Hammond Davidson Ltd

17/07/2024

The Gore Resolution event held last week was a huge success with great feedback, don’t miss out on this one tomorrow night in Winton 🍻

📣WINTON, we’re coming back! And this year, we’re shaking things up a bit📣

When: 18 July 2024
Where: Memorial Hall Winton

The evening will be divided into two insightful sessions.

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Session 1: For New and Non-Clients. Are you new to our community or have yet to experience how Resolution works? Join us for an introduction to Resolution and see firsthand how our directors are using it in their operations.

6:45 pm Onwards | Session 2: For Everyone! New, Intermediate, and experienced Resolution users, as well as those who are interested in learning more.
Familiar with Resolution? Are you ready to take your digital tools to the next level? Join us for an interactive session tailored to add value at all levels.

Joined by industry professionals:
Catalyst Performance Agronomy
Farm Focus
Hammond Davidson Ltd

Don’t waste time, bring your team, friends & neighbours along! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/Vmmk9TJD36PZG6a19

04/07/2024

We are back!

Office phones are back on!

04/07/2024

Oh no! Our phones are down with the internet!! Call us on the business cell phone 027 2027518

30/06/2024

Amanda and Kylie have completed the 8 week Southland Chamber of Commerce leadership course held in Gore. They heard from some truely inspiring leaders and would highly recommend this course to not only those currently in leadership roles but those wanting improve their leadership style and take that next step up. Leaders do not push or pull they lead alongside.

26/06/2024

We love sharing the cool things our clients are out there doing!

Jason & Joy Cleland who run Cleland Contracting have hit the glossy pages of the Business Rural publication.

We are proud to be part of their team!

23/06/2024

Back in April the Hammond Davidson team took some time out of the office to undertake various team building activities organised by Adventure Southland followed by lunch and cocktail making at the Langlands 360 bar. Here’s a wrap of the fun day out 🤩

19/06/2024

Another epic Beef and Lamb ladies long lunch held in Gore, attended this year by Kylie, Emma, Amanda, Justine, Megan and Dana along with Tessa and Larissa from the Resolution team. Such a cup filling day to hear from a high calibre of speakers. A huge thanks to all those involved in putting on such a great event.

14/06/2024

Resolution is a fantastic value add software to add to your farming tech stack. Whether you are a current user or are curious to know more check out these events in Gore/Winton and Balclutha where Hammond Davidson are joining Resolution along with other rural farming professionals for an insightful, interactive evening.

📣GORE, we’re coming back! And this year, we’re shaking things up a bit📣

When: 11 July 2024
Where: Gore Town & Country Club

The evening will be divided into two insightful sessions.

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Session 1: For New and Non-Clients. Are you new to our community or have yet to experience how Resolution works? Join us for an introduction to Resolution and see firsthand how our directors are using it in their operations.

6:45 pm Onwards | Session 2: For Everyone! New, Intermediate, and experienced Resolution users, as well as those who are interested in learning more.

Familiar with Resolution? Are you ready to take your digital tools to the next level? Join us for an interactive session tailored to add value at all levels.

Joined by industry professionals:
Catalyst Performance Agronomy
Farm Focus
Hammond Davidson Ltd

Don’t waste time, bring your team, friends & neighbours along! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/x7PCRWpkmaqBqhVX6

04/06/2024

Livestock Alert!!

IRD has recently announced 2024 herd scheme values.

Sheep values have reduced significantly across all classes - theya re at the lowest since 2017.

Beef values are down from last year and dairy cattle values are back slightly from last year.

For more details around livestock values please contact us.

31/05/2024

Check out this Southland Business Chamber, On the Couch Breakfast with Paddy O’Brien and David Ready. It is super important to look after your mental health when working on and in your business. Kylie and Amanda recently heard Paddy speak and would highly recommend listening to him.

Excited to announce a special event featuring Paddy O'Brien, former rugby ref, sharing insights on mental health, and David Ready's incredible journey from Gloriavale to Muay Thai and horse training. Join us for crucial men's health discussions!👏

Register here - southlandchamber.co.nz/events/91152/

29/05/2024

Budgeting is a crucial part to any business operation. With Fonterra announcing their 2024/25 season forecast Farmgate milk price now is the perfect opportunity to update your next year farm budget. Get in touch with our experienced team if you need any help with your budget.

🐄🥛 Fonterra have announced this morning the 2024/25 season forecast Farmgate milk price with a midpoint of $8.00kgMS.

We have updated the pricing in our Dairy Forecaster, so you can log in and click the Update Fonterra Prices in your budget to pull through the latest pricing.

28/05/2024

Rabo Client Council along with Beef and Lamb NZ have a series of complementary financial skills workshops coming up in July, in Invercargill, Te Anau, Gore and Heriot. We can’t recommend events such as these enough to gain further insight into your business.

