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Displaying 1-15 of 24 Items , Filtered by Mar or Dec and 2021 or 2018 and All regions or Nth Waikato or Canterbury / Nth Otago and Animals or Dairy Industry or Environment or Feed or People
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Planning key to combat higher costs to produce milk
09 December 2021
Strong financial management, grazing management and people management skills will help dairy farmers buffer rising input costs and produce milk more efficiently.
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Animal evaluation system changes support farmers to breed better cows
08 December 2021
From December, Kiwi dairy farmers will benefit from enhancements to the national animal genetic evaluation system when they select dairy bulls.
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‘More milk from fewer cows’ trend continues in a record year for NZ dairy industry
02 December 2021
Kiwi dairy farmers hit a new high for milk production last season with fewer cows, showing that a focus on breeding higher performing cows is paying off.
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Changing career fuels passion for dairy
31 March 2021
An aspiring beauty therapist has made the switch to dairy farming, where Waikato woman Tyla Ireland has found her calling.
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Environmental leaders inspire and challenge farmers at dairy forum
17 March 2021
Dairy farmers at the Dairy Environment Leaders Forum in Wellington have heard first-hand what will be required of all New Zealanders in order to meet our climate change obligations.
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DairyNZ: farmer input delivers practical wintering options
16 March 2021
DairyNZ is pleased collaborative action and the farming sector’s input has delivered practical winter grazing decisions, which sees farmers able to continue delivering on good practice changes.
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Dairy farmers encouraged to make climate submission
11 March 2021
DairyNZ is encouraging dairy farmers to provide feedback on the Climate Change Commission proposal, and a template is now available online to help.
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DairyNZ events support environment and profitability
09 March 2021
DairyNZ events launching this week will help farmers achieve a thriving business while meeting environmental goals.
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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.
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Science snapshot: cutting to the chase: the effects of pre-graze mowing
20 December 2018
Find out if mowing before grazing achieve target pasture residuals and/or improve cow and pasture performance.
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How much pasture and crop could potentially be eaten on your farm?
18 December 2018
A new tool dairy farmers can use to increase the amount of pasture and crop eaten by their herds, raising farm performance.
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Immigration proposals welcomed by farmers
18 December 2018
DairyNZ has welcomed the government’s consultation on temporary work visas and the proposed introduction of Regional Skills Shortage Lists, saying labour shortages are a very real and serious problem for the dairy sector.
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Positive outlook for Mycoplasma bovis eradication
17 December 2018
After a tough 2018 for many dairy farmers who have been tackling Mycoplasma bovis or working hard to prevent it getting on farm, today’s announcement comes as a positive indication that eradication is possible.
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Meet our Upper NI regional team
15 December 2018
DairyNZ Upper NI hub leader Sharon Morrell talks about her team’s work and achievements.
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Water movement gets everyone involved
13 December 2018
DairyNZ has launched an exciting new movement to get everyone to play a role in improving NZ’s waterways, explains chief executive Tim Mackle.
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