Local government reform will influence how decisions about rating, land use, infrastructure and environmental management are made.

Solar and battery systems are helping dairy farms save on energy, reduce emissions, and keep operations running smoothly.

Productivity growth matters for competitiveness because it indicates levers farmers can actually control. Prices, weather and regulations are largely beyond our control, but how efficiently we use our land and inputs is not.

OneBW aims to bring genomic and non-genomic evaluations together into a single BW index, making it easier for farmers to compare bulls across providers.

DairyNZ Chief Executive Campbell Parker congratulated the winners of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards held in Rotorua on Saturday.

A 12-month pathway programme has helped kickstart a career in dairy for an 18-year-old student-turned-farmer.

Getting calves off to the best start – with good colostrum and feeding more milk, more frequently – sets them up for growth, resilience and future productivity.

DairyBase is helping contract milkers like Keegan and Catherine Rodley strengthen their financial capability, supporting better decisions today and clearer pathways to sharemilking and farm ownership.

A partnership between DairyNZ, the Government and other sector leaders is engaged in a four-year, $20.9 million programme to expand the dairy-beef sector.

Chris and Carla Staples use DairyBase to track performance, compare results with local benchmarks, and plan their pathway through the dairy system.

Over summer, DairyNZ ran a range of on-farm trials exploring everything from cow behaviour to farm system performance. Lead scientists share a snapshot of what happened in the field, with photos capturing the work in action.

'Just quickly' snippets from the May-July 2026 edition of Inside Dairy