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  • Managing conflict poor performance and misconduct
    Managing conflict, poor performance and misconduct

    Conflict in the workplace can undermine staff motivation, reduce on-farm productivity, and affect an employer’s reputation. Learn how to deal with conflict effectively to maintain a good team culture.

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    2 min read

    Managing conflict, poor performance and misconduct

    Managing conflict poor performance and misconduct

    Conflict in the workplace can undermine staff motivation, reduce on-farm productivity, and affect an employer’s reputation. Learn how to deal with conflict effectively to maintain a good team culture.

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    2 min read

  • Leading A Great Team 1500X1000
    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.

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    3 min read

    Leading a great team

    Leading A Great Team 1500X1000

    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.

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    3 min read

  • Insights And Trends For Building A Great Team 1500X1000
    Insights and trends for building a great team

    A great team working well together can really benefit your farming business. DairyNZ surveys employees every year about their job satisfaction and what factors drive employee engagement.

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    3 min read

    Insights and trends for building a great team

    Insights And Trends For Building A Great Team 1500X1000

    A great team working well together can really benefit your farming business. DairyNZ surveys employees every year about their job satisfaction and what factors drive employee engagement.

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    3 min read

  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    Choosing the best genetics for your herd | Ep. 75

    When it comes to breeding more efficient cows, why is genetic gain so important and how can NZAEL’s online tools help? Join us as we talk about the latest in dairy genetics and animal evaluation.

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    01 May 2024

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    27:05 min

    Choosing the best genetics for your herd | Ep. 75

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    When it comes to breeding more efficient cows, why is genetic gain so important and how can NZAEL’s online tools help? Join us as we talk about the latest in dairy genetics and animal evaluation.

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    01 May 2024

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    27:05 min

  • Wintering Luke Templeton Southland Dairy Farmer 1500X1000
    Inside Dairy: Best practice tips on wintering

    With the winter season fast approaching, DairyNZ lead adviser Justin Kitto shares some great results from the annual wintering survey and some ideas on how to achieve good practice.

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    1 May 2024

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    Inside Dairy: Best practice tips on wintering
    Wintering Luke Templeton Southland Dairy Farmer 1500X1000

    With the winter season fast approaching, DairyNZ lead adviser Justin Kitto shares some great results from the annual wintering survey and some ideas on how to achieve good practice.

    Inside Dairy
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    1 May 2024

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    3 min read

  • Campbell Parker Pod
    Inside Dairy: Looking ahead’s looking good

    Inside Dairy talks with DairyNZ’s Campbell Parker and Bruce Thorrold about the sector’s past and future, where DairyNZ fits in, and why there’s plenty to be positive about.

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    29 Apr 2024

    Inside Dairy: Looking ahead’s looking good
    Campbell Parker Pod

    Inside Dairy talks with DairyNZ’s Campbell Parker and Bruce Thorrold about the sector’s past and future, where DairyNZ fits in, and why there’s plenty to be positive about.

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    29 Apr 2024

  • Greg And Gail Mitchell Dairy Farm Hawkes Bay 1500X1000
    Inside Dairy: Centred in the storm

    Hawke's Bay dairy farmers Greg and Gail Mitchell talk about thow they and their team got through last year's cyclone Gabrielle, their farm's recovery, and what they learned along the way.

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    23 Apr 2024

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    5 min read

    Inside Dairy: Centred in the storm
    Greg And Gail Mitchell Dairy Farm Hawkes Bay 1500X1000

    Hawke's Bay dairy farmers Greg and Gail Mitchell talk about thow they and their team got through last year's cyclone Gabrielle, their farm's recovery, and what they learned along the way.

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    23 Apr 2024

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    5 min read

  • Nutrients And Contaminants Overview Listing Image 1400X850
    Nutrients and contaminants overview

    Effectively managing nutrients and contaminants is essential for sustaining waterway health and farm productivity.

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    5 min read

    Nutrients and contaminants overview

    Nutrients And Contaminants Overview Listing Image 1400X850

    Effectively managing nutrients and contaminants is essential for sustaining waterway health and farm productivity.

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    5 min read

  • Water Use Overview Listing Image 1000X900
    Water use overview

    Efficient water management on your dairy farm can save water, time, and money. Begin by mapping your farm’s water infrastructure and identifying and addressing problem areas.

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    4 min read

    Water use overview

    Water Use Overview Listing Image 1000X900

    Efficient water management on your dairy farm can save water, time, and money. Begin by mapping your farm’s water infrastructure and identifying and addressing problem areas.

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    4 min read

  • Storey Dairy Farming Family Cropped FINAL
    Dairy farming family planting native trees for future generations

    Te Awamutu dairy farmers Doug, Penny, Josh and Bayley Storey have planted more than 25,000 native trees on the family farm, adding to a generations-old native forest.

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    8 Apr 2024

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    3 min read

    Dairy farming family planting native trees for future generations
    Storey Dairy Farming Family Cropped FINAL

    Te Awamutu dairy farmers Doug, Penny, Josh and Bayley Storey have planted more than 25,000 native trees on the family farm, adding to a generations-old native forest.

