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Dairy cow housing guide: design, cow comfort, good management principles and much more.

23 May 2025

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Featured · Updated resource

Dairy cow housing guide: design, cow comfort, good management principles and much more.

23 May 2025

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Workplace 360

Explore the redesigned Workplace 360 – your tool to assess and improve your workplace for a thriving, successful farm business.

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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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Farm Management Calendar

This calendar contains information to assist you in managing important activities and tasks on your dairy farm.

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Business

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 Cash Budget

An annual cash budget details cash received and cash expenses going out. It indicates if the business is sustainable and estimates any cash surplus or deficit.

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Budgets

Quick Cash Budget Template

A quick cash budget is a condensed version of the annual cash budget, it is simplified to give a quick overview of your cash budget situation.

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Budgets

Annual cash budget template

An annual cash budget details cash received and cash expenses going out. It indicates if the business is sustainable and estimates any cash surplus or deficit for the season.

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Budgets

Breakeven milk price

Breakeven milk price (BEMP) is the milk income per kilogram of milksolids required to cover all costs or outgoings.

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Budgets

10-year equity forecast tool

The 10-year equity forecast tool forecasts a dairy farm business’s equity position over a 10-year period.

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Business

Fonterra suppliers Annual/Monthly Cashflow Budget 2025-2026

A monthly cashflow budget takes your annual cash budget and spreads your income and expenses across the year giving you a month-by-month basis picture.

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Budgets



DairyBase Level 2 physical detail questionnaire

Completing the level two physical questionnaire will enable the generation of a level two physical detail report which is a two page report.

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DairyBase

Fonterra suppliers Annual/Monthly Cashflow Budget 2024-2025

A monthly cashflow budget takes your annual cash budget and spreads your income and expenses across the year giving you a month-by-month basis picture.

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Budgets



DairyBase Level 1 physical questionnaire

Completion of a level one physical questionnaire is required to provide supporting information for the financial or level two physical detail analysis.

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DairyBase



DairyBase Operating Profit Adjustments

The following adjustments in this report are used in DairyBase when calculating operating profit. These values are reviewed annually.

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DairyBase



DairyBase Livestock Values

Use this page for the value of change in livestock values for stock reconciliation.

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DairyBase



DairyBase report description handbook

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DairyBase

Annual Cash Budget

An annual cash budget details cash received and cash expenses going out. It indicates if the business is sustainable and estimates any cash surplus or deficit.

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Budgets

Annual Cash Budget Example

An annual cash budget details cash received and cash expenses going out. It indicates if the business is sustainable and estimates any cash surplus or deficit.

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Budgets

Dairy Floods Checklist

This checklist contains information about preparing and responding to floods.

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Business



Dairy cow housing guide

A good practice guide for dairy housing in New Zealand

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Business

Dairy Cow Housing Assessment

This assessment will help to identify any cow comfort issues that may impact on welfare and production.

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Business

Checklist for insurance claims

A checklist for making an insurance claim if an earthquake or other natural disaster causes you a loss.

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Business



Farm Management Calendar

This calendar contains information to assist you in managing important activities and tasks on your dairy farm.

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Business

Decision making matrix

The following tool is a useful technique for comparing options, of either a personal or business nature.

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Business

Contract Milker

Description of a Contract milker with advantages and considerations of this operating structure.

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Business

Investing in off paddock facilities

This booklet will help you to make an informed decision by assessing the benefits of various off-paddock facilities.

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Business

Off Paddock Investment Calculator

Crunching the numbers before spending money is critical. Use the Investment Calculator to work out what it might cost and what your return could be.

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Business

Feed Pads

This Practice Note part is limited to feed pads constructed with concrete pad surfacing and without a roof or covering structure.

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Business

Equity Partnership in a Land Owning Farm Business

Description of equity partnerships in land with advantages and considerations of this operating structure.

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Business

Equity Partnerships

Description of equity partnerships with advantages and considerations of this operating structure.

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Business

Personal cash budget

A personal cash budget is for anyone who wants to know where their money is going. It is particularly useful for farmers on a wage or salary.

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Budgets

Farm Business Continuity Plan (PDF - fillable)

Help to ensure your business keeps running in the event of something bad or unexpected happening.

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Business

Farm Business Plan

Writing a business plan helps you organise your thoughts and map out the road to where you want to take your business.

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Business