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Search results for "Genetic and genomics"
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Gene technologiesThe Government is reviewing New Zealand’s gene technology rules. Greater access to these technologies in the future presents both opportunities and risks for the dairy sector.
Regulation•4 min read
Gene technologies

The Government is reviewing New Zealand’s gene technology rules. Greater access to these technologies in the future presents both opportunities and risks for the dairy sector.
Regulation•4 min read
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Breeding ValuesA breeding value is an estimate of an animal's genetic merit for a particular trait. Using breeding values to select cows and bulls to be the parents of the next generation is the most effective way to achieve genetic improvement.
Animal•8 min read
Breeding Values

A breeding value is an estimate of an animal's genetic merit for a particular trait. Using breeding values to select cows and bulls to be the parents of the next generation is the most effective way to achieve genetic improvement.
Animal•8 min read
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Restoring land and community in HurunuiOn a stretch of riverbank in North Canterbury, John Faulkner is quietly reshaping what farming can look and feel like; not just for the land but for the people connected to it.
Research•4 min read
Restoring land and community in Hurunui

On a stretch of riverbank in North Canterbury, John Faulkner is quietly reshaping what farming can look and feel like; not just for the land but for the people connected to it.
Research•4 min read
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Farming for biodiversity and community in Kaipara harbourFor more than 20 years, Earle and Gailene Wright have helped bring together mana whenua, farmers and local community members around a shared goal of restoring the Kaipara Harbour and protecting its taonga species and habitats.
Research•3 min read
Farming for biodiversity and community in Kaipara harbour

For more than 20 years, Earle and Gailene Wright have helped bring together mana whenua, farmers and local community members around a shared goal of restoring the Kaipara Harbour and protecting its taonga species and habitats.
Research•3 min read
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Riparian planting and wetland restoration in TaranakiPaul Kuriger has shaped a profitable dairy farm in Taranaki by working with the landscape rather than trying to force it into something it's not.
Research•4 min read
Riparian planting and wetland restoration in Taranaki

Paul Kuriger has shaped a profitable dairy farm in Taranaki by working with the landscape rather than trying to force it into something it's not.
Research•4 min read
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Extended lactation study shows promise for reducing calving and mating pressuresA DairyNZ trial investigating a system where only half the herd calves each spring provides new insight into whether the pressures of calving and mating can be reduced while maintaining profitability.
Media releases•7 Oct 2026
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Extended lactation study shows promise for reducing calving and mating pressures
A DairyNZ trial investigating a system where only half the herd calves each spring provides new insight into whether the pressures of calving and mating can be reduced while maintaining profitability.
Media releases•7 Oct 2026
•2 min read
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In 10 | Keeping pasture and profit goals on track through changeTwo years after sharing their farm at Pasture Summit, Leighton Parker and Hayley Parker are farming somewhere new. Hear how their pasture and profit plans are tracking, and what they have learned through change.
Feed
•01 Oct 2026
•21:47 min
In 10 | Keeping pasture and profit goals on track through change

Two years after sharing their farm at Pasture Summit, Leighton Parker and Hayley Parker are farming somewhere new. Hear how their pasture and profit plans are tracking, and what they have learned through change.
Feed
•01 Oct 2026
•21:47 min
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Inside Dairy | Feeding for peak milk and stronger persistenceSpring feed management plays a key role in helping cows reach peak milk, hold production, and make the most of pasture while keeping supplement use targeted.
Inside Dairy•24 Sep 2026
•1 min read
Inside Dairy | Feeding for peak milk and stronger persistence
Spring feed management plays a key role in helping cows reach peak milk, hold production, and make the most of pasture while keeping supplement use targeted.
Inside Dairy•24 Sep 2026
•1 min read
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Māori internships and opportunitiesLet your passion for te ao Māori and te taiao thrive at DairyNZ. Gain valuable industry insight, practical experience, and tuakana/teina mentoring.
Support•2 min read
Māori internships and opportunities

Let your passion for te ao Māori and te taiao thrive at DairyNZ. Gain valuable industry insight, practical experience, and tuakana/teina mentoring.
Support•2 min read
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Further RMA changes reduce costs and complexity for dairy farmersProposed changes to the Government’s resource management reforms should make it easier for dairy farmers to focus on running their businesses by reducing unnecessary duplication, costs and complexity.
Media releases•21 Aug 2026
•2 min read
Further RMA changes reduce costs and complexity for dairy farmers
Proposed changes to the Government’s resource management reforms should make it easier for dairy farmers to focus on running their businesses by reducing unnecessary duplication, costs and complexity.
Media releases•21 Aug 2026
•2 min read
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Using plantain and stacked N mitigations in SouthlandSouthland farmers in the Edendale catchment are working to understand how a stack of practical mitigations can reduce nitrogen losses while maintaining profitable milk production.
Research•18 min read
Using plantain and stacked N mitigations in Southland

