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DWN2023 Conference: exciting partnership announced

The Dairy Women’s Network 2023 conference (DWN2023) naming rights partner is today announced as Landpro. The Landpro DWN2023 conference will be held in Invercargill on 3 and 4 May 2023 and will be a must go-to event on the calendar of hundreds of passionate dairy farmers. Jules Benton, Dairy Women’s Network CEO says “Our conferences […]

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Dairy Women’s Network receives grant funding to support women farming for the future

Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) has been successful in achieving two years of funding support from the Government’s sustainable food and fibre futures grant funding. Jules Benton, Dairy Women’s Network CEO, said “almost half a million dollars has been allocated to support a new programme that will empower farming women to create innovative solutions to a

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Calf rearing expos bring experts under one roof 

Dairy Women’s Network will be holding a Calf Rearing Expo in Stratford on the 9th of June followed by events in Matamata, Ashburton and Invercargill.   Dairy farmers and calf rearers are invited to hear SealesWinslow Nutrition and Quality Manager Natalie Hughes, and AgriVantage Technical Advisor and Nutritionist Natalie Chrystal, present on how to maximise the

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Free sustainability webinar for future-focused farmers

With climate change and environmental policies top of mind for the new season, Dairy Women’s Network and ASB Bank are hosting a live webinar around on-farm sustainability on Tuesday 10 May. The webinar will see experts in on-farm and financial sustainability, including Greig Sinclair from ASB Bank, Annika Coveney from Fortuna Group, Charlotte Glass from

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Planned succession sees Rankin rise into DWN Chair role

Dairy Women’s Network is announcing that Trustee and 2019 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year Trish Rankin is taking up the role of Chair, with Karen Forlong remaining on the Trust Board as the newly-appointed Chair Support. Going to market for new trustees in 2020 highlighted the need for good succession planning within the Network,

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Whakatane law firm newest supporter of DWN

Dairy Women’s Network have a new supporter in Hamertons Lawyers, a full service legal practice serving Whakatane and the surrounding rural communities. The new partnership will see dairy farming businesses around the country benefit from advice and grassroots knowledge in the areas of Agribusiness, Property, Succession Planning, Employment and Family Law, with Hamertons’ expertise shared

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Moore joins DWN board table as first associate trustee

Dairy Women’s Network’s new associate trustee position has been filled by Gore dairy farmer and previous Southland Hub Leader, Jess Moore. Moore was one of 14 applicants who offered a variety of skills and CVs to the role, but was selected based on her wide involvement with the Network and dairy industry at leadership and

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Free webinars to build resilience and wellbeing in rural teams

Due to the changing nature of New Zealand’s dairy industry, resilience is an important tool for the wellbeing of farmers and industry professionals. Dairy Women’s Network have teamed up with the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience to teach rural communities the practical skills of resilience and combating stress, through a webinar series on Real-time

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Build a resilient farm business with bloody good tips from DWN and DairyNZ

Dairy Women’s Network are helping current and future farm owners and teams to future-proof their businesses with a webinar series on How to Build a Bloody Good Business, funded by DairyNZ. Run between the 7th and the 10th of March, the online webinar series will look at the qualities of a resilient business and strategies

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