For Immediate Release

6 June 2013

Dairy Awards Ambassadors to Fieldays

The winners of the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will attend the National Agricultural Fieldays in their first ambassadorial role since winning the national titles in Wellington last month.

The 2013 New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year, Don and Jess Moore, New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year, Richard Pearse, and New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year, James Warren, will attend Fieldays opening and spend time with awards sponsors.

National convenor Chris Keeping says attending Fieldays next week will also enable them to investigate the latest farming innovations.

“The Fieldays is a huge mecca for New Zealand’s farming industry, so it’s a great opportunity for our winners to meet heaps of people, learn about the latest technology and innovations that may help them on farm, and share their experiences with interested people.

“Our awards sponsors really enjoy the opportunity to have our national winners’ visit their Fieldays site to meet key personnel and see the range of products and services on offer.”

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are supported by national sponsors Westpac, DairyNZ, Ecolab, Federated Farmers, Fonterra, Honda Motorcycles NZ, LIC, Meridian Energy, Ravensdown and RD1, along with industry partner AgITO.

The 45th National Agricultural Fieldays open at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton, on Wednesday June 12.

Visit www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz for more information about the awards competitions.

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