News

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Retirement advice at DairyNZ Farmers' Forum

Retirement advice will be provided to farmers at this year’s DairyNZ Farmers’ Forum at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton on May 23-24. Leading a workshop on succession planning is lawyer and author of Keeping Farming in the Family, Ian Blackman. “...

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Inaugural winners of DairyNZ 'Prize Pond' awards announced

Effluent storage ponds from Canterbury and Taranaki have picked up DairyNZ Prize Pond Awards for keeping pond levels low in an event believed to be the first of its kind in the world. Winning pond from the South Island: from left, Murray Thomas...

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Happy cows, decreased farm expenses

Cow behaviour expert, Darold Klindworth, says farmers need to identify the signs of cow stress to improve the milking experience for their animals and staff. He says by making a few changes to the milking process, farmers can make a real impact on...

Monday, 14 May 2012

South Island Dairy Event to challenge farmer views

People, perception and pride is the theme of this year’s South Island Dairy Event (SIDE), challenging dairy farmers’ views on the industry now and into the future. To be held in Dunedin for the first time, this year’s conference is about updating knowled...

Wednesday, 09 May 2012

Transport pregnant cows with care

Dairy farmers should take particular care when planning to transport cows in their third trimester of pregnancy, says DairyNZ's Dr Nita Harding. DairyNZ's development team leader for animal husbandry, Nita says at this time of year, many farmers are tran...

Monday, 30 April 2012

Major dairy event for Hamilton in May

Registration is now open for the second DairyNZ Farmers’ Forum to be held on May 23 and 24 at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton. The event is designed to bring farmers together with industry leaders, key advisors, government representatives, scient...

Friday, 27 April 2012

DairyNZ welcomes partnership with Waikato River Authority for farm planning project

DairyNZ has been granted major funding from the Waikato River Authority’s first funding round to undertake a major environmental farm management and monitoring project in the Karapiro area. The River Authority made its funding announcements today. Dairy...