Under its innovation strategy, Craigmore Sustainables is collaborating with new innovators of technology across sustainability, people, animals and business management to enhance New Zealand’s dairy sector.

Economist Shamubeel Eaqub delivered a clear message at Waikato’s 2025 People Expo, hosted on Wednesday by DairyNZ and the Dairy Women's Network: focus on what you can control.

With around 41,000 people working on New Zealand dairy farms, understanding what drives workplace productivity is key to improving individual farm and overall sector performance.

The future of dairy farming doesn’t exist without young people entering the sector. Recognising this, DairyNZ collaborates with New Zealand Young Farmers to run various initiatives that foster the growth of young farmers and new producers.

Genetic gain has been a key driver of success in the New Zealand dairy sector, and NZ Animal Evaluation, a DairyNZ subsidiary, aims to see that continue.

New Zealand’s dairy and beef industries today welcomed the Government’s investment in the $20.9 million Dairy Beef Opportunities (DBO) programme aimed at growing New Zealand’s dairy-beef sector and creating new revenue opportunities for farmers.

In a first for the dairy sector DairyNZ, Fonterra, and LIC have combined the data from around 8,000 farms to investigate the link between physical farm performance measures and profitability.

Free courses – developed in collaboration with farmers and the dairy sector – help farmers like Emma Blom build practical skills on-farm.