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Emissions price should incentivise
04 September 2018
Emissions prices suggested by the Productivity Commission would see a significant impact on the New Zealand agricultural sector if the sector faced a full emissions price under the Emissions Trading Scheme without a technological solution to reduce methane emissions.
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Spring feeding: striking the balance between pasture and supplements
15 August 2018
What’s the best way to keep your pasture cover on track this spring? And when is pasture enough, or not enough? DairyNZ feed developer Sally Peel provides some timely advice.
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Calving: sustaining a ‘staunch’ team
13 August 2018
At Tainui Dairies near Morrinsville, taking a whanau-centred approach to the calving season ensures everyone in the team is motivated and healthy.
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Manage your feed with the SRP
08 August 2018
DairyNZ senior scientist Kevin Macdonald, set to retire after nearly 50 years’ service to the dairy sector, brings a final reminder on the value of the Spring Rotation Planner.
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Teaming up on pasture priorities
06 August 2018
We know pasture management during calving is a key driver of profit, but with a long list of jobs at calving it’s crucial everyone on the team plays their part.
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DairyNZ calls on farmers to appreciate their employees
02 August 2018
Positive, productive employees are at the heart of any successful business, says DairyNZ’s people team manager Jane Muir.
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Grass takes dairy business back to future
29 July 2018
Farming on the Watson properties has become simpler and easier to replicate in recent years. That’s thanks to Ben and Tim Watson’s decision to re-focus their three North Island farm businesses on growing more grass and reducing their reliance on imported supplements.
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‘Moo-sterious’ links between country and city kids
29 July 2018
A recent nationwide DairyNZ education project saw students turn detectives, discovering the similarities and differences between their urban and rural life.
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Making the leap from city to country
23 July 2018
Chloe Mackle was scared of the dark and anything that moved – but when she was challenged to try dairy farming, she decided to go for it.
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Methane tools in the pipeline
19 July 2018
Methane inhibitors are looking like one of the most promising tools to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
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DairyNZ facility a world first in methane measurement
18 July 2018
Managing and reducing dairy cows’ methane emissions is crucial to the future of sustainable and profitable dairy farming in New Zealand.
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Low-N cow research underway
16 July 2018
DairyNZ is leading a seven-year research project that aims to breed cattle with less nitrogen in their urine. This research could reduce sector-wide nitrate leaching by 20 percent, as DairyNZ geneticist Mark Camara explains.
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Cultivar performance under the FVI spotlight
16 July 2018
DairyNZ’s Forage Value Index (FVI) helps farmers choose the best-performing grasses for their region using its simple five-star rating system. Trials have now started to test the FVI systems under realistic dairy farm management conditions, as DairyNZ senior scientist Cáthal Wims explains.
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Happy ice cream Sunday!
13 July 2018
New Zealanders have got it licked, leading the world in per capita ice cream consumption, and this coming Sunday (July 15) is an excuse for a few more licks than usual.
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DairyNZ education programme on TV3 news!
11 July 2018
Papakura Normal School in Auckland and Ohoka School in Canterbury were filmed by TV3 news while they participated in DairyNZ’s Classified Game of Moostery last week.
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