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Regan Kempson
North Island Physical Data Collection
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Katarana Puke
DairyBase Analyst
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Simon Woodward
Senior Scientist
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Pierre Beukes
Senior Scientist
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Paul Edwards
Senior Scientist
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Nicole Wheadon
Scientist
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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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Matthew Price
Senior Quantitative Geneticist
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Andrew Fear
NZ Animal Evaluation Manager
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Farmers forum 2025Explore insights from the 2025 Farmers Forum series, where 500+ farmers and experts discussed dairy’s future. Access resources, podcasts, and speaker highlights on trade, tech, climate, and farm business strategy.
Farmers forum 2025
Explore insights from the 2025 Farmers Forum series, where 500+ farmers and experts discussed dairy’s future. Access resources, podcasts, and speaker highlights on trade, tech, climate, and farm business strategy.
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People Productivity Calculator
Use this calculator to work out your productivity in kg MS per hour worked.
Tools & Apps•People•People Productivity Calculator
Use this calculator to work out your productivity in kg MS per hour worked.
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Contagious MastitisContagious mastitis in cows is often spread during milking. Minimise the spread by maintaining healthy teat ends, using well-operating milking equipment, and disinfecting teats after milking.
Animal•1 min read
Contagious Mastitis
Contagious mastitis in cows is often spread during milking. Minimise the spread by maintaining healthy teat ends, using well-operating milking equipment, and disinfecting teats after milking.
Animal•1 min read
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Composting dead stockComposting is an effective way to dispose of dead stock while creating a useful product and minimising the potential for groundwater contamination. If managed well, composting can be low cost and relatively odour free.
Environment•2 min read
Composting dead stock
Composting is an effective way to dispose of dead stock while creating a useful product and minimising the potential for groundwater contamination. If managed well, composting can be low cost and relatively odour free.
Environment•2 min read
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Full season once-a-day (OAD) milkingSwitching to full-season once-a-day (OAD) milking is a practice considered by many dairy farmers, especially in New Zealand.
Milking•13 min read
Full season once-a-day (OAD) milking
Switching to full-season once-a-day (OAD) milking is a practice considered by many dairy farmers, especially in New Zealand.
Milking•13 min read
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Grass silageGrass silage is pickled pasture, preserved through the conversion of its sugars into lactic acid by bacteria. This process extends the shelf life of the pasture beyond what it would have if exposed to open air.
Feed•6 min read
Grass silage
Grass silage is pickled pasture, preserved through the conversion of its sugars into lactic acid by bacteria. This process extends the shelf life of the pasture beyond what it would have if exposed to open air.
Feed•6 min read
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DisbuddingDisbudding is the process of removing a calf's horns between one to six weeks old. This prevents injuries to both the farm team and other animals.
Animal•4 min read
Disbudding
Disbudding is the process of removing a calf's horns between one to six weeks old. This prevents injuries to both the farm team and other animals.
Animal•4 min read
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EvaluatingIrrigation systems require suitable application depth, rate, and return periods to meet soil, plant, and climate needs. This page encourages evaluating your system against its design specifications to find potential improvements.
Environment•3 min read
Evaluating
Irrigation systems require suitable application depth, rate, and return periods to meet soil, plant, and climate needs. This page encourages evaluating your system against its design specifications to find potential improvements.
Environment•3 min read
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Goals ActionsUnderstand the power of setting clear, meaningful goals for your dairy farm business and personal life. It starts with finding your focus areas, like health or pasture management, where you want to concentrate your efforts.
Business•4 min read
Goals Actions
Understand the power of setting clear, meaningful goals for your dairy farm business and personal life. It starts with finding your focus areas, like health or pasture management, where you want to concentrate your efforts.
Business•4 min read
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LucerneLucerne is a perennial legume with a deep taproot, allowing it to tolerate moisture stress more than most pasture species. In NZ, most cultivars are winter dormant, but some newer ones grow earlier in spring and later in autumn.
Feed•2 min read
Lucerne
Lucerne is a perennial legume with a deep taproot, allowing it to tolerate moisture stress more than most pasture species. In NZ, most cultivars are winter dormant, but some newer ones grow earlier in spring and later in autumn.
Feed•2 min read
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Backing gatesBacking gates are tools used in the dairy yard to improve cow flow into the dairy, leading to more efficient milking. Moving the gate little and often takes up space in the yard, while still providing cows enough room is important.
Milking•3 min read
Backing gates
Backing gates are tools used in the dairy yard to improve cow flow into the dairy, leading to more efficient milking. Moving the gate little and often takes up space in the yard, while still providing cows enough room is important.
Milking•3 min read
