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Marphona Farms is one of New Zealand’s
largest privately owned dairy farms.
Owned and managed by Bruce Pulman, the company is recognised
as the leading quality dairy farm in New Zealand. Marphona
Farms supplies milk of the highest quality to Fonterra
Co-Operative Dairy Company, New Zealand Dairy Foods
Limited and to Green Valley Dairies.
Green Valley
Dairies Limited is another Company in the
HEB Group. Marphona Farms began as a family business
in 1983 and has continued to expand to farm over 1300
hectares (3211 acres) at Mangatawhiri 45 minutes south
of Auckland.
Marphona Farms has developed QA systems to meet the
ISO 9001:2008 International Quality Standard and Marphona
Farms was also the first dairy farm in the Southern Hemisphere
to hold ISO 9001:2000.
Marphona Farms also holds a Category Two rating under
New Zealand Occupational Safety and Health. This makes
Marphona Farms an industry leader in this area.In 1998
Marphona Farms made a commitment to environmentally
sound management by converting 2000 acres to organic
dairy production. The area farmed organically will increase
as additional land is developed to a suitable standard.
Marphona Farms is New Zealand’s largest organic
dairy producer.
Marphona Farms holds AsureQuality Organic
Certification. Marphona Farms was the first New Zealand
Dairy farm to obtain a Registered Product Safety Programme
(PSP) with New Zealand Food Safety Authority.
Marphona Farms won the Franklin Business Excellence
in Agriculture award in 2002.
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