The best of the dairy industry was celebrated on Saturday as part of the 2025 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

A DairyNZ project aimed at reducing strains and sprains on farm has been named as a finalist in the New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2025.

Northland farmer, Greg Collins, has been named as the new DairyNZ Board Associate Director, starting on 1 June 2025.

Contaminant reduction is central to improving water quality, but we also need to take a more holistic approach to better address the overall health of waterways, including things like riparian planting.

Wearables such as collars and ear tags can provide valuable insights into your cows’ wellbeing, but they work best alongside visual monitoring and physical examinations.

DairyNZ is supporting a proposed new learning model for apprenticeships and traineeships that would see training, education, and pastoral care delivered together to provide the best chance of success.

Rebecca Keoghan has been appointed as Independent Chair of the Animal Evaluation Governance Group.

Tracy Brown and Cameron Henderson have been confirmed as Chair and Deputy Chair of the DairyNZ Board, respectively. Tracy Brown had previously been announced as Chair-elect in June 2024 when former Chair Jim van der Poel signalled his retirement.

A revision of the industry-led Dairy Herd Testing Standard is helping to keep pace with national farming practice changes and technological advances, to better support genetic gain in New Zealand.

Adjusting milking frequency according to changing conditions and your team’s needs can make for greater workplace fulfilment and better staff retention.

Waikato Sharemilkers Emily and Brett Bradshaw feel empowered to make confident and informed decisions with DairyBase.

A governance group has been formed, following sector consultation, that will seek to implement the recommendations from the Industry Working Group's (IWG) final report and is forming a road map for improving New Zealand’s animal genetic gain system.

The outlook for dairy farms this season is better than anticipated, as emphasised in the latest DairyNZ Econ Tracker update.

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).