Thursday, 30 May 2024 10:55

DairyNZ at the Fieldays

Written by  Staff Reporters
At the Fieldays, kids can meet dairy farmer and author Rachel Numan, who will be reading her Tractor Dave books on the site from 10am to 11am. At the Fieldays, kids can meet dairy farmer and author Rachel Numan, who will be reading her Tractor Dave books on the site from 10am to 11am.

DairyNZ's online platform DairyBase is celebrating 20 years of helping farmers to better understand their farm system and performance and how to make positive changes.

The DairyBase team has been focused on supporting farmers by helping them identify opportunities to drive profit and draw comparisons against other farms. Their online platform allows them to better track their progress compared to their goals and see where they can make changes on farm.

At Fieldays the team will be ready to show how they can support farmers through the online platform, including where they may sit on regional benchmarking graphs.

Tokoroa dairy farmer George Moss has been providing his physical and financial data to DairyBase for every one of those 20 years.

"DairyBase data has been pivotal to our decision making and has driven strategy and subsequent direction of travel for our business," he says.

Also at the Fieldays, DairyNZ will have cutting edge innovations on site, as well as something for the kids and something to win. It is also urging farmers to come and see some of their popular innovations from the Reducing Sprains and Strains project which were co-designed with farmers. On site will be the Easy-Entry Calf Trailer Gate and Easy-Access Calf Pen Gate prototypes which are now being produced by Kea Trailers and Gallagher, respectively.

On Saturday 15 June, kids can meet dairy farmer and author Rachel Numan, who will be reading her Tractor Dave books on the site from 10am to 11am. There will be an opportunity for a lucky listener to win a set of the books at each of the three readings.

DairyNZ says it is also giving farmers the chance to win this Fieldays.

"At our stand you can go in the draw to win one of two eDNA kits, with a DairyNZ team member to support you every step of the way on-farm.

"If you sign up to DairyBase at Fieldays and complete the Level 1 questionnaire, you'll go in the draw to win a 20-year-old bottle of scotch whisky as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations."

You can visit the DairyNZ team in the Pavilion at site PC44.

More like this

DairyNZ plantain trials cut nitrate leaching by 26%

DairyNZ says its plantain programme continues to deliver promising results, with new data confirming that modest levels of plantain in pastures reduce nitrogen leaching, offering farmers a practical, science-backed tool to meet environmental goals.

Featured

'One more push' to eliminate FE

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling on farmers from all regions to take part in the final season of the Sheep Poo Study aiming to build a clearer picture of how facial eczema (FE) affects farms across New Zealand.

Winston Peters questions Fonterra divestment plan

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has joined the debate around the proposed sale of Fonterra’s consumer and related businesses, demanding answers from the co-operative around its milk supply deal with the buyer, Lactalis.

National

Machinery & Products

New McHale terra drive axle option

Well-known for its Fusion baler wrapper combination, Irish manufacturer McHale has launched an interesting option at the recent Irish Ploughing…

Amazone unveils flagship spreader

With the price of fertiliser still significantly higher than 2024, there is an increased onus on ensuring its spread accurately at…

» Latest Print Issues Online

Milking It

Tough times

OPINION: Dairy industry players are also falling by the wayside as the economic downturn bites around the country.

MSA triumph

OPINION: Methane Science Accord, a farmer-led organisation advocating for zero tax on ruminant methane, will be quietly celebrating its first…

» Connect with Dairy News

» eNewsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter