Frequently asked questions

4th Precision Dairy Farming Conference
December 2025

Call for Abstract FAQs

  • Previous events have had between 200 and 370 attendees (340 in Netherlands in 2016, 200 in US in 2019 and 370 in Austria in 2022) – with a large number of countries represented (there were representatives from 30 countries in the last one in Austria), but normally a big delegation of ‘locals’ particularly farmers.

    The audience will be made up of NZ dairy farmers, NZ dairy rural professionals (such as vets, agronomists, advisors, people working for commercial companies), as well as researchers from NZ and overseas working in precision dairy farming related topics.

  • Absolutely not. The topic is very relevant, front of mind for farmers and industry, and a lot of work is being done in this area, both in New Zealand and globally. Day 1 will consist of a field trip to see technologies in action on commercial or research farms. The other two days will be full conference days made up of plenary and concurrent sessions. One day will have a stronger focus on presentations showcasing the latest local and international research in precision dairy farming. Whereas the other day will mostly feature case studies, insights from farmers, startups, and rural professionals. Please keep an eye on our website as we develop the programme.

  • The conference has a strong focus on research, innovation, adoption, and real-world applications in automation, sensors, robotics, digital technologies, and data-driven insights that are shaping the future of dairy farming. Example of topics of interest can be found here.

  • If you are working and involved with automation, sensors, robotics, digital technologies, and data-driven insights that are shaping the future of dairy farming – we want to hear from you. You can be either a researcher from a university or research organisation, a rural professional (veterinarian, nutritionist, farm consultant) supporting farmers, a technology developer, or even a farmer who has a story to tell on precision dairy farming.

  • The Organising Committee is responsible for selecting abstracts to suit the conference program. The abstract will be included in the final conference proceedings (made available online).

    For this conference, a full paper submission is not a requirement, but authors will be offered the opportunity to submit a full manuscript for a special Frontiers in Animal Science (Precision Livestock Farming Section) Research Topic.

  • The organising committee is currently developing the conference programme, and although abstracts submitted will make up a great proportion of the presentation, we are also working on a series of keynote talks and panel sessions. At this stage we can’t commit to having longer presentations. However, if you want to be considered for a longer presentation time, please submit an abstract using the portal, select “Oral presentations will be allocated a 15 minute timeslot (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes questions)” as Presentation Type, and email nicolas.lyons@dairynz.co.nz expressing your desire to have more time. Longer presentation options may be offered to talks that align with key themes of the conference.

  • At this stage we are not planning to have a poster session.

  • Unfortunately, we provide no support for travel and registration of conference attendees. We suggest you make the best of the early bird registration fees once registrations open.

Need help? If you are having trouble submitting your abstract, then please contact us

General FAQs

  • Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
    188 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

  • There is no carpark located at Te Pae Christchurch. There are however secure parks are located in close proximity to the venue.

    Please refer to map.

  • The venue caters to allergen requirements. Upon registering, please specify your dietary needs in the special dietary requirements box. Additionally, the venue will make every effort to accommodate for non-allergy dietary requirements, though full catering cannot be ensured.

  • Yes, all accommodation requirements are to be booked by the delegates themselves.

  • Yes, free wifi is available within the venue.

  • Networking with other conference delegates is available through the conference app which will be open to all registered attendees approximately one week prior to the start of the conference. From the app you will have access to a list of registered attendees who have opted into the networking platform. The delegate list is searchable by a number of different criteria. 

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