Federated Farmers Farm Day gives individuals and families the perfect chance to see working farms in action.

Rotorua-Taupo Federated Farmers president Neil Heather says Farm Day is a great way to see the effort that goes into producing the meat, milk and fibre people use every day.

'Our farm is 325 hectares, of which we graze 230 hectares with 250 Angus beef cattle and 3000 Romney sheep.
'The largest part of the farm is on the side towards the top of Mt Ngongotaha.”

Neil says Farm Day is a great way to see what farmers are doing with the environment.

'While our farm is sheep and Beef, we're showcasing other aspects of farming, including a Fonterra milk tanker and a range of milk products.

'The Bay Trust Helicopter will be on display demonstrating the work they do. We will be selling barbecue Angus Pure Sausages to raise a donation for this great service.
'We will have shearers shearing sheep and a spinner spinning the wool into yarn.

'For budding vets there will be a pregnancy scanner on show, and a range of fun activities hosted by our local vets.
'For the young children we will have a display of cute small animals and a lolly pops to find in the haystack!

'We've even got a scavenger hunt questionnaire and spot prizes for the bigger people.”

The Farm Day is Sunday, March 18 between 10am and 3pm at 945 Paradise Valley Road, Rotorua.

There is another Farm Day in the Bay of Plenty at Andrew and Robin McLeod's dairy farm.

The family's current favourites cows are 341, 227 and 255. The trio love having a pat and always come up to them in the paddock for a bit of attention.

During the years, the McLeods have had their fair share of resident rascals, at the moment, cow 321 is causing a bit of a stir. She has taken to jumping the fence.

Another cow which caused a stir awhile back was a female who went crazy whenever she saw the feed truck.

She would chase the truck all the way to the cowshed and go berserk, only to refuse to eat any of the feed once she got there.

Her behaviour had the McLeods puzzled and they still haven't figured out what it was about the truck she liked so much.

Visit Andrew and Robyn McLeod's farm at 1189 Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa between 10am and 3pm on Sunday, March 18.

Visit www.farmday.org.nz