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NZ Herald
12-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
On The Up: Dairy Awards 2025 - Wairarapa's Pieter Van Beek named Dairy Trainee of the Year
The Dairy Trainee judges said Van Beek had good industry knowledge and looked to older farmers for career advice and mentorship. 'He soaks up their advice like a sponge,' judge Frank Portegys from DairyNZ said. 'He was able to communicate clearly around industry issues and the impact of some of those,' head judge Johanna Wood from Manawatū said. 'He has a broad knowledge and he's a hard worker.' The first-time entrant is a farm assistant on Wilfred and Rachel Van Beek's 120ha, 330-cow farm at Greytown. The 18-year-old is a third-generation New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards entrant, following in the footsteps of his parents and grandparents. Van Beek won the Ecolab Personal Growth and Development Award, the Communication and Industry Involvement Award, plus over $10,000 in prizes. The judges said the Dairy Trainee national finalists were an engaging group of young farmers from different backgrounds. The Dairy Trainee runner-up, Emma Blom from Southland/Otago, won over $6000 in prizes. She is the farm manager on Blomventures Ltd's 200ha Balfour property, milking 300 cows. Third placegetter is Alex Diprose from Waikato, who is second in charge on Colin and Jackie Dixon's 167ha Horotiu property, milking 460 cows. Alex won over $3000 in prizes and the DairyNZ Practical Skills merit award through his strong practical skills and knowledge. Van Beek received his award alongside 2025 New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year, Fiona and Thomas Langford, from Waikato, and Martin Keegan from Taranaki, who became the 2025 New Zealand Dairy Manager of the Year.
Scoop
06-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Promote Best Practice
Press Release – New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards It is a night of celebration, as the farmers who are recognised are the best in the industry and take their role of kaitiaki of the land seriously, holding the welfare of their animals as utmost priority. The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) National Gala dinner will take place this Saturday 10th May at Baypark, Tauranga. It is a night of celebration, as the farmers who are recognised are the best in the industry and take their role of kaitiaki of the land seriously, holding the welfare of their animals as utmost priority. The Awards programme focuses on driving understanding of the issues within dairying and what is best for New Zealand as a whole, including all the environmental issues and impact surrounding it. The categories, which include Share Farmer of the Year, Dairy Manager of the Year, Dairy Trainee of the Year and Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award promote and recognise best practice and drive what is important to the future of dairying in New Zealand. This year, two new awards will be introduced – the Fonterra & ASB First Farm Award and the ASB Alumni of the Year Award. The Awards encourage up-and-coming farmers to understand what best practice looks like and focuses on the issues that are important for the future, including environmental sustainability and animal welfare, and recognises those farmers doing well in this field. The young farmers progressing through the industry hold these values high and take their learnings and understanding of best practice with them through their farming careers. NZDIA are aware of planned protests at the Awards and consider this action hugely disappointing. The Awards drive best practice in dairy farming and focus on important future issues such as environmental sustainability and animal welfare. Safety is the priority for all attendees and protestors. NZDIA understands people have a right to peaceful protest.
Scoop
06-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Promote Best Practice
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) National Gala dinner will take place this Saturday 10th May at Baypark, Tauranga. It is a night of celebration, as the farmers who are recognised are the best in the industry and take their role of kaitiaki of the land seriously, holding the welfare of their animals as utmost priority. The Awards programme focuses on driving understanding of the issues within dairying and what is best for New Zealand as a whole, including all the environmental issues and impact surrounding it. The categories, which include Share Farmer of the Year, Dairy Manager of the Year, Dairy Trainee of the Year and Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award promote and recognise best practice and drive what is important to the future of dairying in New Zealand. This year, two new awards will be introduced – the Fonterra & ASB First Farm Award and the ASB Alumni of the Year Award. The Awards encourage up-and-coming farmers to understand what best practice looks like and focuses on the issues that are important for the future, including environmental sustainability and animal welfare, and recognises those farmers doing well in this field. The young farmers progressing through the industry hold these values high and take their learnings and understanding of best practice with them through their farming careers. NZDIA are aware of planned protests at the Awards and consider this action hugely disappointing. The Awards drive best practice in dairy farming and focus on important future issues such as environmental sustainability and animal welfare. Safety is the priority for all attendees and protestors. NZDIA understands people have a right to peaceful protest.
