Dates/locations:
Southland, February 17, 11am, James Cumming Wing in Gore; Canterbury, February 18, 11am, Hotel Ashburton in Ashburton; Wairarapa and Manawatu, February 19, 11am, Rongotea Tavern, Rongotea; Taranaki, February 20, 11am, TET Multi Sports Centre, Stratford; Waikato, February 21, 11am, Matamata Club, Matamata.
February 18 – Milksmart workshops run by DairyNZ get underway covering the use of water to management of staff and plant setup. Dates and details for the one-day clinics that continue through to March 20 can be viewed at http://www.milksmart.co.nz/Events/.
February 25-27 – Australian Dairy Conference, Geelong, Victoria. For more details and a full programme visit www.australiandairyconference.com.au.
February 27-March 1 – Northland Field Days near Dargaville. Visit www.northlandfielddays.co.nz.
March 4-May 13 – DairyNZ’s two-day cashflow budgeting workshops will be held around the country and are aimed at building confidence and financial skills in completing a monthly cashflow budget for the farm business. For further details, dates and registration visit www.dairynz.co.nz/page/pageid/2145867673/Cashflow_budgeting_workshops.
March 13-15 – Central Districts Field Days at Manfeild Park in Feilding. For more information visit www.farmonline.co.nz/events/cdfielddays/.
March 19-20 – The Dairy Women’s Network conference, themed Keeping your finger on the pulse, in Hamilton, brings dairy farming women the latest information on farming business, animals and people, from prioritising wellbeing to developing a leadership style. A detailed programme and registration is available at http://www.dwn.co.nz/events/conference-2014.
March 25 – The annual effluent expo organised by the Waikato Regional Council with sponsorship from DairyNZ will be held at the Mystery Creek Events Centre between 9am and 3.30pm. Effluent management from design, operation to monitoring will be exhibited, with a series of seminars running throughout the day. Visit www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Community-What’s happening/Events/Effluent-Expo/ for more details.
April 7-9 – Irrigation NZ biannual conference and expo, titled Securing the next generation’s future will be held in Napier and include irrigation-focused tours around Hawke’s Bay plains, a range of speakers including policymakers, industry and water users, and workshops. The full programme and registration is at www.irrigationnz.co.nz.
