DairyNZ News

Dairy farmers Josh and Emma Crawford love volunteering in their local community to help build a positive future for young people.

Every morning dairy farmer Sam Waugh sees the Auckland Sky Tower through his window. It’s a great reminder of one of his key life goals – giving young people from towns and cities insights into farm life.

A tui spotted on Waiorongomai Valley Farm in the Waikato is testament to the positive impact the van Ras family’s environmental work is having.

A New Zealand/Ireland joint research programme starting this month aims to better understand methane emissions from pasture-based farm systems.

People Expo events are back, providing dairy farmers with unique opportunities to better understand workforce dynamics, and ideas on actions they can take to find and keep great people.

Dairy farmers interested in progressing their governance career and contributing to the sector are encouraged to apply for the current associate director opportunity on the DairyNZ board.

We talk to farmers from across the country tell us how they look beyond a single season, to proactively manage uncertainty.

Find out how you can make better breeding decisions for improved profitability and enhanced sustainability on your farm, using NZAEL’s breeding worth Index.

The FVI validation trial was established in the Waikato to evaluate the FVI at farmlet scale. Data was collected to determine whether the physical and financial performance of farmlets with higher- or lower-FVI cultivars was as predicted by the FVI.

DairyNZ’s collaborative approach to improving waterway health will see extensive planting take place in the Pokaiwhenua catchment this summer.