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  • Hauraki High Profitability
    Hauraki High Profitability

    The P3 (Profitable Progressive Plains) Trust was set up in 2012 by a group of people, mainly dairy farmers to help drive success of the Dairy sector on the Hauraki Plains and to lift the wealth and well-being of the Hauraki Plains community.

    Research

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    Hauraki High Profitability

    Hauraki High Profitability

    The P3 (Profitable Progressive Plains) Trust was set up in 2012 by a group of people, mainly dairy farmers to help drive success of the Dairy sector on the Hauraki Plains and to lift the wealth and well-being of the Hauraki Plains community.

    Research

    4 min read

  • A man and woman standing in a fileld
    Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching, Peter and Joc Kinney (Culverden)

    Peter and Joc Kinney are dairy farming near Culverden. The dairy farm has an effective milking platform area of 310 ha. At the start of the FRNL programme this was 95% irrigated, at a stocking rate of 3.8 cows/ha.

    Research

    4 min read

    Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching, Peter and Joc Kinney (Culverden)

    A man and woman standing in a fileld

    Peter and Joc Kinney are dairy farming near Culverden. The dairy farm has an effective milking platform area of 310 ha. At the start of the FRNL programme this was 95% irrigated, at a stocking rate of 3.8 cows/ha.

    Research

    4 min read

  • Two girls fishing by the river
    Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord

    The Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord was launched in July 2013 and built on the work that began under the Clean Streams Accord.

    Regulation

    3 min read

    Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord

    Two girls fishing by the river

    The Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord was launched in July 2013 and built on the work that began under the Clean Streams Accord.

    Regulation

    3 min read

  • (Low Res) Nic Staveley HULA Godairy MG 9235
    Animal advocacy

    Healthy animals and strong biosecurity systems are essential to support NZ dairy production and exports. Our work advocates for strong, evidence and risk-based systems and pragmatic policy outcomes that supports us to deliver a resilient future.

    Regulation

    1 min read

    Animal advocacy

    (Low Res) Nic Staveley HULA Godairy MG 9235

    Healthy animals and strong biosecurity systems are essential to support NZ dairy production and exports. Our work advocates for strong, evidence and risk-based systems and pragmatic policy outcomes that supports us to deliver a resilient future.

    Regulation

    1 min read

  • Two men standing together
    Flexible Milking, Nick Dowson (Bay of Plenty)

    Tauranga farmers Nick and Mary Dowson initially decided to give flexible milking a go from Christmas onwards as a strategy to cope with dry summers.

    Research

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    Flexible Milking, Nick Dowson (Bay of Plenty)

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    Tauranga farmers Nick and Mary Dowson initially decided to give flexible milking a go from Christmas onwards as a strategy to cope with dry summers.

    Research

    6 min read

  • A gauge welded wire fence
    Biosecurity on grazing properties

    Thousands of New Zealand dairy cattle are wintered and/or grazed off farm. There are many ways graziers can protect the health of the stock they manage.

    Biosecurity

    3 min read

    Biosecurity on grazing properties

    A gauge welded wire fence

    Thousands of New Zealand dairy cattle are wintered and/or grazed off farm. There are many ways graziers can protect the health of the stock they manage.

    Biosecurity

    3 min read

  • A man inspectioning
    Evaluating biosecurity risks

    Exotic animal diseases, pest plants, and insect pests are significant threats to New Zealand's dairy farming. The page details DairyNZ's proactive steps to identify these risks through the Dairy Biosecurity Risk Evaluation framework (D-BRiEF).

    Biosecurity

    2 min read

    Evaluating biosecurity risks

    A man inspectioning

    Exotic animal diseases, pest plants, and insect pests are significant threats to New Zealand's dairy farming. The page details DairyNZ's proactive steps to identify these risks through the Dairy Biosecurity Risk Evaluation framework (D-BRiEF).

    Biosecurity

    2 min read

  • A man standing in a field with cows around him
    Reducing Nitrate Leaching, Athol and Jane New (Canterbury)

    Mayview was converted in 2016 and purchased by the current partnership in July 2019.

    Research

    3 min read

    Reducing Nitrate Leaching, Athol and Jane New (Canterbury)

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    Mayview was converted in 2016 and purchased by the current partnership in July 2019.

    Research

    3 min read

  • Drought (1)
    Drought

    Drought management in dairy farming is about preparing for and recovering from dry conditions. This page provides you with various options to deal with drought.

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    Drought

    Drought (1)

    Drought management in dairy farming is about preparing for and recovering from dry conditions. This page provides you with various options to deal with drought.

    Support

    1 min read

  • A group of happy men standing next to a tractor
    FarmTune®

    Using the LEAN principle, DairyNZ developed this training programme to help enhance dairy farm management by identifying and eliminating waste, improve safety, streamline milking times, and enhance team communication and engagement.

