The Mackintoshs
Mackintosh Group Ltd is a family-owned farming business based in Whanganui run by siblings Ruth and Paul with the support of their parents, Bruce and Helen. Bruce and Helen’s grandchildren are the sixth generation of Mackintoshes to enjoy stomping across the family farm of ‘Dunkeld’ in their gumboots.
The family’s sheep, beef and arable cropping enterprise is run across three farms in Whanganui and the Rangitikei; A hill country sheep & beef breeding farm ‘Aramaire’ (690 Ha), complemented by the two flatter finishing farms near the Whanganui coastline; ‘Dunkeld’ (225 Ha) and ‘The Lakes’ (210 Ha). Smaller lease blocks nearby provide additional acreage.
As many as 5,000 lambs are bred on-farm each year and a further 5-6,000 lambs are sourced and finished through the autumn and winter. Approximately 120 Angus beef cows are grazed on the hill country and 150-250 weaners and rising 2yr beef cattle are run on the finishing farms and lease blocks to help keep the pastures in optimal condition.
Alongside the main sheep and beef operation, Mackintosh Group keeps their business diversified with arable cropping, agricultural contracting, a silo complex and raising chickens for Tegel.
Maize and barley crops grown on the finishing farms and lease blocks each year support the pasture renewal programme. Through their agricultural contracting, Mackintosh Group runs machinery to do their own groundwork and harvesting, along with those of other local farms. Grain is dried, stored and later processed in their silo complex for various clients.
We are proud to be a Coastal Lamb supplier. It’s an honour to be farming alongside some of the best lamb producers in New Zealand. It’s hard to pick a favourite way that we enjoy preparing lamb for the table ourselves. Some years ago, we had a go at deep-frying lamb in a turkey deep-fryer, which was very entertaining and deliciously crispy. It’s hard to beat a family gathering around a traditional succulent leg roast with all the trimmings.
Mackintosh Group
The Mackintosh’s sheep, beef and arable cropping enterprise is run across three farms in Wanganui and the Rangitikei; A hill country sheep & beef breeding farm ‘Aramaire’ (690Ha), complemented by the two flatter finishing farms near the Wanganui coastline; ‘Dunkeld’(225Ha) and ‘The Lakes’ (210Ha). Smaller lease blocks nearby provide additional acreage.
Around 5000 lambs are bred on-farm each year and a further 5-6,000 lambs are sourced and finished through the autumn and winter. Approximately 120 Angus beef cows are grazed on the hill country and 150-250 weaners and rising 2yr beef cattle are run on the finishing farms and lease blocks to help keep the pastures in optimal condition.
Alongside the main sheep and beef operation, Mackintosh Group keeps their business diversified with arable cropping, agricultural contracting, a silo complex and rearing chickens for the egg-laying industry.
Maize and barley crops grown on the finishing farms and lease blocks each year support the pasture renewal programme. Through their agricultural contracting, Mackintosh Group runs machinery to do their own cropping work and harvesting, along with those of a number of other farms in the district. Grain is dried, stored and later processed in their silo complex on Dunkeld for various clients.
