IrrigationNZ AGM

IrrigationNZ held its Annual General Meeting on November 21 in Christchurch. IrrigationNZ chief executive Vanessa Winning said it was great for people to come together and have the event well attended.

As the IrrigationNZ biennial conference could not be held this year due to COVID-19, a number of prizes that would have been presented at the conference were instead presented at the AGM. These included the IrrigationNZ Innovation in Irrigation award, the Ron Cocks award for service to irrigation in New Zealand and the recognition of the IrrigationNZ honorary member. Ms Winning said she enjoyed the event as her first in the chief executive role “it was great to see some familiar faces and some new ones. Unfortunately the conference was cancelled however, it was great to have an important event on our calendar where everyone could come together before the end of 2020. I hope we get plenty of opportunities to host gatherings and attend them in 2021.”

Thankyou to Ballance Agri Nutrients for sponsorship of the Innovation Award, and Anderson Lloyd for sponsoring drinks and nibbles after the AGM for everyone to enjoy.

Please see the following pages to learn more about the award winners.