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Come along to the Red Post Cafe for a casual coffee catch-up to celebrate the end of the season.
Dairy Womens Network will provide one free coffee (limited number so get there quick!)
Drop the kids at pre-school or school and come and chat with like-minded women in farming over a coffee at our local.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Event Timing: Start 9am | Finish 10.30am
More details to follow -
Join us to hear from a farmer panel to see how their farms achieve top performance for profitability and sustainability. Connect and learn from other local farmers who will discuss their farm data and tips for driving farm profitability. Explore how benchmarking data, trends and different farm systems strategies can support you to lift profitability for your farm business.
Take the opportunity to learn more about the value of benchmarking data as a key driver of sustainability and farm business profit, with an opportunity to ask questions from the Panel and DairyNZ team.
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Understand the latest trends in farm data and benchmarks from across the Lower North Island which can support you to lift profitability and business performance.
Take the opportunity to hear how financial, physical and environmental data across farm systems can provide insight into strategies that improve your farm business performance.
Find out more about:
Farmers and rural professionals interested in learning about high performing farm businesses in their region are encouraged to attend this event.
Lunch will be provided.
Protect our industry – please arrive with clean boots to prevent the spread of disease, pest or weed.
Understanding the latest trends in farm data and benchmarks from the Top of the South can support increased profitability and business performance.
Hear from DairyNZ business and farm systems specialist Mark Speight who will present an analysis of regional farm data from the Top of the South.
Take the opportunity to hear how financial, physical and environmental data across farm systems can provide insight into strategies that improve farm business performance.
Find out more about:
Rural professionals and farmers interested in learning about high performing farm businesses in their region are encouraged to attend this event.
Lunch will be provided. Please register your attendance for catering purposes. Lunch will follow at the end of the event.
DairyNZ and Fonterra are partnering together to deliver a series of community toolbox events to help ensure your farm stays future-fit, with a chance to share with other farmers. These events are tailored to your local area and provide practical tips and advice on the current challenges farmers face, which can be easily applied to enhance your farm's profitability and sustainability.
Hear from:
Find out more about:
Lunch kindly provided by Fonterra.
Protect our industry - please arrive with clean boots to prevent the spread of disease, pest or weed.
Discover how the New Zealand dairy sector is positioned for the season ahead, along with a deep dive on insights, data and forecasts used to shape our national economic outlook.
Hear from DairyNZ Head of Economics Mark Storey, Fonterra Strategic Advisor Malcolm Ellis and Gareth Reed ANZ, on their insights ahead of the 2025/26 season and how the New Zealand dairy sector is performing in relation to our key competitors.
Come away with practical tips and tools to support financial planning, forecasting and budgeting to apply within your business.
Find out more about:
Rural professionals and decision makers within farming businesses will find this event most useful, to support financial planning and decision making for the season ahead.
Arrive around 1.30pm for a drink, something to eat and to network.
Please register your attendance by Friday 16 May for catering purposes.
This conference is not to be missed and focuses on regenerative crop production, carbon footprinting and electrification. We'll have new technologies to think about and see and we have speakers with proven track records.
If we are going to get to Carbon Zero (or better) we need to think about both inputs and outputs from our systems. Can we soak up more than we release? Which inputs have the greatest impact?
For more information and to register, visit Getting to Carbon Positive! - LandWISE - Promoting sustainable land management
Join us to hear from people who have successfully made their farm ownership dream a reality and learn practical strategies to help you follow in their footsteps.
This day is also for people at the other end of their career who want to investigate effective strategies for exiting their farm business and learn how they can support the next generation of farm owners.
Discover how changes in the industry have influenced farm career opportunities from Kelly O’Reilly-Ward, accountant, Strettons, and Duncan Matthews, BNZ. Plus the critical financial measures you should focus on and what they indicate, how people build equity, and the different methods farmers use to purchase or sell farms.
We will look into how you value a farm’s worth with Team Kelly: Kelly Fraser and Kelly Cowan, Ray White. We will also look into the pitfalls to avoid and the farming opportunities New Zealand’s different regions offer.
SMASH has been talking to farmers and rural professionals nationwide to learn more about how people are successfully progressing into farm ownership, tackling challenges, and the types of arrangements farmers use to buy or sell farms. We will share the results.
