Total results 137
Total results 137
Search results for "Reproductive performance"
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Inside Dairy - Summer trials: science in action on-farmOver summer, DairyNZ ran a range of on-farm trials exploring everything from cow behaviour to farm system performance. Lead scientists share a snapshot of what happened in the field, with photos capturing the work in action.
Inside Dairy•8 May 2026
•4 min read
Inside Dairy - Summer trials: science in action on-farmOver summer, DairyNZ ran a range of on-farm trials exploring everything from cow behaviour to farm system performance. Lead scientists share a snapshot of what happened in the field, with photos capturing the work in action.
Inside Dairy•8 May 2026
•4 min read
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Resources for Fertiliser AdvisorsAs a fertiliser advisor, your expertise already drives nutrient planning and paddock performance. This hub supports your broader farm systems knowledge, offering resources to help you confidently advise on feed demand, pasture, and seasonal planning.
Support•2 min read
Resources for Fertiliser Advisors
As a fertiliser advisor, your expertise already drives nutrient planning and paddock performance. This hub supports your broader farm systems knowledge, offering resources to help you confidently advise on feed demand, pasture, and seasonal planning.
Support•2 min read
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Inside Dairy - Farmers help shape new research into wearable techDairyNZ is working with farmers to shape a three-year research project on wearable technology, focusing on how data can drive better decisions, improve performance, and lift profitability.
Inside Dairy•19 Mar 2026
•2 min read
Inside Dairy - Farmers help shape new research into wearable techDairyNZ is working with farmers to shape a three-year research project on wearable technology, focusing on how data can drive better decisions, improve performance, and lift profitability.
Inside Dairy•19 Mar 2026
•2 min read
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Inside Dairy - More milk, healthier calves, stronger heifersScience shows that giving calves more milk early boosts growth, resilience and first-lactation performance. Autumn calvers can act now, and updated calf-rearing resources are coming soon.
Inside Dairy•19 Mar 2026
•2 min read
Inside Dairy - More milk, healthier calves, stronger heifersScience shows that giving calves more milk early boosts growth, resilience and first-lactation performance. Autumn calvers can act now, and updated calf-rearing resources are coming soon.
Inside Dairy•19 Mar 2026
•2 min read
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Improve next season’s production with these smart autumn moves | Ep. 120Use autumn to lift BCS and set your herd up for a stronger season. Hear how smart dry‑off decisions, accurate condition scoring, and targeted feeding can boost performance and production.
Animal
•18 Mar 2026
•29:54 min
Improve next season’s production with these smart autumn moves | Ep. 120
Use autumn to lift BCS and set your herd up for a stronger season. Hear how smart dry‑off decisions, accurate condition scoring, and targeted feeding can boost performance and production.
Animal
•18 Mar 2026
•29:54 min
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Inside Dairy - Production records make 2024/25 a season to beatMilksolids production rose last season, largely due to strong milk price incentives, increased imported feed and consistent herd performance across many farms.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
•2 min read
Inside Dairy - Production records make 2024/25 a season to beatMilksolids production rose last season, largely due to strong milk price incentives, increased imported feed and consistent herd performance across many farms.
Inside Dairy•3 Mar 2026
•2 min read
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Plantain Case Study - High profit, low nitrogen leachingA Rotorua dairy farm demonstrates that profitability and environmental performance can go together. Since taking over in 2019/20, Richard and Amy have operated a low-input system designed to meet nitrogen limits while remaining financially strong.
Research•5 min read
Plantain Case Study - High profit, low nitrogen leaching
A Rotorua dairy farm demonstrates that profitability and environmental performance can go together. Since taking over in 2019/20, Richard and Amy have operated a low-input system designed to meet nitrogen limits while remaining financially strong.
Research•5 min read
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Improving herd reproduction with wearablesWearable technologies (such as cow collars) are becoming a popular tool for assisting with reproductive management. In 2025, around 1 in 5 dairy farms are using wearables , mostly to help with heat detection, a factor in getting cows in calf.