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    8 Apr 2024

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    3 min read

  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    Monitoring waterway health | Ep. 73

    When monitoring waterway health, what makes up a holistic assessment of stream health? Join us as we talk to Dr Craig Depree DairyNZ’s Principal Scientist, to hear his views on the benefits of adopting a holistic approach to waterway health.

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    04 Apr 2024

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    23:00 min

    Monitoring waterway health | Ep. 73

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    When monitoring waterway health, what makes up a holistic assessment of stream health? Join us as we talk to Dr Craig Depree DairyNZ’s Principal Scientist, to hear his views on the benefits of adopting a holistic approach to waterway health.

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    04 Apr 2024

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    23:00 min

  • A green paddock with fence and healthy grasses with rolling hills in the background
    Business foundations

    A successful dairy farm requires a well-chosen business structure and robust operating procedures. Set your structure from the start, considering its effects on tax, business longevity, and liabilities.

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    7 min read

    Business foundations

    A green paddock with fence and healthy grasses with rolling hills in the background

    A successful dairy farm requires a well-chosen business structure and robust operating procedures. Set your structure from the start, considering its effects on tax, business longevity, and liabilities.

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    7 min read

  • A dairy farmer standing in a paddock wearing gumboots
    Operating profit

    Dairy operating profit is a crucial indicator of profitability in the dairy sector. Expressed per hectare, per kgMS, or as a percentage of Gross Farm Revenue, it allows farmers to compare their performance with others through benchmarking.

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    2 min read

    Operating profit

    A dairy farmer standing in a paddock wearing gumboots

    Dairy operating profit is a crucial indicator of profitability in the dairy sector. Expressed per hectare, per kgMS, or as a percentage of Gross Farm Revenue, it allows farmers to compare their performance with others through benchmarking.

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    2 min read

  • A close-up of a dairy cow eating grass in a paddock on a sunny day
    Reducing phosphorus loss

    Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for plant and animal growth but can harm the environment if not properly managed. There are good farming practices that can help minimise P loss and optimise farm productivity.

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    1 min read

    Reducing phosphorus loss

    A close-up of a dairy cow eating grass in a paddock on a sunny day

    Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for plant and animal growth but can harm the environment if not properly managed. There are good farming practices that can help minimise P loss and optimise farm productivity.

    Environment
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    1 min read

  • A dairy farm set up to cultivate winter crops
    Winter crop cultivation

    Winter crop cultivation is crucial to your dairy farm's success. Have a detailed plan that includes aspects like paddock slope, critical source areas (CSAs), and buffer zones.

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    8 min read

    Winter crop cultivation

    A dairy farm set up to cultivate winter crops

    Winter crop cultivation is crucial to your dairy farm's success. Have a detailed plan that includes aspects like paddock slope, critical source areas (CSAs), and buffer zones.

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    8 min read

  • A waterway surrounded by native plants and two people kayaking across it
    Reduce E. coli loss

    E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.

    Environment

    Reduce E. coli loss

    A waterway surrounded by native plants and two people kayaking across it

    E.coli is an important water quality challenge facing farmers, but the good news is that there are options for managing it in a farm system.

    Environment
  • A dairy farmer walking his cows along a tree-lined track with open fields to the left
    Adapting to a changing climate

    Farmers are already experiencing the impact of climate change firsthand. Building resilience into your farm system will be key to coping with changing weather patterns, increased temperatures, and adverse events.

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    5 min read

    Adapting to a changing climate

    A dairy farmer walking his cows along a tree-lined track with open fields to the left

    Farmers are already experiencing the impact of climate change firsthand. Building resilience into your farm system will be key to coping with changing weather patterns, increased temperatures, and adverse events.

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    5 min read

  • Carbon Offsets 1200X800
    Carbon offsets

    Tree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.

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    3 min read

    Carbon offsets

    Carbon Offsets 1200X800

    Tree planting on your dairy farm can provide multiple benefits including potentially earning carbon credits in the ETS.

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    3 min read

  • Dairy cows grazing on a hill next to a track with a pond and native plants at the bottom
    Reduce sediment loss

    The loss of sediment from a farm can affect farm productivity, as well as the health of waterways. The good news is there are on-farm actions that can help.

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    2 min read

    Reduce sediment loss

    Dairy cows grazing on a hill next to a track with a pond and native plants at the bottom

    The loss of sediment from a farm can affect farm productivity, as well as the health of waterways. The good news is there are on-farm actions that can help.

    Environment
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    2 min read

  • Northland dairy farmers Andrew and Vicky Booth.
    Kiwi dairy farmers help increase native wildlife numbers

    Dairy farmers around New Zealand are grabbing spades and heading onto their farms and into their communities to plant native trees and plants.

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    11 Mar 2024

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    2 min read

    Kiwi dairy farmers help increase native wildlife numbers
    Northland dairy farmers Andrew and Vicky Booth.

    Dairy farmers around New Zealand are grabbing spades and heading onto their farms and into their communities to plant native trees and plants.

    Media releases
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    11 Mar 2024

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    2 min read