Sponsors

	Agri-feeds Ltd 61A Hull Road PO Box 4180 Mt Maunganui 3149 Phone: 0800 424 743 Fax: 07 547 4541 Email info@agrifeeds.co.nz Website: www.agrifeeds.co.nz
Agri-feeds provide high quality molasses and animal nutritional products enhanced by research and supported by great service. Two products of seasonal interest are SporeWatch, an on farm facial eczema management programme, and The Time Capsule for prevention of facial eczema.
	Arran Farm Selwyn and Lorraine Donald and Family 89 Ashbys Road, RD 1. Featherston 5771 Phone: 06 308 9942 Fax: 06 308 9999 Email: sdonald@paradise.net.nz
The Arran Stud comprises of pedigree Ayrshires, Jerseys and Holstein Friesians. Milking 330 cows on 107 hectares with pivot irrigation, we are the fourth generation to be on the family farm with the original ancestors starting with 50 cows over 100 years ago. The whole family has a keen interest in showing, promoting the studs cattle nation wide, the Arran Farm policy is to breed profitable modern cows for today's dairying needs.
	AsureQuality Limited 8 Pacific Rise Mt Wellington Auckland Private Bag 14946 Panmure Auckland Phone: 0508 00 11 22 Fax: 0508 00 11 33 Email info@asurequality.com Website: www.asurequality.com
AsureQuality is a commercial company 100 percent owned by the New Zealand Government. We provide food safety and biosecurity services to the food and primary production sectors. Our experienced team of 1700 experts works alongside customers to assure the safety and quality of food being produced for millions of people worldwide. Our skilled staff and extensive accreditations enable us to audit, inspect, verify and certify food quality and management systems from the farm right to the supermarket shelf.
	Ayrshire New Zealand 595 Ruakura Rd R D 6, Hamilton 3286 Phone: 07 856 0816 Fax: 07 856 0670 Email pallison@ayrshire.org.nz Website: http://www.ayrshire.org.nz
Ayrshire New Zealand registers pedigree Ayrshire cattle in New Zealand, promotes the interests of Ayrshire breeders and ensures the genetic progress of the breed through Semayr Breeding Services (AB Marketing Division) and the Ace Herd, a sharemilking operation of 450 cows in South Otago.
	Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited Hewletts Road Mount Maunganui Private Bag 12-503 Tauranga Phone: 0800 222 090 Fax: 07 575 6233 Email CSMT@ballance.co.nz Website: www.ballance.co.nz
Ballance Agri-Nutrients is New Zealand's leading fertiliser specialist. We are a 100% farmer owned co-operative, with over 18,500 shareholders throughout New Zealand. We place a strong emphasis on delivering value to our customers through innovative products that meet farm fertiliser needs. all you need to grow.
	The Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association of New Zealand P.O. Box 226 INGLEWOOD Phone: 06 756 8089 Fax: 06 756 8089 Email: stevejanet@xtra.co.nz Website: www.brownswiss.org.nz
The Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association of New Zealand was formed in Kaponga on 13th February 1973 for the purpose of introducing the breed to New Zealand. There have been over 16,000 animals registered with the NZBSCBA to date and many others in non breeder herds. The Brown Swiss is the second largest dairy breed in the world with a reported over eight million registered and a world population estimated at over fourteen million head. The object of the NZ Assn is to promote the breeding of Brown Swiss Cattle in New Zealand.
	Bell-Booth 15 Tiki Place Palmerston North Phone: 0800 80 90 91 Email info@bell-booth.co.nz Website: www.bell-booth.co.nz
Many of the winning progeny at this Diary Event have been raised on products manufactured by Bell-Booth. From supplying the world’s biggest automated calf feeding systems, to nutritional probiotic to water medication systems, Bell-Booth has specialist products for the dairy industry. Love farming? We do
	CRV AmBreed NZ PO Box 176 1129 Cambridge Road RD 3 Hamilton 3282 Phone: 07 827 5058 Fax: 07 827 5057 Email: enquiries@crv4all.co.nz Website: www.crv4all.co.nz
CRV AmBreed is proud of the contribution it has made to the artificial breeding industry in New Zealand, and continues to be innovative with the introduction of our New Zealand Merit Index. Over the years, we have maintained a focus on customer needs and the company’s policy has always been to provide clients with a choice. Bull selection is based on a balanced approach combining functional type with hard working, good natured cattle. It is our belief that selective breeding in this way will be the clients’ fastest pathway to profitability.
