SOUTHERN DAIRY HUB
Our purpose is leading innovation for southern farmers prosperity.
We do this through research and demonstration.
Why we’re here
The Southern Dairy Hub is a 349ha commercial scale Research dairy farm at Wallacetown near Invercargill.
Created by collaborative ownership between Southern Farmers’ & Businesses donations (via Southern Dairy Development trust) and Industry (DairyNZ), Research (AgResearch) to purchase and convert the property now owned by and known as the Southern Dairy Hub.
What we do
Deliver research projects that provide future focussed information for New Zealand Farmers.
Research operations at the Hub centre around providing Farm systems comparative research at scale. The creates many opportunities for additional research to be carried out as off-shoots to the main program. Profitability, Animal behaviour, physiological differences, environmental outcomes and feed. comparisons are all simultaneously explored at the Hub.
Our Vision
Be the most trusted Research and Demonstration hub for New Zealand Farmers
Our Mission
Providing economic, social and environmentally sustainable solutions for the southern South Island dairy farmers and community
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Thanks to our Partners
We wouldn't be here without the foresight and vision of these organisations who invested in the development and establishment of SDH
Thanks to our Sponsors
Without the ongoing support of these businesses we couldn't do what we do.