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Can genetics help to reduce nitrogen leaching?
21 February 2019
DairyNZ is about to start on-farm research that aims to breed cattle with a lower nitrogen footprint.
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Pasture profit adds up
20 February 2019
DairyNZ has launched two new levy-funded online resources: the Pasture and Crop Eaten Calculator and the Pasture Potential Tool.
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Kids impress with dairy knowledge
18 February 2019
A recent school visit to Grant and Kyly Coombes’ Taupiri dairy farm left the five-time farm visit hosts feeling taken aback – and for all the right reasons.
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Compensation team helping farmers
15 February 2019
Last year the DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Compensation Assistance Team (DBCAT) was established to help farmers affected by Mycoplasma bovis with their compensation claims.
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NZAEL updates economic values for dairy cattle
12 February 2019
Economic values used to calculate dairy cattle breeding worth (BW) are being formally updated this month by New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited (NZAEL).
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Economic values and why they matter
11 February 2019
The economic values used to calculate Breeding Worth have been updated to reflect world market changes.
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New research into better genetics for cow longevity
11 February 2019
DairyNZ is partnering in research aimed at developing a new cow survival and longevity trait.
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FVI gains energy and persistence
29 January 2019
From this month, DairyNZ’s Forage Value Index will include two new traits for perennial ryegrass cultivars: metabolisable energy and persistence.
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Meet our Lower NI Regional Team
29 January 2019
DairyNZ Lower North Island Hub leader Rob Brazendale talks about his team’s work and achievements.
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Breeding resilience pays off
25 January 2019
Southland farmers Simon and Mo Topham have always taken genetics seriously, but especially so when milk prices took a dive in 2014/15.
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Seepage wetlands work wonders
23 February 2018
A recent review commissioned by DairyNZ may surprise you at just how effective wetlands can be at preventing contaminants from reaching waterways. DairyNZ water quality scientist Aslan Wright-Stow explains.
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Redesigning our dairy systems
19 February 2018
What could our future dairy systems look like given the massive challenges facing our sector? A levy-funded DairyNZ project called Leap21 aims to answer that question.
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Climate work ramping up
16 February 2018
With climate change champions, partnership farms and greenhouse gas roadshows in the pipeline, the Dairy Action for Climate Change is accelerating its work in 2018. Here are some details from DairyNZ senior policy advisor Kara Lok and developer Nick Tait.
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Leading in a changing world
13 February 2018
Leadership is a critical component of the long-term challenges facing dairying. Here we talk to some of the leaders in our dairy sector about their approach to the future.
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The Vision of Dairy Tomorrow
09 February 2018
"We’ve agreed on a set of ambitious goals and commitments for our sector – and now the real work starts."