Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ
‘Buy right, control costs’
Spend on the right things and control your costs: that’s DairyNZ’s message to farmers struggling to make ends meet as global dairy prices keep tumbling.
Clear commitment
This is just the start of our industry trying to understand and quantify how much farmers are investing in environmental actions.
From prosperity to austerity onfarm
We've gone from prosperity to austerity in the last 12 months. Though it’s been tough, dairy farmers can take pleasure in telling the public what they have been investing in the environment.
Faster, cheaper checks on mastitis
Figures from DairyNZ suggest the average New Zealand dairy farm spends around $54,000 annually on the battle against mastitis.
More fodder beet safer than less
DairyNZ advice to limit dairy cows to 8kgDM/head/day of fodder beet is “right in the danger zone” a leading researcher into the crop’s use is warning.
Crisis will take longer to clear – Mackle
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says the current downturn in the dairy industry is different from others in the past.
Dairy experts rally to support flood-ravaged farms
DairyNZ says it is working alongside other groups to support farmers and ensure that around 5000 cows in central Manawatu and Horowhenua have enough feed for the winter after dozens of paddocks were flooded on dairy farms last week.
Using time management to raise productivity
Wondering where your time goes? Don’t worry, Richard Kyte from DairyNZ and Sarah Watson from PeopleMAD have found it, and they’re going to tell you how to get it back.
Farming under pressure can be mastered
Physical and mental wellbeing while farming under pressure will be a key subject at the 2015 South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) at Lincoln University from June 22-24.