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Waituna farmers’ catchment plan launched on good progress
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 3:52 pm | DairyNZ
Dairy farmers in the Waituna catchment have released an action plan outlining the good progress they have made on work to protect the Waituna Lagoon. The catchment action plan covers the work completed by dairy farmers since February. More >>
A rating system for grasses
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 3:14 pm | DairyNZ
From mid-next year, farmers will to be able to rate the different perennial ryegrass cultivars in terms of expected profit, thanks to the DairyNZ Forage Value Index (FVI). More >>
Dairy: Fertiliser/supplement expenditure must yield return
Friday, 4 November 2011, 11:02 am | DairyNZ
A recent analysis of farm working expenses on dairy farms nationwide has revealed farmers are spending around one-third of their gross farm revenue on just two expenses: fertiliser and supplements. These two expenses, combined, make up the largest expenditure ... More >>
Record Dairy Earnings in the Waikato
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 5:35 pm | DairyNZ
The record year for dairy production has meant dairy farming has generated $3.4 billion dollars in revenue for the greater Waikato region. DairyNZ chairman John Luxton told the organisation’s annual meeting in Hamilton today that last year was a record ... More >>
Pond construction hits the right note
Monday, 17 October 2011, 12:34 pm | DairyNZ
The ‘Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) Practice Note 21: Farm Dairy Effluent Pond Design and Construction’ has been has been released for use today. More >>
DairyNZ Appoints New Regional Team Manager
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 1:16 pm | DairyNZ
DairyNZ has appointed Craig McBeth to the role of Regional Team Manager, the senior position responsible for leading DairyNZ’s field team of consulting officers and events management. More >>
Looking Good For Fieldays
Monday, 13 June 2011, 2:17 pm | DairyNZ
Companies exhibiting at the National Agricultural Fieldays are expected to benefit this week, as all the signs are positive for dairy farmers opening their wallets, following an excellent autumn and high milk prices. More >>
Dairy Women’s Network appoints new CEO
Monday, 16 May 2011, 2:12 pm | DairyNZ
Dairy Women’s Network Trust Board has announced it has appointed a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to head up the organisation. Sarah Speight has been appointed as full time CEO and will commence her role on 13 June 2011. Sarah comes to the Dairy Women’s ... More >>
DairyNZ launches new tools to help dairy farmers budget
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 1:44 pm | DairyNZ
DairyNZ wants farmers to know it’s not too late to get started on next season’s farm budget and have launched several online tools to make the farm budgeting process easier. More >>
Dairy Effluent Compliance Heading in the Right Direction
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 10:49 am | DairyNZ
DairyNZ says work the dairy industry is doing to address effluent non-compliance is starting to pay off. More >>
New code & standards for farm dairy effluent design released
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 9:54 am | DairyNZ
In another step to improve the performance of dairy farm effluent systems, the dairy industry has released a code of practice and design standards. It has been two years in the making. More >>
Making milking faster and easier
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 12:05 pm | DairyNZ
DairyNZ has launched a programme for farmers aimed at improving the milk harvesting efficiency on New Zealand dairy farms. More >>
Call for submissions on breeding objectives
Monday, 20 September 2010, 2:39 pm | DairyNZ
DairyNZ is calling for submissions on the governance structure of the national breeding objective as part of a review to ensure the New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited managed objective maintains its credibility and independence. More >>
Reminder over milk fever risk factors
Monday, 9 August 2010, 3:57 pm | DairyNZ
DairyNZ is urging dairy farmers to exercise caution when using Palm Kernel Extract [PKE] to feed cows pre-calving because of a potential risk of milk fever as a result of its high phosphorus content. More >>
Dairy industry expects improvement to kick-start
Friday, 9 July 2010, 1:57 pm | DairyNZ
The dairy industry’s focus on improving effluent consent compliance in Canterbury is beginning to pay off, according to figures released by Environment Canterbury today. More >>
Campaign concluded after successful run
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 3:29 pm | DairyNZ
DairyNZ says it’s been delighted with the success of its Tight Management campaign. More >>
New Appointment To DairyNZ Board
Friday, 28 May 2010, 10:45 am | DairyNZ
DairyNZ, the industry good organisation for New Zealand’s dairy farmers, has appointed former Ministry of Research, Science and Technology Chief Executive Dr Helen Anderson to its Board. More >>
Career progression support for dairy achievers
Monday, 17 May 2010, 10:16 am | DairyNZ
DairyNZ is launching nationwide discussion groups to help up-and-coming dairy farmers with their career advancement. More >>
Dairy farmers challenged to stay competitive
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 1:41 pm | DairyNZ
Around 850 North Island dairy farmers converged on Mystery Creek in Hamilton today to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead for the world’s largest dairy exporting industry. More >>
Fencepost Jobs open to public to meet demand
Friday, 30 April 2010, 11:01 am | DairyNZ
Fonterra and DairyNZ have joined forces in a project which will see Fencepost opened to full public access and enhanced as the most comprehensive job and career resource for the New Zealand dairy industry. More >>