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    1 min read

    FarmTune®

    A group of happy men standing next to a tractor

    Using the LEAN principle, DairyNZ developed this training programme to help enhance dairy farm management by identifying and eliminating waste, improve safety, streamline milking times, and enhance team communication and engagement.

    Support

    1 min read

  • Taranaki Research
    Taranaki Research

    Taranaki has long been a centre for dairy science with research and demonstration farms in Stratford, Hawera and Waimate West.

    Research

    2 min read

    Taranaki Research

    Taranaki Research

    Taranaki has long been a centre for dairy science with research and demonstration farms in Stratford, Hawera and Waimate West.

    Research

    2 min read

  • Bay Of Plenty Profitability (1)
    Bay of Plenty Profitability

    Bay of Plenty Focus on Dairying is an initiative led by Bay of Plenty dairy farmers to explore ways for local farmers to make their farms more profitable, sustainable and satisfying.

    Research

    1 min read

    Bay of Plenty Profitability

    Bay Of Plenty Profitability (1)

    Bay of Plenty Focus on Dairying is an initiative led by Bay of Plenty dairy farmers to explore ways for local farmers to make their farms more profitable, sustainable and satisfying.

    Research

    1 min read

  • A pair of boots
    Pasture renovation

    Pasture renovation after major flooding events requires a careful and strategic approach. The page provides guidelines on how to handle different types of damage to your pastures, from lightly silted to completely dead, due to being underwater.

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    Pasture renovation

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    Pasture renovation after major flooding events requires a careful and strategic approach. The page provides guidelines on how to handle different types of damage to your pastures, from lightly silted to completely dead, due to being underwater.

    Support

    2 min read

  • A water pump in a field
    Effluent Training Courses

    DairyNZ recommends these effluent management and design training courses for farm teams and rural professionals.

    Support

    1 min read

    Effluent Training Courses

    A water pump in a field

    DairyNZ recommends these effluent management and design training courses for farm teams and rural professionals.

    Support

    1 min read

  • A man milking the cow
    Milking Efficiency, Shannon and Cass Rolls (Canterbury)

    Improving milking efficiency is one of the great wins for dairy farmers.

    Research

    6 min read

    Milking Efficiency, Shannon and Cass Rolls (Canterbury)

    A man milking the cow

    Improving milking efficiency is one of the great wins for dairy farmers.

    Research

    6 min read

  • A small combine harvester being used in a paddock on Lye Research Farm, Hamilton
    Lye Farm

    Welcome to DairyNZ's Lye Farm. Home to world class udder health and intensive indoor nutrition research.

    Research

    1 min read

    Lye Farm

    A small combine harvester being used in a paddock on Lye Research Farm, Hamilton

    Welcome to DairyNZ's Lye Farm. Home to world class udder health and intensive indoor nutrition research.

    Research

    1 min read

  • Man leaning on a black cow
    Reducing Nitrate Leaching, Tony Dodunski (Canterbury)

    Beaumaris Dairies was purchased by the Dodunski Family in June 2017, and is managed by Tony. The farm is in the Cultural Sensitive Zone, and it’s challenges are more related to Phosphorus, Mahinga Kai, and heavy soils than Nitrogen. 

    Research

    1 min read

    Reducing Nitrate Leaching, Tony Dodunski (Canterbury)

    Man leaning on a black cow

    Beaumaris Dairies was purchased by the Dodunski Family in June 2017, and is managed by Tony. The farm is in the Cultural Sensitive Zone, and it’s challenges are more related to Phosphorus, Mahinga Kai, and heavy soils than Nitrogen. 

    Research

    1 min read

  • A field of livestocks
    Flexible Milking, John Totty (Canterbury)

    The page covers a farmer's experience with a flexible milking schedule, milking 10 times in seven days (10-in-7), which has led to improved animal health, profitability, and staff retention.

    Research

    22 min read

    Flexible Milking, John Totty (Canterbury)

    A field of livestocks

    The page covers a farmer's experience with a flexible milking schedule, milking 10 times in seven days (10-in-7), which has led to improved animal health, profitability, and staff retention.

    Research

    22 min read

  • A close up shot of a farm plant
    Chicory and Plantain

    The Chicory and Plantain programme of work aimed to determine milk production responses to supplementing a pasture-based diet with chicory or plantain in summer, and how grazing management affected the growth and quality of these herbs, as well as

    Research

    3 min read

    Chicory and Plantain

    A close up shot of a farm plant

    The Chicory and Plantain programme of work aimed to determine milk production responses to supplementing a pasture-based diet with chicory or plantain in summer, and how grazing management affected the growth and quality of these herbs, as well as

    Research

    3 min read

  • A bunch New Zealand flax plant
    Flexible Milking, Angela Reid (Northern Southland)

    Angela Reid manages North South Farms, a property under FarmRight management in Northern Southland.

    Research

    5 min read

    Flexible Milking, Angela Reid (Northern Southland)

    A bunch New Zealand flax plant

    Angela Reid manages North South Farms, a property under FarmRight management in Northern Southland.

    Research

    5 min read