Deer Industry Conference 17
 

 

Friday 26th MAY 2017

 

8.30 : 9.00

Welcome and State of the deer industry overview

Andy MacFarlane, DINZ ChairmanDan Coup, DINZ CEO

9.00 : 9.30

Ministerial address:  Perspectives on the National policy statement for Freshwater Management  

Minister for the  Environment:
The Hon Dr Nick Smith

9.30 : 12.30

THE BUSINESS OF FARMING :  MARKETING SESSION

9.30 : 10.15

Successful business strategy and the 7 principles of profit

Bruce Cotterill. “Passionate leader of change, growth and improvement.

10.15 : 10.40

Morning Tea

Industry Exhibition  level 1

10.30 : 10.40

The changing face of the venison market

Marianne Wilson.  Venison Marketing Manager DINZ                                                        

10.40 : 11.20

DINZ Keynote speaker for Venison session

Jan Kunz, Luiten Food with Sharon Angus, General Manager Marketing, Silver Fern Farms

11.20 : 11.30

Q & A

Jan Kunz and Sharon Angus  

11.30 : 12.10

Venison marketing company’s presentations

11.30 : 11.40

Alliance Group

Katrina Allan

11.40 : 11.50

Mountain River Venison

John Sadler

11.50 : 12.00

First light

Gerard Hickey

12.00 : 12.10

Duncan NZ

Glenn Tyrrell

12.10 : 12.30

Audience Q & A

 

12.30 : 1.15

Lunch

Industry Exhibition  level 1

12.30 : 2.00

Concurrent session : Partners in Agriculture, including  Lunchspeakers and networking

Rowing club venue- ticketed function

 

1.15 : 2.15

THE BUSINESS OF FARMING

VELVET ANTLER.

Rhys Griffiths. Marketing Manager Asia
Market update
NVSB. New standards
Panel discussion including velvet companies.   

 

THE BUSINESS OF FARMING  ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 

2.15 : 2.30

 
2.30 : 3.00

3.00 : 3.20

Farm environment plans  Creating Added value for  farm management  systems
2017 Environmental award farm entrants 
The Waka Programme and Deer farms

Corina  Jordan Beef and Lamb NZ Environment Policy Manger NI

Lindsay Fung George Williams

John Rodwell Waka Programme

 3.20 : 3.50

Afternoon Tea

Industry Exhibition  level 1

 4.00 : 5.00

THE BUSINESS OF FARMING. FUTURE VIEW : THE IMPACT OF CHANGE

Kaila Colbin  Curator Singularity University  New Zealand

 5.00 : 5.30

CONCLUDING SESSION   Q and A

DINZ Board

7.00pm7.30

Pre dinner drinks     
Seated for dinner    Venue: Te Whare waka Function Centre, 2 Taranaki St.

 

Saturday 27th MAY 2017

7.00 : 8.15

Delegates Breakfast

Industry Exhibition  level 1

8.30 : 10.30

Technical Session

                                                             

 

Advance Party Stories

Farmers who have a story to tell

 

Regional workshops

 

 

Growth curves/farm systems

Innes Moffat

 

Animal health reviews

Lorna Humm

 

INTRO to morning and first presenter

Catharine Sayer

 

Genomics tools for deer farmers

Suzanne Rowe

 

Recent/forthcoming DEERSelect improvements and implications for deer farmers

Sharon McIntyre

 

Parasitology research

Jamie Ward

 

DINZ investment into oral drench

Catharine Sayer

 

Swede over-wintering trial

Geoff Asher

 

Environmental work at Invermay

Geoff Asher

 

Programme update

Catharine Sayer

10.30 : 11.00

Morning Tea