South Island Tour
Find out where the team are heading and what they are getting up to on the Rural Roadie. Whether you're a farmer, grower, contractor, consultant, or rural professional, Matt and Wade’s Rural Roadie offers something for everyone.
No RSVP required, all you need to do is turn up and we'll cover the rest. For more infomation, contact your local Pioneer Rep.
Monday 31 March
Part of having a caravan in tow for Matt and Wade's Rural Roadie is to act as a mobile podcast studio. Listen to what they get up to by subscribing to the Feed for Thought podcast and keeping in the loop of future episodes that they're recording along the road trip.
Tuesday 1 April
10:30AM - 12:30PM: Trials having an IMPACT on North Canterbury milk production
Join us at the Wai-iti Trial site to understand what it takes to grow a successful crop in North Canterbury and how dairy farmers are better integrating it into their farm system.
Location: 1178 South Eyre Road, Rangiora
Wednesday 2 April
10:30AM - 12:30PM: Healthy maize making healthy milk
Join the team at Lincoln University’s Integral Health Dairy Farm and learn about how the farm is successfully integrating maize into the programme.
Location: Ashley Dene - Bethels Rd, Springfield 7677
Thursday 3 April
10:30AM - 12:30PM: Making milk from maize
Join us for a discussion on how Jayson and Clare Nish utilise 12ha of homegrown maize to support their 625 cows at key points of the season. Lunch is on us.
Location: 1611 State Highway 77, Lauriston 7776
Friday 4 April
10:30 - 12:30PM: Big yields, big milk production
Join us at the location of NZ's highest yielding trial site for maize silage two years running. The team will cover what it takes to grow these yields and how the Collins convert that into milk.
Location: 91 Pooke Road, Pareora 7971
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