About 76 people took part in the tour, which included visits to Dorset Down studs in Ashburton, South Canterbury and North Otago, along with a visit to a dairy shed in Mid-Canterbury, and Whitestone Cheese, Burnside Homestead and Totara Estate in North Otago.
Mr Robertson was elected chairman at the annual meeting in Ashburton, while Mr Dodd was elected vice-chairman.