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Total results 84
Search results for "Drying off"
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Mastitis Focus Fact Sheet - Previous Dry Off Strategies
Understanding your Smart Samm report for previous dry-off strategies.
Resources
•Mastitis
•Mastitis Focus Fact Sheet - Previous Dry Off Strategies
Understanding your Smart Samm report for previous dry-off strategies.
Resources
•Mastitis
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Milk On or Dry Off Calculator
Test scenarios and make informed decisions around the cost of continuing to milk all or part of your herd into late lactation under a feed shortage situation.
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•Feed budgets
•Milk On or Dry Off Calculator
Test scenarios and make informed decisions around the cost of continuing to milk all or part of your herd into late lactation under a feed shortage situation.
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•Feed budgets
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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) 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
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Decision Triggers For Using Off Paddock Facilities During Autumn And Spring
Trials have established that restricting the time cows spend grazing on wet soils in spring and autumn will reduce N leaching and pugging damage.
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•Environment
•Decision Triggers For Using Off Paddock Facilities During Autumn And Spring
Trials have established that restricting the time cows spend grazing on wet soils in spring and autumn will reduce N leaching and pugging damage.
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•Environment
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Technical Guidelines for Constructed Wetland Treatment of Pastoral Farm Run-off
The guidelines cover general aspects of sizing and siting a wetland, construction, plant selection, wetland effectiveness, and maintenance.
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•Environment
•Technical Guidelines for Constructed Wetland Treatment of Pastoral Farm Run-off
The guidelines cover general aspects of sizing and siting a wetland, construction, plant selection, wetland effectiveness, and maintenance.
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•Environment
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Provisional guidelines for constructed wetland treatment of pastoral farm run-off
INTERCEPTOR project – accelerating the uptake of constructed wetlands and riparian buffers, a joint initiative between DairyNZ and NIWA.
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•Environment
•Provisional guidelines for constructed wetland treatment of pastoral farm run-off
INTERCEPTOR project – accelerating the uptake of constructed wetlands and riparian buffers, a joint initiative between DairyNZ and NIWA.
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•Environment
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Performance of a constructed wetland intercepting run-off from a Lichfield dairy farm
Report prepared for DairyNZ by NIWA.
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•Environment
•Performance of a constructed wetland intercepting run-off from a Lichfield dairy farm
Report prepared for DairyNZ by NIWA.
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•Environment
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Smartsamm Guideline 16 - Dry off abruptly taking steps to reduce yield
Dry off abruptly taking steps to reduce yield
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•Mastitis
•Smartsamm Guideline 16 - Dry off abruptly taking steps to reduce yield
Dry off abruptly taking steps to reduce yield
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•Mastitis
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Smartsamm Guideline 18 - Check udders after dry off
Check udders after dry off
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•Mastitis
•Smartsamm Guideline 18 - Check udders after dry off
Check udders after dry off
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•Mastitis
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Dr David Burger announced as DairyNZ Chief Science and Innovation OfficerFollowing an extensive national and international search, DairyNZ is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr David Burger as its new Chief Science and Innovation Officer.
Media releases•4 Aug 2025
•1 min read
Dr David Burger announced as DairyNZ Chief Science and Innovation OfficerFollowing an extensive national and international search, DairyNZ is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr David Burger as its new Chief Science and Innovation Officer.
Media releases•4 Aug 2025
•1 min read
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Carbon offsetsTree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.
Environment•3 min read
Carbon offsets
Tree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.
Environment•3 min read
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DairyNZ Office LocationsNeed to visit or contact a DairyNZ office? Get full addresses, phone numbers, and maps for our head office in Waikato and our regional locations from Northland to Southland. Reach out to your local team today.
DairyNZ Office Locations
Need to visit or contact a DairyNZ office? Get full addresses, phone numbers, and maps for our head office in Waikato and our regional locations from Northland to Southland. Reach out to your local team today.
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Live from Fieldays: How do I make my job offer more attractive? | Ep. 53In today’s tight labour market, we need to ensure our dairy farm assistant jobs are attractive and competitive – but how?
People
•21 Jun 2023
•15:17 min
Live from Fieldays: How do I make my job offer more attractive? | Ep. 53
In today’s tight labour market, we need to ensure our dairy farm assistant jobs are attractive and competitive – but how?
People
•21 Jun 2023
•15:17 min
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Contract milking part 2: investigating a job offer | Ep. 39
How do you figure out if a contract milking position is the right one for you? What things should you be asking the farm owner, what do you look for on the farm, and what are some common mistakes to avoid?
Business
•14 Dec 2022
•24:12 min
Contract milking part 2: investigating a job offer | Ep. 39
How do you figure out if a contract milking position is the right one for you? What things should you be asking the farm owner, what do you look for on the farm, and what are some common mistakes to avoid?
Business
•14 Dec 2022
•24:12 min
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Formal Job Offer
Example of a formal job offer letter for you to personalise.
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•Recruitment
•Formal Job Offer
Example of a formal job offer letter for you to personalise.
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•Recruitment
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Animal movementsMoving animals on and off farm has its risks. A common way for mastitis bacteria to be introduced into a herd is in the udders of cows that are brought in. These bacteria can spread rapidly through a herd, so it is important to mitigate risk factors.
Animal•3 min read
Animal movements
Moving animals on and off farm has its risks. A common way for mastitis bacteria to be introduced into a herd is in the udders of cows that are brought in. These bacteria can spread rapidly through a herd, so it is important to mitigate risk factors.
Animal•3 min read
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Inside Dairy - Laying the right foundationGetting calves off to the best start – with good colostrum and feeding more milk, more frequently – sets them up for growth, resilience and future productivity.
Inside Dairy•11 May 2026
•6 min read
Inside Dairy - Laying the right foundationGetting calves off to the best start – with good colostrum and feeding more milk, more frequently – sets them up for growth, resilience and future productivity.
Inside Dairy•11 May 2026
•6 min read
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Improve next season’s production with these smart autumn moves | Ep. 120
Use autumn to lift BCS and set your herd up for a stronger season. Hear how smart dry‑off decisions, accurate condition scoring, and targeted feeding can boost performance and production.
Animal
•18 Mar 2026
•29:54 min
Improve next season’s production with these smart autumn moves | Ep. 120
Use autumn to lift BCS and set your herd up for a stronger season. Hear how smart dry‑off decisions, accurate condition scoring, and targeted feeding can boost performance and production.
Animal
•18 Mar 2026
•29:54 min
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Inside Dairy - New dry cow advice supports selective useMatching the right treatment to the right cow at dry-off protects herd health and the long-term effectiveness of antibiotics.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
•2 min read
Inside Dairy - New dry cow advice supports selective useMatching the right treatment to the right cow at dry-off protects herd health and the long-term effectiveness of antibiotics.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
•2 min read
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Inside Dairy: How to handle the high forecastFarmers who overhaul their systems in response to payout fluctuations often end up worse off than those who hold steady and act strategically.
Inside Dairy•19 May 2025
•2 min read
Inside Dairy: How to handle the high forecastFarmers who overhaul their systems in response to payout fluctuations often end up worse off than those who hold steady and act strategically.
Inside Dairy•19 May 2025
•2 min read