See below link for further information and registration details.

B+LNZ provides trusted information about our sector and our farming businesses, and a range of interactive tools to help with planning and business decisions.

16/05/2024

Lumsden sure turned it on last night. Thanks to The Whistle Inn for hosting our final pub tour location.

It was such a pleasure to see you all in attendance and the chat was lively.

If any of the topics raised more questions for you - give us a bell. We would love to have a yarn 😀

16/05/2024

The travelling tour group of Kylie, Emma and Amanda are hitting Lumsden tonight!

Get along to The Whistle Inn at 5.30pm and enjoy a discussion around some very topical subjects.

Also .... there's spot prizes!!!!!

If you haven't RSVPed, that's ok. Still come along

14/05/2024

Clinton!!

Join Emma, Amanda and Kylie tonight at the Clinton Crossroads Pub at 5.30 for an informative chat and beer.

14/05/2024

This was such an awesome day. The team had a lot of giggles along the way.
Thanks Adventure Southland for a fantastic team building day.

10/05/2024

It was great to see all those who attended our 'You Oughta Know' evening last night in Waikaka.
We love getting out into our communities and mingling with you all!!
There were some really good conversations started from our presentation. If you would like to carry on the chat or had questions, drop us a line or give us a call... we would love to hear from you.

If you missed us, we are heading to Clinton on Tuesday 14th and Lumsden on Thursday 16th.

09/05/2024

The weather is cooler so finish up early and head to the Waikaka Hotel tonight at 5.30pm for a drink and some good chat from Amanda, Kylie and Emma.

The RSVP's have passed but we still want to see you!! Come along!

Spot prizes may be a feature too!

07/05/2024

Attention all Farm Focus users….

🎟 Don't miss out! Tickets on sale now!

Join us for the 2024 Farm Focus Education Roadshows! 🚜

Our Product Educators are hitting the road, bringing you a full day of in-person training sessions across the country. Dive deeper into Farm Focus and benefit from one-on-one learning opportunities. Secure your ticket today for an event near you!

📅 Check out the schedule below:
Invercargill: June 5th
Lumsden: June 6th
Clinton: June 7th
Thames: June 14th
Wairoa: June 25th
Hastings: June 26th
Dannevirke: June 27th
Cheviot: July 2nd
Rakaia: July 3rd
Geraldine: July 4th

Grab your ticket now and level up your Farm Focus skills! 🌱
👉 www.farmfocus.co.nz/roadshow

📚

07/05/2024

TONIGHTS THE NIGHT!

Three Rivers Hotel in Wyndham. Get along and meet Kylie, Emma and Amanda and have a listen to their chat.

07/05/2024

Don't forget your 7th of May provisional tax payment today!

03/05/2024

Have you popped into our offices and seen the HD values on our walls?

One of them is Collaboration - we felt this fitted well with celebrating one of our client’s recent successes.

HD is delighted to congratulate Leigh Jackson from First National Gore on her Double Diamond Achiever award.

#1 Sales Person in South Island
#4 Sales Person in New Zealand

Well done Leigh!! We are proud to a small part of your team!

02/05/2024

Lumsden!! You are up!! Get along and have a listen to some very topical points up for discussion.

Remember this is open to EVERYONE! You do not have to be an existing client, grab the opportunity!!

Did I mention a spot prize....??? Ok lets do that too!!

30/04/2024

Waikaka!!! Its your turn! Spread it far and wide, such a fantastic opportunity to tap into some great local knowledge...while sipping on a free drink!

26/04/2024

16/04/2024

We invite you to join us for a free beverage and bite to eat while we share some handy business advice at your local pub.

This will be a great opportunity to network with the local community, catch up with Emma & Kylie and meet our new partner to the practice, Amanda Morris.

All welcome - you don't need to be an existing client.

RSVP by Thursday 2 May by emailing [email protected]

02/04/2024

We are thrilled to announce that from 1st April 2024 Amanda Morris has joined the Hammond Davidson Practice as a partner.

Her skills and knowledge will be a great asset to the Practice,

Congratulations Amanda!

21/03/2024

To all our HD figured users – we would like to share this release from Figured regarding a price increase from 1st March 2024

Price change
Figured is committed to providing you with the best agri financial management solutions to support the success of your business. Over the past year we have continued to invest significantly, in what remains a challenging economic environment for many businesses, to enhance the capability and services Figured delivers in order to keep pace with the evolving needs of the market.

We remain committed to investing in the on-going development of Figured and its ability to support you to be a leading provider of agri financial services.

The price changes to the select group of Figured subscriptions is outlined below, and will come into effect starting from 1 March 2024

Farm Reporter: No change
Farm Manager (Partner pricing): $70 (from $60)
Commercial Manager: $30 (from $25)