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  • A waterway surrounded by native plants and two people kayaking across it
    Reduce E. coli loss

    E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.

    Environment

    Reduce E. coli loss

    A waterway surrounded by native plants and two people kayaking across it

    E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.

    Environment
  • A dairy farmer walking his cows along a tree-lined track with open fields to the left
    Adapting to a changing climate

    Farmers are already experiencing the impact of climate change firsthand. Building resilience into your farm system will be key to coping with changing weather patterns, increased temperatures, and adverse events.

    Environment

    5 min read

    Adapting to a changing climate

    A dairy farmer walking his cows along a tree-lined track with open fields to the left

    Farmers are already experiencing the impact of climate change firsthand. Building resilience into your farm system will be key to coping with changing weather patterns, increased temperatures, and adverse events.

    Environment

    5 min read

  • Carbon Offsets 1200X800
    Carbon offsets

    Tree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.

    Environment

    3 min read

    Carbon offsets

    Carbon Offsets 1200X800

    Tree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.

    Environment

    3 min read

  • Dairy cows grazing on a hill next to a track with a pond and native plants at the bottom
    Reduce sediment loss

    The loss of sediment from a farm can affect farm productivity, as well as the health of waterways. The good news is there are on-farm actions that can help.

    Environment

    2 min read

    Reduce sediment loss

    Dairy cows grazing on a hill next to a track with a pond and native plants at the bottom

    The loss of sediment from a farm can affect farm productivity, as well as the health of waterways. The good news is there are on-farm actions that can help.

    Environment

    2 min read

  • Northland dairy farmers Andrew and Vicky Booth.
    Kiwi dairy farmers help increase native wildlife numbers

    Dairy farmers around New Zealand are grabbing spades and heading onto their farms and into their communities to plant native trees and plants.

    Media releases

    11 Mar 2024

    2 min read

    Kiwi dairy farmers help increase native wildlife numbers
    Northland dairy farmers Andrew and Vicky Booth.

    Dairy farmers around New Zealand are grabbing spades and heading onto their farms and into their communities to plant native trees and plants.

    Media releases

    11 Mar 2024

    2 min read

  • A New Well Is Constructed At Wimborne Dairies In South Canterbury 1500X2000
    South Canterbury catchment

    A collaborative project is underway between farmers, DairyNZ and other stakeholders in South Canterbury, to analyse and support implementation of solutions that further decrease nitrogen in water and help ensure farmers can meet plan change rules.

    Research

    1 min read

    South Canterbury catchment

    A New Well Is Constructed At Wimborne Dairies In South Canterbury 1500X2000

    A collaborative project is underway between farmers, DairyNZ and other stakeholders in South Canterbury, to analyse and support implementation of solutions that further decrease nitrogen in water and help ensure farmers can meet plan change rules.

    Research

    1 min read

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  •  A close up of a hand holding grazing crops in a paddock
    Forage Value Index

    We have completed a four-year trial at Scott Farm in the Waikato, validating the Forage Value Index (FVI) under typical farm management conditions.

    Research

    8 min read

    Forage Value Index

     A close up of a hand holding grazing crops in a paddock

    We have completed a four-year trial at Scott Farm in the Waikato, validating the Forage Value Index (FVI) under typical farm management conditions.

    Research

    8 min read

  • A female farm assistant wearing overalls and gumboots, walking along a farm race carrying fencing stakes.
    Finding the right role for you

    An intro into the roles on a dairy farm, where to find the right role for you, understanding what you need in a job and how you can progress your career in dairy.

    People

    3 min read

    Finding the right role for you

    A female farm assistant wearing overalls and gumboots, walking along a farm race carrying fencing stakes.

    An intro into the roles on a dairy farm, where to find the right role for you, understanding what you need in a job and how you can progress your career in dairy.

    People

    3 min read

  • A couple of experts consult with one another
    Recording Parentage

    Effective cow data recording and performance measurement on your farm can make the difference in breeding decisions.

    Animal

    2 min read

    Recording Parentage

    A couple of experts consult with one another

    Effective cow data recording and performance measurement on your farm can make the difference in breeding decisions.

    Animal

    2 min read

  • Farmers helping select stream sampling sites and carrying out sampling.
    Understanding E. coli

    A new multi-year programme of work, led by AgResearch and jointly delivered by DairyNZ, is working with farmers to understand and reduce E. coli losses into waterways.

    Research

    2 min read

    Understanding E. coli

    Farmers helping select stream sampling sites and carrying out sampling.

    A new multi-year programme of work, led by AgResearch and jointly delivered by DairyNZ, is working with farmers to understand and reduce E. coli losses into waterways.

