Dr Bruce Thorrold is the newly appointed Strategy and Investment Leader (Productivity) at DairyNZ.Bruce Thorrold, newly appointed Strategy and Investment Leader (Productivity) at DairyNZ, says he is looking to lessons from the past to equip
Dr Rick Pridmore has been appointed to the key role of DairyNZ's Strategy and Investment Leader (Sustainability)Prominent scientist and ex-NIWA chief executive Dr Rick Pridmore has been appointed to the key role of DairyNZ's Strategy and Inv
On the 20th March 2008, DairyNZ released a press release on its
trial with AR37 ryegrass. In reviewing this release with
Grasslanz Technology, DairyNZ and Grasslanz Technology have
collaborated to add some additional information to the initial
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Organising committee chairman of the Dairy3 event, Noel Johnston, says farmers' livelihoods are challenged by many different extremes every season.Milking the Xtremes - whether its high payouts, drought or average spring pasture covers - is
Field trips and sessions providing information on current
research are two major changes made to the successful Dairy3 model.
The annual dairying event is being held in Rotorua for the
fourth time since the Massey and Ruakura Dairy Farmers' Conferences
"Heifers are an investment and your greatest future resource" says Massey University dairy nutritionist Jean Margerison.Massey University dairy nutritionist Jean Margerison has a closer than usual association with the calves and heifers she
Massey University associate professor Dr Ian Yule is an expert in the agricultural applications of IT.Its all very well turning the cows out into a paddock and hoping they will eat the right amount of feed before the next milking. But what if
"There is no one way to set up an equity partnership" explains Massey University associate professor in farm and agribusiness management Nicola Shadbolt.Equity partnerships are not just of academic interest to Massey University associate
DairyNZ is rolling out the 'Farm Enviro Walk' to help dairy
farmers perform an environmental health check on their farm.
The Farm Enviro Walk has been designed to be completed as a self
assessment for individual farmers.
The Farm Enviro Walk is
An Irish wasp was presented at the WestpacTrust Agricultural
Research Station (WTARS) Conference in Taranaki today as the most
recent example of industry good investment benefiting farmers
today.
DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle said industry goo
New Zealand's dairy herd reproductive performance is being targeted in DairyNZ's recently launched InCalf programme.
"InCalf is DairyNZ's response to addressing a clearly identified need of dairy farmers - to turn around the unfavourable trend in herd re
Greater accountability for return on investment and the need to
leverage greater funding from external sources are two of the key
themes emerging from the DairyNZ consultation round with dairy
farmers.
DairyNZ Chairman, John Luxton, said the round of
Dairy farmers who need staff for the coming season are being encouraged to do so now by their industry good organisation, DairyNZ.
DairyNZ Chief Executive, Dr Tim Mackle, says that half way through the Go Dairy campaign there are now at least 250 people
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