FARMING WITH HEADWATERS AT BURWOOD STATION
Through our genetics, farming systems, and market connections, farmers access premium markets that reward quality.
BURWOOD STATION
LOCATION: Te Anau, Southland
OWNERS: The McClean Family
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FARM SIZE
Burwood Station - 2,700 ha
Waituna Blocks - 820 ha
White Stone Finishing Area - 270 ha
Total effective area - 3,800 ha​
Stock Units: 28,000
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FARMING HEADWATERS SINCE: 2007 ​
ACCREDITATIONS: NZFAP+ Gold
Recently, Burwood Station became one of the first farms to supply a NZFAP Gold-certified wool batch in New Zealand.
STOCK NUMBERS & PERFORMANCE​
EWES: 15,500 Headwaters ewes
LAMBING PERFORMANCE: 143% to sale (5 year average)​
COWS: 620 in calf
CALVING RATE: 91% annually
PEOPLE & OPERATIONS
STAFF: 7 fulltime staff
PROGRAMS: Growing Future Farmers
MANAGEMENT & TECH
GALLAGHER COLLARS: On the Waituna block since Spring 2025
HOME OF THE HEADWATERS MATERNAL EWE FLOCK
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Burwood Station has been a cornerstone of Headwaters since our inception in 2007, proudly hosting our maternal ewe stud flock.
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Each year, the station manages approximately 2,300 stud ewes. At tailing in late October, the Headwaters team works alongside the Burwood team to DNA test and EID tag every lamb to support our ongoing breeding program initiatives.
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Just prior to Christmas, the Headwaters team returns to Burwood to assist with weaning. This marks the first key opportunity to assess the lambs and identify those that will progress into the breeding program.
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March is busy, we conduct fecal egg count (FEC) testing, eye muscle area (EMA) scanning and our ram lambs make their way to Coleridge Downs.
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The sire team is based at Burwood Station year-round, apart from the mating period.
BURWOOD STATION'S
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY