Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a practical tool you can use to inform decision-making, easily access information, save time and lighten your mental load. Many farmers are using simple, low-cost GenAI tools on their phones or computers.

Reducing nitrogen losses from your farm can help improve efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve water quality, meet regulatory requirements, and strengthen your bottom line. There are 10 main actions to consider.

Good effluent management on your dairy farm combines a well-designed system with proper processes to ensure the right amount of effluent gets applied to pasture at the right time.

Wearable technologies (such as cow collars) are becoming a popular tool for assisting with reproductive management. In 2025, around 1 in 5 dairy farms are using wearables , mostly to help with heat detection, a factor in getting cows in calf.

How to interpret rumination data and use daily rumination time for day-to-day decision-making.

Understand the additional cost of feeding supplements for extra milk production. Read more on the research to learn how marginal milk costs compare to milk price and profitability.

It’s tough finding the right people; those with the right mindset, skills, and attitude to help grow your business - but sometimes the best team is the one you already have. The Legends video series can help you build stronger, more capable teams.

Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis) is a highly invasive weed that is spreading across Northland, which has the climatic suitability to thrive in most of the country if left to spread.

Lameness in New Zealand's dairy herds is primarily caused by five types of hoof lesions. This page shows what each looks like, which claws are affected, and the main risk factors. Understanding how they occur helps ensure the health of your herd.

The Healthy Hoof programme focused on the prevention of lameness. The programme was a simple, stepwise approach to managing lameness on dairy farms caused by physical factors. NZVA now offer their own lameness training.

The Dairy Effluent 'Warrant of Fitness' (WOF) is a voluntary programme that assesses your farm's effluent system to ensure it's compliant throughout the year.

DairyNZ and Irish research partners are working together to quantify methane emissions from dairy cows in pasture-based systems in this four-year programme.

Positive welfare goes beyond preventing suffering. It's about enabling cows to thrive. By supporting natural behaviours and promoting positive experiences, we can help ensure cows live a good life.

Animal welfare goes beyond just daily care for animals on farm . It means adhering to standards set out by the Animal Welfare Act and welfare codes, and meeting consumer and market expectations.

Lameness is a cow health issue that requires timely detection and treatment. It affects the wellbeing of cows and people, taking time, energy and skill to treat. The DairyNZ lameness scoring system helps you spot early signs and monitor.