We are going to hear from farmers who are well on their way to buying a farm, have recently purchased one, or have come up with an innovative way of exiting farm ownership. They will share how they achieved their goal, the steps they took, how they built up their equity, or how they developed their exit strategy.
Free event, all welcome. Morning tea and lunch provided.
Understanding the latest trends in farm data and benchmarks from across the Lower North Island can support you to lift profitability and business performance. Hear from DairyNZ farm systems analyst Felix Rodriguez-Firpo, who will present an analysis of regional farm data from Hawkes Bay.
Take the opportunity to hear how financial, physical and environmental data across farm systems can provide insight into strategies that improve your farm business performance.
Find out more about:
Farmers and rural professionals interested in learning about high performing farm businesses in their region are encouraged to attend this event.
Lunch will be provided. Please register your attendance for catering purposes.
DairyNZ and Fonterra are partnering together to deliver a series of community toolbox events to help ensure your farm stays future-fit, with a chance to share with other farmers. These events are tailored to your local area and provide practical tips and advice on the current challenges farmers face, which can be easily applied to enhance your farm's profitability and sustainability.
Hear from:
Find out more about:
Lunch kindly provided by Fonterra.
Protect our industry - please arrive with clean boots to prevent the spread of disease, pest or weed.
Discover how the New Zealand dairy sector is positioned for the season ahead, along with a deep dive on insights, data and forecasts used to shape our national economic outlook.
Hear from DairyNZ Head of Economics Mark Storey and Fonterra Strategic Advisor Malcolm Ellis on their insights ahead of the 2025/26 season and how the New Zealand dairy sector is performing in relation to our key competitors.
Come away with practical tips and tools to support financial planning, forecasting and budgeting to apply within your business.
Find out more about:
Rural professionals and decision makers within farming businesses will find this event most useful, to support financial planning and decision making for the season ahead.
Afternoon tea will be provided. Please register your attendance by Wednesday 14 May for catering purposes.
Understanding the latest trends in farm data and benchmarks from across the Coast can support you to improve your on-farm decision making process and business performance. Hear from DairyNZ business and farm systems specialist Mark Speight who will present an analysis of regional farm data from the Coast for the 2023/24 season.
Take the opportunity to hear how financial, physical and environmental data across farm systems can provide insight into strategies that improve your farm business performance. Learn and connect with other farmers and rural professionals to discuss the results and your experiences.
Find out more about:
Farmers and rural professionals interested in learning about high performing farm businesses in their region are encouraged to attend this event.
Supper will be provided at the close of play.
Understanding the latest trends in farm data and benchmarks from across Waikato, can support profitability and business performance. Hear from DairyNZ business and farm systems specialists who will present an analysis of regional farm data from previous seasons.
Take the opportunity to hear how financial, physical and environmental data across farm systems can provide insight into strategies that improve farm business performance.
Find out more about:
Rural professionals interested in learning about high performing farm businesses in their region are encouraged to attend this event.
Please register your attendance for catering purposes.
Please note there has been a change of date to this event.
Understanding the latest trends in farm data and benchmarks from across the Coast can support you to improve your on-farm decision making process and business performance. Hear from DairyNZ business and farm systems specialist Mark Speight who will present an analysis of regional farm data from the Coast for the 2023/24 season.
Take the opportunity to hear how financial, physical and environmental data across farm systems can provide insight into strategies that improve your farm business performance. Also take the opportunity to interact with other farmers and stakeholders to discuss the results and your experiences.
Find out more about:
Farmers and rural professionals interested in learning about high performing farm businesses in their region are encouraged to attend this event.
Please ensure you register your attendance for this event for catering purposes. Supper will be provided at the close of play.
More details to come -
With the theme of innovate, integrate and collaborate, this is DairyNZ’s signature event and your chance to not only look ahead, but to see what it will take to shape the future.
Experts in trade, evolving economies, climate change, technology, and consumer demands will join forces with innovative farmers. Together, we will explore the global and national landscape, trends that will affect the way we farm in the future, what we can start prioritising today, and how we can collectively problem-solve to secure the future of dairy farming. We will showcase continued innovation through science and research, the integration of solutions for more efficient farm systems, and who we're working with, on what, and why.
