The proposed dates are 5- 9 September. The industry group says it will need to start organising this as soon as possible therefore need to gauge interest.

The cut-off date for registering interest is Friday, 17 June.

The beginnings of an itinerary are as follows:

Monday 5 September

• Meet in Ashburton;
• Farm visits North Otago – TBC Cereals, small seeds;
• Night in Dunedin.

Tuesday 6 September

• Harraways factory tour – TBC;
• Travel to Gore;
• Farm visits around Gore – TBC cereals, oat production, drying and storage facility;
• Night in Gore.

Wednesday 7 September

• Travel to Queenstown;
• Farm visits Northern Southland– TBC dryland and irrigated cereals, dairy and feed supplements, machinery;
• Night in Queenstown.

Thursday 8 September

• Travel to Wanaka;
• Farm visits around Wanaka and on way to Tekapo – TBC carrot seed production, large-scale arable development;
• Travel to Tekapo;
• Night in Tekapo.

Friday 9 September

• Farm visit Fairlie – TBC cereals, OSR, minimum till;
• Farm visit Geraldine – TBC potatoes, Cereals, herbage seed;
• Travel back to Ashburton.

 Those interested in participating please let FAR know by replying to Jen Linton on 0274680021 or via e-mail.

This trip is open to all those under 35 that are involved in the arable industry. For those in the North Island who are unfamiliar with Arable Ys, this should be a great opportunity to meet new people and see what’s happening on cropping farms in the lower South Island. For more information on Arable Ys, visit FAR's website or check out the group on Facebook.