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  • A person using a laptop
    Cash Management

    A cash management system, or cashbook, is vital for monitoring all payments and receipts, keeping track of compliance requirements, and managing day-to-day finances effectively.

    Business

    2 min read

    Cash Management

    A person using a laptop

    A cash management system, or cashbook, is vital for monitoring all payments and receipts, keeping track of compliance requirements, and managing day-to-day finances effectively.

    Business

    2 min read

  • Mangapiko Stream On Maungatautari 1200 Wide
    Waipā ecological corridor links two mountains to help native wildlife thrive

    Dairy farmers, sheep and beef farmers, iwi and other community members are working together to create an ecological corridor in the Waipā district and have high aspirations for 2024.

    Media releases

    8 Dec 2023

    4 min read

    Waipā ecological corridor links two mountains to help native wildlife thrive
    Mangapiko Stream On Maungatautari 1200 Wide

    Dairy farmers, sheep and beef farmers, iwi and other community members are working together to create an ecological corridor in the Waipā district and have high aspirations for 2024.

    Media releases

    8 Dec 2023

    4 min read

  • Catchment Group Support
    Catchment Group Support

    Catchment groups are a great opportunity for you and your local community to work together to enhance and improve the biodiversity, water quality, and community value of your catchment and downstream environment. DairyNZ can help you with your goals.

    Support

    3 min read

    Catchment Group Support

    Catchment Group Support

    Catchment groups are a great opportunity for you and your local community to work together to enhance and improve the biodiversity, water quality, and community value of your catchment and downstream environment. DairyNZ can help you with your goals.

    Support

    3 min read

  • Sarah Gard
    Sarah Gard

    Senior Project Manager

    Sarah Gard

    Sarah Gard

    Senior Project Manager

  • Outgoing NZAEL Chair Mark Townshend 1500 Wide
    Outgoing NZAEL chair thanked for three-year contribution

    New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL) chair Mark Townshend, who has played a lead role in progressing animal evaluation work across the dairy sector, will step down from the board at the end of November 2023.

    Media releases

    28 Nov 2023

    2 min read

    Outgoing NZAEL chair thanked for three-year contribution
    Outgoing NZAEL Chair Mark Townshend 1500 Wide

    New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL) chair Mark Townshend, who has played a lead role in progressing animal evaluation work across the dairy sector, will step down from the board at the end of November 2023.

    Media releases

    28 Nov 2023

    2 min read

  • Kate Fransen 1200 Wide V2
    Kate Fransen

    Senior Project Manager

    Kate Fransen

    Kate Fransen 1200 Wide V2

    Senior Project Manager

  • Lucy Hall Sq
    Lucy Hall

    Post-doc Scientist

    Lucy Hall

    Lucy Hall Sq

    Post-doc Scientist

  • Chris Glassey
    Chris Glassey

    Farm Systems Specialist

    Chris Glassey

    Chris Glassey

    Farm Systems Specialist

  • Jenny Jago, Principal Scientist at DairyNZ
    Jenny Jago

    Science Partnerships and Impact Advisor

    Jenny Jago

    Jenny Jago, Principal Scientist at DairyNZ

    Science Partnerships and Impact Advisor

  • Hinds Dairy Farmer Phill Everest 1500Wide
    DairyNZ programme helps Canterbury dairy farmers achieve nitrogen targets

    Results from DairyNZ’s five-year Selwyn and Hinds programme show significant change has occurred to help reduce farm nitrogen (N) losses and improve water quality outcomes.

    Media releases

    20 Nov 2023

    DairyNZ programme helps Canterbury dairy farmers achieve nitrogen targets
    Hinds Dairy Farmer Phill Everest 1500Wide

    Results from DairyNZ’s five-year Selwyn and Hinds programme show significant change has occurred to help reduce farm nitrogen (N) losses and improve water quality outcomes.

    Media releases

    20 Nov 2023

  • Regulation Policy Freshwater Farm Plans 1500 Wide
    Freshwater Farm Plans

    Freshwater Farm Plans are a new tool for freshwater regulation. These require a farm plan tailored to mitigate risks to land and water on farm. Many farmers already have a farm environment plan or are part of an industry programme.