	DairyCare New Zealand PO Box 74106 Market Rd Auckland New Zealand Phone: 0800 820 830 Email sales@dairycare.co.nz Website: http://www.dairycare.co.nz
DairyCare manufactures and markets a unique range of natural animal remedies made from natural ingredients, Manuka Honey and Aloe Vera. Range has been tested and proven to address dairy animal health problems (udder infection) and helps improve quality and production of milk Successes: • Product tested successfully in laboratory and field • Lot of satisfied dairy farmers • Patents in place in key markets around the world
	Donaghys Industries Ltd P.O Box 20449 Christchurch 8543 or 16 Sheffield Crescent Harewood Christchurch Phone: 0800942006 Fax: 0800945779 Email dma@donaghys.co.nz Website: www.donaghys.co.nz
Founded in 1876, Donaghys is a reputable and integral part of the rural community. Dedicated to R&D, the Donaghys Scientific Research Group, have introduced products that provide effective solutions for improved; pasture production, animal nutrition and dairy hygiene, in farms throughout New Zealand.
	Elders New Zealand Level 1 3 Melrose Street Newmarket AUCKLAND Phone: 09 529 8800 Fax: 09 529 8801 Email: info@elders.co.nz Website: www.elders.co.nz
Elders is an iconic rural services company operating throughout New Zealand and Australia, and with trading relationships and operations across the globe. We work within a regionally focused management structure that takes us closer to our customers enabling us to respond more effectively and efficiently to their needs. Elders is proud to support the New Zealand Dairy Event
	EMBRYO CO LTD Masterton Road RD 3 Woodville 4999 Phone: 06 376 5056 Fax: 06 376 4956 Email embryoco@xtra.co.nz Website: www.embryoco.com
The EmbryoCo team offers many years of experience and expertise in all aspects of embryo transfer. We offer professional and quality services: On-Farm or in-centre (at Hastings) embryo collection, transfer, freezing and thawing. Recipient supply with non-surgical or surgical embryo transfers Export facilities available at Hastings Nationwide service
	Farmlands Farmlands Feilding 44 Manchester St Phone: 06 323 0500 Email feilding@farmlands.co.nz Website: www.farmlands.co.nz
Farmlands…..First choice for rural value When it comes to cold hard facts... trading with Farmlands is hard to beat. Because it’s a simple fact that shopping at Farmlands will save you money. Quality brands; animal health and nutrition, irrigation and fertiliser, horticulture and fencing, clothing and equestrian supplies and lots more; it’s all in your local Farmlands store at prices that will save you money. And that those savings will apply to almost everything you buy not only at the Farmlands store but also on Farmlands own charge discount card.
	FarmSafe Private Bag 10-002 Feilding 4743 18 Manchester Street Feilding 4702 Phone: 0800 545 747 Email info@agrifeeds.co.nz Website: www.farmsafe.co.nz
FarmSafe is an industry governed training organisation that provides quality training and services to make rural people safer in the workplace. This includes upskilling training, Health and Safety Plans and Approved Handler and GROWSAFE renewals.
	Farmers' Mutual Group (FMG) PO Box 1943 Palmerston North Central, Palmerston North 4440 Phone: 0800 366 466 Fax 0800 366 455 Email enquiries@fmg.co.nz Website: http://www.fmg.co.nz
For over 100 years FMG has protected the livelihoods of New Zealand’s rural and provincial communities through farming, commercial and personal insurance and advice. We work in partnership with our customers and industry to help improve the sustainability of their business and of farming as a whole.
