Bill was born in 1949 at East Lodge, Buttercup Poultry Farm. Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard and DairyNZ CEO Tim also joined sector leaders and farmers in the rugby for a great day. Published 29th Aug 2011, 20:24 BST As the founder of the Buttercup Dairy empire, Ewing made an important contribution to history. 1935 Buttercup Poultry Farm Thank you to Bill Scott for allowing me to reproduce the photograph above of six Buttercup Girls, poultry assistants at Buttercup Poultry Farm, standing in front of one of the henhouses, in August 1935. Dairy Environment Leaders chair Melissa Slattery, Climate Change Ambassadors chair Fraser McGougan and radio personality Rowena Duncum from The Country stepped up for the sector. Ministers and MPs on the netball court were Associate Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri, Barbara Kuriger, Louise Upston and Nicole McKee.įarmers representing the sector included leading young Māori farmers Quinn Morgan, Tangaroa Walker and Ben Purua. Ministers and MPs displaying their sporting prowess in rugby were Defence Minister Peeni Henare, Michael Woodhouse, Greg O’Connor and Mark Mitchell. Richard said his father was committed to helping young Māori progress in dairying. The day also raised money for the John Luxton Trust – designed to support young Māori from the local area into agricultural careers. They have adorable names: Daisy, Peanut Butter, Cocoa Butter, Fuzzy, Ginger Snap, Fern, Flower, Ethel, Blossom and Moses the bull. The cows are a variety of Jerseys, a red and white Holstein, a Swiss Brown and a few are Guernseys. formed a mind-picture which accompanied the whole of my youth.(about the Buttercup Dairy) Muriel Spark, Curriculum Vitae: Autobiography. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research chief executive Dr Richard Gordon. 1 quote have been tagged as buttercup-farm-park: Muriel Spark: ‘The sparkle and morning-freshness of the shop, and the butter-conjuring girl.
Richard said it was humbling to see so many people coming together to honour his father. Buttercup Farm sell raw cow's milk and other produce like veggies, eggs, raw honey, goat milk soap and firewood. function around calving to improve animal health on New Zealand dairy farms. John’s granddaughter Ariana Mellor played in the dairy netball team. Richard played rugby, alongside John’s grandsons Kian and Jack. John’s son Richard said his father would have loved the day. But everyone was a winner on the day in camaraderie and positivity.
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The hard-fought rugby game was a draw at full time and the netball was a battle till the end with a 27 to 24 win for the parliamentary team. “The day was a fantastic celebration of dairy farming and our rural communities and helped foster strong relationships between the dairy sector and parliamentary teams.”
The John Luxton Memorial Match at Campbell Park in Morrinsville was hosted by DairyNZ in honour of the industry good organisation’s inaugural chair and former Agriculture Minister, John Luxton.ĭairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle said the match was a great way to honour John’s tremendous contribution to the sector and New Zealand.
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