A productive workplace is about getting things done on the farm efficiently to meet the needs of the business and the people. All the resources and tools to help you create a productive workplace are here.

Find out how to recruit quality staff, be a better manager, work within the law and grow your people. Employees, find out all you need to know to make the dairy industry your career.

Managing fertiliser application and rates effectively is critical to a productive dairy farm. This section covers how you can use fertilisers efficiently while minimising environmental impacts.

In this page, you'll find details about different pests and common pests, weeds, and diseases of New Zealand pastures and brasicas.

To choose the right supplement for your farm, you need consider the cost of energy (cents/MJ ME), storage, wastage, and feeding logistics.

Information about growing different types of crops on your farm, wintering, and forages that reduce nitrate leaching.

Good irrigation helps pasture grow better, providing more feed for animals. Whatever the chosen system, it should maximise the amount of pasture grown while using as little water as possible.

The demand on water resources continues to grow, making efficient practices more relevant than ever. Everyone has a role to play in saving water. Find out how to review your water use to identify where there's potential for greater efficiency.

This section will help you understand the latest Government decisions and announcements in the climate change space and how the sector is responding.

Explore options to meet your goals, understand environmental requirements, and how to influence what is happening in your region.

This overview will display in detail all of your available options when considering off-paddock infrastructure investment.

Analysing your past performance helps you plan for the future and is a key part of growing your business and achieving your goals.

Dairy nutrition is about understanding the nutrient requirements of dairy cows at various stages of lactation and combining various feed alternatives to meet those needs in a cost-effective manner.

Genetics plays a role in an animal’s reproductive performance, for the animal itself and the sire she's mated to.

To set a dairy cow up for a long, productive life you must give her the best possible start.

Udder health and milk quality are important to farm productivity and profitability. Every farm stands to gain from less mastitis.

In today’s tight labour market, we need to ensure our dairy farm assistant jobs are attractive and competitive – but how?

Our guests on this episode are Morrinsville farmer Johan van Ras, planting professional Antony Snodgrass, and DairyNZ’s Aslan Wright-Stow, Senior Manager – Environment.

This section covers a wide range of information about feed management on dairy farms, including seasonal management, production systems, supplements, crops and pasture types.

Why plan? As a business owner planning is an essential tool in helping you build a successful business, as it helps to clarify goals and strategies for your business to ensure you are achieving the best results.