Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ
Care for calves at all times
All you need to know about beating FMD
DairyNZ has set up a dedicated web page (link below) to provide farmers with everything they need to know about foot and mouth disease (FMD).
Focus on wintering well
Farmer Ewen Mathieson is working hard to protect their stock and the environment by wintering well during the coldest months of the year.
Sold out?
OPINION: Your old mate wonders how both Beef+Lamb NZ and DairyNZ are feeling about their 'wonderful relationship' with the Government following the announcement of a FTA deal with the EU.
New workforce plan for sector
The dairy sector has launched a new workforce plan setting out how it will attract, retain and grow the farm workforce in the next decade.
Go back to the drawing board
DairyNZ wants the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) to go back to the drawing board on many areas in its proposed Code of Welfare.
Precision ag delivers many benefits
Investing in precision agriculture has provided North Canterbury farmer Roscoe Taggart with benefits - environmental, social and financial.
Calling for fairer methane reporting and targets
OPINION: DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are calling on the Government to give farmers a fair deal by using the latest and best science when setting methane targets.
DairyNZ backs HWEN proposal
Smart ways to lower working hours
With milkings typically taking around 17 to 24 hours a week per worker, many farmers have been focusing on milking smarter to reduce hours and creative ways to shorten the working week - like the 22% who report they are using flexible milking.