Bonus Episode: Fieldays 2022 – From Philippines vet to NZ dairy farmer
Talking Dairy
English - December 08, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.77 MBNatural Sciences Science Technology dairynz dairy farming science research new zealand cows dairy. farming agriculture dairy nz farmers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this live podcast recorded at Fieldays 2022, we catch up with Waikato farm manager Christopher Vila, who won last year’s NZ Dairy Manager of the Year Award. Chris shares his journey of moving to NZ from the Philippines and beginning a new career as a dairy farmer. He also tells us about his experience taking part in the NZDIA programme, his thoughts on career-changing, his views on the Kiwi dairy sector, and what he does to stay well.
Notes
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
From farm assistant to winning the dairy industry's top title for 2021
Dairy farmer newcomer wins New Zealand manager of the year
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