About the Holding

Michael, Shirley, and their children run a large dairy farm and milk over 600 cows on a rotary milker. There is a vegetable garden and many other opportunities for inclusion with this couple who have much experience in helping people throughout their life together.

A Social Farming Day

• Milking cows
• Feeding calves in the spring
• Fencing the fields
• Vaccinating the animals
• General herding of stock
• Cleaning and tidying around the yard

Local Interests

The Bateman family is very involved in the community through the G.A.A. One of their daughters is a primary teacher and another is training as an Occupational therapist. They are also involved in fostering so have had a lot of experience helping people.