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Total results 249
Search results for "Feed"
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Pasture species overviewChoosing the right plant species and cultivar is essential for optimising pasture life, feed availability, and your profit. Match these to your farm's specific conditions like climate, soil, and pests.
Feed•2 min read
Pasture species overview
Choosing the right plant species and cultivar is essential for optimising pasture life, feed availability, and your profit. Match these to your farm's specific conditions like climate, soil, and pests.
Feed•2 min read
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Budgeting, High Input System (South Waikato)This high input, highly stocked farm, depends on effective feed monitoring, efficient effluent management and improving herd fertility for success.
Research•16 min read
Budgeting, High Input System (South Waikato)
This high input, highly stocked farm, depends on effective feed monitoring, efficient effluent management and improving herd fertility for success.
Research•16 min read
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Driscoll Dairies Ltd, Central SouthlandDriscoll Dairies Ltd, Home farm, is a 675 cow, high input farm near Winton. Good pasture utilisation, and efficient use of in shed feeding are a priority. Building a sustainable and resilient business are important for the farm owners.
Research•12 min read
Driscoll Dairies Ltd, Central Southland
Driscoll Dairies Ltd, Home farm, is a 675 cow, high input farm near Winton. Good pasture utilisation, and efficient use of in shed feeding are a priority. Building a sustainable and resilient business are important for the farm owners.
Research•12 min read
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DairyBase teamIf you have any feedback or an enquiry for the DairyBase team please contact us.
DairyBase team
If you have any feedback or an enquiry for the DairyBase team please contact us.
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Body Condition Scoring App
Our new and improved Body Condition Scoring (BCS) app makes scoring your cows faster and easier. Designed with farmer feedback and testing, the app helps you record, track and analyse BCS data with ease.
Tools & Apps•Body condition score•Body Condition Scoring App
Our new and improved Body Condition Scoring (BCS) app makes scoring your cows faster and easier. Designed with farmer feedback and testing, the app helps you record, track and analyse BCS data with ease.
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Supplement Price Calculator
The supplementary feed price calculator allows you to determine how much you can pay for supplementary feed.
Tools & Apps•Feed•Supplement Price Calculator
The supplementary feed price calculator allows you to determine how much you can pay for supplementary feed.
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CalvesTo set a dairy cow up for a long, productive life you must give her the best possible start.
Calves
To set a dairy cow up for a long, productive life you must give her the best possible start.
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DairyNZ submission on equine identification and traceability
DairyNZ welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on MPI’s consultation on improving equine traceability in New Zealand.
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•Regulations
•DairyNZ submission on equine identification and traceability
DairyNZ welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on MPI’s consultation on improving equine traceability in New Zealand.
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•Regulations
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Inside Dairy August-October 2026
From genetic gain and resilient pastures to profitable feeding decisions and an inspiring Māori organic farming success story, this edition shares practical ideas to help strengthen farm performance for the season ahead.
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•Inside Dairy
•Inside Dairy August-October 2026
From genetic gain and resilient pastures to profitable feeding decisions and an inspiring Māori organic farming success story, this edition shares practical ideas to help strengthen farm performance for the season ahead.
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•Inside Dairy
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Your winter grazing plan
This template is intended to help you develop a simple effective paddock plan for any break fed wintering system this winter
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•Environment
•Your winter grazing plan
This template is intended to help you develop a simple effective paddock plan for any break fed wintering system this winter
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Spring Rotation Planner (advanced spreadsheet)
A downloadable advanced version of our SRP tool to estimate feed supply and demand for during and after calving.
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•Feed
•Spring Rotation Planner (advanced spreadsheet)
A downloadable advanced version of our SRP tool to estimate feed supply and demand for during and after calving.
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•Feed
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FertiliserManaging fertiliser application and rates effectively is critical to a productive dairy farm. This section covers how you can use fertilisers efficiently while minimising environmental impacts.
Fertiliser
Managing fertiliser application and rates effectively is critical to a productive dairy farm. This section covers how you can use fertilisers efficiently while minimising environmental impacts.
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SoilsCorrect soil fertility is critical for optimal plant growth.
Soils
Correct soil fertility is critical for optimal plant growth.
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Pests, weeds and diseasesIn this page, you'll find details about different pests and common pests, weeds, and diseases of New Zealand pastures and brasicas.
Pests, weeds and diseases
In this page, you'll find details about different pests and common pests, weeds, and diseases of New Zealand pastures and brasicas.
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CropsInformation about growing different types of crops on your farm, wintering, and forages that reduce nitrate leaching.
Crops
Information about growing different types of crops on your farm, wintering, and forages that reduce nitrate leaching.
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Pasture speciesOur ability to grow and harvest high quality pasture for dairy cows is the main driver of profitability for the farm business.
Pasture species
Our ability to grow and harvest high quality pasture for dairy cows is the main driver of profitability for the farm business.
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FundamentalsLearn how pasture-based dairy farming can boost your profits by effectively managing your pasture and cows. Prioritising pasture can lead to great rewards for farmers.
Fundamentals
Learn how pasture-based dairy farming can boost your profits by effectively managing your pasture and cows. Prioritising pasture can lead to great rewards for farmers.
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Homegrown advantage: How high-profit farms are also achieving low emissions intensity | Ep. 105Can your farm be both highly profitable and low in emissions intensity? New research from nearly 8,000 farms reveals how top-performing NZ dairy farms are achieving both and offer practical insights on how to achieve this on your farm.
Research
•06 Aug 2025
•21:30 min
Homegrown advantage: How high-profit farms are also achieving low emissions intensity | Ep. 105
Can your farm be both highly profitable and low in emissions intensity? New research from nearly 8,000 farms reveals how top-performing NZ dairy farms are achieving both and offer practical insights on how to achieve this on your farm.
Research
•06 Aug 2025
•21:30 min
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Resilient Pastures: The new research underway to future-proof our grass-fed advantage | Ep. 104
In this episode of Talking Dairy, we explore the Resilient Pastures programme - a new research initiative tackling pasture persistence problems. Hear how farmers, scientists and funders are working together to find lasting, practical solutions.
Research
•23 Jul 2025
•20:24 min
Resilient Pastures: The new research underway to future-proof our grass-fed advantage | Ep. 104
In this episode of Talking Dairy, we explore the Resilient Pastures programme - a new research initiative tackling pasture persistence problems. Hear how farmers, scientists and funders are working together to find lasting, practical solutions.
Research
•23 Jul 2025
•20:24 min
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Winter SmartsBrowse through our winter tips, tools and resources – developed with the latest research and technology.
Winter Smarts
Browse through our winter tips, tools and resources – developed with the latest research and technology.
