Open day at Lincoln Uni Dairy Farm

Lincoln University soil scientist Professor Keith Cameron and new Crusaders prop, Canterbury representative, Lincoln University graduate and Ravensdown account manager Andrew Olorenshaw  have gone the ‘hole’ nine yards to prepare for an open day at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm on Sunday 28 March. The Lincoln University Dairy Farm – one of the highest performing dairy farms in New Zealand – is taking part in the national Federated Farmers’ farm day programme. “Farm days are a chance for people to find out more about farming  –  and we’ve pulled out all the stops  –  and some soil  –  so people can really get down to earth about farming,” says Professor Cameron. “The trench enables visitors to see what’s really going on underground including how water and nutrients move through the soil.” The Lincoln University Dairy Farm is part of the South Island Dairying Development Centre (SIDDC)  –  a partnership between Lincoln University, Ravensdown, DairyNZ, LIC, Plant and Food Research, SIDE and AgResearch  –  which exists to further dairying in the South Island. The partners are all taking part in the farm day to give visitors a complete overview of all the aspects of dairying farming. “It’s a fun and hands-on way for people to find out what goes into the farm – to what comes out of it,” says Professor Cameron. Last year more than 3400 people visited a farm as part of the inaugural Federated Farmers’ farm day. SIDDC invites you to pack up your children and your gumboots and head to the Lincoln University Dairy Farm open day on Shands Road (south end), Sunday 28 March, 10am to 3pm. Admission free.