This International Day of Rural Women we profile Kirsty Verhoek who ‘walks the talk’, balancing her interests in animal welfare, agricultural science and innovative dairy farming.

Levy-paying dairy farmers only have a few days left to vote in DairyNZ’s Board of Directors election, with voting closing at 12 noon on Thursday, 17 October.

The opportunity for dairy farmers to have a say in the future of the DairyNZ Board has arrived, with voting now open for two directorships.

DairyNZ welcomes the Government’s move to pause Freshwater Farm Plans while the system is improved.

Dairy farmers are urged to get to know their candidates vying for a position on the DairyNZ Board when voting opens next month.

Farmers are encouraged to get their nominations in for DairyNZ’s Board of Director elections, with only a few days left before nominations close.

August 6, is Farm Worker Appreciation Day, which is a chance to showcase the great work of our dairy farmers, both employers and employees. Jayson and Stacey share how they care for their team, and how they are supported themselves on farm.

DairyNZ, LIC and CRV welcome the Industry Working Group’s (IWG) final report supporting improvements in New Zealand’s genetic gain system for the national dairy herd.

David Hunt will bring his extensive governance experience and commercial acumen to DairyNZ as a newly appointed independent director.

DairyNZ, LIC and CRV have received the Final Report: Objective evaluation of the current state of genetic improvement in the NZ dairy sector relative to other advanced dairy industries, undertaken by the Independent Working Group (IWG).