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In this live podcast recorded at Fieldays 2022, we catch up with Waikato farm manager Christopher Vila, who won last year’s NZ Dairy Manager of the Year Award. Chris shares his journey of moving to NZ from the Philippines and beginning a new career as a dairy farmer. He also tells us about his experience taking part in the NZDIA programme, his thoughts on career-changing, his views on the Kiwi dairy sector, and what he does to stay well.

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New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards

https://www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz/
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Christopher Vila moves from farm assistant to winning the dairy industry's top title for 2021

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/125145420/christopher-vila-moves-from-farm-assistant-to-winning-the-dairy-industrys-top-title-for-2021
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Dairy farmer newcomer wins New Zealand manager of the year

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/02/dairy-farmer-newcomer-wins-new-zealand-manager-of-the-year.html
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