SIDE 2025's new schedule, venue
Annual farmer gathering, the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE), is set to make history as it heads to Timaru for the first time.
SIDE, organised by farmers, will cover information on improving dairying practices.
The theme this year is ‘UpSIDE’, and organising committee chair Steve Booker says the emphasis will be on the farmer.
“It is more important than ever to ensure you look after your physical and mental wellbeing when farming in tight times,” he says. “SIDE 2015 will provide ideas, encouragement and motivation – all critical to well-being.”
There will be 30 workshops covering practical farming knowledge and global dairying trends: what is topical today, and useful tomorrow.
Booker says with the current low milk price, it is far more important that farmers find efficiencies in their business than when the payout was over $8. “The SIDE workshops are designed to help farmers find and capture those efficiencies; attendees can customise the conference to fit their interests and needs.”
SIDE is also an opportunity to network and socialise with other farmers off-farm who will be dealing with the same issues.
