Technical Team Leader

Technical Team Leader

Technical Team Leader

A community partnership between a Waikato Farm, Raukawa Charitable Trust and DairyNZ, has transformed land that was once swampy and overgrown with rushes. It’s now a thriving wetland and a source of pride for the landowner and the local community.

Missed a Progressing Dairy event? This episode features key takeaways from a Maximising Homegrown Feed event at Waimakariri contract milkers Will and Sarah Gard's farm, who share insights alongside Senior Scientist Dawn Dalley.

Riparian planting can enhance your land, waterways, and biodiversity. Get tips and guidance for planting to ensure your planting is effective and economical.

The Government has set climate change targets and developed policies to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.

DairyNZ is advocating for fair and scientifically robust targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We also seek a regulatory environment that enables dairy farmers to easily adopt mitigation technologies as they become available.

In this episode of Talking Dairy, Blair Robinson and Tony Finch discuss various pathways to farm ownership. From the traditional contract and sharemilking route to different approaches, hear what sets those that are successful apart from the rest.

We want more people to see dairy as a great career – on farm, in agribusiness, and in science. To make that happen, we work alongside farmers and our Great Futures in Dairying partners to raise awareness and create opportunities.

New research shows a lower amount of plantain in pasture can significantly cut nitrogen loss. Tune into Talking Dairy in 10 as Kate Fransen shares insights from DairyNZ’s Plantain Potency and Practice Programme.

Dr Lucy Hall and Brian Dela Rue share insights on how time is used on-farm from 10 in-depth workplace productivity case studies. Hear practical ways how small changes can free up time, boost productivity and keep business profitable.

This page outlines what to consider when selecting international bulls, how their breeding values are evaluated, and which traits are assessed for New Zealand conditions.

Farm systems team manager