Breeding Worth (BW), Production Worth (PW) and trait Breeding Values are available to help farmers make breeding, culling and purchasing decisions.

DairyNZ awards outstanding students with a particular interest in dairying opportunities through the DairyNZ Postgraduate Scholarship.

Information to help you prepare your business for adverse events and overcome them.

Well-planned recruitment and selection, and a robust orientation process are key to finding the right fit for your team and giving new staff the best start possible.

Dairy farmers play an important role in protecting waterways. There are many things you can do on farm to improve or maintain water quality.

The land is one of dairy farmers’ greatest assets and managing it productively and sustainably to reduce sediment and phosphorus loss will add further value to the farm.

Being prepared for the future means 'knowing your numbers' in relation to both profit and environmental performance indicators to give clarity on potential adaption required for your farm system.

Animal welfare is at the heart of any good farming business. Our responsibility for the wellbeing of stock starts at birth and continues, not only while they are in our care, but also beyond the farm gate.

Overwhelmed by workload pressure, self-doubt and a fear of what others expected of him, fifth generation farmer Sam Spencer-Bower stopped being able to function.

Covid-19, the Ukraine War and extreme weather events have created ongoing disruption globally and locally, with knock-on effects for New Zealand’s dairy sector.

Fodder beet offers many benefits as an alternative crop to brassicas, but it also presents risks and challenges. So, what can we learn from recent research about how to deal with those risks and challenges?

Recorded on 20 April 2022. With over 12,000 businesses across New Zealand employing over 30,000 workers on farms, our success in attracting, retaining and growing our people will determine whether the dairy sector thrives or survives.

Foot-and-mouth disease has reached the tourist hot spot of Bali, and the risk of it entering NZ on the footprint of an unwary traveller or by other means, is now a little too close for comfort.

What kind of technologies are farmers already using, why, and what are the next big things that could deliver value on-farm?

How effective is plantain at both reducing nitrate leaching and helping to fill the feed supply in warmer months?

Taking over the National Party leadership was meant to be Todd Muller’s dream job, but instead, it thrust him into a season of intense anxiety and crippling panic attacks.

Staff shortages can cause big headaches for dairy farmers. In this episode, we discuss what you can do to attract and retain staff, and we look at the results of a recent dairy farm employee survey, with DairyNZ's lead advisor – people, Jane Muir.

What's the difference between contract milking and variable order sharemilking? Are they still a viable progression pathway? And how do you make it work in your first season?