Here you will be met and transferred to your hotel with time to unpack, freshen up and acclimatise to your new surroundings. Group assembles this morning and departs south by coach across Canterbury Plains, a region renowned for its agricultural diversity. The first visit is to an irrigated sheep farm where prime lambs are bred and finished for export markets. After an introduction to the management and operation and tour of this property, visit a meat processing company near Ashburton. Travel on to the city of Dunedin, sometimes referred to as the Edinburgh of the south , because of its Scottish heritage.
Dinner is provided tonight.
After some time to look around Dunedin, head south to Mosgiel for a visit to the Invermay Research Station. Scientists at Invermay have been instrumental in the introduction of new sheep breeds to New Zealand, advances in sheep reproductive physiology, deer farming, forage cropping and feed conservation, and more recently biotechnology. Lunch and then continue on to the productive farm land of the Southland province - well renowned for its high stocking rates and lambing percentages, and the high output of prime lamb. Sheep from local breeders will be on display this afternoon at the Gore Showgrounds. Later this afternoon meet farmstay hosts, for an opportunity to stay on a typical sheep farm.