Resources for HR Advisors
Tools, insights, and resources to support your conversations.
Welcome, Human Resource Advisors
A central place for tools and information to support your expertise, and drive dairy farming success - on farm, every day.
Your go-to tools and resources
As a human resource advisor in the dairy industry, your insights help shape resilient, profitable and sustainable farm businesses. To support your work, we offer apps and resources designed to help you analyse, plan, and support farmers with confidence.
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Workplace 360
Workplace 360 is a self-assessment tool, designed to help farmers be the proud owner of a great workplace.
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Job competitiveness calculator
Use the calculator below to assess how competitive the farm assistant roles offered by farmers are compared to jobs in other sectors.
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Find the right role for each person
Read more on the different on-farm roles recognised in the sector and the job description for each one.
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Insights and trends for building a great team
DairyNZ surveys employees every year about their job satisfaction and what factors drive employee engagement. Tap the link below to stay up to date and discover the latest insights and findings for dairy workplaces.
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Dairy farm career pathways
Explore the dairy farm career pathway descriptions to help establish clear and consistent role expectations for both employers and employees.
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DairyBase
Benchmark farm performance and gain insights into financial and physical data to support strategic decision-making.
Explore hidden gems in DairyNZ’s toolkit
These resources are designed to help you deliver clear, data-driven support that empowers farmers to make informed decisions. Use them to strengthen your impact and support sustainable farm success.
Discover workplace research to drive on-farm success
Discover practical insights from DairyNZ’s latest research to help you support stronger, safer, and more productive farm teams. From improving workplace productivity and reducing sprains and strains, to shaping future workforce strategies and understanding tech adoption, these projects offer valuable knowledge to guide your advisory work and strengthen people capability on farm.
Know a farmer keen to try some new milking times?
Help explore options that support team wellbeing, farm performance, and work-life balance with flexible milking. These resources offer practical insights to guide confident conversations and planning:
Succession planning
Navigate the complexities of farm succession with resources that support conversations, planning, and smooth transitions across generations with confidence. Discover key resources below to help facilitate conversations around succession planning:
See on farm success in action with these flexible and efficient milking case studies
A winning story on how to improve milking efficiency for a better workplace environment
Frustrated that milking wasn’t more enjoyable for his team, Bay of Plenty farmer Gordon McFetridge decided it was high time to seek help from milking expert Josh Wheeler.
A great example on how to boost staff retention with new milking times
This case study covers John Totty's experience with a flexible milking schedule, milking 10 times in seven days (10-in-7), which has led to improved animal health, profitability, and staff retention.
Podcasts
Tune into what drives great teams with these podcasts
If you're looking for insights and perspectives to support your work with farmers, these podcast episodes are a valuable resource. We've curated a selection we think you'll find both relevant and thought-provoking for your role.
Guide farmers to suitable dairy training opportunities
Dairy Training offers farmers practical learning opportunities to build their business skills, giving human resource advisors a great platform to encourage farmers to grow their confidence on farm.
Looking for something else?
Explore the links below to return to the Rural Professional Hub, contact your local area manager, explore current research, or sign up for updates on upcoming events, resources, and insights to support your work with farmers.
