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Feed for Profit

New short course starting 2025

Take control of your pasture and feed management to drive farm profitability and sustainability.

What you’ll learn

You’ll gain practical skills and knowledge to:

  • Analyse pasture and feed components of profitable and sustainable dairy farms.
  • Plan strategies and targets to optimise pasture growth and utilisation.
  • Use DairyNZ tools and technology for pasture and feed management.
  • Balance a feed budget to make the best decisions around managing feed requirements.

Who is it for?

The Feed for Profit course is for 2IC’s, farm managers, self-employed farmers, and farm owners.

Course details

  • Cost: Free
  • Format: Short course: Four in-person workshops. Held in between milkings. Small class sizes (limited numbers)
  • Qualification: Earn the Feed for Profit in the Dairy Industry Micro-credential (15 NZQA Level 5 credits)
Course requirements

You will be required to complete an assessment to demonstrate your learning. You must bring a laptop (ideally) or device to course days to access course materials, editable documents, and assessments.

Course locations

This course includes four in-person workshops held in between milkings. Enrolments close when the course is full or one week before starting.

Ashburton

14/02, 28/02, 14/03, 28/03

Gore

1/04, 15/04, 29/04, 13/05

Morrinsville

9/04, 23/04, 7/05, 21/05

Stratford

18/02, 04/03, 18/03, 01/04

Te Awamutu

12/02, 26/02, 12/03, 26/03

Te Puke

Course dates and enrolments coming soon

Whangarei

Course dates and enrolments coming soon

“Developing feed budgets and leveraging smart tools for feed allocation to utilise pasture grown will empower current and future managers to make informed, sustainable, and profitable decisions for our farming business.”

Paul McCauley

Extension Business Partner, Pāmu

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