Join a vibrant network of dairy farmers, rural professionals, and sector leaders as we embrace challenges and opportunities to chart our course together, through innovation, integration, and collaboration.
Registrations and programme details will be available mid-April 2025.
This course will cover:
This free course is suitable for 2IC's, farm managers, self-employed farmers and farm owners with knowledge of pasture plants, rotation lengths, residual targets, and cow intakes. Learners must have access to farm pasture and feed information. The course includes four in-person workshops held in between milkings on 27 May, 10 June, 24 June and 8 July.
Enrolments close when the course is full or one week before starting.
Our priority at Pāmu is that each of our people comes home safely from work every day. With the introduction of our risk framework, we are keen to share some of our initiatives to look after the most important part of our business – our people.
Rangitāiki Station is a 9,753ha (8,103ha effective) sheep, beef, and deer operation wintering 85,000 stock units. An early adopter of the Pāmu dairy beef journey, Rangitāiki has a cattle trading system with more than 5,000 dairy beef calves each spring, carrying most through to finish on a two-year system.
Come and tour some of our farm as you hear from our teams about farming safely and farming profitably at Pāmu, exploring our practices and systems ensuring safety, wellbeing, and continuous improvement.
Discover how to easily find the answers you need on the DairyNZ website! Get insider tips on navigating the platform, learn what’s changed (and why), and uncover the most-searched topics by farmers like you.
Join us for a farmer-led panel discussion where real users share their experiences, plus handy tricks to make the most of this powerful resource. Whether you’re a seasoned farmer or just starting out, this session will show you the impact using the website will have on your farming business!
Event Timing: Start 10.45am | Finish 1.30pm
Lunch is kindly provided by DairyNZ
This event is open to all and free to attend, but registration is essential!
RSVP by: Wednesday 21st May
Gain tips and grow your skills on how to navigate the website, learn what’s changed and why, and uncover the most-searched topics by farmers like you.
Join us, alongside DWN for a farmer-led panel discussion to hear others share their experiences, plus handy tricks to make the most of this powerful resource. Whether you’re a seasoned farmer or just starting out, this session will show you what the DairyNZ website can offer to support your farming business.
This event is open to all and free to attend, but registration is essential. Please register here by Wednesday 21 May.
Lunch is provided by DairyNZ.
DairyNZ and Fonterra are partnering together to deliver a series of community toolbox events to help ensure your farm stays future-fit, with a chance to share with other farmers. These events are tailored to your local area and provide practical tips and advice on the current challenges farmers face, which can be easily applied to enhance your farm's profitability and sustainability.
Hear from:
Find out more about:
Lunch kindly provided by Fonterra.
Protect our industry - please arrive with clean boots to prevent the spread of disease, pest or weed.
It is that time of year again, and this year we want to make it bigger and better than the last! Come and join us for our Pink Ribbon Breakfast in Dannevirke!
Enjoy a lush breakfast and some time off farm to unwind and catch up with like-minded ladies.
Alongside breakfast, the morning will be filled with fun, games, and a pink ribbon auction, made up of generously donated items from our local community.
Every dollar raised will directly be donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. Ticket price includes breakfast and drinks for the morning.
Come along wearing your best pink outfit and support a great cause, with a “best in pink” prize for best dressed up for grabs!
We can’t wait to see you there, but if you can’t make it, please see our fundraising link below:
https://fundraise.bcf.org.nz/fundraisers/DWNTararuaPinkRibbonBreakfast/pinkribbonbreakfast
Event Timings: Start 10am | Finish 1pm
Cost: $35 per person
RSVP by: 25th May
DairyNZ and Fonterra are partnering together to deliver a series of community toolbox events to help ensure your farm stays future-fit, with a chance to share with other farmers. These events are tailored to your local area and provide practical tips and advice on the current challenges farmers face, which can be easily applied to enhance your farm's profitability and sustainability.
Find out more about:
Lunch kindly provided by Fonterra
Protect our industry - please arrive with clean boots to prevent the spread of disease, pest or weed.
Join us to see and hear how your farm can achieve top performance for profitability and sustainability.
Explore how benchmarking data, trends and different farm systems strategies can support you to lift profitability for your farm business.
