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DairyNZ: outcome sought for winter grazing rules

02 March 2021

DairyNZ is calling on the government to respond to an advisory group's recommendations to improve winter grazing rules.
Regional planning process delayed due to COVID-19

30 March 2020

The deadline for lodging appeals on the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan has been extended to Friday 8 May 2020.
Working through the challenges

01 March 2020

DairyNZ’s recent Dairy Environment Leaders’ Forum was an opportunity to show others that dairy farmers are responding to sector issues and policy direction, says chair Tracy Brown.
Support for flood-affected West Coast farmers

29 March 2019

Dairy farmers who have been affected by severe flooding on the West Coast are being encouraged to reach out for help, if they need it.
Partnership farm trials show GHG possibilities

27 March 2019

An 18-month long project to understand how changes on farm to reduce greenhouse gas emissions may impact a farms profitability and productivity has come to fruition, with the results for the Owl demonstration farm in Cambridge released by DairyNZ.
Prosecution a strong message to farmers who let the side down

05 March 2019

Following a Waikato farmer yesterday fined $131,840 for over-irrigation of effluent, DairyNZ and Waikato Dairy Leaders Group chair Jim van der Poel says that councils have full support in getting all farmers to meet their effluent obligations.
Kiwis called to 'pledge and win'

04 March 2019

Photos of New Zealanders caring for their waterways will flood social media this month, as DairyNZ launches a competition to mark World Water Day.
Community rallies to support Cambridge wetlands project

26 February 2019

A Cambridge school’s planting project not only assisted local farmers’ environmental efforts, but also attracted plants and sustenance from local businesses.