Koroglen Jerseys

Koroglen Jerseys Breeders of purebred Jersey cattle. Koroglen Jerseys was the Jersey stud of Rex Brew in Koromiko, Marlborough during the 50s and 60s. Of this 45ha are irrigated.

The stud was reincarnated by his grandson, Steven Leov, when he bought his first purebred in 2001 from Barry and Betty Liddle of Lynleigh. Since then, Steven has slowly built the numbers of purebred jerseys in his herd. They now make up approximately 30% of the milking herd at the Leov family farm, Bulford, in Rai Valley. Our dairy platform is made up of 135ha of river terraces bordering the Rai river. We milk approximately 300 cows in a 44 bale rotary shed. We aim for our pedigrees is to be dairy cows first and show cows second. If they can't compete in the commercial herd, they don't have a place. Our goal is to breed cows that last longer than the national average, who have good udders, temperaments and capacity and who can thrive on a grass based system in spite of the climactic fluctuations for which Marlborough is renowned. We are members of The Purebred Jersey Breed Society NZ, Jersey NZ and the Marlborough Jersey club

29/09/2026

Feeding our late calvers with Halter.

29/09/2026

First mob of heifer calves heading to another part of the farm. Milkshake was not supposed to come but decided today was as good a day as any to start working and was really impressive never quitting and barking up a storm.

28/09/2026

Beautiful moon rising over the ridge.

Milkshake annoyed at me being in the gym without her.
27/09/2026

Milkshake annoyed at me being in the gym without her.

26/09/2026

The main milking herd enjoying the late afternoon sun.

23/09/2026

Milkshake is almost not a puppy anymore.

Decent dusting of snow while we milked this afternoon.
23/09/2026

Decent dusting of snow while we milked this afternoon.

20/09/2026

The kids have started training their pet day calves.

What a twenty-four hours! Thursdays this season have been problematic the whole way through. It’s supposed to be my day ...
17/09/2026

What a twenty-four hours! Thursdays this season have been problematic the whole way through. It’s supposed to be my day off, but at best I usually manage anywhere from a few hours to an afternoon off to go to the gym and get groceries for the week.

It also seems to be the day when Murphy’s law—or Gizmo’s gremlin offspring—arrives in force to wreak havoc. Whether it’s impossible calvings that require veterinary assistance (up until this season, I’d only needed that three times in 26 years; this year, it’s already at two) or what happened this Thursday, there’s always something.

This one was one out of the box, with a Halter tower toppled by the weather and a cowshed that seems to hate me at the best of times deciding it would blow up spectacularly.

Anyway, it looks like we will be milking at light speed for the foreseeable future, which makes me question my sanity and wonder why I do this when I could be living in Italy—or anywhere in Europe. The only conclusion I can come to is that I’m either stupid or insanely optimistic. 🤷‍♂️

Right, more coffee, an audiobook so I don’t spend too much time in my head contemplating, and a hug with my calves. 🐮

Well that was not how i imagined my Thursday afternoon off going but anyway at least the cows are milked and I'm almost ...
17/09/2026

Well that was not how i imagined my Thursday afternoon off going but anyway at least the cows are milked and I'm almost home.

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Rai Valley

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