Wednesday 19 February 2025
Link for bios here
9.30am Unpacking the Land for Life Partnership
Rachel Agnew
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Senior Rural Advisor – Land for Life
10.15am Land Use Change
Conrad Wilkshire
Property Brokers General Manager, Rural
11am Genetic Technologies - back to basics
Dr John Roche
Chief Science Advisor, Ministry for Primary Industries
11am Working Dog Demonstration with Guy Peacock & Ned George
Sponsored by McRae Trust Farm
11.45am Behind the virtual fence.
A deep dive into farming with virtual fencing.
James Parsons
Northland hill country farmer using Halter Base™ Collars
Mathew Barham
Central Hawke’s Bay farmer using Gallagher eShepherd
12.30pm From Research to Reality: Managing Facial Eczema and Parasites on Farm
Caras Brosnahan
Principal Scientist Animal Health Research; Beef + Lamb NZ
Greg Tattersfield
FarmPro and Wormwise facilitator
1pm Drone Demonstration with Airbourne Solutions
1.30 pm Beef + Lamb NZ Station Challenge
Teams of 3 members from an East Coast station, will compete for the Beef + Lamb NZ Station Challange trophy
3 pm Ben Purua
FarmUpNZ
Sponsored by Rural Support Trust
After growing up in an environment where gangs, substance and sexual abuse and domestic violence was normal, the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year was on a pathway to being another negative statistic. However Ben found his passion for farming during his time in Waikeria Prison.
He shares his journey on social media at ‘FarmUpNz’ on Facebook and Instagram.
Along with his wife Nikki, they promote well-being through their clothing line, Kāmu tō Pāmu.
6pm Property Brokers Muster
Networking event with keynote speaker Tawera Nikau - Sponsored by Corson Maize
$20 per ticket includes continuous canapes and cash bar
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