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Issue 1,181
Thursday 24th April 2025
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NEW CHAIRPERSON FOR CANTERBURY/WEST COAST NZDFA BRANCH LOOKS TO STRENGTHEN FARMER CONNECTIONS Rachael Inch, from Glenroy, has recently been appointed Chairperson of the Canterbury/ West Coast Branch of the New Zealand Deer Farmers Association (NZDFA), bringing with her a wealth of experience in rural life, governance, and community service. The NZDFA, which supports 16 active branches and one associated society across the country, is focused on helping deer farmers maximise sustainable benefits and maintaining strong links between the farming community, the wider agricultural industry, and the public. At a local level, branches like Canterbury/West
Coast play a key role in feeding back to the NZDFA Executive Committee and Deer Industry New Zealand—offering insights and advice on how to keep improving the industry. For Rachael and her husband Rodney, deer farming has been a family-centred journey. “Rodney, a sixth-generation farmer, and I bought our farm 15 years ago and quickly decided deer would be our main focus,” she shared. “My father-in-law, Harold Inch— who recently passed away from motor neuron disease—was a major influence. We talked daily about farming, the country, regulations, and mostly about his vision: for our family to keep farming, for the
Rachael Inch natural environment—a legacy love of the land.” It was Harold who helped that continues to guide their shape their approach to work. working with deer in their Continue on page 11….
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