    Research

    2 min read

  • International employee herding dairy cows on motorbike.
    Immigration

    Employing staff from overseas on your dairy farm involves complying with New Zealand's latest immigration rules and regulations.

    People

    3 min read

    Immigration

    International employee herding dairy cows on motorbike.

    Employing staff from overseas on your dairy farm involves complying with New Zealand's latest immigration rules and regulations.

    People

    3 min read

  • Dairynz Wintering Survey Pod
    Nationwide survey shows farmers wintering well

    Results from DairyNZ’s nationwide survey highlights dairy farmers continue to focus on wintering well and caring for their animals and land, no matter the conditions.

    Media releases

    18 Dec 2023

    3 min read

    Nationwide survey shows farmers wintering well
    Dairynz Wintering Survey Pod

    Results from DairyNZ’s nationwide survey highlights dairy farmers continue to focus on wintering well and caring for their animals and land, no matter the conditions.

    Media releases

    18 Dec 2023

    3 min read

  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    NZAEL new fertility trait update | Ep. 68

    DairyNZ’s subsidiary NZAEL (New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited) has recently made a new fertility trait update – in this episode we’ll discuss what this change will mean and how it will benefit farmers.

    Animal

    18 Dec 2023

    19:26 min

    NZAEL new fertility trait update | Ep. 68

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    DairyNZ’s subsidiary NZAEL (New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited) has recently made a new fertility trait update – in this episode we’ll discuss what this change will mean and how it will benefit farmers.

    Animal

    18 Dec 2023

    19:26 min

  • Pokaiwhenua Pod
    Pōkaiwhenua planting to improve stream water quality

    DairyNZ’s collaborative approach to improving waterway health will see extensive planting take place in the Pōkaiwhenua catchment this summer.

    Media releases

    18 Dec 2023

    2 min read

    Pōkaiwhenua planting to improve stream water quality
    Pokaiwhenua Pod

    DairyNZ’s collaborative approach to improving waterway health will see extensive planting take place in the Pōkaiwhenua catchment this summer.

    Media releases

    18 Dec 2023

    2 min read

  • Catchment Group Support
    Catchment Group Support

    Catchment groups are a great opportunity for you and your local community to work together to enhance and improve the biodiversity, water quality, and community value of your catchment and downstream environment. DairyNZ can help you with your goals.

    Support

    3 min read

    Catchment Group Support

    Catchment Group Support

    Catchment groups are a great opportunity for you and your local community to work together to enhance and improve the biodiversity, water quality, and community value of your catchment and downstream environment. DairyNZ can help you with your goals.

    Support

    3 min read

  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    Improving workplace productivity | Ep. 66

    Having more productive dairy workplaces can save hours, shorten the working day, and create more attractive workplaces. In this episode, we share the findings of two recent studies on workplace productivity and farm tech adoption.

    People

    15 Nov 2023

    21:35 min

    Improving workplace productivity | Ep. 66

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    Having more productive dairy workplaces can save hours, shorten the working day, and create more attractive workplaces. In this episode, we share the findings of two recent studies on workplace productivity and farm tech adoption.

    People

    15 Nov 2023

    21:35 min

  • Effluent Odour Management
    Odour Management

    Odour from farm dairy effluent is increasingly an issue as herd sizes grow and urban boundaries get closer to operating farms. If the regional council receives a complaint about an odour, they will come out to the farm and assess the situation.

    Environment

    Odour Management

    Effluent Odour Management

    Odour from farm dairy effluent is increasingly an issue as herd sizes grow and urban boundaries get closer to operating farms. If the regional council receives a complaint about an odour, they will come out to the farm and assess the situation.

    Environment
  • Dairynz Chair Jim Van Der Poel Pod
    New independent group aims to enhance NZ genetic gain

    DairyNZ has invited respected agricultural leaders, on behalf of the dairy sector, to help New Zealand remain internationally competitive in genetic gain.

    Media releases

    8 Nov 2023

    New independent group aims to enhance NZ genetic gain
    Dairynz Chair Jim Van Der Poel Pod

    DairyNZ has invited respected agricultural leaders, on behalf of the dairy sector, to help New Zealand remain internationally competitive in genetic gain.

    Media releases

    8 Nov 2023

  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64

    Many farmers are looking for ways to get better value from their pasture, get through NIWA’s predicted El Niño summer, and control on-farm costs. Could deferred grazing provide a solution for some farmers?

    Feed

    18 Oct 2023

    16:57 min

    The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    Many farmers are looking for ways to get better value from their pasture, get through NIWA’s predicted El Niño summer, and control on-farm costs. Could deferred grazing provide a solution for some farmers?

    Feed

    18 Oct 2023

    16:57 min