The property runs 2800 mixed-age ewes, 700 ewe hoggets and 150 dairy bulls that are finished at between 15 and 18 months of age.
Mr Catto has been farming the home block of the property for 25 years and both the mixed-age ewes and hoggets were lambed.
Speakers at the field day included Melissa Sowden, of Silver Fern Farms, who spoke about the market outlook on lamb, and Katie Williams, of FMG, who gave insurance and risk advice.
VetSouth vet Fleur Barker spoke to farmers about the issue of drench resistance as sheep farmers finished lambing and tailing and looked ahead towards weaning.
Drenching was important to sheep farmers as it affected both lamb production and the weight of lambs, she said.
''It is what you [sheep farmers] are all thinking about now, more dollars [money] before Christmas,'' she said.
She added that an inefficient drench is a high cost to farmers and affects the production of lamb growth.
It also contaminates the pasture.
Miss Barker encouraged farmers to either complete a drench check or a Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT) which would show them if their stock had grown resistance to the drench they were using.
She recommended farmers complete a drench check annually and also recommended using a combination drench.
Doctor Michael Cripps, of AgResearch Lincoln, spoke to farmers about the ongoing issue of Californian Thistles.
The thistle was first recorded in New Zealand in 1878 and are an ongoing problem for most farmers throughout Southland and Otago.
There were multiple ways of controlling the thistle, and AgResearch was looking at the option of bio-herbicides and the green thistle beetle.
The beetle, Cassida rubiginosa, is already on some farms throughout Southland and Otago.
The beetle feeds on the Californian Thistle as well as other thistles.
Dr Cripps said they had a positive outlook for what the beetle could do, the only issue was that it did not spread far, generally only a few kilometres a year.
''They are in the area, Malcolm Deverson was releasing them around Otago and Environment Southland has a good handle on the releasing sites down there.''
In Southland, there was a two-year waiting list to get the beetle, he said.
''People are really keen on getting the beetle.''
Beef and Lamb New Zealand Farming for Profit workshops are being held throughout the country.
Event dates can be found on the Beef and Lamb New Zealand website.
By Nicole SharpÂ