Field Day, Building Your Future Farm, Patea, Taranaki
February 12, 2026 - December 04, 2020
Join us to visit Thomas and Courtney Werder’s 110 ha farm where they milk 280 cows in a simple system focusing on pasture, homegrown feed, and infrastructure that meets their business and personal goals. Thomas isn’t afraid of trying new ideas but is also quick to ditch the ones that don’t work!
Field Day, Building Your Future Farm, Kokatahi, West Coast
February 17, 2026 - December 04, 2020
Join us to visit Ron and Jackie Monk’s 100 ha (85 eff) farm where they milk 198 registered Jersey cows in a simple system focusing on pasture and homegrown feed. The Monks have been once-a-day milking for 20 years and recently implemented Halter wearable technology.