{"id":13921,"date":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/dairy-diary-april-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-04-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T12:00:00","slug":"dairy-diary-april-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/dairy-diary-april-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairy Diary April 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

April 22<\/strong> \u2013 New Zealand Association of Ruminant Nutritionists Farmers\u2019 Conference brings together farmers and advisers to present relevant information and ideas that can be applied on-farm to improve feeding, farm management and profitability. Speakers and topics include Dr Bryan McKay on getting enough feed into cows, Dr Jacob Kleinmans on maximising feed value of forages, Natalie Chrystal on heifer rearing and Dr Sue Macky on transition management. For details and contacts visit www.nzarn.org.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 29-30<\/strong> \u2013 MobileTECH 2015 includes Baxter the human-friendly robot, which is being used for a range of commercial applications overseas where it senses and reacts to people working alongside it. Unmanned aerial vehicles are also part of the two-day programme, detailing the savings, opportunities and applications for them in farming. The event will be held at the Stamford Plaza in Auckland. To view the programme and register visit www.mobiletech.events<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 2<\/strong> \u2013 Tickets for the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards national awards dinner can be bought online at www. dairyindustryawards.co.nz<\/a>. Held at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland, the awards announce the national winners of the Sharemilker-Equity Farmer of the Year, the Farm Manager of the Year and the Dairy Trainee of the Year. Tickets for the event are $195 per person.<\/p>\n

May 7<\/strong> \u2013 Lincoln University Dairy Farm holds a focus day from 10.15am to 1pm to review the farm\u2019s performance and look at the challenges and opportunities in the coming months. Details about the farm and its objectives can be viewed at www.siddc.org.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 12-14<\/strong> \u2013 DairyNZ\u2019s Mark and Measure: Strategy and Business Seminars are designed for a range of people, from sharemilkers wanting to grow their business rapidly by leveraging assets and skills to those wanting less risk, less debt and where consolidation is important. The first three-day seminar takes place in Taupo with another seminar held in Queenstown on June 9-11<\/strong>. The cost for levy-paying couples is $1380 including GST, while a single registration is $805 including GST. For more information and registration visit www.dairynz.co.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 20-22<\/strong> \u2013 LandWISE 2015 takes a look at the farm of 2030. The 13th annual conference brings together farmers, technologists and support providers to meet with leading researchers and practitioners. The conference will be held at the Havelock North Function Centre in Hawke\u2019s Bay and looks at what farmers need to do to ready themselves for next year, five years and 15 years down the track. To register for the conference and view the programme visit www.landwise.org.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 25-26<\/strong> \u2013 New Zealand Primary Industry Summit uses a series of presentations, discussions and case studies to find out what organisations throughout NZ are doing to grow primary industries on a domestic and international level, and what can be done to improve others. The summit will be held at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of Wellington. For further information about the summit visit www.conferenz.co.nz\/conferences\/primary-industry-summit-0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 10-13<\/strong> \u2013 The New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays kick off at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton. Entries are open for the numerous competitions at the fieldays including innovations, No 8 Wire National Art Award, ag art wear, national fencing championship, tractor pull and the rural bachelor of the year. As the largest agricultural field days in the country, it attracted more than 119,000 visitors through the gates last year with its trade exhibits, latest innovations and competitions. For more information and to buy tickets online visit www.fieldays.co.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June 14<\/strong> \u2013 The 2015 World Jersey Conference and tour begins in The Netherlands and ends in Denmark on July 3<\/strong>. The full programme is at www.jersey.org.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June 15-19<\/strong> \u2013 The 2015 SMASH (Smaller Milk and Supply Herds) conferences are themed Farming with Vision and are aimed at helping farmers with smaller operations run successful businesses. To register, visit www.smallerherds.co.nz<\/a>. Locations and dates: Northland, June 15<\/strong>; Taranaki, June 17<\/strong>; Waikato, June 19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

June 22-24<\/strong> \u2013 The 2015 South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) takes place at Lincoln University near Christchurch with a lineup of speakers and 30 workshops covering global trends to practical farming knowledge. Information on the event will be posted on www.side.org.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June 28<\/strong> \u2013 The New Zealand Society of Animal Production (NZSAP) holds its 2015 conference in Dunedin\u2019s art gallery, looking at farm systems, beef production, dairy sheep and genomic selection. For further details visit www.nzsap.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 21-29 \u2013 Attend one of the three DairyNZ 2015 Farmers\u2019 Forums around the country for insight into the latest dairy research and economic outlook. A selection of \u201chot science\u201d topics will be a feature, the agenda customised to the region, with DairyNZ staff summarising key research. Farmers will also get a chance to hear the outlook for dairy farming with DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle, general manager research and development David McCall, and Rabobank\u2019s director of dairy research New Zealand and Asia, Hayley Moynihan, among the speakers. The forums are set for Kerikeri on April 21; Stratford, April 23; and Balclutha, April 29. Forums run from 9.30am to 2pm and those attending need to register with DairyNZ. Visit dairynz.co.nz for details.\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