People and Business

Publication Date: June 2009

Description: This guide gives the seven essential steps to help you to successfully navigate your way through the process of finding the right job for you on a dairy farm and know what is involved in a dairying career.

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Publication Date: October 2009

Description: DairyNZ’s Career Pathways tool uses simple technology to bring career planning to life, providing those in the dairy industry with real career choices.

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Publication Date: February 2009

Description: Compliance Toolkit templates help farmers work towards their legal obligations under employment legislation and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. www.dairynz.co.nz/compliancetoolkit contains templates for building information on a farm business’ health & safety and employment obligations for people managing the day-to-day tasks on a dairy farm. The Compliance Toolkit folder is designed to store the hard copy contracts, registers and forms. It also contains hints and tips guides for quick reference. 

Publication Date: June 2008

Description: How well do you know your business?
Discover the opportunities with DairyBase, the secure,
web based tool for analysing dairy farm financial and
physical performance.

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Publication Date: February 2008

Description: The New Zealand dairy industry needs smart self-starters who want to get into a rewarding and satisfying career. This brochure will give you more information to help you decide whether dairy farming could be for you!

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DairyNZ Economic Surveys

These publications are a reference compilation of dairy farmers’ key financial data.

• DairyNZ Economic Survey 2007/08  View Full PDF (2.8mb) I  View Sections I  Order Free Online
• DairyNZ Economic Survey 2006/07  View Full PDF (2.3mb) I  View Sections  
• DairyBase Economic Survey  View Sections

Publication Date: May 2008

Publication descriptions:

• On Farm - Working on a dairy farm involves more than milking cows and driving around on tractors. This guide has been put together to help people who are thinking about working in the dairy industry, but aren’t sure what’s involved or where to begin.

• Dairy Science - As a scientist or research technician working in New Zealand's largest industry, the career opportunities are many and varied. This guide has been put together to help people thinking about working in the dairy science field.

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• Agri-Business - Agri-business careers include a range of skilled, professional services to farmers. These include vets, farm consultants, environmental engineers, fertiliser representatives and bankers. This guide will help people thinking about working in the agri-business field.

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Publication Date: October 2008

Description: Offering practical and effective solutions for dairy farmers, the HR Toolkit helps them develop better employer / employee relationships, resulting in less stress in staff management, improved work performance, improved business performance and more attractive jobs for employees. 

The new toolkit contains additional or expanded sections; Developing your HR strategy, more information on accommodation, immigrant workers, managers reporting, delegation, managing drugs and alcohol on-farm and managing conflict. It also comes with a handy CD containing electronic files of the related templates.

The HR Toolkit is now FREE to all NZ levy paying dairy farmers.  It can also be purchased by non-dairy farmers for $175 (incl. GST).

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Publication Date: October 2008

Description: This brochure gives an overview of the HR Toolkit, including the topics covered and tools provided. The HR Toolkit offers practical and effective solutions for dairy farmers, and helps them to develop better employer / employee relationships, resulting in less stress in staff management, improved work performance, improved business performance and more attractive jobs for employees. 

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Description: Mark and Measure seminars are two interactive two day seminars designed for dairy farmers and their partners to unlock the potential of their farm business to deliver the profits and the lifestyle they desire.

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Publication Date: April 2009

Description: On behalf of the New Zealand dairy industry, DairyNZ awards 50 undergraduate scholarships a year. These assist students of high academic calibre with leadership potential to undertake bachelor degrees in dairying related subjects at Massey and Lincoln Universities. Students from other New Zealand universities are invited to apply for these scholarships if they believe their degree programme meets the criteria for selection.

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Publication Date: January 2009

Description: DairyNZ is committeed to creating a new generation of world-class dairy scientists by offering the opportunity for career development and postgraduate study with the security of a paid position within the company.

This guide will help explain how you can make this happen through a DairyNZ science internship.

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