Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ
Here for the long game
DairyNZ has launched a new campaign designed to showcase dairy farmers’ commitment to a better future for New Zealand.
Ag sector not impressed
NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.
Lewis elected to DairyNZ board
Newly-elected DairyNZ director Chris Lewis says he is humbled and honoured by the confidence farmers have placed in him.
The pressure is on
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says he believes that dairy farmers are still under a lot of pressure, having come through Covid and a period where there have been significant staff shortages.
A dairy perspective
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says, while the proposal has adopted many key recommendations from the He Waka Eke Noa Partnership, the Government has made significant changes that will be a focus for the sector during the six-week consultation.
Research set to improve staff safety during calving season
Cambridge farmer Ashlea Kowalski believes strategies that reduce farmer injuries during the calving season are low cost and easily adopted.
Everyone a winner at John Luxton Memorial Match
Dairy farmers and sector leaders tested their mettle against MPs and parliamentary staff in a light-hearted yet highly competitive rugby and netball match last month.
Pay it back!
OPINION: This old mutt notes that rural ginger group Groundswell is turning the heat up on Beef+Lamb NZ and DairyNZ by calling for farmers to ask for their levies back from the hapless levy-funded organisations.
Extra measures introduced to target M. bovis pocket of infection
The Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) eradication programme will target the sole pocket of confirmed infection with depopulation starting on a Mid-Canterbury feedlot and strict new biosecurity measures for the surrounding area.
Farmers, MPs set for John Luxton memorial match
DairyNZ is organising a fun event on behalf of the dairy sector, with the aim of attracting young people into a career in dairy farming.