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Otago field days focus on farm effluent management
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 1:12 pm | Dairy NZ
DairyNZ ENVIROREADY field days starting next week will bring farmers up to speed with good practice effluent management, and provide tools and information to help them meet Otago Regional Council environmental regulations. More >>
Liveweight breeding values change this month
Friday, 13 February 2015, 12:14 pm | Dairy NZ
Liveweight breeding values and breeding worth calculations change this month Liveweight breeding values for dairy cattle are to improve as a result of data analyses carried out by NZ Animal Evaluation Limited (NZAEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of DairyNZ. ... More >>
Farmers need to evolve new systems
Friday, 13 February 2015, 9:59 am | Dairy NZ
New Zealand farmers face a new evolutionary pressure - farming within nutrient limits - and together with scientists and industry bodies, they will need to evolve new farming systems in response to this challenge, a University of Waikato economist ... More >>
DairyNZ addresses price dip, drought
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 4:37 pm | Dairy NZ
DairyNZ has launched a campaign to help dairy farmers survive a tough season bought on by a low milk price and now drought. More >>
Planting a winner – how to protect farm waterways
Friday, 30 January 2015, 1:13 pm | Dairy NZ
Planting a winner – how to protect farm waterways How to get the best results from planting waterways and avoid the common pitfalls will be the focus of a DairyNZ and Tatua field day on February 13 at the Tatua farm in Tatuanui. Representatives ... More >>
Economists to discuss challenges of feeding a growing planet
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 1:43 pm | Dairy NZ
A world perspective on the short and long run impacts of food price changes on poverty will be up for discussion at a major international economics conference in Rotorua next month. More >>
Best dairy pastures picked
Monday, 19 January 2015, 6:24 pm | Dairy NZ
Winners of a competition to identify the Waikato and Bay of Plenty’s best new and renewed dairy pastures will host field days at their properties in late January. More >>
Dry soil conditions put DairyNZ on alert to boost support
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 9:38 am | Dairy NZ
Soils are drying out fast around the country, but above the ground it's a different story, with grass and feed supplies looking good in many parts of the country, says industry body DairyNZ. More >>
Farmers will need tactics and supportive suppliers
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 11:54 am | Dairy NZ
The drop in Fonterra's forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 dairy farming season to $4.70 from $5.30 will test dairy farmers, and industry body DairyNZ is offering them some advice on tactics to cope with the challenging times ahead. More >>
Dairy industry animal database goes live
Friday, 5 December 2014, 4:47 pm | Dairy NZ
Dairy industry animal database goes live The transfer of the Dairy Core Database from farmer owned co-operative LIC to industry body DairyNZ has been completed and is now part of a new Dairy Industry Good Animal Database (DIGAD). DairyNZ chief executive ... More >>
Farmers' fitness levels being impacted by technology
Friday, 28 November 2014, 2:37 pm | Dairy NZ
Greater automation and technology has slowed dairy farmers down and impacted their fitness levels, says former Hauraki Plains farmer Ian Handcock. More >>
Forage Systems to Reduce Nitrate Leaching
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 12:20 pm | Dairy NZ
Canterbury farmers are participating in a research programme led by DairyNZ to develop profitable solutions that reduce nitrate leaching. The six-year programme ‘Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching’ aims to reduce nitrate leaching losses by 20 percent ... More >>
Low milk price will be hot topic at DairyNZ AGM
Monday, 6 October 2014, 3:05 pm | Dairy NZ
The future profitability of dairy farming in the wake of falling international prices for dairy products is likely to be a hot topic when the dairy farming industry and research body, DairyNZ, goes to Timaru next week for its Annual General Meeting (AGM). More >>
Take a long, hard look at your farming systems
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 11:24 am | Dairy NZ
Industry body DairyNZ says the latest drop in Fonterra’s forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season is a signal to farmers to reassess the costs of their farm system. More >>
Southland swede group underway
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 12:54 pm | Dairy NZ
A cross-sector industry-led working group is coming together to co-ordinate research and advice to farmers following an issue with swedes affecting dairy cattle this season. More >>
Five vying for DairyNZ director position
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 11:54 am | Dairy NZ
Five nominations have been received for the farmer-elected director position on the DairyNZ board. More >>
Dairy database a step closer
Monday, 1 September 2014, 3:05 pm | Dairy NZ
Industry body DairyNZ is welcoming news released to the NZX Alternative Market (NZAX) that the Minister for Primary Industries has formally granted consent for changes to animal genetics company Livestock Improvement Corporation's (LIC) constitution. More >>
DairyNZ reshapes senior roles
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 3:07 pm | Dairy NZ
DairyNZ has appointed David McCall to a new role of general manager of research and development as part of a plan to more closely integrate its research work with the products, tools, resources and services developed for farmers. More >>
Dairy farmers ready to implement water quality standards
Friday, 4 July 2014, 9:33 am | Dairy NZ
Dairy farmers are up for the challenge of working with local communities to fix local water quality problems and deliver on the Government’s new national water quality standards. More >>
New code to speed up rate of innovation in NZ rural industry
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 1:30 pm | Dairy NZ
The Farm Data Code of Practice, launched today, is a first for the New Zealand agricultural industry. The new Code of Practice outlines steps organisations must take to safeguard farmers’ data. More >>
