Dairy NZ

Contents:

• From the CEO
• News in brief
• Cover story – empowering staff
• An employee’s view on employment
• DairyNZ view: Mark Paine
• Building a better workplace
• Working with international staff
• Research on wellness and wellbeing
• Investing in people on-farm
• Mark and Measure workshops
• Dairy Connect expands into other regions
• Out and about
• Farmers’ Forum – final events
• Progression groups
• The pasture page
• Hot & not
• Your mind matters
• Regional focus
• Regional update

Contents:

• From the CEO
• News in brief
• Cover story – system review sharpens the pencil
• DairyNZ view: David McCall
• Managing costs and debt remain a focus
• Chinese demand underpins positive fundamentals
• System study: finding your best financial fit
• Risk-choice matrix released
• Gearing up for next season: checklist
• Farmers’ Forum events itinerary
• Feed Conversion Efficiency Programme news
• News in brief
• New DairyNZ policy and advocacy manager
• 'Our industry, our future' discussion forums
• Cashflow Budgeting Workshops
• Smart Water Use study
• The pasture page
• Hot & not
• Health & wellbeing
• Regional focus
• Regional update

Contents:

• From the CEO
• Cover story – farmers share their success
• Farmers' Forum details
• DairyNZ view: Craig McBeth
• DairyNZ focus farms
• Cow nutrition: fact vs fallacy
• Rosie's tour
• Progression Groups
• New water accord
• Dairy industry strategy update
• Tackling TB
• Tips for transporting stock
• Top scientist retires
• Dairy Women's Network Conference
• Cashflow Budgeting Workshops
• News in brief
• Myth buster
• The pasture page
• Milking smarter, not harder
• Hot & not
• Regional focus
• Regional update

Contents:

• From the CEO
• Cover story - Hurunui-Waiau limit setting
• Horizons' One Plan
• The 'N' word
• DairyNZ view: Simon Tucker
• Nutrient management research
• How is DairyNZ involved in limit setting?
• Selwyn-Waihora economic modelling
• Overseer - what's it best used for?
• Is nutrient trading a good idea?
• Catchment work nationwide
• DairyNZ Keep it Low campaign
• Managing heat stress in cows
• Milksmart 2013 events
• Key research released
• The pasture page
• News in brief
• Myth buster: employment contracts
• Milking smarter, not harder
• Hot & not
• Regional focus
• Regional update

Contents:

• From the CEO
• News in brief
• Cover story - prioritising pasture
• DairyNZ view: Bruce Thorrold
• DairyNZ FVI update
• Pasture Growth Forecaster piloted
• Management changes at LUDF
• New Zealand’s national seed bank adds value
• Dry summer management
• Support for farmers in Horizons region
• Sustainable dairying accord developed
• Myth buster: is ME still the best feed quality descriptor?
• Research into on-farm technology
• The pasture page: the value of renewal
• Milking smarter, not harder
• Hot & not
• Regional focus
• Regional update

Contents:

• From the CEO
• News in brief
• Cover story - good governance
• DairyNZ view: Mark Paine
• Making smart investment decisions
• DairyBase launches new tool
• Lean system simplifies management
• Study finds what makes a high-performing farm
• People management key to a resilient business
• Apps for agriculture on the rise
• Core database transfer goes to vote
• Milksmart 2012 workshops
• AgITO merger
• DairyNZ sponsorship
• Industry animal welfare initiatives
• 20 Myth buster: "Build a pond, before regulations change."
• The pasture page
• Milking smarter, not harder
• Hot & not
• Regional focus
• Regional update

Contents:

• From the CEO
• News in brief
• Cover story – finding a new normal for mastitis
• DairyNZ view: Bruce Thorrold
• Project succeeds in managing mastitis
• Report provides picture of udder health
• Creating procedures to save time
• DairyNZ policy and advocacy update
• Entries open for pasture competition
• Body condition scoring project
• Making rotary dairies more efficient
• Myth buster
• The pasture page
• Milking smarter, not harder
• Hot & not
• Regional focus
• Regional update

Contents

• From the CEO
• News in brief
• Cover story – pushing the boundaries
• Innovations for sustainable farming
• DairyNZ view: Rick Pridmore
• Waikato River project launched
• Industry self-management in irrigation
• Waituna farms progress on track
• Innovation fund tests Northland feed pad
• People management: the work/life balance
• Myth buster: margin over feed costs = profit
• The pasture page
• Get smart with mastitis treatment
• Milking smarter, not harder
• Hot & not
• Regional focus
• Regional update