{"id":13018,"date":"2014-11-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/still-time-to-enter-dairy-awards\/"},"modified":"2014-11-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T11:00:00","slug":"still-time-to-enter-dairy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/still-time-to-enter-dairy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Still time to enter Dairy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

National convenor Chris Keeping said 321 entries had been received to date in the Sharemilker\/Equity Farmer of the Year, Farm Manager of the Year, and Dairy Trainee of the Year competitions.<\/p>\n

Entries are being accepted online at www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz<\/a> and close on November 30.<\/p>\n

Keeping said the 321 entrants are all eligible for the early bird entry prize draw, giving them the chance to win one of six iPad and iPod bundles worth $2100. Two bundles will be drawn from the early entrants in each competition, as long as they progress through competition judging. The entry draw closed last night.<\/p>\n

So far 61 entries have been received in the sharemilker\/equity farmer competition, 100 in the farm manager contest and 160 in the dairy trainee competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe popularity of the dairy trainee contest really does demonstrate the huge value entrants gain by having the awards on their CV, and the skills and networks they gain from entering.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs someone has said to me, the benefits of participating in the Dairy Industry Awards are a bit like winning Lotto, but unlike Lotto everyone that enters is a winner in one way or another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keeping said a record 572 people entered the awards last year. \u201cIt was a fantastic result and we would certainly like to think we can achieve that again this year. Entering the awards can help participants identify ways to lift farm management and performance, and drive opportunities for career progression and personal development.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

More information on the awards and the competitions can be found at www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a little more than two weeks to go until entries close in the 2015 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, organisers are encouraging dairy farmers who are keen to progress their career in the industry to enter.\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t