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2 June 2020 The Dairy Women’s Network will have three new faces when its board meets on Friday. Fonterra Dairy Woman of the year 2019 Trish Rankin, Dairy Women’s Network Business Group Director Rachel Haskew and Chief Executive of iwi-owned Pouarua Farms Jenna Smith will all bring valuable varied skills and experiences, Dairy Women’s Network […]

26 May 2020 After seven years Alison Gibb will pull up her chair as a Trustee at next week’s Dairy Women’s Network board meeting for the last time. “It’s time to step back and let fresh eyes and input take the organisation to the next level, and it’s also important for me that I move

How to be a bloody good boss virtual workshops are being by the Dairy Women’s Network this week. The workshops are the second wave of seminars run by the Dairy Women’s Network that were originally being held in person throughout the country but have been adapted to run as an online webinar series. “Moving our

The Dairy Women’s Network inaugural Regional Leader of the Year award was won by Mid-Canterbury farmer Tania Burrows. The award, which recognises grassroots dairy farming leadership efforts from throughout New Zealand, was announced at tonight’s Dairy Women’s Network virtual awards evening. (Wednesday 6 May). The other finalists were Sue Skelton, who is farming south west

Ngai Tahu Farm Manager Ash-Leigh Campbell from Christchurch is the 2020 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year. The prestigious dairy award was announced at tonight’s Dairy Women’s Network virtual awards evening. (Wednesday 6 May). The other finalists were Auckland based microbiologist and bio chemist Natasha Maguire and West Coast dairy farmer Heather McKay. Dairy Women’s

30 April 2020 Grassroots dairy farming leadership efforts from throughout New Zealand are represented by the four finalists in the Dairy Women’s Network new DWN Regional Leader of the Year award. The finalists are spread from the north of the North Island where Sue Skelton is farming south west of Whangarei near Waiotira to Jessica

29 April 2020 Three woman contributing to the dairy industry in very different ways are this year’s finalists in the Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award. Ngai Tahu Farming Technical Farm Manager Ash-Leigh Campbell from Christchurch, Auckland based microbiologist and bio chemist Natasha Maguire and West Coast dairy farmer Heather McKay are all in

Dairy Women’s Network conference on next month 24 April 2020 As events and conferences throughout New Zealand and around the world cancel and postpone due to the COVID-19 crisis the Dairy Women’s Network have worked furiously for three weeks to ensure the majority of its annual Allflex DWN2020 Conference will still be held next month.

17 March 2020 Dairy farm manager Chelsea Smith from the King Country has turned a personal challenge that blindsided her into a positive life changing journey. “That’s when I went to the farm owners and just said, look, as much as I love farming and the farm, I’m unable to do another season just due