	FIL 72 Portside Drive PO Box 4144 Mt Maunganui South 3149 Phone: 07 575 2162 Freephone: 0508 434 569 Fax: 07 575 2161 Email office@fil.co.nz Website: www.fil.co.nz
Our job is to make your job easier. After 30 years of providing effective and reliable hygiene, nutrition, animal health and marker products, successive generations of farmers have learned by personal experience to trust FIL. As a New Zealand owned company with a global reach our success is linked to delivering solutions that contribute directly to farmers’ bottom line profitability.
	GENETIC ENTERPRISES LTD Allen Donald General Manager PO Box 1084 Cambridge 3450 Phone: 0800 357 164 Fax: 07 827 5103 Email genetent@wave.co.nz Website: www.geneticenterprises.co.nz
Genetic Enterprises give all New Zealand farmers the opportunity to use LEADING SIRES OF THE WORLD across all breeds. The major NZ problems on "Inbreeding" can be easily solved by using a group of outcross sires especially selected on fertility, longevity, health traits, calving ease, protein production and udder traits. "SIMPLIFY" your mating program with GE-NZ sires whose daughters are excelling in NZ conditions.
	Hi-Speed David & Pip Fullerton 137 Old School Road, R D 10, Hamilton 3290 Phone: 07 825 2740 Mobile: 21 492 474 Fax: 07 547 4541 Email: waipiri@xtra.co.nz
WAIPIRI Agricultural covers the different interests of our farming business. WAIPIRI Holsteins is New Zealand’s highest yielding herd with 418 cows, 9,400 litres, 3.4 protein, 3.8 fat. Our focus is on high protein. Global genetics with as many good type traits that we can get. HSS Genetics, is an arm of the genetics business and places embryos and bulls locally and internationally. Waipiri are also major shareholders in the South Island milk processing and farming business, Synlait. Our family has been totally dedicated to farming and community activities for over a century and have always been proud to call ourselves farmers.
	Holstein Friesian New Zealand 23 Vialou Street, PO Box 9282 Hamilton 3240 Phone: 07 839 9957 Fax: 07 839 9958 Email : info@nzhfa.org.nz Website : www.nzholstein.org.nz
Holstein Friesian New Zealand is celebrating 100 years since the formation of the New Zealand Holstein Friesian Association (Inc) in 2010. As part of its celebrations Holstein Friesian New Zealand will hold its centennial show at the 2010 NZ Dairy Event. The objective statement of Holstein Friesian New Zealand: To continually develop and breed genetically elite cattle, ensuring profitability of the Holstein Friesian breed in New Zealand
	Jersey New Zealand 595 Ruakura Road RD 6 Hamilton 3286 Phone 07 856 0731 Fax 07 856 0623 Email info@jersey.org.nz Website: www.jersey.org.nz
To promote the efficiency of New Zealand Jersey cattle to the National Dairy Industry. Our Goals: • Meet and listen to members needs • Promote breed development • Maintain our inclusive approach • Broad education on the value of Jerseys
	Keenan New Zealand 70 Bowen Street Rakaia 7743 Phone: 0800 453 362 Email gary@keenansystem.co.nz Website: www.keenansystem.co.nz
Mech-Fiber is a true breakthrough in dairy and beef feeding. At the heart of the approach is the patent protected Keenan Mech – fiber mixing – processing design. Based around the unique “birds nest”physical ration form produced in Keenan feeders, Mech-fiber delivers improved digestibility in the rumen, allowing cattle to extract more nutrients from their feeds and produce more milk or beef from every kilo of feed intake.
	Livestock Improvement Private Bag 3016 Newstead Hamilton Phone: 07 856 0722 Email drussell@lic.co.nz Website: www.lic.co.nz
Livestock Improvement (LIC) is a dairy farmer owned cooperative providing one of the extensive ranges of herd improvement products and services in the world. The Company's services range from herd testing to milk analysis, genomics research, artificial breeding, animal health, farm advisory, herd recording, DNA analysis, farm automation and farm mapping systems.
