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DairyNZ kicks off new campaign to attract more Kiwis to dairy
24 January 2022
A young female farmer with a love of rural New Zealand is helping to launch DairyNZ’s latest campaign, which aims to give Kiwis a better understanding of what it means to be a dairy farmer.
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Changes allow applications to open for more international dairy farm assistants, but MIQ still a barrier
19 January 2022
Applications are now open for dairy farmers to recruit much needed international workers including farm assistants and herd managers, under changes to a class exception scheme.
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Key lessons from review of Mycoplasma bovis programme
11 November 2021
An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has found it is on track to achieve a world-first eradication and makes recommendations to improve the wider biosecurity system.
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Dairy sector calls for 1500 international staff in 2022
03 November 2021
Dairy sector partners are calling on the Government to allow 1500 international dairy workers into New Zealand in 2022 to help meet the sector’s workforce shortfall, if borders continue to remain closed.
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No backing down on bovis
30 November 2020
Eradication of Mycoplasma bovis is going to plan, but we have a way to go yet.
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New Rural Employee Support Hub launched
13 August 2020
DairyNZ and partners have launched a new Rural Employee Support Hub, to provide information and help to farm employees so they have the best possible experiences and careers on farm.
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Three years on and M. bovis eradication effort is on track
22 July 2020
Today marks three years since Mycoplasma bovis was first detected in New Zealand. Finding this bacteria here was a shock to the industry, and kicked off one of New Zealand’s largest ever biosecurity responses.
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Farming sector pleased visa changes provide certainty
07 July 2020
DairyNZ and Federated Farmers are pleased to see today’s government announcement that is extending employer assisted temporary work visas due to expire by the end of 2020.
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Government supports dairy farming jobs for kiwis
24 June 2020
The Government and dairy sector have joined forces on a new campaign to support COVID-19 affected workers into a farming career, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said.
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Farmers facing dry conditions urged to plan ahead
21 January 2020
With many regions experiencing increasingly dry weather, DairyNZ has put together some tips for farmers managing through challenging conditions.
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Designing workplaces for 2030
01 November 2019
We all want our dairy farms to be highly attractive workplaces – but how do we get there?
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New Centre for Vocational Excellence welcomed
19 August 2019
DairyNZ is delighted that the government has chosen to work with the primary sector to develop New Zealand’s first Centre of Vocational Excellence.
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Uni job becomes dream job
01 August 2019
Fate may have led DairyNZ’s new Taranaki regional leader, Mark Laurence, into dairying but it was passion that made it a career.
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NZ must be able to attract, train and retain skilled farmers
01 August 2019
DairyNZ Chief Executive Dr Tim Mackle welcomes today’s announcement that the Government plans to reform the vocational education sector to increase the responsiveness and accountability to industry.
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DairyNZ seeks new associate directors
31 July 2019
Dairy farmers with an interest in governance are encouraged to apply for two associate director roles with industry good body, DairyNZ.
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