On the 28th of April, over 90 people attended the open farm day at Bruce Dinningtons. Bruce has the first hybrid farm in New Zealand, which combines barn and pasture farming on a 210 hectares farm at Dacre near Invercargill.
May 4, 2021
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The day was scheduled to run between 10AM-2PM, with most of the attendees eagerly arriving during the early hours of the event. Guests were able to explore the farm at their own pace and discover for themselves the innovative farm of Bruce. Our staff provided answers to any queries that people had and engaged in friendly conversations to everyone about anything farming.
At 11AM a formal welcome was issued in which an introduction to Bruce and his parents Allan and Noelene were given. Bruce provided an exclusive discussion about his various farming processes, which was followed by an opportunity for attendees to have their questions answered by him. At around 12PM, guests enjoyed a barbeque and refreshments while continuing to socialise with our team members and the Dinnington family. Bruce’s farm had captivated the interests of attendees to such an extent, that the event ran overtime and resulted in a 3PM finish. We would like to thank everybody who attended the open farm day and for contributing to the event’s success.
Please enjoy seeing a collection of pictures of this open farm day provided by Diane Bishop from Stuff News.
A couple years ago, we visited Bruce's farm and interviewed him about his transition to AMS farming. Please enjoy reading this interview.
‘"After visiting a robotic system in operation we noticed how different and contented the cows were and its the system we believed will really suits the highly producing cows."’
