The Darfield-based businesswoman and mother of two is the organising committee's first chairwoman.
Michaela will preside over the 2021 field days at the Kirwee site, near Christchurch.
''I have kind of wanted to do the role for some time, so I've been learning as much as I can.
''I'm really looking forward to the challenge.''
She has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with honours from Lincoln University and runs an independent agricultural research trials business with her husband, Ben.
The couple have two children, Joe, aged 3 and Harriet, aged 8 months.
''Joe is tractor crazy and I think it's quite good for kids to see you in a role other than being a parent, so I take them to meetings and working bees.
''We are pretty family-friendly.
''A lot of our members have young families and bring their kids along to meetings and days at the site.''
While most members graduated from New Zealand Young Farmers, Michaela followed a slightly different path.
''I was working for Seedforce and the engineer who was fixing the things I kept breaking was on the organising committee, so he asked me if I would get involved.''
That was nine years ago and she has held various roles, including helping out on the gate and car parking, organising the agri-innovation awards, catering, and running the lifestyle section.
''Sometimes you've got to take on the challenge and see how you go. The main thing is having the support of the committee and we have a committee of 25 volunteers and they're all such hard workers. They get stuck in and they all enjoy doing it.''
Michaela would like to see more women get involved. ''The ethos is on professional development through the planning and organising of the event, so it's such a great opportunity.''
Michaela says over the next few months she would like to investigate the possibility of developing a field days app.
