How do you keep your pasture and profit goals on track when your farming situation changes? In 2024, Leighton and Hayley Parker hosted around 280 people at a Pasture Summit event on their Canterbury farm. Their business stood out for strong cost control and profitability, high pasture use and production, and improved reproductive performance. Two years on, they’re farming somewhere different. Leighton shares how their plans are tracking, what has changed, and where they’re heading next.

Join the 2026 Pasture Summit Spring Events:

• North Island: Tuesday 24 November, hosted by Todd and Renee Halliday in Reporoa, Bay of Plenty
• South Island: Thursday 26 November, hosted by James and Laura Bawden in Hinds, Canterbury

Find out more and register for Pasture Summit.

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