Kaeley Young (11) and her dad Brian, both of Gore, enjoyed finding out what was going on at the Southern Dairy Hub during its recent field day. Photos: Yvonne O'Hara
Networking during the recent Southern Dairy Hub field day are (from left) Environment Southland environment educator Pat Hoffman, DairyNZ's Dr Dawn Dalley, hub business manager Guy Michaels and DairyNZ's Southland/South Otago regional leader Richard Kyte.
Southern Dairy Hub business manager Guy Michaels talked about the hub's financial progress during a recent field day.
A calf adjusts to its new surroundings at the Southern Dairy Hub.
Enjoying the lunch break are Primary ITO training adviser Pauline Aitken (left) and Ray Mohan, of Ravensdown, Dunedin.
Enjoying the supplied steaks, sausages, tomato sauce and bread during the Southern Dairy Hub's recent field day are dairy farmers Graeme Appleby (left), of Drummond and Ashley Burdon, of McIntyre Dick and Partners, of Invercargill.
Chatting during the lunch break are Lyall Goodwright (left), a dairy farmer from Drummond, and Andrew Trebilcock, of Mosgiel.
Jeanette Topham, of Hedgehope, was interested in the hub's environmental practices. She is a member of the Hedgehope-Dunsdale Catchment Group.
About 100 people attended a wet field day at the Southern Dairy Hub, near Makarewa on October 10.
They heard Dr Ross Monaghan talk about AgResearch’s nitrogen leaching losses research, and DairyNZ’s Dr Dawn Dalley’s talkabout her work comparing kale to fodder beet.
Business manager Guy Michaels talked about the hub’s financial outcomes and new farm manager Shane Griffin outlined the hub’s production during the past season.
SRL reporter Yvonne O’Hara was there.
