Dr Sue McCoard has been named 2022 winner of the prestigious McMeekan Memorial Award from the New Zealand Society of Animal Production - NZSAP. The award recognises an outstanding recent individual or joint contribution to animal production in NZ/the Society. Sue is the first female recipient of this award.
2024 NZSAP Conference - Oamaru
The 2024 New Zealand Society of Animal Production Conference will be held in Oamaru from the 5th to the 7th hosted through a joint conference with The New Zealand Grasslands Association and the New Zealand Agronomy Society.
The theme for 2024 Conference is 'Dust to Dollars' reflecting the change to the region as a result of irrigation. The NZ Grasslands Association last held a conference in Oamaru in 1996 at which time the focus in the area was more dryland and high country farming with a hint of dairying. The region has changed significantly with large irrigation schemes.
Professor Paul Kenyon Recipient of McMeekan Award
Professor Paul Kenyon from Massey University has been named the 2023 winner of the prestigious McMeekan Memorial Award from the New Zealand Society of Animal Production - NZSAP. The award recognises an outstanding recent individual or joint contribution to animal production in NZ/the Society.
Malcolm Smith - Recipient of Technician Award
The 75th Jubilee Technician Award was established in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production in 2015. The purpose of the Award is to recognise an outstanding contribution by an individual technician to the facilitation of quality research in New Zealand animal production and/or the Society.
