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Presidents message  Hello to you all, no doubt many of you will have your sights set on a bit of warm spring weather as calves begin to appear. All the best for the coming spring.  Recently the BOM met in Feilding. The first such meeting for several years, so for some of us it was … Read more

Members, Just over 3 months has passed already since the AGM and yes I have been slow to put pen to paper. There has been a fair amount of dust that needed to settle and by and large that has happened. I accept that change is not always to everyone’s liking, however from change comes … Read more

President’s Message A big thankyou to our Cantabrians for hosting the recent AGM, unusual I know but a pleasure to be able to wonder around in long green grass at this time of the year. The whole week was extremely interesting, from turning 1 embryo into 32 at the Beef Breeders Forum to prisoners Al … Read more

Members, No doubt you will all be in the midst of the standard pre-Christmas mayhem that accompanies the run into the holiday season, eventually the seemingly impossible becomes possible and Christmas day is on top of us. That said this year’s mayhem seems a little muted mainly because large parts of the country have good … Read more

President’s Message I want to acknowledge that it has been a hard year for farming financially and in a lot of areas severe droughts conditions which are a far cry from last year’s autumn. I am sure all society members would like to breathe a collective sigh of relief that we were able to showcase … Read more

President’s Message With 2023 rapidly coming to an end we can look back on the awesome tour hosting and showcasing our cattle, farms, and countryside.  Having hosted the tour part at Kaimoa South Devons it was great to get such positive feedback on all the places and cattle and It was lovely to see friendships … Read more

President’s Message 2022 has continued to be a challenge for many farmers and farming community. I would like to thank breeders for promoting the breed in the show ring, bull sales and sales in general. A big thank you to all board members for their ongoing commitment and dedication to the breed. Thank you to Lindy … Read more

With Covid knocking on our Doors, many A&P shows have had to rearrange their schedule or even cancellation. In the South we are lucky enough to of had so far 2 shows available to exhibit South Devons. NZ Agricultural Show 2021 was run via a virtual video judging, whilst the South Otago took another approach … Read more

April saw the New Zealand South Devon society celebrate their 50th anniversary in New PLymouth. Prior to the celebrations the membership toured Taranaki and the King Country, hosted by Caroline and Peter Foss.