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A DairyNZ trial investigating a system where only half the herd calves each spring provides new insight into whether the pressures of calving and mating can be reduced while maintaining profitability.
Further research into extended lactation systems and mating strategies aims to give dairy farmers more options to increase the proportion of calves suited to beef production.
DairyNZ has reported an improved financial position in its 2025/26 Annual Results, including an operating surplus of $18.1 million, which will support increased investment in science, research, digital tools and on-farm extension.
DairyNZ has reported an improved financial position in its 2025/26 Annual Results, including an operating surplus of $18.1 million, which will support increased investment in science, research, digital tools and on-farm extension.
Spring feed management plays a key role in helping cows reach peak milk, hold production, and make the most of pasture while keeping supplement use targeted.
Spring feed management plays a key role in helping cows reach peak milk, hold production, and make the most of pasture while keeping supplement use targeted.
Freshwater rules need to be science-based, practical and built to last. DairyNZ is pushing for an approach that provides farmers with certainty, recognises local catchments, and supports progress.
Freshwater rules need to be science-based, practical and built to last. DairyNZ is pushing for an approach that provides farmers with certainty, recognises local catchments, and supports progress.
The first major update to the Dairy Cattle Code of Welfare in more than a decade marks an important step in ensuring animal welfare standards continue to evolve alongside scientific evidence and on-farm realities.
The first major update to the Dairy Cattle Code of Welfare in more than a decade marks an important step in ensuring animal welfare standards continue to evolve alongside scientific evidence and on-farm realities.
Other AI chat tools can be helpful for quick orientation and clear summaries, but when you need advice tailored to New Zealand farming conditions, access to a trusted, research-led source of information is essential.
Other AI chat tools can be helpful for quick orientation and clear summaries, but when you need advice tailored to New Zealand farming conditions, access to a trusted, research-led source of information is essential.
Learning about how things once were and being inspired by what they could be, is what drove this award-winning farmer to reconnect people with a local waterway.
Learning about how things once were and being inspired by what they could be, is what drove this award-winning farmer to reconnect people with a local waterway.
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