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Inside Dairy - Where today's questions become tomorrow's toolsLye Farm, one of DairyNZ’s research farms near Hamilton, uses purpose-built facilities, specialised feeding equipment, and trained cows. These facilities enable trials of new approaches under pasture-based farming conditions typical of New Zealand.
Inside Dairy•3 Nov 2025
•4 min read
Inside Dairy - Where today's questions become tomorrow's tools
Lye Farm, one of DairyNZ’s research farms near Hamilton, uses purpose-built facilities, specialised feeding equipment, and trained cows. These facilities enable trials of new approaches under pasture-based farming conditions typical of New Zealand.
Inside Dairy•3 Nov 2025
•4 min read
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Farm Focus and DairyNZ partner to help deliver smarter, faster benchmarkingTwo of New Zealand’s key rural data organisations - DairyNZ’s DairyBase and Farm Focus - have formed a new partnership that aims to remove data duplication and help provide more timely, useful benchmarking insights for farmers.
Media releases•21 Oct 2025
•2 min read
Farm Focus and DairyNZ partner to help deliver smarter, faster benchmarking
Two of New Zealand’s key rural data organisations - DairyNZ’s DairyBase and Farm Focus - have formed a new partnership that aims to remove data duplication and help provide more timely, useful benchmarking insights for farmers.
Media releases•21 Oct 2025
•2 min read
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Climate change legislationThe Government has set climate change targets and developed policies to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.
Regulation•2 min read
Climate change legislation

The Government has set climate change targets and developed policies to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.
Regulation•2 min read
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International dairy siresThis page outlines what to consider when selecting international bulls, how their breeding values are evaluated, and which traits are assessed for New Zealand conditions.
Animal•3 min read
International dairy sires

This page outlines what to consider when selecting international bulls, how their breeding values are evaluated, and which traits are assessed for New Zealand conditions.
Animal•3 min read
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Latest plantain trial results again show role in reducing nitrogen leachingDairyNZ’s Plantain programme continues to deliver promising results, with new data confirming that modest levels of plantain in pastures reduce nitrogen leaching, offering farmers a practical, science-backed tool to meet environmental goals.
Media releases•8 Sep 2025
•3 min read
Latest plantain trial results again show role in reducing nitrogen leaching
DairyNZ’s Plantain programme continues to deliver promising results, with new data confirming that modest levels of plantain in pastures reduce nitrogen leaching, offering farmers a practical, science-backed tool to meet environmental goals.
Media releases•8 Sep 2025
•3 min read
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Inside Dairy - Freshwater rules under reviewConsultation on new freshwater regulations has now closed, but not before DairyNZ strongly advocated for more workable rules to meet both environmental needs and the realities of farming.
Inside Dairy•3 Sep 2025
•3 min read
Inside Dairy - Freshwater rules under review
Consultation on new freshwater regulations has now closed, but not before DairyNZ strongly advocated for more workable rules to meet both environmental needs and the realities of farming.
Inside Dairy•3 Sep 2025
•3 min read
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Homegrown advantage: How high-profit farms are also achieving low emissions intensity | Ep. 105Can your farm be both highly profitable and low in emissions intensity? New research from nearly 8,000 farms reveals how top-performing NZ dairy farms are achieving both and offer practical insights on how to achieve this on your farm.
Research
•06 Aug 2025
•21:30 min
Homegrown advantage: How high-profit farms are also achieving low emissions intensity | Ep. 105

Can your farm be both highly profitable and low in emissions intensity? New research from nearly 8,000 farms reveals how top-performing NZ dairy farms are achieving both and offer practical insights on how to achieve this on your farm.
Research
•06 Aug 2025
•21:30 min
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Dr David Burger announced as DairyNZ Chief Science and Innovation OfficerFollowing an extensive national and international search, DairyNZ is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr David Burger as its new Chief Science and Innovation Officer.
Media releases•4 Aug 2025
•1 min read
Dr David Burger announced as DairyNZ Chief Science and Innovation Officer
Following an extensive national and international search, DairyNZ is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr David Burger as its new Chief Science and Innovation Officer.
Media releases•4 Aug 2025
•1 min read
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When dairy does well – NZ does wellIt’s a very unique New Zealand story – when an export does well, it’s good for the economy, but unfortunately, tough for locals.
Media releases•30 Jul 2025
•2 min read
When dairy does well – NZ does well
It’s a very unique New Zealand story – when an export does well, it’s good for the economy, but unfortunately, tough for locals.
Media releases•30 Jul 2025
•2 min read
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Native planting and community action improving freshwater on NZ dairy farmsNew Zealand’s freshwater management policies have long been focused on nitrogen and other contaminant limits, but with freshwater reform underway, there is an opportunity to shift towards more of a focus on stream health.
Media releases•29 Jul 2025
•5 min read
Native planting and community action improving freshwater on NZ dairy farms
New Zealand’s freshwater management policies have long been focused on nitrogen and other contaminant limits, but with freshwater reform underway, there is an opportunity to shift towards more of a focus on stream health.
Media releases•29 Jul 2025
•5 min read
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Global experts to gather at NZ’s first International Precision Dairy Farming ConferenceExperts from 24 countries are coming to see why New Zealand is at the heart of global dairy success as Christchurch gets ready to host the 4th International Precision Dairy Farming Conference, this December.
Media releases•8 Jul 2025
•2 min read
Global experts to gather at NZ’s first International Precision Dairy Farming Conference
Experts from 24 countries are coming to see why New Zealand is at the heart of global dairy success as Christchurch gets ready to host the 4th International Precision Dairy Farming Conference, this December.
Media releases•8 Jul 2025
•2 min read
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Blood BHB and Cow PerformanceA DairyNZ study investigated hyperketonaemia in grazing cows and determined that elevated blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentrations were not always associated with poor reproductive performance under a pasture-based diet.
Research•6 min read
Blood BHB and Cow Performance

