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Calving cowsFor the best outcome at calving time, know the signs and stages of labour, how to calve a cow, and the immediate care needed after calving. Check springers regularly to help identify the signs of labour, ensuring timely interventions if needed.
Animal•5 min read
Calving cows
For the best outcome at calving time, know the signs and stages of labour, how to calve a cow, and the immediate care needed after calving. Check springers regularly to help identify the signs of labour, ensuring timely interventions if needed.
Animal•5 min read
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Setting up for calvingPlanning and preparing for calving with your farm team will reduce stress when calving is in full swing and will help keep everyone safe and healthy. Spend time with your team prior to calving to create a plan that works for everyone.
Animal•3 min read
Setting up for calving
Planning and preparing for calving with your farm team will reduce stress when calving is in full swing and will help keep everyone safe and healthy. Spend time with your team prior to calving to create a plan that works for everyone.
Animal•3 min read
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Calf housingClean and comfortable calf sheds help create a nurturing environment for calves, reduces the risk of disease and encourages high growth rates.
Animal•3 min read
Calf housing
Clean and comfortable calf sheds help create a nurturing environment for calves, reduces the risk of disease and encourages high growth rates.
Animal•3 min read
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Freshwater policy reformDairyNZ’s Policy Team is working to ensure dairy sector voices are heard as major freshwater policy changes occur.
Regulation•2 min read
Freshwater policy reform
DairyNZ’s Policy Team is working to ensure dairy sector voices are heard as major freshwater policy changes occur.
Regulation•2 min read
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Collecting calvesSuccessful calf rearing starts as soon as the calf is born, requiring careful attention to safety, identification, and health protocols during collection.
Animal•2 min read
Collecting calves
Successful calf rearing starts as soon as the calf is born, requiring careful attention to safety, identification, and health protocols during collection.
Animal•2 min read
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Inside Dairy - Mentors make all the differenceWith the guidance of some dairy heavyweights, Jesse and Sharon Bagley devote themselves to fine-tuning their 1,150-cow sharemilking operation, incorporating the latest research from experts and growing their equity partnership.
Inside Dairy•28 Jul 2025
•3 min read
Inside Dairy - Mentors make all the differenceWith the guidance of some dairy heavyweights, Jesse and Sharon Bagley devote themselves to fine-tuning their 1,150-cow sharemilking operation, incorporating the latest research from experts and growing their equity partnership.
Inside Dairy•28 Jul 2025
•3 min read
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Calf health and hygieneGive calves the best possible start to set them up for a long, productive life. Maintain routine hygiene and health practices from birth, such as regularly cleaning feeders, limiting movements between pens, and following a vaccination plan.
Animal•1 min read
Calf health and hygiene
Give calves the best possible start to set them up for a long, productive life. Maintain routine hygiene and health practices from birth, such as regularly cleaning feeders, limiting movements between pens, and following a vaccination plan.
Animal•1 min read
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Transporting bobby calvesPrioritising the health of bobby calves makes transporting them more efficient. Additionally, they must meet requirements for transportation before leaving the farm to keep them comfortable and healthy.
Animal•9 min read
Transporting bobby calves
Prioritising the health of bobby calves makes transporting them more efficient. Additionally, they must meet requirements for transportation before leaving the farm to keep them comfortable and healthy.
Animal•9 min read
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Resilient Pastures: The new research underway to future-proof our grass-fed advantage | Ep. 104In this episode of Talking Dairy, we explore the Resilient Pastures programme - a new research initiative tackling pasture persistence problems. Hear how farmers, scientists and funders are working together to find lasting, practical solutions.
Research
•23 Jul 2025
•20:24 min
Resilient Pastures: The new research underway to future-proof our grass-fed advantage | Ep. 104
In this episode of Talking Dairy, we explore the Resilient Pastures programme - a new research initiative tackling pasture persistence problems. Hear how farmers, scientists and funders are working together to find lasting, practical solutions.
Research
•23 Jul 2025
•20:24 min
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Spring managementSpring management focuses on the critical period from calving through to your balance date when feed supply meets demand.
Feed•8 min read
Spring management
Spring management focuses on the critical period from calving through to your balance date when feed supply meets demand.
Feed•8 min read
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DairyNZ, Fonterra, LIC team up to explore links between emissions and profitability for farmersIn 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.
Media releases•22 Jul 2025
•2 min read
DairyNZ, Fonterra, LIC team up to explore links between emissions and profitability for farmersIn 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.
Media releases•22 Jul 2025
•2 min read
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4th International Precision Dairy Farming ConferenceThis conference opened doors for global collaboration, and the insights gained will help shape research, technology adoption, and farmer support, keeping our sector innovative and resilient.
4th International Precision Dairy Farming Conference
This conference opened doors for global collaboration, and the insights gained will help shape research, technology adoption, and farmer support, keeping our sector innovative and resilient.
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Ashleigh George
Farm Manager
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Anna Sing
Senior Regional Policy Advisor
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Striking the balance: Practical policy for freshwater and farmingAs decisions around freshwater rules edge closer, the message from dairy farmers is clear.
Media releases•15 Jul 2025
•2 min read
Striking the balance: Practical policy for freshwater and farmingAs decisions around freshwater rules edge closer, the message from dairy farmers is clear.
Media releases•15 Jul 2025
•2 min read
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Ryan Mills
Senior Economist
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Inside Dairy: Getting ahead on animal careThermal comfort and non-replacement calves are two key focus areas as national and global standards increasingly require greater attention to livestock in our production systems.
Inside Dairy•10 Jul 2025
•2 min read
Inside Dairy: Getting ahead on animal careThermal comfort and non-replacement calves are two key focus areas as national and global standards increasingly require greater attention to livestock in our production systems.
Inside Dairy•10 Jul 2025
•2 min read
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Wearables and repro – what the data tells us | Ep. 103
More farmers are using wearables for heat detection and to ease pressure on skilled people at mating time. But do they lift repro results? Hear what the research says in this episode with DairyNZ’s Paul Edwards and CowSmart vet Line Ferriman.
Research
•09 Jul 2025
•24:39 min
Wearables and repro – what the data tells us | Ep. 103
More farmers are using wearables for heat detection and to ease pressure on skilled people at mating time. But do they lift repro results? Hear what the research says in this episode with DairyNZ’s Paul Edwards and CowSmart vet Line Ferriman.
Research
•09 Jul 2025
•24:39 min
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Tim Rutherford
Environmental specialist
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Shaun Hazelton
Senior Regional Policy Advisor
