Tight Management Farm Field Days
Make informed, timely decisions and get your farming business in the best shape possible!
Below is the schedule for the Tight Management Farm Field Days. These are an opportunity to:
- Discuss tactical decisions at a local level
- Pick up practical planning and financial management ideas to apply in your own farm business to improve profitability
- Track host farm progress through regular field days
Farm |
Location |
Dates |
Start Time |
| Upper North Island: | |||
| Dave & Heather Gray - Awanui | 73 West Road, Awanui S/N 10102 | 16 March 2010 | 10:30am |
| Kerry & Megan Chestnut - Whangarei | Kokopu Block Road, Whangarei S/N 13047 | April - Date TBA | TBA |
| Paddy & Debbie Thornton - Maungaturoto | 732 Mountain Road, Maungaturoto S/N 11134 |
13 April 2010 |
10:30am |
| Steve & Andrea Mills - Pukekohe | Gellert Road, Pukekohe S/N 70292 | 12 May 2010 | 10:30am |
| Neil Gray, Hayward Farm - Ngatea | 72 Kaihere Road, Ngatea S/N 75186 | 11 March 2010 |
10:30am |
| Gene & Jo Roberts - Te Puke | 624 Pongakawa Bush Road Te Puke S/N 21560 |
15 April 2010 | 10:30am |
| Peter Overdevest & Tania Akehurst - Galatea | Horomanga Rd Galatea S/N 22294 |
6 May 2010 | TBA |
| Central North Island: | |||
| David & Jenny Macdonald - Gordonton | 83 Puke Road, Gordonton S/N 72676 | 15 April 2010 |
11am |
| Peter & Ann Morgan - Te Awamutu | 404 Candy Rd, RD5, Te Awamutu S/N 74086 |
TBA |
TBA |
| Garry & Joyce Voogt - Otorohanga | 27 McRae Rd Otorohanga S/N 744602 |
TBA | TBA |
| Terry & Grace Slattery - Elstow | Eastport Road, Elstow S/N 76342 |
25 March 2010 6 May 2010 |
10:30am 10:30am |
| Philip & Maree White - Putaruru | 118 Harris Rd RD3 Putaruru S/N 77798 | 28 April 2010 | 11am |
| Grant Wills & Karo Preston - Walton | 93 Paratu Road, Walton S/N 76931 & 76933 | 31 March 2010 (Note change of date) |
11am |
| Tony & Nerene Lynskey - Rerewhakaaitu | 859 Okaro Road, Rerewhakaaitu S/N 78896 | 26 March 2010 | 11am |
| Lower North Island: | |||
| Kim & Keith Riley - Woodville | 206 Broomfield Road, Woodville S/N 47024 |
25 May 2010 |
11am |
| Peter Ayles - Inglewood | 395 Tarata Road, Inglewood S/N 43276 | 28 May 2010 |
11am |
| David & Lois Werder - Kakaramea | Wilson Road, Kakaramea, South Taranaki S/N 40153 | 18 May 2010 | TBA |
| Donna & Philip Cram - Kaponga | 1505 Auroa Road, Kaponga, Hawera S/N 41418 |
20 May 2010 |
11am |
| James & Jane Smallwood – Greytown | State Highway 2, north of Greytown S/N 46251 | 18 May 2010 | 11am |
| Nick & Keri Lourie - Norsewood | Whenuahou Road, Norsewood S/N 47392 | October 2010 | TBA |
| Kevin & Joanne Argyle - Kairanga | 1233 Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road, Kairanga S/N 45565 | 4 May 2010 | TBA |
| South Island: | |||
| Michael & Christine Hart - Totara Flat | 61 Totara Lane, Totara Flat, Ahaura S/N 487 |
16 June 2010 (note change of date) |
2pm |
| Leo Donkers - Rakaia |
359 Ardlui Rd, Rakaia |
19 March 2010 |
10:45am 10:45am |
| Alan & Sharron Davie Martin - Culverden |
257 Top Pahau Forest Road, |
18 March 2010 | 10:45am |
| David & Bronwyn Lister - Temuka | 164 Clyne Road, RD 26 Temuka S/N 36807 | 18 May 2010 | 10:45am |
| Dave & Mel Goble - Tapanui | 306 State Highway 90, RD 2, Tapanui S/N 38168 | TBA | TBA |
| Telford Farm Training Institute | 498 Owaka Highway Balclutha |
TBA | TBA |
| Alan & Julie Maxwell - Edendale | 79 Stalker Settlement Road, Edendale S/N 32154 |
25 March 2010 24 June 2010 |
11:00am 10:45am |
- To find out more about the Tight Management Farm in your area click here
- To register for regular Tight Management Farm email updates click here
- To find out more about the Tight Management campaign click here
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DairyNZ acknowledges the financial support of MAFPolicy for events on the Tight Management farms in Ngatea, Rerewhakaaitu, Norsewood, Woodville, Greytown and Culverden as part of MAF’s contribution to drought recovery assistance in these regions. |
