Co-developed with farmers and a range of partners, the solutions we develop are built to work on New Zealand pasture-based dairy farms and help increase profitability and sustainability.

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Get the latest advice and find out about ways to manage biosecurity on your farm.

Biosecurity is about reducing the risk of diseases, weeds or pests entering, spreading or leaving your farm.

This section covers the key areas of track design, how this interfaces with the yard, the yard environment and cattle handling facilities. It also covers yard cleaning and explains how changes to your existing systems will provide several benefits.

Correctly setting up your milking plant will minimise the chance of teat and udder damage, and the risk of grades caused by poor plant performance.

Milking is the largest labour requirement on a dairy farm and the timing of milking defines the whole structure of the day. Changing milking intervals is one way to reduce work hours and/or increase flexibility to improve workplace attractiveness.

Discover how rotary milking systems improve efficiency on New Zealand dairy farms. Learn about MaxT (Maximum Milking Time), practical tips, and strategies to optimise milking performance and herd health.

There’s room to save time in almost all herringbone dairies, the key to improving efficiency is to use a consistent milking routine for all milkers.

Create an attractive workplace for staff and maximise time out in the paddock for cows by milking efficiently. Milking can be a time-consuming task. On an average farm at peak lactation, twenty-nine hours per week are spent milking.

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.