Coles Farms
Description
We are a family owned and operated agricultural business based around dairy farming, but we also have interests in dairy grazing, beef farming, and agricultural contracting. We are proud to call South Canterbury home and believe it is one of the best places in the country to farm, live and play.
Coles Farms is located alongside State Highway One at Orari. Owned by Aaron and Frances Coles, who have three young daughters. The business has been in operation for more than 20 years. Aaron comes from a rural background and oversees all the day-to-day operations on farm, while Frances brings skills from her previous career as a journalist to the administration of the business. Starting out as a farm worker on a local dairy farm, Aaron progressed through management to sharemilking, before he and Frances purchased their home farm, Barkers Crossing, in 2004. This has become the foundation stone of a business that has since grown to include an involvement with four farms and employs about 20 people.
Having quality people in our team is one of the keys to the success of our business, and we strive to find opportunities which allow our people to grow alongside us.
