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2024 FRDA National Nominations

Three National Nominees have been selected for the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award category, which recognises and celebrates farmers and farm owners who are passionate about the four pillars of Responsible Dairying – people and community, finance, environment and animal welfare....

Southland/Otago Dairy Industry Awards Have Dairying in Their DNA

The winners of the 2024 Southland/Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year category say dairy farming is in their DNA, with endless opportunities for growth.Cameron Smith and Nicole Hanning-Smith were announced winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at a dinner at Invercargill’s Ascot Hotel on Wednesday night. The other big winners were Andrew Hazlett who was named the 2024 Southland/Otago Dairy Manager of the Year, and Shannon Butler, the 2024 Southland/Otago ...

West Coast/Top Of South Dairy Industry Award Winners Run a Tight Ship

The major winners in the 2024 West Coast/Top of the South Dairy Industry Awards cite their financial discipline and low-input once-a-day system as their business’ greatest strengths.Michael and Cheryl Shearer were announced winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year Category at the annual awards dinner held in Shantytown on Saturday night. The other big winners were Trinity Jackson, who was named the 2024 West Coast/Top of the South Dairy Manager of the Year, and Alexandra Davidson, th...

Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards Winner A Sharp Shooter

The winner of the 2024 Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards was a sniper in the Brazilian army before coming to New Zealand and discovering dairy farming.Alan da Veiga was announced winner of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at Ashburton in Christchurch on Saturday evening. Other major winners were Jaspreet Singh, who was named the 2024 Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Manager of the Year, and Monique Radford, the 2024 Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year.Alan w...

Learning And Improvement A Successful Recipe For Central Plateau Winners

A passion for the New Zealand dairy industry, combined with a complementary skill set and desire to continue to learn and improve, is a winning recipe for a Rerewhakaaitu couple.Paul and Sarah Koopal were announced the winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at the Central Plateau Dairy Industry Awards annual awards dinner held at the Rydges Rotorua on Saturday night. The other big winners were Ben Purua, who was named the 2024 Central Plateau Dairy Manager of the Year, and J...

Bay Of Plenty Dairy Industry Award Winners Enjoying The Journey

The major winners in the 2024 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Sophia Clark and Aaron Mills, say they love their cows and are enjoying their journey in the dairy industry.The couple were announced winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at the Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards annual awards dinner held at the Awakeri Events Centre on Friday night. The other big winners were George King who was named the 2024 Bay of Plenty Dairy Manager of the Year, and Luke Feisst, the ...

Waikato Dairy Industry Award Winners Announced

The major winners in the 2024 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards are proof that poor decisions of the past can be overcome to carve out a successful career in milking cows.Logan and Sian Dawson were announced winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at the Waikato Dairy Industry Awards annual awards dinner held at Claudelands Event Centre on Wednesday evening. The other big winners were Matthew Macdonald, who became the 2024 Waikato Dairy Manager of the Year, and Kirwyn Ellis, the ...

Northland Dairy Industry Award Winners Deeply Connected To Land

The 2024 Northland Share Farmers of the Year are proud of their high-quality and efficient milk production and remain dedicated to on-going improvements to ensure their long-term competitiveness in the global market.Jeremy and Kate Mounter were named winners of the 2024 Northland Share Farmer of the Year at the region’s annual awards dinner held at Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands in Waitangi on Saturday night. The other major winners were Kieran McCahon, the 2024 Northland Dairy Mana...

Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Industry Award Winners Announced

This year, Auckland/Hauraki Share Farmer, Dairy Manager and Dairy Trainee entrant scores were benchmarked against the national average, with data collated from the 10 other regions. This means merit awards are awarded if the entrant achieved at the right level. Traditionally, when a region has low entrant numbers, places are only offered to winner and runner-up, or just the winner only, and when entrant numbers were very low, the category did not proceed.However, with entrants wanting to take pa...

Looking For New National Committee Members

Interested in starting or continuing your NZDIA journey? Ready to step up to a leadership position in the dairy industry? The National Committee is seeking expressions of interest for three positions to get further information please download the application form below. If you have any questions please email robin@nzdia.org.nz. Applications will close at the end of March, interviews in April, new members will be announced in May and start 01 June....

