Events

If there isn’t an event in your area you can register your interest here.

Gather up those great shots you have buried, or head out on the farm with your camera and enter the MSD Animal Health Deer Industry Photo Competition. With a $500 cash prize, you won't want to miss out! Entries open now! Competition deadline is 28 April 2026.

Through our Integrated Farm Planning project funding we have teamed up with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farm Sustainability Services to deliver a workshop, held over 2 days, for you to create a freshwater farm plan (FWFP) that will set you on your way the FWFP national requirements or entry to farm assurance schemes such as NZFAP Plus.

This workshop presents the latest information and research on internal parasite control. It is divided into multiple sections dealing with worm biology, drenches and drench resistance.

Through our Integrated Farm Planning project funding we have teamed up with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farm Sustainability Services to deliver a workshop, held over 2 days, for you to create a freshwater farm plan (FWFP) that will set you on your way the FWFP national requirements or entry to farm assurance schemes such as NZFAP Plus.

Through our Integrated Farm Planning project funding we have teamed up with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farm Sustainability Services to deliver a workshop, held over 2 days, for you to create a freshwater farm plan (FWFP) that will set you on your way the FWFP national requirements or entry to farm assurance schemes such as NZFAP Plus.

Bayonet Rising Stars 2026 National Hard Antler and Velvet Competition. “Setting new benchmarks for the future of New Zealand Deer”

Through our Integrated Farm Planning project funding we have teamed up with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farm Sustainability Services to deliver a workshop, held over 2 days, for you to create a freshwater farm plan (FWFP) that will set you on your way the FWFP national requirements or entry to farm assurance schemes such as NZFAP Plus.

Through our Integrated Farm Planning project funding we have teamed up with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farm Sustainability Services to deliver a workshop, held over 2 days, for you to create a freshwater farm plan (FWFP) that will set you on your way the FWFP national requirements or entry to farm assurance schemes such as NZFAP Plus.

Through our Integrated Farm Planning project funding we have teamed up with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farm Sustainability Services to deliver a workshop, held over 2 days, for you to create a freshwater farm plan (FWFP) that will set you on your way the FWFP national requirements or entry to farm assurance schemes such as NZFAP Plus.

A Waikato DFA branch initiative, aimed at bringing experts and farmers together for an educational event exploring the current challenges ticks cause in the deer industry.

Save the date!

The NZDFA Next Generation Programme is in its 14th year of running and this year it’s the North Island’s turn to host our young farmers and industry professionals. Bay of Plenty and Waikato DFA branches will be jointly hosting the two-day programme that combines farm visits with exposure to the deer industry beyond the farm gate.