Young Breeders Seminar 2024

April 12 – April 15, 2024

April 12 – April 15, 2024

Young Breeders Seminar 2024

Nelson, New Zealand
$160 per person including accommodation & breakfast

Register by March 8, 2024

Register by March 8, 2024


Ayrshire young and new breeders are invited to register for the Ayrshire Young Breeders Seminar 2024.  This is a great opportunity to learn and to connect with likeminded young people on their own farm journeys, with a mixture of on-farm and social activities in a beautiful part of New Zealand.

Accommodation:
Collingwood Holiday Park (shared accommodation in cabins with shared facilities)

Price:
$160 Per person including accommodation & breakfasts.
All meals and activities marked * are at the participants own cost.
All travel to & from Nelson is at the participants own cost, travel during the seminar is included in the above price.

Please note that those under 18 may only attend if they are accompanied by a parent/legal guardian.

Biosecurity:
Please do not take farm boots – shoe covers will be provided for farm visits.

Registration:

  • Registrations close 8 March
  • Payment due by 28 March
  • No refund on any cancellation received after 28 March

To register contact Kayla Riley a.kriley@outlook.com or 027 325 7051

Event Itinerary

Date/Time

Price

Friday, April 12
Attendees arrive in Nelson no later than 3.30pm, with airport pickup. Those driving please meet at Riwaka Hotel at 4.30pm
Dinner* and guest speaker Brent Boyce (Farm Wise Consultant)
*At own expense
Travel over the Takaka hill to Collingwood (1.5hr drive)
Saturday, April 13
Herd walk and TOP Workshop at Riverlea Ayrshires
Guest speaker Wayne Langford (President Federated Farmers, YOLO Farmer, Meat the Need)
BBQ lunch supplied by Golden Bay/Nelson/Marlborough Ayrshire Club
Herd tour & farm walk at Rakopi
Visit Wharariki Beach
Dinner* at the Old School Cafe
*At own expense
Sunday, April 14
Visit Golden Bay Dolomite
Anatoki salmon fishing* & lunch*
*At own expense
Visit Te Waikoropupu Springs
Dinner* at Mussell Inn
*At own expense
Monday, April 15
Travel to Nelson
Visit Pic’s Peanut Butter World
Lunch* if time allows before flights
*At own expense
Flights home after 1pm
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