A Short Story
Lake Farm is an artisan Angus cattle breeder, with our farm bordering Lake Karapiro.
We have very proud to won the prestigious “Steak of Origin” (for the best steak in the country) twice and got to the final 20 steaks seven times in 9 years. We were even prouder for Country Calendar to have featured Lake Farm on their iconic show, in 2018.
Our goal is always to breed Angus cattle in the top percentile of the breed. Apart from carcass, growth and marbling, as we get older, docility is a must. We only want to breed happy, contented animals that we are proud of!
For the longer story have a read here at:
Our Mission
To develop a "special and unique" Angus breeding herd
We are on a mission to create an Angus herd genetically as good as any herd anywhere!
The emphasis is on:
… Ease of calving but with an average birth weight (not too small)
… Good growth – finishing at a higher weight is more profitable
… Good marbling. – the single biggest influencer of eating quality
We can breed just 32 cows on our Lake Karapiro farm. Our goal is to grow all progeny through to 15-18 months of age. We will keep just a few bulls, and sell them as yearling bulls. The rest will be steered and finished at 15-18 months of age. All females will be finished, or sold in calf at 15-18 months of age.
