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Farm Gauge
Take the Farm Gauge assessment to find out where time and resources are best invested in your farm business.
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Assessing your current situation
Where are you now? Taking the time to assess your farm business will help identify opportunities to make your business more profitable, efficient, and enjoyable.
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DairyBase
Understand your farm system and its performance by comparing KPIs (key performance indicators) to determine what's working well, then identifying improvement opportunities.
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Top budget case studies
How are top operators spending their money? Check out in-depth budgets from a number of top performing farms to help you identify opportunities.
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Breakeven milk price
Use the Breakeven Milk Price calculator to work out your farm BEMP.
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10-year equity forecast tool
Determine your dairy farm business’s equity position over a 10-year period. Are you on track?
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Opportunity calculators
Are you considering a variable order sharemilking position? Try our handy calculators, developed to help you assess these opportunities.
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DairyBase regional benchmarks
DairyNZ’s DairyBase has collated provisional farm data showing comparisons between seasons and information for top performing farms.
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Economic Survey
The DairyNZ Economic Survey is a reference compilation of dairy farmers' key financial data.
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LUDF Profit and analysis and comparison
Each July Lincoln University Demonstration Farm (LUDF) provide a year-end profitability comparison with seven Canterbury farms. Try this alternative data for benchmarking figures.
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Dairy Statistics
New Zealand Dairy Statistics is a report that shows historical information up to and including the 2015-16 season.
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Video: Calculating Return on Asset
Understand the Return on Asset (RoA) calculation and how a dairy farm business can use the RoA equation for decision making.
A range of tools and support on offer to help you understand and analyse your business.
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Business tools, support and learning resources
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Benchmarking - Key Drivers for Successful Dairy Businesses
By Matthew Newman, Economist, DairyNZ and Jeremy Savage, Consultant, Macfarlane Rural Business here


Budgeting tools
Take control with these simple budget templates and guides from quick cash, annual and personal budgets, to sharemilking opportunity calculators and a balance sheet.
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