Innovation takes centre stage at Fieldays 2025 awards event
Hosted by ginger dynamo Te Radar, the Fieldays Innovation Award Winners Event put the spotlight on the agricultural industry's most promising ideas.
Showcasing a legacy of innovation and cheap deals on product lines will be the feature of Afimilk’s site at the National Fieldays this month.
Afimilk’s newly appointed general manager for Australia and New Zealand, Justin Miller, says anyone interested in milk meters and in-shed automation and technology must pay site E83 a visit.
“We will be showcasing our legacy of innovation, launching our latest software and of course we will have the best deal on offer across all our product line,” Miller told Rural News.
“If you’ve been thinking about collars, we are offering the dairy farmers’ dozen – buy 10 get 2 free, buy 100 get 20 free, 1000 get 200 free.”
A key feature of the Afimilk stand will be an AI enabled photo booth.
Miller says this “will take your photo and digitally re-imagine you into a variety of digital screen scape and environment”.
Afimilk is a global manufacturer of dairy farm management solutions.
Miller, who took up his new role in March this year, is looking forward to the Fieldays.
He has an extensive background in sales, business development and leadership.
“Known for his strategic vision and commitment to excellence, Justin has consistently demonstrated an ability to enhance operational efficiency and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders,” the company says.
Afimilk says Miller will manage all operations for Afimilk in New Zealand and Australia, focusing on delivering advanced technology and solutions that enable dairy farmers to optimise productivity and sustainability.
He will work closely with their accredited dealer network, Headlands, Ace Electrical and Read Industrial, ensuring that Afimilk continues to meet the evolving needs of the dairy industry.
“The cow monitoring collar market has seen significant growth in recent years,” says Miller.
“I am looking forward to leading the Afimilk teams in New Zealand and Australia during this exciting time for the industry.
“Our solution gives farmers the data to make informed decisions, making the farmer more effective daily basis and paves the way for a more sustainable dairying future.”
Newly elected Federated Farmers meat and wool group chair Richard Dawkins says he will continue the great work done his predecessor Toby Williams.
Hosted by ginger dynamo Te Radar, the Fieldays Innovation Award Winners Event put the spotlight on the agricultural industry's most promising ideas.
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