Rural Professionals Meeting

We welcome all our Rural Professionals in the region to this update. It's a great opportunity to connect with other rural professionals working with dairy, sheep and beef farmers across the region in this collaborative event with Beef+Lamb.

The event will start with arrival, morning tea and check-in @ 9:30am. The formal update will start at 9:45am sharp! Below are the topic points that will be covered:

• DairyNZ: Season review and what's ahead- Mark Laurence/Shayla McGrory, DairyNZ
• Responsible Dairy - Adam Duker, DairyNZ
• Election priorities and Plan Change 2 - Anna Sing, DairyNZ
• Dairy Beef Opportunities programme update - Rebecca Hickson, Fonterra
• Beef+Lamb New Zealand: Priorities and Extension update - Lesley Coppell, Beef+Lamb
• RMA Reform: What it means for farmers - Sarah Crofoot, Beef+Lamb
• US safeguard and 2026/27 market outlook - Andrew Burtt, Beef+Lamb
• Farmer perspective: RMA reform and US export markets - MarK Guscott. Glen Edem Farms & Atkins Ranch Inc

Please register for this event so we can cater appropriately. We look forward to seeing you.