Evidence-based strategies to optimise your farm system, while maintaining productivity and profitability.

A data standard that defines the requirements, processes, and procedures required for accurately recording Body Condition Score data and associated metadata, and submission of this data to the Dairy Industry Good Animal Database (DIGAD) for use in animal evaluation.

This edition of Inside Dairy features the latest news, farmer-led solutions, and science-backed tools to keep pastures productive, cows comfortable, and your business profitable.

A brief guide to Breeding Worth, Breeding Values, Production Worth and Lactation Worth.

Your guide to the establishment and management of productive and persistent new pastures.

Anyone coming onto your farm may pose a risk to the health of your staff or animals and could bring weeds and pests along for the ride. To reduce this risk, it’s important to set up some simple controls.

Use this template to create your own farm biosecurity plan and strengthen preparedness for potential threats.

Biosecurity risk assessment that covers visiting overseas farms, what to consider before returning to New Zealand, and what to do on arrival..

This booklet contains answers to the frequently asked questions about feeding dairy cows in spring. It is a resource to help farmers make profitable and sustainable feed management decisions on pasture-based farms and has been developed within the FeedRight programme led by DairyNZ’s Dr Jane Kay.

DairyNZ appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the review of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011 (ACVM).

This edition focuses on optimisation – with practical, people-focused ideas to boost on-farm productivity and sustainability.

DairyNZ welcomes the opportunity to work with officials prior to the next phase of consultation, and on the broader RMA reform programme.

This is a gap assessment tool. It assesses heat detection efficiency and the likely benefit of improving heat detection on your herd’s overall reproductive performance.

A monthly cashflow budget takes your annual cash budget and spreads your income and expenses across the year giving you a month-by-month basis picture.

DairyNZ has analysed survey results to share some farmers views on the outlook and challenges affecting them as they look to the future.

This policy sets out guidelines and procedures for identifying, declaring, documenting, and managing actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interests.