Future, food and science at upcoming Farmers' Forums

20 January 2020

Five Farmers' Forums being held across New Zealand in February and March will discuss the future of dairy farming.

Costs up as farmers reinvest back into the business

29 May 2019

DairyNZ’s newly-released Economic Survey 2017-18 shows farmers have taken advantage of increased milk income to catch up on deferred farm maintenance and revisit capital expenditure, previously delayed due to lower milk prices.

Dairy committed to playing its part in lowering emissions

08 May 2019

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle has reconfirmed the dairy sector’s commitment to play its part to reduce its biological emissions, and supports the intent of the direction of the Zero Carbon Bill.

Making money from milk

07 May 2019

Shifting the family farm down by two systems has been a business-saver for Waikato dairy farmer Alan Syme.

Farm technology: pros and cons

07 May 2019

Many farmers have told us they'd like to know about new innovations that could help on-farm.

Pads and pasture growth gains

07 May 2019

Potential pasture growth rate improvements from standing off cows using a feed pad versus no feed pad.

Farmers' Forums contributing to a positive dairy future

The latest dairy sector developments and opportunities here and overseas will be discussed at DairyNZ’s Farmers’ Forums in regions around the country in May.

You asked, we answered

06 May 2019

Why aren’t more farmers going to once-a-day milking and what are some strategies for reducing nitrogen losses? We put those questions and more to experts here at DairyNZ.

Hard graft and sacrifices on path to farm ownership

06 May 2019

Susie and Michael Woodward will move to their new farm in June.

High recognition of strong contribution to the dairy sector

02 May 2019

DairyNZ congratulates passionate environmentalist, Taranaki dairy farmer Trish Rankin, on becoming the 2019 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.

Public wanting cleaner water no surprise - we all have the same vision

03 January 2019

The results from the Colmar Brunton survey of the public that showed the public care about waterways is no surprise, and reinforces that all kiwis care deeply about New Zealand.

Forecast milk price provides stability for farmers

23 May 2018

Today’s Fonterra forecast Farmgate Milk Price of $7.00 per kgMS for 2018/19 is good news for dairy farmers, according to DairyNZ, and provides some certainty as they head into a new season.

Joint project to ensure farmers rewarded for water quality work

17 May 2018

DairyNZ water quality specialist Aslan Wright-Stow explains how a collaborative nationwide project aims to identify water quality improvements on farm.

New partnership enables dairy farmers to harness farm data

15 May 2018

A DairyNZ and ASB partnership will provide dairy farmers with much better access to benchmarking data and sector insights.

Climate Ambassadors the next step in dairy’s plan

15 May 2018

Fifteen dairy farmers have been chosen to profile the climate change cause as New Zealand’s Climate Change Ambassadors.