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Featured · November-January 2026

The latest Inside Dairy is now online, with news, farmer-led solutions, and science-backed tools.

20 Oct 2025

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Featured · November-January 2026

The latest Inside Dairy is now online, with news, farmer-led solutions, and science-backed tools.

20 Oct 2025

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Featured apps

RAS List - October bull data now live

Discover NZ's top proven bulls in the October Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list update

Ranking of Active Sires

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Bull Search

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Bull Search

Search for an individual bull or set criteria to produce a list of bulls to suit your requirements.

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Breeding decisions

Annual performance review

Template for annual performance reivews.

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Performance management

Feed budgets

Choose from a one-page Simple Feed Budget Calculator, Simple Feed Budget with Body Condition Score (BCS) Calculator, the Monthly Feed Budget, or Annual Feed Budget.

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Feed budgets

DairyNZ Econ Tracker tool

The DairyNZ Econ Tracker is an online tool that brings you economic information relevant to the New Zealand dairy sector right now.

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Planning

DairyBase login

Login to your DairyBase account and access all the information you need to make confident and effective farm management decisions.

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Business

Annual Leave Calculator

Use this calculator to work out annual leave entitlement for your employees.

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People

Supplement Price Calculator

The supplementary feed price calculator allows you to determine how much you can pay for supplementary feed.

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Feed

Bay of Plenty Average Pasture Growth Data

Annual average pasture growth data (kg DM/ha/day) for Bay of Plenty.

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Feed

Beaumaris Dairies Partner Farm Information

Find our more on how Beaumaris Dairies’ has been on addressing environmental challenges.

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Environment



Before employment starts and day one

Checklist with template and tips, showing things to do before your employee starts work and what to do on day one.

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Onboarding



Benchmarking Genetic Progress Across Dairy Industries in the Eras Before and During Genomics

This report compares genetic trends from the dairy industries of Europe, North America, and Oceania using data either publicly available or supplied by the breeding organizations of the countries concerned.

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Breeding decisions

Benefits and risks of borrowing

Leveraging, borrowing or gearing quickly magnifies returns either positively or negatively depending on the performance of the business or investment.

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Business

Best Irrigation Practice Saves Water and Grows More

Research on how to achieve efficient use of water and nutrients and protect New Zealand’s water quality, irrigation systems and management.

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Research



Biosecurity communication plan for graziers

Graziers should use this guide for an outline of who to talk to help them protect their property.

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Biosecurity



Bobby Calf Collection Sign

Checklist at the point of bobby calf selection of the eight criteria that calves must meet before they are selected for transport off-farm.

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Animal

Body Condition Score (BCS) Dry-Off Calculator

Use this tool to calculate dry-off date to reach body condition score (BCS) targets at calving.

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Body condition score



Body Condition Score (BCS) Recording Chart

An easy-to-use chart to keep track when Body Condition Scoring

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Body condition score



Body Condition Score Assessor Certification Programme - Code of Practice

This Code of Practice (CoP) documents the body condition score (BCS) assessor certification programme processes and the professional practice expectations of those certified under the programme.

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Body condition score



Body Condition Scoring Made Easy Field Guide

Condition score (BCS) your dairy herd accurately and consistently by using this handy field guide for objective levels for animal measurement.

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Body condition score



Body Condition Scoring Reference Guide

Aims to provide advice on body condition score (BCS) targets, management strategies, and an overview of how to get accurate and consistent results.

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Body condition score



Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Brochure

Use this brochure for more information and steps to control bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD).

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Health



Briefing for Incoming Minister

This document outlines the three main areas we want to focus on with goverment, as well as a number of key statistics for our sector.

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Dairy Sector

Building A New Dairy

The publication expands on the points and features highlighted in the designs for new dairies pages at dairynz.co.nz/dairy-type and dairynz.co.nz/dairy-blueprints.

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Milking



Buying cows: check mastitis records and examine udders - Smartsamm Technote 21

Guide to buying cows - check mastitis records and examine udders

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Mastitis

Calculating Maxt

Calculate a pre-determined milking time resulting in less time in the dairy for staff and cows, without affecting milk production or udder health.

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Milking



Calving Intervention Guide

A decision tree on when to get help for a cow that is calving

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Animal

Can you make money milking Once-a-Day (OAD)?

Proceedings of The Once-a-Day Milking Conference.

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Milking

Canlac Farm Case Study Report

Forages for reduced nitrate leaching case study of Canlac Holdings changes implemented and farm performance between 2014/15 and 2018/19.

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Environment

Canlac Holdings Farm Efficiency Diagram

Annual summary of farm efficiency on Canlac Holdings Ltd.

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Environment

Canterbury Skipping N In Summer

Detailed advice on reducing N applications over summer, which draws on Canterbury research.

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Environment

Carbon Footprint Report

Mapping the carbon footprint of milk for dairy cows.

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Environment