Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ
Employees must know their entitlements
At work, dairy employees have rights and responsibilities. Some are law, some are commonsense and some are because you work on a farm.
The pieces of the puzzle – what’s new in mastitis
Skilled, motivated team builds top dairy farm
Big grant for Waikato-Waipa river strategy
The Waikato River Authority is contributing $828,000 in its latest funding round towards the development and implementation of the Waikato-Waipa restoration strategy.
SAFE 'grossly irresponsible'
Grossly irresponsible – that's how Mike Petersen describes the animal rights group SAFE's placement of an anti-NZ dairying advertisement in a UK newspaper.
Canterbury’s cup runneth over
The milking shed at Keswick farm is a short drive from Rangiora's bustling town centre and like the town's mainstreet there's a tight squeeze on parking when the cows come for afternoon milking.
All resilient systems must be low cost
Supplement break-even price drops
The break-even cost of supplementary feed is 3.5% of the milk price, says DairyNZ principal scientist John Roche.
Targets hit 5 years early for Lake Brunner water quality
The water quality target of the West Coast's Lake Brunner has been achieved five years ahead of schedule, says Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith.
Shock at bobby practices of small minority
The bobby calf care practices revealed in a video by an animal rights group have appalled dairy industry bodies.