A DairyNZ study investigated hyperketonaemia in grazing cows and determined that elevated blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentrations were not always associated with poor reproductive performance under a pasture-based diet.
Research•6 min read
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Inside Dairy: A closer look at wearable technologyAs more and more farmers adopt wearables, new research aims to assess how they affect reproductive performance.
Inside Dairy•4 Jul 2025
•2 min read
Inside Dairy: A closer look at wearable technology
As more and more farmers adopt wearables, new research aims to assess how they affect reproductive performance.
Inside Dairy•4 Jul 2025
•2 min read
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DairyNZ project wins national awardA DairyNZ project aimed at reducing strains and sprains on farm has won the Innovation category in the New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2025.
Media releases•19 Jun 2025
•1 min read
DairyNZ project wins national award
A DairyNZ project aimed at reducing strains and sprains on farm has won the Innovation category in the New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2025.
Media releases•19 Jun 2025
•1 min read
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Celebrating 60 years of insight: DairyNZ Economic Survey highlights sector’s evolutionDairyNZ is marking 60 years of the Economic Survey, reflecting on the evolution of New Zealand’s dairy sector over this time.
Media releases•18 Jun 2025
•2 min read
Celebrating 60 years of insight: DairyNZ Economic Survey highlights sector’s evolution
DairyNZ is marking 60 years of the Economic Survey, reflecting on the evolution of New Zealand’s dairy sector over this time.
Media releases•18 Jun 2025
•2 min read
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Milestone agreement signed on Foot and Mouth DiseaseLeaders from across the livestock sector have come together with the Government to sign a new agreement on how to prepare and respond in the unlikely event of a foot and mouth disease outbreak.
Media releases•12 Jun 2025
•2 min read
Milestone agreement signed on Foot and Mouth Disease
Leaders from across the livestock sector have come together with the Government to sign a new agreement on how to prepare and respond in the unlikely event of a foot and mouth disease outbreak.
Media releases•12 Jun 2025
•2 min read
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Large-scale joint project takes aim at pasture persistence problemDairyNZ Chair Tracy Brown and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chair Kate Acland today welcomed the announcement by Agriculture Minister Todd McClay of a $17 million, seven-year collaborative science and research programme – Resilient Pastures.
Media releases•11 Jun 2025
•2 min read
Large-scale joint project takes aim at pasture persistence problem
DairyNZ Chair Tracy Brown and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chair Kate Acland today welcomed the announcement by Agriculture Minister Todd McClay of a $17 million, seven-year collaborative science and research programme – Resilient Pastures.
Media releases•11 Jun 2025
•2 min read
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Resilient Pastures ProgrammeThe Resilient Pastures programme is a seven-year initiative focusing on enhancing pasture performance and persistence on dairy, sheep and beef farms across the upper North Island.
Research•2 min read
Resilient Pastures Programme

The Resilient Pastures programme is a seven-year initiative focusing on enhancing pasture performance and persistence on dairy, sheep and beef farms across the upper North Island.
Research•2 min read
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Farmer confidence growing, but challenges remain: DairyNZ’s View from the CowshedNew Zealand dairy farmers are feeling proud and increasingly positive about the future of their sector, according to DairyNZ’s latest View from the Cowshed report released today at Fieldays.
Media releases•11 Jun 2025
•1 min read
Farmer confidence growing, but challenges remain: DairyNZ’s View from the Cowshed
New Zealand dairy farmers are feeling proud and increasingly positive about the future of their sector, according to DairyNZ’s latest View from the Cowshed report released today at Fieldays.
Media releases•11 Jun 2025
•1 min read
