The Astralgus Farm, Gisborne
HISTORY
We commenced farming at Gisborne in 2004, and we remain optimistic about Australian agribusiness.
You can read about the History and Future Plans for The Astralgus Lowline Stud here. ​​​​​​
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But circumstances are continually changing, and we also have to continue to change.
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Having successfully negotiated several health problems, as well as the challenges caused by several years of severe drought and then COVID,
we are now implementing Project Switch as part of a diversification strategy.
Going forward, at Gisborne we shall now be undertaking three farming streams:
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1. Commercial Lowline breeding;
2. Olives; and
3. Hazelnuts.
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The initial Olive Grove was planted in 2024, and we are planting the initial 225 hazelnut trees in 2 separate groves in 2025.
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We syill have several of the perimeter olive trees that we planted in 2004,
and we have also grown hazels on the Gisborne farm between 2004 and 2010,
so we are onfident that we shall be able to grow both tree crops successfully again.
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