The 2022 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are underway with judging for the dairy trainees, dairy managers and share farmer of the year entrants in full swing. The regional dinner events will still occur through March and April with a cap on attendance and a very limited number of tickets available for sale.

More information on the events, and live streaming of these, can be found on the NZDIA website.

Ravensdown continue to support these awards with our relief milking fund available to each of the 11 regional winners of the share farmer of the year category. Each winner receives $1000 cash to put towards relief milking so they can attend the national awards week of events in May, this year being held in Christchurch.

Dates and Locations: Regional Dinners 10th March – 2nd April

• Central Plateau - Thursday 10th March
• Bay of Plenty – Friday 11th March
• Waikato – Monday 14th March
• Northland Regional Dinner - Wednesday 16th March
• Auckland/ Hauraki – Friday 18th March
• Canterbury/ North Otago – Tuesday 22nd March
• West Coast/Top of the South – Thursday 24th March
• Southland/Otago – Saturday 26th March 2022
• Taranaki – Wednesday 30th March
• Hawkes Bay/ Wairarapa – Thursday 31st March
• Manawatu – Saturday 2nd April

NZDIA – National Finals Week

• Christchurch – 11th – 14th May