2023 Conference
Conference 2023 20-22nd June Ascot Park Hotel
Accomodation
Please follow the link below for the RCNZ Conference hotels and rates. Contact hotels directly to book.
Member Registrations
Conference and workshop registrations are required for the events on offer. Register online today.
Industry & Sponsors
Industry members and Event Sponsors are required to register. Register online from the link below.
Transport
Ascot Park offers an airport pick up drop off service. Delegates may make their own arrangements.
2023 Conference Programme
Tuesday 20th June
9:00 am
Registration opens (Waihopai Room)
9:00 am
Trade displays open (Foyer)
11:30 am
Welcome Lunch – Sponsored by Pioneer (Aparima and Oreti)
12:30 pm
Conference open & Welcome (Waiau Room)
12:40 pm
Guest speaker – Todd McClay National Party spokesperson for Trade and Agriculture
1:10 pm – 1:45 pm
RCNZ AGM (Waiau Room)
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Assemble for Workshops
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop: Precision Farming Through Cultivation, Seeding, and Crop Care – Sponsored by Power Farming
Transport from Ascot to officesite pre-drinks from 5 pm
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop: Crop Protection Solutions – Sponsored by Nufarm
Transport from Ascot to officesite pre-drinks from 5 pm
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop: Good Yarn and Wellbeing
Transport from Ascot to officesite pre-drinks from 5 pm
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Pre-drinks – Sponsored by Norwood (Bill Richardson Transport Museum)
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Gala Dinner – Sponsored by Allied Petroleum Ltd (Bill Richardson Transport Museum)
9:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Transport to hotel
Wednesday 21st June
8:00 am
Trade display opens (Foyer)
8:50 am – 9:00 am
Open day 2 (Waiau Room)
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Workshop 1 to 6 commence – 30 minutes with 10 min break (Waiau Room)
9:40 am – 10:10 am
Workshop rotation 2 (Aparima Room)
10:40 am – 11:10 am
Morning tea
11:10 am – 11:40 am
Workshop rotation 3 (Oreti Room)
11:50 am – 12:20 pm
Workshop rotation 4 (Takitimu Room)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Workshop rotation 5 (Mararoa Room)
2:10 pm – 2:40 pm
Workshop rotation 6 (Whitestone Room)
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop wrap up
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon tea
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Pre dinner drinks – Sponsored by Norwood (Ascot Park Hotel)
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Gala Dinner – Sponsored by Rothbury Insurance (Ascot Park Hotel)
Thursday 22nd June
7:30 am
Trade display opens (Foyer)
8:30 am
Open day 3 (Waiau Room)
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Tony Wilson – GM AgRecovery (Waiau Room)
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Health and safety panel discussion (Waiau Room)
9:45 am – 10:30 am
Panel discussion: Crop analytics – what’s next? (Waiau Room)
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Morning tea (Aparima & Oreti Rooms)
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Panel discussion: Emissions, chemicals, and plastic – whats the future challenges and opportunites for rural contracting? (Waiau Room)
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Andrew Olsen Concluding Remarks (Waiau Room)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Farewell Lunch – sponsored by CLAAS Southland (Aparima & Oreti Rooms)
1:00 pm
Conference Concludes
Dinner, Workshop, and Trade Display Sponsorship
Workshop, and Trade Display Sponsorship
Trade Display Sponsorship
Welcome Lunch, Coffee Cart, and Farewell Lunch Sponsorship
