Beef Cattle Farming in Christchurch
What you'll learn
The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:
- 1. Module 1 – Cattle Farming
- 2. Module 2 – Farm Management
Agriculture & farming near Christchurch
Places in and around Christchurch where you can see this field in action.
Ravensdown Canterbury A&P Show (opens in a new tab)
Described by its organisers as New Zealand's largest A&P show, it runs over three days each November at Canterbury Agricultural Park, with more than 5,000 classes including cattle, sheep, alpaca, shearing and woodchopping.
Students can watch livestock judging, the grand parade and shearing competitions, and talk to breeders and exhibitors.
Lincoln University (opens in a new tab)
Founded in 1878 as the School of Agriculture of Canterbury University College, Lincoln University is about 15 km outside Christchurch and teaches crop and animal science, pasture and food science.
The university hosts industry events such as dairy focus days and the South Island Dairy Event, which are useful for networking with farmers and researchers.
South Island Dairying Development Centre (SIDDC) focus days (opens in a new tab)
SIDDC is an industry-funded partnership of seven dairy-sector organisations that supports the Lincoln University Dairy Farm and runs focus days for farmers, most recently on 15 October 2026 on climate, pasture quality and beef-on-dairy.
Focus days and the SIDDC mailing list are a way to follow current South Island dairy farm practice and research.
South Island Agricultural Field Days (opens in a new tab)
Canterbury's largest agricultural event, held every second year at a dedicated site on Courtenay Road, Kirwee, west of Christchurch, with machinery demonstrations, exhibitors and rural competitions. The 2025 event ran in March and the next is scheduled for April 2027.
A chance to see farm machinery demonstrated and meet suppliers and contractors from across Canterbury.
Christchurch Farmers' Market (opens in a new tab)
A Saturday-morning market of over 60 stalls in the grounds of Riccarton House & Bush at 16 Kahu Road.
Students interested in organic or small-scale production can talk to Canterbury growers and producers who sell direct.
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