Southland farmers in the Edendale catchment are working to understand how a stack of practical mitigations can reduce nitrogen losses while maintaining profitable milk production.
Research•18 min read
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DairyBase and MINDA integration saves farmers timeFarmers can spend less time on paperwork, thanks to a new data sharing agreement between DairyNZ’s DairyBase and sector partner LIC’s MINDA® software
Media releases•11 Aug 2026
•3 min read
DairyBase and MINDA integration saves farmers time
Farmers can spend less time on paperwork, thanks to a new data sharing agreement between DairyNZ’s DairyBase and sector partner LIC’s MINDA® software
Media releases•11 Aug 2026
•3 min read
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Foot-and-mouth disease travel risk and simple biosecurity tips | Ep. 130Foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease isn’t in New Zealand, but overseas travel can bring risk closer to the farm gate. Learn what to ask visitors, what to check, and the simple biosecurity steps that can help protect your herd, team and business.
Biosecurity
•05 Aug 2026
•31:49 min
Foot-and-mouth disease travel risk and simple biosecurity tips | Ep. 130

Foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease isn’t in New Zealand, but overseas travel can bring risk closer to the farm gate. Learn what to ask visitors, what to check, and the simple biosecurity steps that can help protect your herd, team and business.
Biosecurity
•05 Aug 2026
•31:49 min
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Plantain Potency and Practice programmeThe Primary Sector Growth Fund Plantain Potency and Practice programme, led by DairyNZ, is investigating how the grazing herb plantain can help farmers reduce nitrogen (N) losses to freshwater, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Research•16 min read
Plantain Potency and Practice programme

The Primary Sector Growth Fund Plantain Potency and Practice programme, led by DairyNZ, is investigating how the grazing herb plantain can help farmers reduce nitrogen (N) losses to freshwater, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Research•16 min read
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Lincoln and Massey plantain farmlet and grazing trialsAs part of the DairyNZ-led Plantain Potency and Practice programme, trials at Lincoln and Massey universities tested how plantain affects nitrogen leaching, pasture persistence and farm productivity under different soil and climate conditions.
Research•10 min read
Lincoln and Massey plantain farmlet and grazing trials

As part of the DairyNZ-led Plantain Potency and Practice programme, trials at Lincoln and Massey universities tested how plantain affects nitrogen leaching, pasture persistence and farm productivity under different soil and climate conditions.
Research•10 min read
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DairyNZ calls for certainty and practical implementation on PC1DairyNZ says Waikato farmers need certainty on Plan Change 1, but that certainty must be matched with practical, workable rules and a clear transition that doesn’t get ahead of the new resource management system currently under review.
Media releases•8 Jul 2026
•3 min read
DairyNZ calls for certainty and practical implementation on PC1
DairyNZ says Waikato farmers need certainty on Plan Change 1, but that certainty must be matched with practical, workable rules and a clear transition that doesn’t get ahead of the new resource management system currently under review.
Media releases•8 Jul 2026
•3 min read
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In 10 | What you need to know about El Niño and your farmWhat could El Niño mean for your farm this season? Hear Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch and farm systems expert Steve Veix on what to watch and where to focus your planning early.
Environment
•01 Jul 2026
•14:29 min
In 10 | What you need to know about El Niño and your farm

What could El Niño mean for your farm this season? Hear Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch and farm systems expert Steve Veix on what to watch and where to focus your planning early.
Environment
•01 Jul 2026
•14:29 min
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Take your own chair: Hinehou Timutimu on leadership and possibility | Ep. 128Beyond the award, Hinehou Timutimu shares the whānau, whenua, values and experiences that shaped her leadership, and what becomes possible when you stay true to who you are.
People
•24 Jun 2026
•50:45 min
Take your own chair: Hinehou Timutimu on leadership and possibility | Ep. 128

Beyond the award, Hinehou Timutimu shares the whānau, whenua, values and experiences that shaped her leadership, and what becomes possible when you stay true to who you are.
People
•24 Jun 2026
•50:45 min
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Inside Dairy | The model and the method: study highlights a different way of farmingA partnership of two couples, who are also friends, shares insights with DairyNZ researchers as they explore practical ways to drive workplace productivity on-farm.
Inside Dairy•16 Jun 2026
•5 min read
Inside Dairy | The model and the method: study highlights a different way of farming
A partnership of two couples, who are also friends, shares insights with DairyNZ researchers as they explore practical ways to drive workplace productivity on-farm.
Inside Dairy•16 Jun 2026
•5 min read
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New transition cow care advice and what rumination data can tell us | Ep. 127Get the latest advice on transition cow care, including feeding springers and using rumination data to support better decisions around calving.
Animal
•12 Jun 2026
•43:38 min
New transition cow care advice and what rumination data can tell us | Ep. 127

Get the latest advice on transition cow care, including feeding springers and using rumination data to support better decisions around calving.
Animal
•12 Jun 2026
•43:38 min