Crew helps Monowai chart stormy waters
A rough start to running their own farm quickly taught Angus and Liv France the benefits of a solid network of supporters, including Farmlands. As the third generation on their family farm, Angus and Liv France know that networking and collaboration are key to the stability and success of their business.
over the winter in what is turning out to
network that supports our business.
be a winning self-sufficient formula.
“It’s great to have a collective team
Looking back on a rough start, Angus
around us who we can quiz, get advice
says he and Liv had to quickly build a
from and just chat around farming
support network. “Luckily we found
practices and batting ideas around.”
Angus and wife Liv took over the family-
good people and they are still the ones
The France family’s farming ownership
owned Monowai Station, near Albury,
who are looking after us today, as we
began in 1948 when Angus’s
South Canterbury, 5½ years ago. While
are looking after them.
grandfather, Jim France, returned from
the sailing wasn’t smooth at first, the
“Our stock agents get the stock
war and drew a ballot block. He had a
couple have persevered and worked
when we need it and then sell it at
few areas to choose from and selected
collaboratively to come up with their
the right time at the other end. From
the property, naming it Monowai after
own programme for the property. The
our accountant and lawyer through
the first Navy vessel he served on.
trading operation now uses the feed
to vet advice and our local Farmlands
The next generation came through with
it grows in the summer to fatten stock
Fairlie store it is a massive interlocking
Angus’s father John and wife Jenny
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