Canterbury/Westland Branch
Training and Networking Event
Held on
22nd January 2019 at 4.30pm
At
PGW Seeds Kimihia Research Centre, Ceres Room
Welcome:
Richard Lorgelly welcomed members, new members, and extended a special welcome to the event's sponsor - Joe Johnson, Business Development Manager of PGG Wrightson Turf
Attendance:
John Adams, Ricardo Anderson, Liz Ashwin, Gavin Bailey, Lisa Bennett, Jennifer Clarke, Ryan Cooper, Neil Donnellan, Graeme Dubar, Bill Dray, Mike Farrell, Leslie Frost, David Hutt, Steven Laird, Jenny Lilley, Yo An Lin, Kelvin Lysaght, Richard Lorgelly, Tania McGrath, Bryan McKay, Eddie Newman, Russell Officer, Robert Moore, Noemi Ponferrada, Kevin Roberts, Katharine Riley, Wayne Roden, Terry Sparks, Evan Stuthridge, Lachlan Thompson, Kevin Thompson, Peter Van Den Zee, Bernie Van Haandel, Stephen Walders, Heath Wells, John Wuhi
Previous Minutes:
Minutes of the previous meeting were circulated via the BOINZ website. These were accepted as a true and correct record.
Moved: Jenny Lilley
Seconded: Liz Ashwin
Correspondence In/Out:
None
Board Report:
Kerry Walsh: Board liaison for Canterbury/Westland Branch sent his apologies there is no Board report today.
General Business:
• Terry Sparks commented that it wasn't very clear on the BOINZ website to see how many CPD points were allocated to activities.
• Members stated that the membership cards have still not been issued.
• Jennifer Clarke advised that the BOINZ App can be used for discounts at shops in lieu of the card.
• The calendar dates for the meetings for 2019 are set and will be updated on the BOINZ website soon.
• The 2019 52nd Annual Conference & Expo will be held at the Rotorua Energy Events, 19-22 May, registrations are open.
Guests:
Joe Johnson - Business Development Manager of PGG Wrighton Turf
Joe presented an educational workshop for revegetation, erosion and dust control as well as soil stabilisation.
The program included
• An introduction of PGG Wrightson Turf, DuraVeg, profile Products and GRT
• A quick Q & A on issues in revegetation, erosion and dust
• Soil stabilisation and dust control
• The fundamentals of successful revegetation
During the meeting, Joe took us on a tour of the grass management areas and explained the different types of grasses that they were cultivating for different uses. We later had a hands-on experiment with hydromulch.
Special thank you to Joe Johnson for the presentation and for the pizza
Next Branch Meeting: 26th March 2019 Christchurch
Richard Lorgelly closed the meeting at 6.30pm
Jennifer Clarke
Canterbury/Westland Branch Secretary