    Regulation

    Freshwater Farm Plans

    Regulation Policy Freshwater Farm Plans 1500 Wide

    Freshwater Farm Plans are a new tool for freshwater regulation. These require a farm plan tailored to mitigate risks to land and water on farm. Many farmers already have a farm environment plan or are part of an industry programme.

    Regulation
  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    Improving workplace productivity | Ep. 66

    Having more productive dairy workplaces can save hours, shorten the working day, and create more attractive workplaces. In this episode, we share the findings of two recent studies on workplace productivity and farm tech adoption.

    People

    15 Nov 2023

    21:35 min

    Improving workplace productivity | Ep. 66

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    Having more productive dairy workplaces can save hours, shorten the working day, and create more attractive workplaces. In this episode, we share the findings of two recent studies on workplace productivity and farm tech adoption.

    People

    15 Nov 2023

    21:35 min

  • Effluent Odour Management
    Odour Management

    Odour from farm dairy effluent is increasingly an issue as herd sizes grow and urban boundaries get closer to operating farms. If the regional council receives a complaint about an odour, they will come out to the farm and assess the situation.

    Environment

    Odour Management

    Effluent Odour Management

    Odour from farm dairy effluent is increasingly an issue as herd sizes grow and urban boundaries get closer to operating farms. If the regional council receives a complaint about an odour, they will come out to the farm and assess the situation.

    Environment
  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    Better worm management for healthy heifers | Ep. 65

    What’s the best way to manage internal parasites in young dairy stock? Find out how worms limit production in calves, when to start drenching, how to choose the right drench, and why we need to focus on management factors other than drench.

    Animal

    31 Oct 2023

    33:02 min

    Better worm management for healthy heifers | Ep. 65

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    What’s the best way to manage internal parasites in young dairy stock? Find out how worms limit production in calves, when to start drenching, how to choose the right drench, and why we need to focus on management factors other than drench.

    Animal

    31 Oct 2023

    33:02 min

  • Talking Dairy 1200X630
    The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64

    Many farmers are looking for ways to get better value from their pasture, get through NIWA’s predicted El Niño summer, and control on-farm costs. Could deferred grazing provide a solution for some farmers?

    Feed

    18 Oct 2023

    16:57 min

    The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64

    Talking Dairy 1200X630

    Many farmers are looking for ways to get better value from their pasture, get through NIWA’s predicted El Niño summer, and control on-farm costs. Could deferred grazing provide a solution for some farmers?

    Feed

    18 Oct 2023

    16:57 min

  • Body Condition Scoring
    BCS Assessment Events

    The BCS competency assessment determines your ability to accurately and consistently body condition score.Assessment is required for those who have not passed an assessment before or for those whose certification lapsed more than 2 years ago.

    Support

    BCS Assessment Events

    Body Condition Scoring

    The BCS competency assessment determines your ability to accurately and consistently body condition score.Assessment is required for those who have not passed an assessment before or for those whose certification lapsed more than 2 years ago.

    Support
  • Body Condition Scoring
    BCS Training Events

    BCS training is open to all but is recommended prior to assessment. It will guide you through theory and practical hands-on learning.

    Support

    BCS Training Events

    Body Condition Scoring

    BCS training is open to all but is recommended prior to assessment. It will guide you through theory and practical hands-on learning.

    Support
  • A scenic view of a New Zealand dairy farm from a hill with green paddocks, trees and fencing
    Biosecurity Response Levy

    The Biosecurity Response Levy rate is set each year and is administered by milk supply companies. On a milk docket, it shows as ‘Biosecurity Response Levy’.

    Biosecurity

    Biosecurity Response Levy

    A scenic view of a New Zealand dairy farm from a hill with green paddocks, trees and fencing

    The Biosecurity Response Levy rate is set each year and is administered by milk supply companies. On a milk docket, it shows as ‘Biosecurity Response Levy’.

    Biosecurity