	Manfeild Manfeild Stadium South Street Feilding PO Box 146 Feilding Phone: 06 323 7444 Fax: 06 323 2422 Email sales@manfeild.co.nz Website: http://www.manfeild.co.nz
“A 7500 square metre stadium with purpose built ag-friendly arena, and 12 conference rooms throughout the park make Manfeild an ideal site for all agricultural conferences and events. Make your event memorable for the right reasons, contact us today”.
	McEntee Event Hire Phone: 0800 244 734 Website: www.mcenteeevent.co.nz
McEntee Event Hire incorporates 16 branches across the North Island plus a well-equipped marquee division and a portable toilets, buildings and showers division. Coupled with an additional 21 tool and machinery hire outlets, McEntee's have the ability to supply a full range of services to cater for any Event.
	New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association 628 Pakaraka Road RD 2 Tirau 3485 Phone: 07 883 4780 Fax: 07 883 4780 Email gilly.alexander@xtra.co.nz Website: www.milkingshorthorn.co.nz
Your business/company objects (promotional) up to fourty (40) words - The Milking Shorthorn association is governed by a Board of six members from throughout New Zealand representing their area. At a local level, branches organise activities for breeders and these are held at various locations. An Annual Conference is held during the month of June on a rotation throughout the country and allows the members to meet in both business and social surroundings.
	PUREBRED HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INC Neville Turnbull Secretary/Treasurer 8 Fairfield Road Levin 5510 Phone: 06 367 8089 Fax: 06 367 8079 Email nzphfs@paradise.net.nz Website: www.nzpurebredholsteins.com
The Purebred Holstein Friesian Society of New Zealand wish to extend an invitation to fellow Holstein Friesian enthusiasts to become members of the Society. Like minded people have formed this Society with the desire to focus on the capabilities of Purebred Holstein Friesian cattle. The not for profit Society is totally and unashamedly cow focused, the principles that the Society has adopted are the same principles that our forebears had when they first formed the Association, June 23rd 1910.
	SEMEX NZ LIMITED 14 Allen Street, Morrinsville, NZ PO Box 248, Morrinsville 3340, NZ Phone: 07 889 1572 Fax: 07 889 1574 Email: lynclark@semex.co.nz Website: www.semex.com.au
SEMEX works everywhere whether you're milking 50, 500 or 5,000 cows. Whatever your breeding direction, whatever you want to improve, you can rely on Semex's unique 'Power of Balanced Breeding'.
	Tararua Breeding Centre Ltd 14 Allen Street, Morrinsville, NZ PO Box 248, Morrinsville 3340, NZ Phone: 06 3764955 Fax: 06 3764956 Email: tararua@farmside.co.nz Website: www.tararuabreedingcentre.co.nz
Tararua Breeding Centre, located in Woodville, collect semen from bulls both on Farm and On Centre for local use and Export. We offer a specialised service where the care of your bull is of the utmost importance to us.
	VITEC NUTRITION LIMITED PO Box 204197 Highbrook Manukau 2161 New Zealand Phone: 09 2736318 Fax: 09 2736320 Email vitec@vitecnutrition.co.nz Website: www.vitecnutrition.co.nz
The Animal Nutrition Professionals - Vitec Nutrition, is now part of the international animal nutrition company – Lallemand Inc. Lallemand has a wide product range, complementing Vitec as suppliers of high specification vitamin and trace mineral premixes and feed additives for the livestock industry. Vitec operates throughout NZ providing technical expertise with regard to diet formulation and assisting feed manufacturers and dairy farmers with the latest concepts in nutrition, ie. Feeding ionic salts pre-calving to aid with milk fever, prevention ‘Close-Up’, By-Pass fat supplements, elevated organic trace mineral supplementation pre-mating, lameness prevention.