Eric Watson, of Wakanui, east of Ashburton, Steven Bierema and Frederika Noordam, Rakaia, joined Eric Roy, of Mandeville, Southland, for the trip.
They visited European counterparts on their farms and gained insights into the supply chain dynamics influencing global trade. They went to grain-processing operations, major European ports, agri-chemical suppliers, machinery manufacturers and grain marketers in the Netherlands, Germany and Ukraine.