Dry Acheron station
Manager - Charlie Johns
2 IC - Jack Ensor
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2 IC - Jack Ensor
1220ha Total
395ha Delevoped Paddocks
700ha Native Hill
Irrigation covering 135ha
2100 Maternal Ewes
1300 Terminal Ewes
400 R1 Steer Calves
50 R2 (In-calf) Heifers
150 M/A Cows
Dry Acheron lies between the Rakaia River to the south and The Dry Acheron River to the west and sits at the foot of Big Ben Range. Dry Acheron is a mainly dryland hill breeding block with an intensive irrigated finishing operation on the lower flats.
The lower flats of the farm are at approx 450 metres above sea level rising to approx 800 metres above sea level on the tops.