Animal•6 min read
Improving herd reproduction with wearables
Wearable technologies (such as cow collars) are becoming a popular tool for assisting with reproductive management. In 2025, around 1 in 5 dairy farms are using wearables , mostly to help with heat detection, a factor in getting cows in calf.
Animal•6 min read
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Evaluating Plantain CultivarThe Plantain Evaluation System reviews how effective different plantain cultivars are at reducing nitrate leaching. This system helps you and regulators trust the performance of those cultivars deemed "effective" at this task.
Feed•2 min read
Evaluating Plantain Cultivar
The Plantain Evaluation System reviews how effective different plantain cultivars are at reducing nitrate leaching. This system helps you and regulators trust the performance of those cultivars deemed "effective" at this task.
Feed•2 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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Emissions and Profitability: What the data tells us
The Emissions and Profitability Project is a study aimed at better understanding the relationships between physical farm performance measures and profitability, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Research•2 min read
Emissions and Profitability: What the data tells us
The Emissions and Profitability Project is a study aimed at better understanding the relationships between physical farm performance measures and profitability, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Research•2 min read
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Resilient Pastures ProgrammeThe Resilient Pastures programme is a seven-year initiative focusing on enhancing pasture performance and persistence on dairy, sheep and beef farms across the upper North Island.
Research•2 min read
Resilient Pastures Programme
The Resilient Pastures programme is a seven-year initiative focusing on enhancing pasture performance and persistence on dairy, sheep and beef farms across the upper North Island.
Research•2 min read
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Sarah Brown
Business specialist
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Business toolsEffective business management creates a successful farm system. Understand and improve your farm's performance by comparing key performance indicators and identifying the biggest opportunities for improvement.
Business tools
Effective business management creates a successful farm system. Understand and improve your farm's performance by comparing key performance indicators and identifying the biggest opportunities for improvement.
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Managing off-paddock facilitiesEffectively managing your off-paddock facilities with good practice principles is key to ensuring cow comfort and optimal performance.
Business•5 min read
Managing off-paddock facilities
Effectively managing your off-paddock facilities with good practice principles is key to ensuring cow comfort and optimal performance.
Business•5 min read
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Pasture allocationThe purpose of allocating pasture accurately is to optimise both animal performance and pasture eaten per hectare.
Feed•3 min read
Pasture allocation
The purpose of allocating pasture accurately is to optimise both animal performance and pasture eaten per hectare.
Feed•3 min read
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Inside Dairy: Quality over quantityWith a breeding strategy that focuses on genetics and efficiency, Bill and Michelle Burgess of Te Poi are building a herd that’s raising the bar for performance.
Inside Dairy•28 Jan 2025
•5 min read
Inside Dairy: Quality over quantityWith a breeding strategy that focuses on genetics and efficiency, Bill and Michelle Burgess of Te Poi are building a herd that’s raising the bar for performance.
Inside Dairy•28 Jan 2025
•5 min read
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Why join DairyBase?DairyBase is a free tool that helps you make informed decisions by tracking your farm’s physical and financial performance over time.
Business•1 min read
Why join DairyBase?
DairyBase is a free tool that helps you make informed decisions by tracking your farm’s physical and financial performance over time.
Business•1 min read
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DairyBase celebrates 20-year milestone | Ep. 78
How do you benchmark your farm systems and performance within the sector? 20 percent of New Zealand farms contribute to DairyBase which offers two types of benchmarking and compares them to industry standards or targets.
Business
•12 Jun 2024
•17:13 min
DairyBase celebrates 20-year milestone | Ep. 78
How do you benchmark your farm systems and performance within the sector? 20 percent of New Zealand farms contribute to DairyBase which offers two types of benchmarking and compares them to industry standards or targets.
Business
•12 Jun 2024
•17:13 min
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Leading a great teamLeaders on dairy farms are the people most able to affect outcomes on the farm from team culture through to the farm’s productivity and performance.
People•3 min read
Leading a great team
Leaders on dairy farms are the people most able to affect outcomes on the farm from team culture through to the farm’s productivity and performance.
People•3 min read
