A Xmas message from the Chair – I hope the weather has been kind to farming operations in your part of the country, in Hawkes Bay it is drying out and the water tables are extremely low with water restrictions coming into force.
On the 10th May those of us that could, attended the AGM at Dirk and Kathy Sieling’s 710 hectare Ohuka Farm, Whitianga.
First up there has been a change in AGM venue.
Message from the Chairman – I hope the Spring has treated members kindly, here in Hawkes Bay calving was uneventful and cows are doing well.
The weather has overall been a vast improvement on this time last year, although some parts of the country are getting quite dry now.
The AGM was held on 27th May at the Solway Park Hotel in Masterton
Most areas seem to have had a warmer but much wetter winter and some dairy and cattle operations have had their winter management tested.
May your grass grow and your stock do well! Continued selection of the best breeding stock, sourced from a large number of NZ herds combined with a carefully considered breeding program has resulted in excellent genetic diversity in a herd that we are proud of.
Gidday! With winter all but behind us now we are looking forward to spring moving in. We have seen a very wet winter here in the Nelson/Tasman region which was topped off by the extreme rainfall event we saw a couple of weeks ago.
Steve Harris here, having sweltered through our extended summer in the Waikato, Autumn arrived late but quickly.
