DIA awards
Developing industry leaders
Welcome to the season’s much-anticipated edition of ‘Cream of the Crop’! On behalf of the NZ Dairy Industry Awards and the NZ Dairy Exporter, it is my honour to introduce to you our 2023 National Finalists.
Stepping up from across the ditch
Michael Smith - Southland/Otago Share Farmer of the Year. By Karen Trebilcock.
Out of the kumara patch
Ann-Kristin Loferski - Southland/Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Focus on the leadership
Jonathon & Stacey Hoets - Canterbury/North Otago Share Farmers of the Year. By Anne Lee.
Learning with an early riser
Alice Gysbertsen - Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Manager of the Year. By Sheryl Haitana.
Developing confidence
Nicola Bosch - Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
A win for McCheesey
Hayden McDonald - Manawatu Share Farmer of the Year. By Jackie Harrigan.
City boy who loves to farm
José Hamber - Manawatu Dairy Manager of the Year. By Jackie Harrigan.
Excited by the technology
Sarah Powell - Manawatu Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
‘If you don’t adapt, you fall through the gaps’
Kevin & Nicole Oppert - Central Plateau Share Farmers of the Year. By Sheryl Haitana.