Hear more about the analysis completed by DairyNZ senior business specialist Paul Bird including key financial, physical and environmental data, along with trends from past seasons.
Take the opportunity to learn more about the value of benchmarking data as a key driver of sustainability and farm business profit, with an opportunity to ask questions from local farmers and DairyNZ team.
Find out more about:
Lunch will be provided.
Join us to see and hear how your farm can achieve top performance for profitability and sustainability.
Explore how benchmarking data, trends and different farm systems strategies can support you to lift profitability for your farm business.
Hear more about the analysis completed by DairyNZ senior business specialist Paul Bird including key financial, physical and environmental data, along with trends from past seasons.
Take the opportunity to learn more about the value of benchmarking data as a key driver of sustainability and farm business profit, with an opportunity to ask questions from local farmers and DairyNZ team.
Find out more about:
Lunch will be provided.
We can't wait for you to join us for the first of our Yaps in the Yard events, where we will be hosted on the Megaw’s farm to hear from Eldon and Rose Megaw around their pathway through the dairy industry. We will then hear from Rabobank around equity options and ways to farm ownership.
This will be followed by a small farm tour and a BBQ lunch, courtesy of Rabobank.
The idea of Yaps in the Yard is to bring farmers together on farm to connect and learn from each other.
Event Timings: Start 11am | Finish 1pm
RSVP by: 5th June
Registrations are now closed for Mark and Measure. To find out if there are any remaining spaces available, please contact phoebe.hall@dairynz.co.nz
Designed by DairyNZ and delivered by specialists, the Mark and Measure course is relevant for any stage of the business journey, making it suitable for farm owners, contract milkers, and herd-owning or variable order sharemilkers.
Course cost:
The course cost is $900 per individual or $1750 for couples/partnerships.
Course dates and times:
Mark and Measure runs from Tuesday 10 June - Thursday 12 June 2025.
Day One 12:00pm - 5:30pm (followed by dinner)
Day Two 8:00am - 5:30pm (followed by dinner)
Day Three 8:00am - 3:30pm
More about the course, price inclusions and discounts here
DairyNZ and Fonterra are partnering together to deliver a series of community toolbox events to help ensure your farm stays future-fit, with a chance to share with other farmers. These events are tailored to your local area and provide practical tips and advice on the current challenges farmers face, which can be easily applied to enhance your farm's profitability and sustainability.
Hear from:
Find out more about:
Lunch kindly provided by Fonterra.
Protect our industry - please arrive with clean boots to prevent the spread of disease, pest or weed.
Have you got a burning question about tax, accounting, or financial planning?
Join CMK Chartered Accountants for an interactive Q&A-style webinar with Sally Coombe and John Dazley.
You’ll have the chance to ask your questions live or submit them in advance — whether it’s about accounting, tax, finances, or anything in between.
Get clear, practical answers from professionals who understand the challenges you face!
With the theme of innovate, integrate and collaborate, this is DairyNZ’s signature event and your chance to not only look ahead, but to see what it will take to shape the future.
Experts in trade, evolving economies, climate change, technology, and consumer demands will join forces with innovative farmers. Together, we will explore the global and national landscape, trends that will affect the way we farm in the future, what we can start prioritising today, and how we can collectively problem-solve to secure the future of dairy farming. We will showcase continued innovation through science and research, the integration of solutions for more efficient farm systems, and who we're working with, on what, and why.
Join a vibrant network of dairy farmers, rural professionals, and sector leaders as we embrace challenges and opportunities to chart our course together, through innovation, integration, and collaboration.
Registrations and programme details are available here.
Join us, for a fun filled morning of Pickleball.
Looking for a fun way to move, meet new people and share some laughs?
Pickleball is the exciting new game everyone is talking about. No experience? No problem! Whether you are a seasoned pro, or have never picked up a paddle, don't worry! We will have friendly players ready to show us the ropes.
What to bring: Wear comfortable clothes and sport shoes. Paddles are provided, or bring your own if you wish.
After the game, we would love for you to join us for a drink, a chat and a laugh about the games just had.
Event timing: Start 10am| Finish 12 noon (then join us at the café next door afterwards if you wish)
Cost: $10 payable at reception on the day
Refreshments/coffee are at your own expense
Spaces are limited so please register to secure your spot.
