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Transport can be stressful for livestock. Find out how farmers and others along the way can make sure cows are comfortable during transport and at their destination.

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Welfare

Inside Dairy December 2023-January 2024

Inside Dairy spotlights DairyNZ's new CE, farming through the generations, productivity workshops, the benefits of deferred grazing and more.

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Inside Dairy

Tararua farmers lead the way

In 2018, faced with the need to make significant environmental improvements to comply with regulatory requirements, farmers and the community teamed up in a five-year research project aimed at reducing their environmental footprint and improving water quality in the region.

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Environment

Effluent odour management for storage ponds

Strategies for managing storage pond odour.

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Environment

DairyNZ submission on Biodiversity Credit consultation Nov 2023

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Regulations

Joint letter to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on Target Review Oct 2023

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Regulations

View from the cowshed

As New Zealand approaches the 2023 national election, DairyNZ has analysed survey results to explore how future policymakers can support farmers.

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Dairy Sector

Summer management plan

The summer management plan is a useful template for developing your own summer management strategy.

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Feed

Technology and Workplace Practices Survey report

The latest survey completed in May 2023 shows automation investments remain a focus for farmers, but wearables are on the rise.

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Research

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Workplace Productivity Survey 2023 report

The Workplace Productivity Study was designed to look at productivity and workplace practices on a deeper level.

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Research

Inside Dairy October-November 2023

This issue features cost squeeze perspectives, planting do's and dont's, investigating our methane options and more.

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Inside Dairy

Submission on proposed plan change 7 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional plan

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Regulations

Joint evidence submission for target review

Submission to the Climate Change Commission on the Review of the 2050 Target

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Regulations

Joint submission to Climate Change Commission on Target Review Sept 2023

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Regulations

Fact Sheet 3 Setting Up A Willow Coppice Block For Fodder

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Environment

ASNZ 2018 01. Modelling N Management

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Environment

Media Quickfacts Economics And Markets 2025

Dairy Sector Quickfacts: Economics and Markets

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Quickfacts

Dairy Sector Quickfacts: Nutrition of milk

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Quickfacts

Full discussion document with consultation questions

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Breeding decisions

DairyNZ Submission on the deferral of NZ ETS reporting obligations for animals – farmer activities (5 September 2023)

DairyNZ supports the deferral of farm-level obligations for the NZ ETS reporting. Deferral would allow the sector and Government to continue working in partnership to create an equitable and workable system for managing agricultural emissions.

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Regulations