Waikato continues its reinvigoration efforts and held its first farm walk on 16 July at Raroa.

On 16 and 24 June, the Marlborough Branch of the New Zealand Deer Farmers’ Association hosted two groups of Year 11 students from Marlborough Boys’ College as part of the community engagement program.

It hasn’t been all about the North Island. On 30 July all the Southland Advance Parties and the Southland DFA branch had a combined day with a wide range of guest speakers.

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