DairyNZ has partnered with Business Torque Systems Ltd to deliver the Rural Governance Development Programme (RGDP).
This multi-day programme is designed for decision-makers from all types of rural businesses, including dairy farms, who want to grow their governance knowledge and skills.
The programme is also designed for farmers who are considering succession planning but are unsure how to involve their whole family. It provides a safe space for collaboration and communication. This inclusive approach nurtures diverse thinking, essential for driving innovation and continual improvement in business.
Join us for a practical on-farm-focused workshop to hear key findings for Our Land & Water Contestable Funding Project.
This workshop will cover:
Speakers of the day:
Davieth Verheij - AgFirst Engineering
Lauren McEldowney - AgFirst Agribusiness Consultant
Also heat from DairyNZ, Taranaki Catchment Communities - HADES group, farmers and others.
Light refreshments provided.
Please RSVP for catering purposes
Join us for a practical on-farm-focused workshop to hear key findings for Our Land & Water Contestable Funding Project.
This workshop will cover:
Speakers of the day:
Davieth Verheij - AgFirst Engineering
Lauren McEldowney - AgFirst Agribusiness Consultant
Also heat from DairyNZ, Taranaki Catchment Communities - HADES group, farmers and others.
Light refreshments provided.
Please RSVP for catering purposes
The event celebrates some of the nation’s amazing food and fibre producers, showcasing this year's eleven Ballance Farm Environment Awards Regional Supreme Winners. The evening will culminate with the announcement the Gordon Stephenson Trophy recipients, who then become the National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming & Growing for 2025.
Doors open 5.30pm, with a complimentary drink
• Formalities commence at 6.30pm
• Three-course meal
• Beverages available (EFTPOS only)
• Dress code: Cocktail
• Paid parking available
Tickets
Individual: $220 until 4 June; early bird $195 until 15 May
Tables of 10: $2,000 until 4 June; early bird $1,800 until 15 May
Waitlist: You may register for waitlisted tickets after 4 June or if seats sell out earlier.
Purchase Tickets via below link and clicking Get Tickets
Have you been raising youngstock for years – there is always something new to learn! Or maybe you are just starting out and want to know the tricks of the trade. Or you want to get your staff up to speed before the heat comes on during calving. We are visiting Jo and Michael Earwaker’s farm to find out how Jo successfully rears 250 calves in spring. Jo holds a veterinary science degree and has many years’ experience caring for calves – including rearing up to 1000 in past seasons.
We are going to view Jo’s calf rearing facility and learn about the key criteria she focussed on when building a shed dedicated to calf rearing.
We will learn about Jo’s management system which is set up for maximum efficiency as she runs it solo. We will also hear about how she looks after calves successfully from day one to transitioning out of the shed, how she troubleshoots any issues, and how she manages her surplus calves.
Jo will outline what you can do to keep your calves in good health, how to monitor their health, first aid for your calves, and how to manage any disease issues. For example, what to do if you have an issue with scours, how to identify what your problem is, prevent it from spreading, and restoring your calves to full health.
Your calves are looking great, how can you make sure they continue to thrive when grazing off? Aaron Leppard, New Zealand Grazing Company, and Jarrod Hawkins, heifer grower, will outline the practical tips and actions farmers should take to make sure the transition to grazing is seamless and you get the most out of off-farm grazing.
Free event, all welcome. Come along and bring your friends! Morning tea and lunch provided.
Are you interested in raising happy and healthy calves?
Join SealesWinslow and AgriVantage for an insightful and interactive Calf Rearing Expo designed to equip farmers with the latest knowledge, best practices, and expert advice to maximize calf health, growth, and profitability. This event brings together sector experts, veterinarians, and experienced farmers for a day of presentations, discussions, and hands-on workshops.
This is a must-attend event for anyone involved in calf rearing. Gain valuable knowledge, connect with industry professionals, and take-home practical strategies to improve your farm’s success.
What topics will be covered?
This expo is brought to you by SealesWinslow and AgriVantage.
Event timing:
Cost $20.00
DairyNZ has partnered with Business Torque Systems Ltd to deliver the Rural Governance Development Programme (RGDP).
This multi-day programme is designed for decision-makers from all types of rural businesses, including dairy farms, who want to grow their governance knowledge and skills.
