Spring feed management plays a key role in helping cows reach peak milk, hold production, and make the most of pasture while keeping supplement use targeted.

DairyNZ Chair, Tracy Brown talks about how the Government's latest resource management reforms are a welcome step towards a system that is simpler, more practical and better aligned with life on farm.

Proposed changes to the Government’s resource management reforms should make it easier for dairy farmers to focus on running their businesses by reducing unnecessary duplication, costs and complexity.

DairyNZ has welcomed significant improvements made to the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill through the select committee process, while saying further work is needed to ensure the new system enables practical on farm decision making.

DairyNZ says Waikato farmers need certainty on Plan Change 1, but that certainty must be matched with practical, workable rules and a clear transition that doesn’t get ahead of the new resource management system currently under review.

New Zealand’s freshwater management policies have long been focused on nitrogen and other contaminant limits, but with freshwater reform underway, there is an opportunity to shift towards more of a focus on stream health.

Leaders from across the livestock sector have come together with the Government to sign a new agreement on how to prepare and respond in the unlikely event of a foot and mouth disease outbreak.

DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) welcome the Government’s confirmed commitment to implementing a National Pest Management Plan (NPMP) for Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis).