owners were a farming family with interests across Mid and South Canterbury. “The previous owners were active in the Rollesby Valley lamb sale circuit, also selling beef calves as weaners at the annual autumn Temuka calf sale”. Stanton Station runs sheep, cattle and some stags. Comprising two homesteads, Galbraith said the farm consisted of a good balance of flats and downs, with winter feed and supplements made on farm. “Based on the interest shown in the property, anything else that comes to the market with comparable credentials will attract buyer enthusiasm. “However, with sheep and beef farmers making the most of sustained returns, the likelihood of properties similar to Stanton Station listing for sale is not high.”
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A plantation fire between Mt Dobson and Burkes pass
Smoke, shifts, smells and stranded kicked off the big news stories in February with the threat of Covid-19 looming writes Doug Sail in the second of our series looking back on the year that was. A fire fanned by wind and hot temperatures killed livestock, damaged several buildings and burned more than 100 hectares near Burkes Pass. ‘‘The fire spread quickly in low value forestry and tussock,’’ Chris Clarke, Mackenzie District Council emergency operations centre public information manager, said. At the height of the blaze, Fire and Emergency New Zealand had five helicopters, two 20-tonne diggers, three tankers, three firefighting appliances, and a further four firefighting vehicles at the scene along with about 50 personnel.