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RAS List - October bull data now live

Discover NZ's top proven bulls in the October Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list update

Ranking of Active Sires

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Bull Search

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Bull Search

Search for an individual bull or set criteria to produce a list of bulls to suit your requirements.

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Breeding decisions

Annual performance review

Template for annual performance reivews.

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Performance management

Feed budgets

Choose from a one-page Simple Feed Budget Calculator, Simple Feed Budget with Body Condition Score (BCS) Calculator, the Monthly Feed Budget, or Annual Feed Budget.

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Feed budgets

DairyNZ Econ Tracker tool

The DairyNZ Econ Tracker is an online tool that brings you economic information relevant to the New Zealand dairy sector right now.

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Planning

DairyBase login

Login to your DairyBase account and access all the information you need to make confident and effective farm management decisions.

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Business

Annual Leave Calculator

Use this calculator to work out annual leave entitlement for your employees.

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People

Supplement Price Calculator

The supplementary feed price calculator allows you to determine how much you can pay for supplementary feed.

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Feed

Feedright tutorials

Learn about dairy cow nutrition and feed management in pasture-based systems with these fun, bite-sized e-learning tutorials and videos.

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Nutrition

InCalf reproduction gap calculator

The calculations made with this tool are estimates of the ‘opportunity cost’ of less-than optimal reproductive performance in a specific herd.

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Animal

Dry off date to reach BCS targets at calving

This tool estimates the latest date to dry cows off to ensure they meet BCS targets at calving.

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Body condition score

DairyBase login

Login to your DairyBase account and access all the information you need to make confident and effective farm management decisions.

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Business

Personal cash budget

A personal cash budget is for anyone who wants to know where their money is going. It is particularly useful for farmers on a wage or salary.

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Budgets

OAD Decision Matrix

Before changing your farm system it’s important to assess the potential benefits (if any) and whether it fits with your future aspirations and goals.

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Milking

People Productivity Calculator

Use this calculator to work out your productivity in kg MS per hour worked.

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People

Heifer Development Plan

Growing heifers well, so that they meet their liveweight targets, can improve farm productivity and profitability. Use this tool to set a plan for the first two years of a heifer's life.

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Heifers

Annual cash budget template

An annual cash budget details cash received and cash expenses going out. It indicates if the business is sustainable and estimates any cash surplus or deficit for the season.

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Budgets

10-year equity forecast tool

The 10-year equity forecast tool forecasts a dairy farm business’s equity position over a 10-year period.

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Planning

Annual cash budget example

An annual cash budget details cash received and cash expenses going out. It indicates if the business is sustainable and estimates any cash surplus or deficit for the season.

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Budgets

Balance sheet

A balance sheet provides a snapshot of the current financial position. It is one of the major financial statements used by Chartered Accountants, business owners and bankers.

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Budgets

Body Condition Scoring App

Our new and improved Body Condition Scoring (BCS) app makes scoring your cows faster and easier. Designed with farmer feedback and testing, the app helps your record, track and analyse BCS data with ease.

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Body condition score

Breakeven milk price

Breakeven milk price (BEMP) is the milk income per kilogram of milksolids required to cover all costs or outgoings.

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Budgets

Breeding Worth Tool

The Breeding Worth Tool shows the effect that economic values have on the overall breeding worth of a bull.

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Breeding decisions

Catch crops gross margin calculator

This is a financial tool. It estimates the relative profitability of different catch crop options.

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Budgets

Contract milking premium calculator

The Contract Milker Premium Calculator compares the profitability of contract milking with managing a farm. 

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Business

Contract milking template

A monthly cashflow budget takes your annual cash budget and spreads your income and expenses across the year giving you a month-by-month basis picture of expected income and what you can anticipate spending.

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Budgets

Cultivar Selector Tool

This tool allows you to objectively select the most suitable endophyte and ryegrass cultivar combination for your farm. Select the relevant filters to obtain a list of appropriate cultivars.

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Feed

Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC)

The Dairy Effluent Storage Calculator (DESC) tool helps determine dairy effluent storage requirements for dairy farms.

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Effluent

Dairy shed efficiency calculator

If you're considering replacing or making major upgrades to your dairy, use this calculator to help you evaluate the size and type of dairy you need.

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Milking

DairyNZ Econ Tracker tool

The DairyNZ Econ Tracker is an online tool that brings you economic information relevant to the New Zealand dairy sector right now.

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Planning

Effluent spreading calculator

Download this handy tool to take the guesswork out of determining your effluent nutrient loadings.

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Effluent

Effluent spreading depth testing calculator

Use this calculator to measure the depth of effluent applied from a variety of effluent systems.

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Effluent