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.”
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