April 22 - In the morning, we visited Lincoln University in Christchurch, home of our international partner Keith Woodford, to learn about the agriculture industry in New Zealand. As we'd heard from the producers we spoke to, water is a huge issue in New Zealand and Australia. He also told us dairy ownership is beginning to change in New Zealand. Smaller farms are consolidating with more than 15% of all herds containing more than 500 cows.
We continued South across the plains and stopped at the Davey farm. Bill and Linda Davey irrigate 90% of their land and grow a variety of crops including cereals, white clover, freezer peas, grasses, as well as finish lambs. Part of their land is leased to a Dutch company that grow and process Lily bulbs for export to Japan. The Davey's gave us a tour of the operation and treated us to a delicious lunch.
The rest of the afternoon was spent driving through Burkes Pass on our way to Twizel in the heart of Mackenzie Country. Absolutely beautiful countryside!
We continued South across the plains and stopped at the Davey farm. Bill and Linda Davey irrigate 90% of their land and grow a variety of crops including cereals, white clover, freezer peas, grasses, as well as finish lambs. Part of their land is leased to a Dutch company that grow and process Lily bulbs for export to Japan. The Davey's gave us a tour of the operation and treated us to a delicious lunch.
The rest of the afternoon was spent driving through Burkes Pass on our way to Twizel in the heart of Mackenzie Country. Absolutely beautiful countryside!
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