The programme is also designed for farmers who are considering succession planning but are unsure how to involve their whole family. It provides a safe space for collaboration and communication. This inclusive approach nurtures diverse thinking, essential for driving innovation and continual improvement in business.
Join us at Taranaki Dairy Event to hear from thought leaders and gain tips, tools and strategies to support your farm system to be future fit. This event is an interactive day designed to challange and inspire, featuring a range of sector experts, a farmer panel and an opportunity to see and hear the latest research happening at Dairy Trust Taranaki.
Designed for all Taranaki dairy farmers, especially contract milkers, sharemilkers and owner operators, you'll have the opportunity to connect with other farmers in the region facing similar challenges and come away with practical actions you can put into place to optimise your farm system.
Taranaki Dairy Event is free to attend, with lunch provided.
Registration is essential. Register now.
Thie event is brought to you by DairyNZ in partnership with Dairy Trust Taranaki.
SIDDC Focus Day will be held at the James Stewart Lecture Theatre at Lincoln University, commencing at 10.15am on 25 June 2025. Topics being covered are:
Lowdown at LUDF: Peter Hancox (LUDF), Bernardita Saldias (Farm Right) & Antoinette Archer (SIDDC)
Hear about this season’s performance highlights and challenges, financial outcomes, and next season’s budget and farm plan.
We'll share where we've been, where we’re going, and how we’ll continue to drive success on-farm.
The race against time: a look at this season’s repro results: Ryan Luckman (Veterinary Centre Waimate), Bernardita Saldias (Farm Right) & Aaron Henderson (LIC)
A review of LUDF mating results and youngstock performance to look for opportunities to improve our long-term results.
A Century of Stories – 100 Years of the Dairy Exporter: Anne Lee (Country Wide Media)
Celebrating 100 years of the Dairy Exporter magazine. Expect fascinating stories from the archives, memorable moments, and a yarn or two to inspire and entertain.
Setting up our pastures for the future: Russell Hamilton (Farm Source) and others ….
How LUDF identifies paddocks for renewal, our preparation process, and how we implement to ensure we get a successful regrassing program that improves our future productivity.
Are you interested in raising happy and healthy calves?
Join SealesWinslow and AgriVantage for an insightful and interactive Calf Rearing Expo designed to equip farmers with the latest knowledge, best practices, and expert advice to maximize calf health, growth, and profitability. This event brings together sector experts, veterinarians, and experienced farmers for a day of presentations, discussions, and hands-on workshops.
This is a must-attend event for anyone involved in calf rearing. Gain valuable knowledge, connect with industry professionals, and take-home practical strategies to improve your farm’s success.
What topics will be covered?
This expo is brought to you by SealesWinslow and AgriVantage.
Event timing:
Cost $20.00
Gala Dinner and Awards Evening for all Miraka Supplier Farms. By invite only.
With the theme of innovate, integrate and collaborate, this is DairyNZ’s signature event and your chance to not only look ahead, but to see what it will take to shape the future.
Experts in trade, evolving economies, climate change, technology, and consumer demands will join forces with innovative farmers. Together, we will explore the global and national landscape, trends that will affect the way we farm in the future, what we can start prioritising today, and how we can collectively problem-solve to secure the future of dairy farming. We will showcase continued innovation through science and research, the integration of solutions for more efficient farm systems, and who we're working with, on what, and why.
Join a vibrant network of dairy farmers, rural professionals, and sector leaders as we embrace challenges and opportunities to chart our course together, through innovation, integration, and collaboration.
Registrations and programme details will be available mid-April 2025.
Join us as we celebrate the outstanding talent, innovation, and determination of New Zealand's young farmers. This prestigious event showcases the best of the best, bringing together passionate individuals who have demonstrated exceptional skill and commitment to the agricultural industry. We’ll witness an exciting culmination of hard work and dedication, with competitors vying for the title and the opportunity to become a role model for future generations. Be a part of this iconic event that highlights the bright future of farming in New Zealand!
Miraka Suppliers are invited to register for the social event of the year. Register as an individual or as a team.
Industry partners who wish to support this event by means of sponsorship, please contact:
Yolandi Nortje
yolandi.nortje@miraka.co.nz
021 647 110