2024 HAWKE’S BAY/WAIRARAPA DAIRY INDUSTRY AWARDS

The winners of the 2024 Hawke’s Bay/Wairarapa Dairy industry Awards have come a long way since arriving in New Zealand as backpackers - literally with the clothes on their backs - and credit their success to hard work, learning, listening and the guidance and advice of good mentors.Alvaro Luzardo and Ximena Puig were named the region’s Share Farmers of the Year at the annual awards dinner which was held at the Copthorne Masterton on Tuesday evening, and received the trophy from Trelleborg. R...

2024 Taranaki Dairy Industry Awards Winners Announced

The 2024 Taranaki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmers of the Year have a passion for dairy farming and a strong track record of farm performance.Daniel Barnard & Jess Matthews were named the region’s Share Farmers of the Year at the annual awards dinner which was held at the TSB Hub in Hawera on Saturday evening.  Sarah Avery was named the 2024 Taranaki Dairy Manager of the Year and Eric Fa’anoi the 2024 Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year.Daniel and Jess are Lower Order Sharemilkers...

2024 Manawatū Dairy Awards Winners Focused On The Future

The 2024 Manawatū Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners are a future-focused couple who are proud to be building a business which showcases high-quality milk and be rewarded for it.Will Hinton and Kali Rangiawha were named 2024 Manawatū Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmers of the Year category at the region’s annual awards announced in Palmerston North on Thursday evening. The other major winners were Luke Ackerman, the 2024 Manawatū Dairy Manager of the Year, and Isabella P...

Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award Nominations Open

With entries still rolling in for the 2024 New Zealand Dairy industry Award programme, the search now begins for this year’s recipient of the Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award, which recognises and celebrates leadership in farming practices and farmers who demonstrate responsibility and sustainability.The refreshed category is open to farm owners, businesses and former share farmer winners, irrelevant of which dairy company they supply.  It incorporates all aspects of sustainabilit...

Share Farmer Rewards Sweet From CowManager

The rewards for entering the 2024 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) just keep getting sweeter!Share Famer of the year entrants will now be in the running to experience a CowManager system for three years.The Awards give farmers opportunities to accelerate their learning and development, challenge themselves and progress their careers. This year, all regional finalists win a trip to Queenstown for the National Final gala dinner and could win a share of the substantial national prize ...

Enter Dairy Industry Awards To Win A Trip To Queenstown!

Entries for the 2024 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards open this Sunday 1st October, with all entrants eligible to win a trip to Queenstown for the National Final Gala dinner in May 2024!All national finalists will win flights to and accommodation in Queenstown for Finals Week, with the Dairy Trainees also experiencing a trip of a lifetime via a Study Tour around the region.NZDIA General Manager Robin Congdon says the Awards are not only a prestigious programme with hundreds of thousands of doll...

New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Welcome Cowmanager As National Sponsor

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are thrilled to welcome CowManager as a new national sponsor, with the partnership solidifying CowManager's commitment to support New Zealand farmers in working towards a sustainable and successful future for their business.“We are thrilled to have CowManager on board. They're one of the biggest and best players in the field of cow monitoring systems here in NZ and are a preferred supplier to a lot of NZ farmers,” say Robin Congdon, General Manager of NZ...

Power Couple Win 2023 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards

The 2023 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year are described as a power couple who are driven, genuine and focused dairy farmers.Hayden and Bridget Goble from Taranaki were named the 2023 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year, Canterbury/North Otago’s Jack Symes became the 2023 New Zealand Dairy Manager of the Year and Bill Hamilton from Northland was announced the 2023 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year. They shared prizes from a pool worth over $220,000.The winners were announced at a Gala ...

2023 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award Winners Lead Change Through Innovation

Cameron Henderson from Oxford in Canterbury/North Otago was named the 2023 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award winner during the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Gala dinner on Saturday night and received the John Wilson Memorial Trophy.The prestigious award was introduced by the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards and Fonterra to recognise dairy farmers who demonstrate leadership in their approach to sustainability and who are respected by their fellow farmers and their community for their attit...