Meeting a Sustainable Future was a levy funded DairyNZ initiative to support farmers in the Selwyn and Hinds catchments meet their environmental obligations while optimising their farm systems for profit and resilience.

Missed milkings due to power cuts or extreme weather events can be managed with minimal negative impacts on milk production. DairyNZ research indicates that cows in mid-lactation can tolerate delays, but early lactation cows require more care.

DairyNZ is leading a potentially game-changing catchment project to test the benefits of plantain in local pastures.

DairyNZ is partnering in research aimed at developing a new cow survival and longevity trait. This trait will provide greater focus on general robustness and good health, as DairyNZ senior scientist Claire Phyn explains.

The NZIPIM Certified Dairy Farm Systems Consultants focus on identifying risks and opportunities on farms through a whole farm systems approach, providing tailored recommendations.

Prolonged wet weather poses challenges to normal farming activities by saturating soils. This page provides information on managing the impact of wet weather on dairy farming.

The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has reviewed the existing code of welfare for dairy cattle and has consulted on updated minimum standards and best practice guidance as well as recommendations for regulations.

Let your passion for te ao Māori and te taiao thrive at DairyNZ. Gain valuable industry insight, practical experience, and tuakana/teina mentoring.

Owl Farm, owned by St Peters School in Cambridge, is a demonstration farm run for the benefit of the school, the students, the local community, and the dairy sector.

Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) is managed by the South Island Dairying Development Centre (SIDDC), representing its six partner organisations.

Ben Wilson contract milks two family-owned dairy farm properties near Kirwee, Canterbury. The farms are owned in an equity partnership between Ben, his parents and his brother.

Dairy cow fertility is essential to every dairy business being productive. It is important to consider areas to focus on, in order to maximise the herd's reproductive performance.

A three-day course to help dairy farmers at any business stage. It offers tools and coaching to create wealth, set aligned goals, and analyse your farm business. Delivered by DairyNZ.

Bill and Shirley Wright are sheep and beef farm owners from Cave. 

If you are looking to build your milk quality and mastitis management skills, check out these DairyNZ recommended training courses.

Exploring new, cost-effective off-paddock wintering options for dairy farmers, particularly in the southern South Island, where farmers utilise winter crop grazing.

The regulations set rules which apply to feedlots and other stockholding areas such as feed pads, stand-off pads, winter pads and loafing pads.

Craigmore Farms’ Oamaru pod manager, Ed von Randow oversees five dairy farms in North Otago. In the 2020/21 season, Waiareka farm will be making the shift to full season 3-in-2 milking. We will be following Waiareka farm as part of the project.

The first competitor assessment in the Frontier Farms project was carried out on US mega-dairies (farms of more than 2,500 cows, typical of mid-western states).

A Ngāi Tahu-led regenerative agriculture project that aims to develop a future-proof dairy farm system that incorporates mātauranga Māori.