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

23 May 2025

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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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Planning

Farm Management Calendar

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

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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 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.

Tools & Apps

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.

Tools & Apps

Planning

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DairyBase farmer help sheet - Level 2

DairyBase farmer help sheet for Level 2 physical questionnaire

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DairyBase

DairyBase report description handbook

The DairyBase Reporting Handbook provides detailed explanations of the metrics and terminology used in DairyBase reports. It helps farmers and advisors interpret financial and physical performance data accurately to support informed decision-making and benchmarking.

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DairyBase

DairyBase operating adjustments - livestock values

Use these adjustments for the change in livestock values for stock reconciliation.

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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

Flood damaged farms decision tree

If your farm is flood damaged, this decision tree will help you plan a course of action.

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Business

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 Level 2 physical 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

Off paddock infrastructure investment checklist

Use this checklist as a guide for navigating the complex process of considering off-paddock infrastructure.

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Infrastructure

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 3 physical questionnaire

A template to record the physical data for level 3 DairyBase.

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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

Breakeven Milk price calculator

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

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Planning

10 Year Equity Forecast Tool

Gain a complete picture of your business and personal equity or wealth.

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Planning

Action planner and template

The following action planner template will help you identify required actions to achieve each goal.

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Planning

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.

Resources

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

Are you in charge of your direction?

Take a few moments to complete the following questionnaire and identify whether you are the captain of your own life journey and business.

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Planning

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

Checklist for farm system change

This checklist is designed to help you through the process of significant farm system changes. The questions were drawn from farmer experiences.

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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

Contract Milker Agreement With Top Up Linked To Milk Price

Description of a Contract milker with a top up payment linked to milk price, advantages and considerations of this operating structure.

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Business

Contract Milker Premium Calculator

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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Business