Winners of DairyNZ’s Sustainability and Stewardship Awards in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards have their eyes firmly fixed on progressing a positive future for New Zealand dairy.

Results from DairyNZ’s five-year Selwyn and Hinds programme show significant change has occurred to help reduce farm nitrogen (N) losses and improve water quality outcomes.

The latest DairyNZ Economic Survey continues to emphasise that dairy farmers have been battling with inflation, with the report showing an ongoing change in the make-up of expenses and the impacts this has had on dairy farm businesses.

At Fieldays DairyNZ is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its powerful online platform DairyBase, which helps farmers drive profit and identify positive changes for their farm business.

DairyNZ Chair, Tracy Brown talks about how the Government's latest resource management reforms are a welcome step towards a system that is simpler, more practical and better aligned with life on farm.

New results from DairyNZ’s Plantain Potency and Practice programme provide further evidence that incorporating plantain into dairy pastures can help reduce nitrogen losses to freshwater while maintaining milk production and farm profitability.

A partnership of two couples, who are also friends, shares insights with DairyNZ researchers as they explore practical ways to drive workplace productivity on-farm.

Dr Jenny Jago, science partnerships and impact advisor at DairyNZ, says the pasture-based nature of New Zealand’s dairy system sets it apart globally – and should shape how technology is developed and adopted on-farm.

How you manage farm profit can set your family and business up for long-term resilience, say DairyNZ business specialists Sarah Brown and Paul Bird.